PAGE8 THE POST COMMUNITY/SCHOOL Sunday, December 9, 2007 L ple 43 George Darko counts out the days until Christmas for his mom, Rhonda Darko, his grandmother, Pearl Race, and Mrs Claus (Mary Hopfer) at a holiday gift shop held at the Old Noxen School. Shopping with Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus, aka Mary Hopfer, showed up in full dress last Sat- urday as children poured into the old Noxen School to take part in the annual Mrs. Claus Gift Shop sponsored by the Noxen Histor- ical Community Association Inc. Coordinated by association presi- dent Cathie Pauley, the gift shop has been held for five years and allows children to pick out gifts for anyone on their Christmas list. Money raised from the pro- ject is used toward the restora- tion of the Noxen school which is a nationally registered historic building. Kaelyn Traver found the perfect gift for her sister and wrapped it at the Mrs. Claus Gift Shop held in the Old Noxen School building. Courtney Crispell, of Nox- en, gets a hug from Mrs. Claus (Mary Hopfer) at the Mrs. Claus Gift Shop held last weekend in the Old Noxen School. The gift fair is a fundraiser for the Noxen Historical Associ- ation. ‘A Christmas Carol The classic Charles Dickens holiday favorite, “A Christmas Carol,” comes to life in five per- formances at Misericordia Uni- versity through December 11. This family musical, profes- sionally presented by Northeast Youth Theatre Company, will fea- ture Jamie Kurtz, formerly of the well-known Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s Scrooge production, in the role of Ebenezer, along with 40 highly theatre experienced and talented young people. Five performances will be held at the following times: Sunday, comes to MU stage Dec. 9, 2 p.m. seats will be avail- able at the door; Monday, Dec. 10, 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; Tues- day, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. All seats are reserved. The box office reservation service can be reached at 675-4333. The box of- fice opens on site 45 minutes pri- or to the curtain. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for teens/college students/senior citizens and $6 children for under 12 years. A group discount is offered to com- munity groups. For school groups of 10 or more, the cost is $5 a seat. You can donate blood Monday The American Red Cross will conduct two blood drives in the Back Mountain Area on Monday, Dec. 10. The first drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Leh- man Campus of the Penn State University. While this drive is on campus, it is an open drive and all are welcome. The second drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at Irem Country Club. The Dallas Baptist Church is sponsoring this drive and homemade “goodies” will be served at the canteen. The Red Cross requests that all donors bring identification and their Red Cross Blood card. First- time donors will receive a card af- ter their first donation. Anyone 17 years of age, weighing a mini- mum of 110 pounds and in good health is eligible to donate. A pre-scheduled appointment can be made to reduce the time needed for donating by calling 823-7164, extension 2150. LAKESIDE DRIVE, NOW BOOKING eo J 0 mi nuLC S ON THE LAKE COME VISIT...DOM CASTRIGNANO HARVEYS LAKE POW OIFEN = | SUNDAY EVENINGS Party December 22nd Zhe. Open Bar Sort & Tort Dior Fesorranmmest with DY Charlie Flages SHHE0 poy pereem New Yours Eve Celebration 5p: io 2 be. Open Bae Suri & Tord [inves Fatornmmment with The Mark Mack Onde $95.00 por person Bawendi Rows News Your Eve Dianer Reservations... 3 Seatings. 6pron 30d Spe (Rewiweant | NOW TAKING | 2008 RESERVATIONS FOR: FOR DIMMER NEFA Res a nS 29 goonies | Weddings, Reheatsal Dinners, Bridal Showers & Anniversaries Months of constant testing, homework and quizzes at Dallas High School were halted last week with the interjection of Thanksgiving break. Just days before the holiday slum- ber, however, DHS students displayed no hint of deceler- ation. Drama Club presents ‘Pink Panther’ Members of the Dallas Dra- ma Club constructed props and rehearsed lines in preparation for their production of “The ’ Pink Panther” on November 16 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST and 17. Under the direction of Dallas history teacher Harry McKe- own, the play’s stars produced flawless performances to an auditorium swarming with guests. Both humorous and engaging, the play was well received