1 PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, May 11, 2008 MOTHER Continued from Page 1 petite, bouncy woman and her children are a study in con- trasts, visually and statistically, in a county that claims a 2.5 percent black population. The Back Mountain population has an even smaller racial mix. The Schapperts have met one of their children’s birth mothers and stay in contact with both, according to the birth mothers’ pre-determined schedules and preferences for contact. The family sends cards and letters to the birth mothers as often as every three months. Amy thinks the birth moth- ers are much too important to her children for them not to have relationships with them. “Openness is never a bad thing,” she says, adding that she wishes there was more contact, even visits from the birth moms. “Absolutely,” she adamantly exclaims. “It just makes sense. I'd hate to have them wonder about their children. Many people in the Back Mountain might not agree with our choices. We run into these peo- ple all the time. “We try to educate people about our adoption and we’ll teach our children to deal with it all,” Amy added. “We are ve- ry aware.” For now, the Schappert chil- dren are just that — children. The questions of life have little to do with the color of their skin. They choose their friends based on who is the most fun to be with and have been made to feel special, knowing their biological mothers cared enough to give them such spe- cial homes. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Fifth-grade students from Dallas Elementary School and Wy- callis Elementary School get together for a dance at the middle school where they will be students next year. DANCE Continued from Page 1 was a parent chaperone at the dance and watched his daugh- ter, Abbie, dance with friends nearby. “I always kid her I was going to come to take care of the boys,” Bendick joked. “To bring the schools together is a good idea so when they’re in middle school, they’ll know each other better.” September Myers came to the event because she wanted to dance. She and her friends, Au- tumn Everding and Alisa McCabe, all of Dallas Elemen- tary, were socializing and are ex- cited about their first day of mid- dle school. Sarah Fasulka, Sydney Emer- shaw and Milan Novak, all stu- dents at Wycallis Elementary, support the dance. The girls are also thinking about middle school. “Pm having a really good time,” Fasulka said during the dance. “It’s really fun. I'm look- ing forward to how you can go from class to class without be- ing in the same room all day.” “Yeah, we finally get lockers,” Emershaw said. Traver proposes that both Parent-Teacher Organizations think of new ideas for next year’s fifth-grade students to get together. Rebecca Grey will be honored at TUMC The Trucksville United Meth- odist Church will honor Rebec- ca Piatt Grey on Sunday, May 18, for her 50 years (1935-1985) as a devoted Sunday School teacher. Grey also served 16 years as a staff member of the Trucksville Nursery School where she shared her gifts and graces with the community at large and be- came a positive influence in the lives of countless more 3 & 4 year olds. In recognition of her recent 90th birthday celebration and in gratitude for her many years of service and devotion to both church and community, Grey will be honored by the place- ment of a marker on the church’s “Tree of Life.” This has been made possible Suaer Sica through many generous gifts re- ceived from her family, former students and colleagues and friends from both her church and the local community. These gifts have been given to the Trucksville UMC Building Cam- paign Fund, which is being used to pay for the new church school and nursery school educational facility. The marker will be unveiled during a reception to be held at 10 a.m. in the North Wing lobby of the William & Melba Dickson Educational Facility. A special time of recognition will also be included in the 11 a.m. worship service. Members of the public are welcome to attend the events of this special day and share in this celebration. of the Weel her’s Day Storewide Sle PULASKI FERRITE PULASKI CURI FURNITURE WAREHOUSE SHOWROOM =EE Located behind the Wyoming Valley Mall, Mundy St. Wilkes Barre 8 # ALL STARTING AT $999 GET A FREE POWELL Y ARMOIRE OR - VALUE TO $500 www.KaplansFurnitureStore.com Free Hours: Mon., Thu., Fri. 9 to 8:30 aap Tues. Wed., Sat. 9 to 5:30 Sun. 1210 4:30 823-6674 or 825-4671 6 months + No Payment + No Interest DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR/SENI ORPROM JONATHAN J. JUKA PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Josh Simonovich and his date, Carol Wengen, share a moment together before entering the Dallas High School Junior/Senior Prom at Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre last Saturday evening. ‘Fire and Ice’ prom “Fire and Ice” was the theme for the annual Dallas High School Junior/Senior Prom last Satur- day at the Genetti Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Students danced to the music of DJ Ron and selected Morgan Kunkle as Prom Queen and Christian Szot as Prom King. Members of the Prom Court are Kara Musto and Preston Balavage, Kayla Turchin and Chris McAndrew, Rui Han and Alex Slocum, Mariel Adams and Colin Grube. Frank Kotowicz was all decked out with a top hat for the Dallas Junior/Senior prom Saturday night and Ally Howard wanted to make sure the hat sat straight on his head. Kasia Szulborski, left, hugs Aly Szulbor- ski upon her arrival at Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre. 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