i PAGE8 THE POST SCHOOLS Sunday, April 8, 2007 COUNTY FAIR QUEEN VISITS NURSERY SCHOOL Kristina Hrabcak, a senior at Dallas High School and the 2006 Miss Luzerne County Fair Queen, recently visited children at Trucksville Nurs- ery School. Hraback taught the children Spanish words, songs and games. Participa- ting in the event, from left, first row are Max Paczewski, Nicholas Nocito, Abby Jayne and McKenzie Zimmerman. Second row: Olivia Jorda, Campbell Kennedy, Caroline Stallard and Grace Parsons. Third row: Ashley Elick, An- drew Gryskevicz, Riley Egan, Hrabcak, Haley James and Sean Bernardo. } Stredny receives Goldwater Scholarship Dallas resident Coral Stredny recently became the sixth Uni- versity of Scranton student in five consecutive years to be awarded a highly competitive ‘Goldwater Scholarship and the “first Scranton student to earn this prestigious award as a soph- omore. She is one of only eight Goldwater Scholars to be select- ‘ed this year from the nation’s ‘Jesuit universities. A biochemistry major, Stred- ny is among the 317 sophomore and junior undergraduates in the nation to be awarded the scholarship for the 2007/2008 academic year. A member of the university’s Undergraduate “Honors Program, Stredny was awarded a two-year scholarship. Delta Honor Society (the na- The 2007 Goldwater Scholars tional honor society for fresh- were selected on the basis of men) and Beta Beta Beta (the national honor society for biol- ogy), she was among the six academic merit from a field of 1,110 mathematics, science and engineering students nominated Scranton students to be award- by the faculties of their colleges ed the President’s Fellowship for and universities. Stredny will Undergraduate Research for the receive a $7,500 Goldwater summer of 2006. Scholarship for both her junior Stredney participated in the and senior year of study at The = Faculty-Student Teaching Men- University of Scranton. torship Program, worked as a Stredny maintains a 3.98 teaching assistant for an under- grade-point average and re- graduate biochemistry lab- ceived the university’s O'Hara oratory and also served as a Award for achieving the highest peer chemistry tutor. freshman grade-point average in She is the Northeast Penn- the College of Arts and Sciences sylvania Division Lieutenant for the 2005-06 academic year. Governor for Circle K Interna- A member of Alpha Lambda tional, one of the largest service NOMINATE A HERO TODAY Who is eligible? A member of any local emergency medical service including Award Categories Heroism Bl Community Service One or more outstanding individuals will be honored by How can | nominate a provider? Simply fill out the form below and return. organizations in the world for college students, and represents the university’s club on the Pennsylvania District State Board. At The University of Scran- ton, she was the survivorship chair for Colleges Against Can- cer and the survivorship co- chair for the Relay for Life com- mittee. She also participated in the Scranton Emerging Leaders Program and this summer plans to work as an emergency med- ical technician. A graduate of Dallas High School, Stredny resides in Dal- las with her parents, Edward and Joanne and her brother, Eddie. EVERYONE NEEDS A HERO THE 2007 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AWARD PROGRAM HONORING HEROISM AND EXCELLENCE ON THE MEDICAL FRONT LINE Everyday emergency medical service providers deliver lifesaving care when it matters most. In recognition of National Emergency Medical Services Week, we are recognizing EMS providers who have made significant contributions while providing essential care every day on the medical front line. paramedics m emergency medical technicians m first responders m dispatchers m fire fighters m police Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, and Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, WC ACS A MS Ma ah Ma ah a WC WC CMS MA MS Gd a We Ne wa WC NN AN MS MA GA Gee Wh WA AC WAC WA Me SAA aA Me ee aaa aa ee MA AC MAC SC GAN MA GNA GMS GMS GM WA Wa WA AN ME WA MA MS MM AM WM WN We A A MA WA ME Me MM A A AN WM MA WA MN MA Me MA Me Ae A a WM MMOS MU BN ME Se Me AN aR Ae Wa Wa a 2007 OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AWARD NOMINATION FORM Nominee Information: Submitted by: Name Name Title Title Organization Organization Address Address Home Telephone Home Telephone Work Telephone Work Telephone Category (check one) LJ Heroism id Community Service Please write a brief summary explaining why this individual should be recognized as an outstanding EMS provider Geisinger Medical Center 100 North Academy Ave. Danville, PA 17822 M.C.30-13 ALAA CIS NC] 3 He) Se 1 Nomination forms must be received by Geisinger by April 30, 2007 Nominations can be dropped off at Geisinger’s Emergency Departments in Danville or Wilkes-Barre, or mailed to: Outstanding EMS Award Program Public Relations and Marketing GEISINGER REDEFINING BOUNDARIES™ DALLAS STUDENTSWIN ® FIRST PLACE AT SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Dallas High School sophomores Nicole Clemson and Preston Balavage recently earned first-place regional medals at the Sci- ence Olympiad Regional Competition at Penn State University. The pair competed in the “Write It-Do It" event, which tests a competitor's ability to communicate with a college in the sci- ence processes and thinking skills arena. Clemson and Balavage are members of the Dallas High School Science Olympiad team coached by science teacher JoAnn McAllister. The accomplish- ment represents the first time Dallas High School has earned a first-place medal at the state Science Olympiad competition. Clemson, left, is the daughter of Paul and Trudy Clemson of Dal- las and Balavage, right, is the son of William and Andrea Balav- age of Wyoming. THE PROFESSIONALS TODA! CocKTAIL PARTY IN SUPPORT OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE BILL JONES FOR LUZERNE COUNTY COMMISSIONER Thursday, April 12, 7-9 p.m Woodlands Inn and Resort, Plains Township Tickets $100 Available at the door or in advance by calling 288-0719. 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