|) Sunday, December 30, 2007 SCHOOL, COMMUNITY THE POST PAGE7 ne Opis SA 4 3 SUBMITTED PHOTO Dallas Elementary School students raise their hands to pledge against gun violence. Students say no to guns Students at the Dallas Ele- mentary School were involved in a project entitled “The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence.” State Rep. Karen Boback, 117th District, Dallas Township Police Chief Bob Jolley, Dallas Township Sgt, Doug Higgins, Dallas Elementary School Guid- ance Counselor Betsy Jerome and parent Maureen Oremus all ke about violence and how it eocalates much more when a gun is brought into the picture. . The Fifth Grade Character Council led the students in a pledge that stated they would never touch a gun, they would never use a gun to settle a dis- pute and would use their influ- ance to keep their friends from Sing guns, also. Sater in the day, students had he opportunity to sign their ames to these pledges which vere then tallied and reported to a firm in Minnesota, who states that from 1996 to the present, Hote than10 million young peo- signed on to-this pro- le have SUBMITTED PHOTO Robert Jolley, Dallas Twp. Police Chief; State Rep. Karen Boback, N7th District; Maureen Oremus, Coordinator; and Dallas Twp. Sgt. Doug Higgins. ject.” All students were also treated to an appearance by “Eddie the Eagle,” the gun safety mascot, after viewing his movie and re- ceiving safety tips. Betsy Jerome was able to pro- cure pamphlets from the NRA for each student to take home to their parents. These gave many tips on not just parent responsib- ility, but toy guns vs. real guns, and where to obtain gun safety ning. ROTARY CLUB OF DALLAS HELPS FOOD PANTRY #3 4 * Wie Dar gan . 3 # ¢ frie o 2 The Rotary Club of Dallas recently held a Fun Night and Raffle to benefit the Back Mountain Food Pantry just in time for the holidays. More than 600 pounds of food was brought in and more than $500 was raised with donations from the club's charity account and from their 45 members and friends in attendance. George Bacon, club trea- surer, presented a check to the club's past president and food pantry board a a Eg | member, Sandy Peoples, who asked the A Es 1 1 club to help meet the needs of the fam- ilies they serve. Raffle prizes were do- nated by: Really Cooking Cafe and Sup- per Club, Snips n’ Tips Salon &Day Spa/ Gift Shop, The Castle Inn, Back Moun- tain Community News, Trane, Pierce Drug Store, Ruckno Construction Co. Hilbert's Tractor Store, Mark Il, Weis Market, Friendly's, McCarthy Tire and several Rotary families. DMS STUDENTS AWARDED CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE § . 8: Re BARE (0 Mrs. Stauffer, a seventh and eighth grade English teacher at the Dallas Middle School, an- nounced the September and October recipients of the Certificate of Excellence for her classes. In order for students to be selected to receive a certificate, they had to show improvement in test scores, in writing, in assignment completion and in overall class participation. In addition, stu- dents needed to display “Random Acts of Kindness" towards peers, teachers, and the general middle school population. Certificates are awarded weekly. Recipients for the months of Septem- ber and October are, from, left, first row, Alyssa Belskis, Jessica Hiscox, Merissa Konnick, Nick Evans and Brian Goode. Second row, Michael Podskoch, Blake Donovan, Katie Metcalf, Briana Konecke, Elizabeth Hoover, Danielle, Spencer and Casey McAndrew. 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