Lo 17: _ : town, is one of four Wy | Cs Seminary graduates to receive a f gp lege. Sunday, June 8, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 LEMONS Continued from Page 1 in with physical activity.” Three fourth-grade girls ~ were happy to help children ith cancer. “I like it because I think people with cancer should "' have a chance,” Claire Wilson said “The kids in the hospital should have the time to do stuff with other kids,” Lovelia Pascuzzo said. “We can show kids that have cancer what they can do if they get better,” Courtney Eiswerth said. “They can at least have a chance.” The event was organized by eight teachers who are mem- bers of the Social Committee, a group formed to hold activ- ities and events. They are Justin Feinauer, Tracey Long, Shannon Krei- dler, Rebecca Keefe, Jamie Hallowich, Kacie Pashinski, Corin Smith and Melissa Sor- ber. REBECCA BRIA/THE DALLAS POST A group of fourth-graders at Ross Elementary School pose at Ross-A- Thon on May 29. Students of the school participated in activities including Lemon Race, Catch-A- Thon, Jump-A-Thon, Hul-A-Thon, Exercise-A-Thon, Dance-A-Thon and Read-A-Thon. Everyone had the opportunity to enjoy lemonade from the school’s own Alex's Lemonade Stand built by parents. SCHOOL BRIEFS : : DHS commencement 1s slated for June 13 The 2008 Dallas High School “commencement ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 13, at Mountaineers Stadium. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the 8 Middle School gymnasium. | LL commencement is . set for June 27 The 2008 Lake-Lehman High School commencement ceremo- * nies will be held at 6 p.m. on «Friday, June 27, at the Black # Knights football field. In the ¢. event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the new ~ . gymnasium in the high school. . @Bowman graduates from Keystone Melissa A. Bowman, of Dal- las, received an Associate of : Applied Science degree from ~ Keystone College during the ~ college’s 137th commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May (Grossman receives Merit Scholarship Molli Grossman, of Shaver- scholarship in the 2008 National . Merit S€holarship competition. . Students were entered in the “ . competition for about 8,200 Merit Scholarship Awards, worth $34 million, that were .. offered this spring. National Merit Scholarship “= Corporation (NMSC), which ‘+ conducts the academic competi- , tion, is a privately financed, not-for-profit corporation. More 1.4 million students in arly 21,000 U.S. high schools entered the 2008 Merit Program when they were juniors by tak- ~ ing the 2005 Preliminary SAT/ “. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as + an initial screen of program entrants. Less than one percent E of the nation’s high school se- * niors were named finalists on a ~ state representational basis. ‘ Misericordia to hold open house for MBA Misericordia University will -." host an open house for adults interested in exploring a Master *.. of Business Administration (MBA) degree or a Master of Science degree in Organization- al Management (OM) from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, in the McGowan Room of the 7 Mary Kintz Bevevino Library at the Misericordia campus. | ; LCCC students complete tech training Thomas Berezich, of Trucks- + + ville, and Cherry McGee, of Harveys Lake, recently complet- ed their training in the Pharma- cy Technician Program at Lu- zerne County Community Col- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 6/22, Mets 7/6, Braves 7/27 Indhudes Hoagie, Chips, Drink, Ticket 8cBus: $67 Finger Lakes ine Festival July 19: $62 Wine From Over 70 Wineries Disney’s Little Mermaid Aug 13 (Wed.), Only *135 Wicked Sept. 17, Oct. 1 Orchestra Seats - Only 119 www.pacetours.com 570-883-9797 Students receive awards at Fiesta Three Back Mountain resi- dents recently received awards and certificates of merit for their participation in this year’s 53rd Annual Fine Arts Fiesta art exhibit. The works were on display May 15-18 on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. The winners are Jared Brady, Shavertown, Certificate of Mer- it, graphic (pencil drawing); Jane Henry, Shavertown, Certif- icate of Merit, graphic (pen & ink drawing); and Maggie Rupp, Dallas, Certificate of Merit, graphic (pen & ink drawing). Frantz, Dickinson perform in festivals Hannah Frantz, of Dallas, and Sean Dickinson, of Shavertown, both Wyoming Seminary Upper School students, were recently selected to perform in district band and district chorus and regional chorus festivals. The festivals are organized by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and honor students for excellence in voice and in- strumental music. Frantz was named to district band and Dickinson was named to district and regional chorus. Sem students receive President's Award Wyong Seminary Upper School rt presen 1 students with the Presi Rs Educational Excellence Award during thé school’s Awards Day assembly, held prior to com- mencement. The award is given to graduating seniors who have attained an average or equiv- alent during their junior and senior years, and who have received a score (in the 11th or 12th grade) placing them at or above the 85th percentile on any nationally-recognized college admissions examination, such as the SAT or ACT. Back Mountain residents honored include Nina Santarelli, Dallas; Molli Grossman, Shaver- town; Kristen Dagenais, Shaver- town; Ian Delehanty, Shaver- town; Zachery Roth, Shaver- town; Benjamin Bell, Shaver- town; Ilya Volodarsky, Shavertown; and Dominick Trombetta, Shavertown. Levandoski to attend Governor's School Katherine Levandoski, of Dallas, will attend the Gover- nor’s Schools of Excellence this summer. The junior was named to the statewide program based on her academic achievement, her leadership potential and her interest in the program’s specific issues. Levandoski, daughter of Ger- ald and Diane Levandoski, will attend the Governor’s School of International Studies held at the University of Pittsburgh, where she will study world languages and cultures, intercultural com- munications, global issues, international political economy, global economics, social anthro- pology, U.S, foreign policy and global citizenship. Two BMT students receive nursing pins Nikolai Filak, of Trucksville, and David Share, ofDallas, re- cently received pins at Miser- icordia University Nursing De- partment’s Class of 2008 Nurs- ing Pinning Ceremony at the Anderson Sports and Health Center. Undergraduate nursing stu- dents receive the Misericordia University Nursing Pin, a sym- bol of achievement in the nurs- ing profession. Sem students cited for Latin Exam Wyoming Seminary Upper School students recently were honored for their achievements in Latin, based on their scores in the 2008 National Latin Exam. Sponsored jointly by the Amer- ican Classical League and the National Junior Classical League, the test is administered to more than 134,500 students across the nation and 11 foreign countries. Participants from the Back Mountain are freshman Evan Leas, Shavertown; freshman Caroline Meuser, Shavertown; freshman Catherine Clements, Shavertown; freshman Jared Gollhardt, Dallas; freshman James Curtis, Dallas; freshman Brianna Wise, Shavertown; sophomore Audrianna Gavin, Shavertown; freshman Bijoy Ghosh, Dallas; sophomore Ni- cholas Strzeletz, Dallas; sopho- more Michael Kapolka, Dallas; and freshman Sergey Ivanov, Trucksville. ARAH LOSY 675-4599 Results may val & ¥ 1 ] | ¥ Be R008 Physicians W AGHT LOS LOSE ts 3-Slbs per week with Physicians/A.S/. 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Sem students cited for Russian contest Wyoming Seminary Upper School students recently were honored for their achievements in Russian, based on their scores in the 2008 Russian Language Olympiad. Back Mountain residents among the honored students include freshman Ronald Rose, Shavertown; sophomore Adam Thalenfeld, Dallas; and fresh- man Jezza Malik, Shavertown. Sem students cited for Spanish contest Fourteen students in Wyom- ing Seminary Lower School’s seventh and eighth grades re- cently received awards in the National Spanish Contest for Northeastern Pennsylvania held earlier this year. Back Mountain residents among the honored students include Zachary Wise, Shaver- town; Joseph Kapolka, Dallas; Emma Spath, Shavertown; and OUR NEW LOCATION! Dallas Corners Building 550 Memorial Highway Dallas, PA 18612 570-674-1400 Carey Avenue Center 226 Carey Avenue Wiltkes-Barve, PA 18702 Bl ian D. 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