by audiences. Christopher Jayne perform- ed a hilarious rendition of the lead character Chief Inspector Clouseau, alongside freshman Jonathan Wallace who por- trayed Clouseau nemesis Drey- fus with brilliance. As seductive Russian spy Olga, senior Hanna Grube stunned the audience with her accuracy as Clouseau’s love interest. Dallas High School senior Chris Jayne has attained the lead role in numerous high school productions. In his final year, Jayne stated of his acting passion, “Perform- ing allows you to completely change yourself. Really, you can get away with doing things you would never normally do. Especially with “The Pink Panther’; the comedy is so physical and outlandish. As an actor, this play was very fun to perform.” Keep watch for the drama club’s next classic theatrical rendition, which will be put to the stage this spring. Holiday concert today DHS students are busier than ever DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS ROSEMARY SHAVER Dallas High School’s band and chorus are heralding in the winter holiday season with a combined holiday concert at 3 p.m. this afternoon. Performing classic holiday tunes, the members of Dallas’s choral and band organization are sure to force a little holiday spirit on all present. Community members are encouraged to attend this gath- ering of holiday cheer. Homeroom decorating contest announced Never before has Dallas High School been so ripe with holi- day joy. Efforts by DHS Princi- pal Mr. Jeffery Shaffer made possible a seasonal homeroom decorating contest this fall for Halloween and the same is to be done this winter for the holiday season. Within the next few weeks, Dallas students will adorn the hallways with sparkling holiday lights, colors of green and red and other classic holiday imag- es. Not making an appearance in Dallas High School for quite a few years, a holiday tree will also be erected in the cafeteria. Breakfast with Santa In addition to spreading cheer amongst the student population, Dallas High Schools Student Council will open its doors to the community for a Breakfast with Santa on December 22. Some students are even reac- hing out beyond the Back Mountain community. Winter clothing being collected Juniors Preston Balavage, Drew Clouse and Frank McGee will collect assorted winter clothing items December:11 for, their completion project. with the purchase of Any 2 Dinner Entrees This coupon is not valid with any other discount offer .Tax and gratuity are not included. This coupon is nok redeemable for cash. bt 8 8 I EBEBN NA 1 . CN i UU. er. lH All items collected will bene- fit the depraved children of the Crow reservation in South Da- kota. Anyone who has spare winter items suitable for children be- tween the ages of 8 and 16 is asked to drop them off at the high school. Monetary dona- tions are also being accepted in room 18. Such activities are sure to morph the bland hallways and classrooms of Dallas into a comforting learning environ- ment, as well as endorse lending a hand to those in need. Classrooms for the Future Another endeavor carried out by DHS this fall is a program referred to as Classrooms for the Future. A team of teachers and administrators visited () North Pocono High School this October to investigate the possi- bility of adopting their Class- rooms for the Future program. Dallas has since been awarded the extremely competitive “Classrooms for the Future” grant. With this $260,000 grant state-of-the-art computer hard- ware and software will be in- ducted into the building. Among the new technologies to be purchased are laptop com- puters for students, Promethi- um interactive boards and pro- jectors for our classrooms and constant professional devel- opment for our teachers. Eleven classrooms and 14 teachers will directly benefit from the use of these applica- tions in their classrooms. Stu- dents, however, will receive the most from the new program as they will be taught technologi- cal methods that they can carry far beyond Dallas High School. é Christmas break approaching December 21, our final day of school before Christmas break, is approaching far more swiftly than could be imagined; try to stay focused until then. Rebecca Shaver, a senior at Dallas High School, is a school correspond- ent for The Dallas Post. If You Want Perfection... Try Our Sicilian Style Pizza, Our Wings & Other Menu Items Eat In Or Take Out! PLOALT Pizza Perfect §
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