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THE DALLAS POST
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DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL MINI-THON
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
(} Dancing a routine they think will keep them awake all night are, from left, Bailey Van Jura, Lindsay
Szalkowski, Jill Jackson, Nicole Clemson and Molly Gilligan.
hey danced around the
clock at Dallas High
School last weekend dur-
ing the annual Mini-THON, a 12-
hour dance marathon that bene-
fits The Four Diamonds Fund to
fight childhood cancer at the Her-
shey Medical Center.
The Mini THON is a branch of
Penn State’s THON, started 33
years ago, that raises over $5 mil-
lion every year.
Since September, a group of six
junior girls at Dallas High School
have been working on this as
their completion project with a
goal of rising $15,000.
Throughout the school year,
they have held fundraising events
such as the Misster Beauty Pag-
eant where senior boys competed
in a pageant, a Powder Puff foot-
% ball game of junior girls vs. senior
© girls, collected proceeds from a
“Fun and Flirty Fashion Show as
well as holding other fundraisers
in the school.
The night of THON included
sports tournaments such as dod-
geball, basketball, badminton,
Kool-Aid pong and ping pong.
Live bands with a DJ played all
night and dancers, who volun-
teered throughout the student
body, stayed on their feet for the
full 12 hours to raise money.
Chairpersons of the event were
Nicole Clemson, LeighAnn Ami-
co, Molly Gilligan, Mariel
Adams, Jill Jackson and Stac
Stepniak. CERES &
Frais aa,
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Parent chaperone Trudy Clemson signs students in for a night of marathon dancing at Dallas Senior
¢ night are Jackie Pearson, left,
WYOMING SEMINARY DEAN’S LIST
Wyoming Seminary Dean John
Gordon has announced the Back
Mountain students named to the
Upper School Dean's List for the
winter trimester of the 2007-
2008 academic year.
DEAN'S LIST HIGH HONORS
Benjamin Bell, Shavertown; Jo-
seph Brady, Shavertown; Kristen
Dagenais, Shavertown; Sean
Dickinson, Shavertown; Jocelyn
4 Eckman, Dallas; Katherine Farias,
, Shavertown; Hannah Frantz,
Dallas; Molli Grossman, Shaver-
town; Kyla Halsor, Dallas; Chloe
Kalna, Shavertown; Derek Kopen,
Shavertown; Evan Leas, Shaver-
town; Ryan Leas, Shavertown;
] Katherine Levandoski, Dallas;
Mona Lotfipour, Trucksville; Za-
chary Roth, Shavertown; Nina
Santarelli, Dallas; Mary Thede,
= Dallas; Dominick Trombetta,
Shavertown; Ilya Volodarsky,
Shavertown; Brianna Wise, Sha-
vertown; Tyler Zalatimo, Dallas.
DEAN'S LIST
Benjamin Adrian, Dallas; Rebecca
Banks, Dallas; Mordechai Bell,
Shavertown; Catherine Clements,
Shavertown; Allison Considine,
i Dallas; Omeed Firouzi, Shaver-
town; Bijoy Ghosh, Dallas; Jared
Gollhardt, Dallas; Rachel Gower,
Dallas; Alexandra Hackett, Sha-
vertown; Bryn Harvey, Trucks-
ville;'Lauren Henry, Dallas;
Louise Lumia, Dallas; Jezza
Malik, Shavertown; Caroline
Meuser, Shavertown; Ashley
Pavill, Shavertown; Richard Rose,
Shavertown; Marco Santarelli,
Dallas; Richard Squitieri, Harveys
Lake; Nicholas Strzeletz, Dallas;
Allison Ustynoski, Shavertown; J.
Alexander Wise, Shavertown;
Jason Young, Dallas.
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I:L. freshman semi-formal,
senior prom big hit
The freshman class presented
their annual semi-formal on
April 11 for both the sophomore
and freshman classes. The
theme this year was “Spring
Fling.” The gym was decorated
with tissue paper flowers and
lighted archways. As a treat, the
students were served Long
John Silvers’ buffet and floral
cupcakes. In addition to the
normal activities at a dance,
there was also a dance contest.
The winners of the dance con-
test were Ryan Murphy for the
limbo and Sarah Bray for the
hula hoop.
At the end of April, the junior
and senior high school students
began scheduling for next year’s
classes. This year, though, was
a little different, as the classes
were chosen electronically.
