Sunday, May 31, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 PEOPLE BRIEFS Levandoski receives National Merit Scholarship Katherine Levandoski of Dal- las, a senior at Wyoming Seminary Col- lege Prepara- tory School, has been named a win- ner of a 2009 National Mer- it Scholarship. The daughter of Drs. Gerald and Diane Levandoski, she is one of about 8,200 high school seniors from throughout the Levandoski United States who have re- & ceived National Merit Scholar- ships worth nearly $36 million. Khoudary wins spelling bee Maria Khoudary, a sixth grade student at Gate of Heaven School, took first place in the fourth through sixth grade Spelling Bee. Maria then repre- sented Gate of Heaven School at the regional competition, plac- ing eighth in the Diocesan Spell- ing Bee, sponsored by the Dio- cese of Scranton and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Pub- lishers. Khoudary Caravaggio takes part in chess club Michael Caravaggio, a third- grade student at Gate of Heaven School, partic- ipated in the Holy Redeem- er School Sys- tem’s “Pete’s Pawns Chess Club” held at St. Peter & Paul School, Plains. The Petes Pawns Chess Club is under the Caravaggio * direction of Mr. Frank Procopio, - the a U.S. Chess Federation certified instructor with over 20 years teaching experience. Michael's “father, Tony Caravaggio, taught '* him how to play chess last sum- mer and he has fallen in love with the game. Caravaggio placed eighth in semi-finals chess competition. MU students inducted into honor society multi-grade Three Back Mountain resi- dents were among 14 Misericor- dia University graduates induct- ed into the Alpha Sigma Lamb- da National Honor Society dur- ing a brunch and induction ceremony at the Banks Student Life Center. Alpha Sigma Lamb- da is the honor society for con- tinuing education students. Its aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who ac- complish academic excellence while facing competing inter- ests of home and work. Honored local students in- clude Cheri Balmer of Dallas, psychology; Krista L. Dymond of Tunkhannock, elementary education; and Madelyn Roote of Trucksville, business admin- istration. Reiser competes for scholarship Amanda Reiser, of Shaver- town, will compete for one of three scholarships to attend Sem’s summer Performing Arts Institute at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 5, at the Buckingham Per- forming Arts Center in King- ston. Reiser was among more than 40 young artists who auditioned for an opportunity to perform in the Musical Theater Scholar- ship Gala Benefit on June 5. The performance is open to the public. Tickets are available by calling 270-2177. Sem students compete in programming contest Nine Wyoming Seminary Up- per School students recently competed in the annual Blooms- burg University High School Programming Contest held at the university campus. The students were required to solve a series of computer pro- gramming problems and were judged on accuracy and speed. Among Seminary students competing were senior Joseph Patrick Brady, Sean Dickinson and Alex Wise, all of Shaver- town. Roberts receives Act 101 Award Misericordia University re- ws 2norsin cently present- ed Pamela Ro- berts of Sha- vertown, an Act 101 Award during the in- stitutions an- nual Honors Awards Ban- quet at the Roberts Banks Student Life Center. Roberts received her Bache- lor of Science degree in social work at Misericordia’s 83rd an- nual Commencement ceremo- ny. Higgins receives award from Misericordia Deborah Higgins, of Chase, was presented the Outstanding Adult Learner Award during Mi- sericordia University’s 83rd an- nual commencement ceremony. The award is given annually to a nontraditional student for outstanding academic achieve- ment and involvement in both university and community activ- ities. Higgins graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications May 16. Balmer receives award Cheri Balmer of Dallas, Pa., graduated summa cum laude from Miser- icordia Univer- sity on May 16 with a bache- lor’s degree in psychology. She received the Psycholo- Balmer gy Student Achievement Award for outstanding academ- ic performance. Sem students participate in music festivals Wyoming Seminary Upper School students recently were selected to perform in district, regional and state chorus, band and orchestra festivals. Freshman Margaret Rupp, of Dallas, was named to the Dis- trict Jazz Band. James Curtis, of Dallas, was named to District Orchestra, District Band and Re- gional Orchestra. Hannah Frantz, of Dallas, was named to District Band. Students named to District Chorus were senior Sean Dick- inson, of Shavertown; junior Amber Gollhardt, of Dallas; and sophomore Jacob Baker, of Sha- vertown. Wallace volunteers with Junior League Wyoming Seminary sopho- more Katrina Wallace, of Dallas, a member of the Upper School Community Service Group, re- cently assisted the Junior League of Wilkes-Barre during its fifth annual Wine and Dine event, held at the Luzerne Coun- ty Courthouse. Find your next vehicle online. mpetitive prices pported by our s of education i in {£5 AUDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES SUBMITTED PHOTO Preparing their annual display for summer reading at the Back Mountain Memorial Library are Cindy Lohman, left, of Sweet Valley, and Victoria Grzyboski, of Hunlock Creek. The theme for 2009 is “Be Creative @ Your Library.” Teens and tweens are invited to ‘express themselves at library Tweens and teens can “Ex- press Themselves” this summer through five different reading programs at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. The 11th annual “Donuts & Discussion” reading group will once again be held in the back of the Children’s Room. Tweens, ages 10, 11 and 12 are welcome to join one or all of the discussion group sessions. Participants will discuss char- acters, plot, themes and likes and dislikes of four junior fiction books while enjoying donuts and refreshments. The first book to be read and discussed will be “The Miracu- lous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo. The first ses- sion will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 29. Other Monday dates and books include “Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule” by Harriette Robinet on July 13, “Rules by Cynthia Lord” on July 27 and “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinel- li on August 10. Sessions are 6 to 7 p.m. : All tweens are welcome to at- tend one or all of the sessions. Participants are asked to provide their own books for the program. The Young Adult Book Discus- sion Group will be led by Kristen Andrews and is open to teens 13 to 18 years of age. This group will also meet at 6 p.m. on Mon- day evenings in the Young Adult section of the Reading Room. Teens should be prepared to discuss these books: “A Solitary Blue” by Cynthia Voigt on June 29, “An Abundance of Kathe- rines” by John Green on July 13, “Inkdeath” by Cornelia Funke on July 27 and “The Last Thing I Remember” by Andrew Klavan on August 10. Teens may attend one or all of the sessions. Snacks will be pro- vided but participants are asked to provide their own books, “Relax ‘& Read” is a reading and reviewing program for those young adults who prefer to write rather than to discuss. They will be asked to write a short review of the book and display it in the library for other teens to read or they may use the new on-line summer reading program that is accessible at backmountainlibra- ry.org and post their reviews on- line. This program is open to teens 12 to 18 years of age. And for those tweens and teens who would still like to par- ticipate in a regular summer reading program, “Express Your- self @ Your Library” reading logs will be available for them to keep track of the hours and the books that they read over the summer. Or, they may use the new on-line summer reading pro- gram at backmountainlibra- ry.org. Teens may also take part in a “book swap” during the summer. Young adults are encouraged to call the library for more infor- mation at 675-1182. Bu y timesleader.com. S50 Gift Certificates For Only 525 NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA PHILHARM@NIC prc Curves ' [Hier Tham Thou Tattoo AD PHRANG STUDIO. Ranked Qi in Pennsyl DEALS & STEALS = DEALS & STEALS 2 rumaies WEDDING Ex po pets "COUPONS PROJECT ZA’ GREEN ®= 5 1/2 OFF AMERICA Featuring: when st god £5 wt SPOTS ui BHT S THE TIMES LEADER While supplies last. MERLE NORIMAIT in the country and vania for readership gain. - Audit Bureau of Circulations. timesleader.com Subscribe today. 829-5000.
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