Students were excused from
their language arts classes by
the guidance counselors and
were taken to the computer
labs to choose their classes.
The Key Club’s Pennies for
Patients campaign was a suc-
cess with over $700 netted for
the Lymphoma and Leukemia
‘Society. Mrs. C. Judge’s class
raised $371 and Mr. Gorski’s
class raised $293.
Key club members participa-
ted in the March of Dimes walk
on April 27 at Kirby Park. Mon-
ey raised benefits premature
infants in Luzerne County. In
addition, members also walked
for Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday,
May 3 at Kirby Park.
The Advanced Placement
English students took their AP
tests on May 8. It was a three-
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hour test. Depending on the
college of choice, a student can
earn three to six college credits
and/or advanced placement in
an English course, if he or she
is successful on the exam. This
was a very important exam for
the 29 seniors that signed up to
take it.
The Lake-Lehman senior
prom on Friday, May 9 at Gus
Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre was a
night to remember! It began at
5:30 p.m. with mingling and
photos by Andy Molitoris. At
6:30 p.m., dinner was served,
which consisted of salad, roast
beef and gravy, roast turkey and
stuffing, baked ham, ziti marin-
ara, mashed potatoes, green
beans, rolls and butter, soda
and a flaming apple dessert
along with snacks. Dancing was
from 7:45 to 11 p.m. with music
by KRZ’s Jeff Walker.
At 10:30 p.m., the prom
queen and king were crowned
as Beth Carey and Nathan
Walsh. Mrs. Lipski was in
charge of the prom committee
which she gives large amounts
of thanks to. She said they
worked non-stop to make this
night possible since November.
The prom committee consisted
of: Amanda Kocher, Kayla Fine,
Kallie Root and Molly Murphy.
Congratulations to the king and
queen.
The next meeting for the
2008 senior lock-in will be at 7
p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 at
Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior
High School. The agenda in-
cludes establishing a timeline of
events and activities for the
celebration, planning a super-
vision schedule and finalizing
the menu.
There will be varsity and
junior high cheerleading prac-
tice from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thurs-
day, May 22. Friday, May 23
will be a half day of school.
High school students will be
dismissed at 11:45 a.m. and
elementary school students will
be dismissed at 12 p.m. There
will be no school on May 26,
2008 due to the Memorial Day
holiday.
On Wednesday, June 4, the
Lake-Lehman seventh and
eighth-grade honors science
teacher will be hosting the
annual science fair. Every honor
science student is required to
participate in the event. The
projects will be set up from 10
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the old
gym. All parents and friends are
welcome to come and see all
the hard work they have put
into their projects.
A blood drive will be held
from 7:15 am to 2:30 p.m. on
Thursday, June 5 in the old
gym at the Lake- Lehman Ju-
nior/Senior High School. The
sophomore class trip to Inner
harbor Baltimore with Mr.
Kerkowski is scheduled for
Friday, June 6. The freshman
class trip to Harrisburg will be
June 12.
SCHOOL BRIEFS
Sem musicians
present farewell
recital
Wyoming Seminary student
musicians will present the
annual Farewell /Senior Recital
at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 23, in
the Great Hall of Wyoming
Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave.,
just north of Kingston Corners.
The students will perform their
favorite pieces for the last time
as Sem students.
The performance is free and
open to the public. For more
information, call 270-2190.
DHS Class of 1988
plans reunion
The Dallas High School Class
of 1988 will hold its 20th anni-
versary reunion on Saturday,
May 24, at The Checkerboard
Inn, Trucksville.
Tickets are $35 per person
and include a buffet dinner,
beer, soft drinks and DJ music.
Deadline for payment to be
received is April 30.
Contact Susan Miers Smith
at 484-269-9423 or bargainhun-
tress@verizon.net for more
information.
TAHS "88 reunion
Tunkhannock Area High
School Class of 1988 will hold
its 20th anniversary reunion at
6 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, at
Shadowbrook Inn & Resort.
The reunion will be Luau
Style with music provided by
DJ, Chris Maruzzelli. Class-
mates are asked to visit the
class website at TAHSClas-
sof1988.com to print a response
card and to provide information
for a class directory. Cost $45
per person.
Please direct all questions or
contact information to Chris-
sy@TAHSClassof1988.com
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