PAGE 14 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, August 23, 2009 SCHOOL Continued from Page 1 ents who want to become school volunteers will take place at 9:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3and at 9:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10. Attend- ance at one session is required by board policy for all new volun- teers. Parents who were oriented in previous years and who will continue as school volunteers this year and do not have to at- tend. Back-to-School Night for grades four and five is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10. An open Parent Teacher Organi- zation meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on the same night. All par- ents are invited to attend. Dallas Middle School Two new teachers will come to Dallas Middle School this year. They are Lorie Carmody, who will teach special education, and Kristen Andrews, who will teach eighth-grade English. Principal Thomas Duffy says the school is taking a new ap- proach toward gifted education using a push-in model in which students will have unique exten- sion activities in their regular education classroom. The school has received a new edition upgrade of the SRA Cor- rective Reading Program, aimed at helping children become profi- cient readers. They have also added 14 pro- methium boards with LCD pro- jectors mounted in the ceiling. The boards serve as 4’ X 6’ com- puter monitors on the classroom wall where teachers can display Web pages, online textbooks, or anything from their classroom computer. The equipment features touch-screen technology and other tools to enhance instruc- tion. Thee RR a CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Despite summer storms and rain, parents and children arrive at Wycallis Elementary School for a "Meet the Teachers" night. Abraham Simon has been named principal of Gate of Heaven School in Dallas beginning this school year. Simon has been at Gate of Heaven for 26 years, most of which he served as a math teacher in grades five through eight. There are also new traffic pat- terns on campus due to the new high school construction pro- ject. Parents are strongly encour- aged to allow students to ride buses to school to alleviate par- ent drop-off traffic. Dallas High School A student-run credit union is the newest feature at Dallas High School, says Principal Jef- frey Shaffer. The credit union will utilize a curriculum called “Knowledge Matters.” The curriculum deals with banking, money manage- ment, finance and personal cred- it. The school’s English depart- ment will be using a differentiat- ed instruction model to develop lessons that accommodate both accelerated and slower learners simultaneously. A peer coaching model will be used in the social science de- partment so faculty can assist one another with the best prac- tice in instruction and assess- ment. This involves teachers learn- ing from one another by observ- ing each other’s lessons. . The following new courses have been added: English - Communication for the 21st Century, workplace and read- ing-focused composition and literature classes; computer/ information Technology /busi- ness departments - 3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Basic and Sports Management; Science — Forensics; Social Sci- ence - Comparative Religions, Film in History and Native American Studies. New teachers include Mere- dith Ohl, social science; Crys Jennings, a long-term substi- tute filling in for Angela Paci- ni, English; and Danielle West, a long-term special edu- cation substitute filling in for Shannon Forrer, learning sup- port. Lake-Noxen Elementary School Principal Nancy Edkins says a new life skills class and class- room is coming to Lake-Noxen Elementary School this year. The classroom will have stu- dents in grades three, four and five with a teacher, Liz Gallagh- er, and an aide, Tammy Caster- line. The school is also adding a fourth-grade teacher. Five new elementary teachers A Abe Simon, a math teacher at Gate of Heaven Middle School and assistant principal, will replace Mary Jane Kozick as principal. were hired at the district’s Au- gust board meeting but Superin- tendent James McGovern said he does not yet know in which schools the teachers will be placed. Kate Cronin will also return af- ter a maternity leave. Lake-Noxen is implementing a Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative and will also begin re- cycling building-wide. Lehman-Jackson Elementary School Lehman-Jackson Elementary School will implement an ele- mentary assistance program (SAP) for the first time this year, says Principal Marilyn Glogow- ski. The program will target chil- dren having a difficult time at school or home and will bring the case to a panel consisting of a counselor, school principal, nurse, two teachers and a social service organization. The panel will try to help the children and offer solutions to their parents. Alicia Scalzo will join the fac- ulty as a second-grade teacher. The school will also add the Bullies to Buddies Program which teaches children how to deal with being bullied; Re- source to Intervention, a multi- step approach to provide servic- es and intervention to students struggling with learning; and the Promoting to Alternative Thinking Strategies Program which promotes emotional and social competencies and reduces aggression and behavior prob- lems in children while enhanc- ing the educational process. Ross Elementary School The expansion program at Ross Elementary School is un- derway. According to Principal Donald James, students will have more classroom space, a new library and computer lab and a new playground once the project is complete. The expan- sion is expected to be finished in November. Four new teachers will also join the staff at Ross Elementary School. Five new elementary teachers were hired at the dis- | trict’s August board meeting but McGovern does not yet know in which schools the teachers will be placed. “Our staff only averages about four years of experience, but our PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) scores con- tinue to be above the state aver- age,” James said. “We're looking forward to starting even though the grounds look like a war zone!” Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School Three new teachers will be at Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School this school year. Kristin Barrick will be the music and band director, Elena Pelle- grini will teach social studies and Megan Kuffa will teach En- glish. Principal Tracey Halowich . says the entire building now has > wireless internet. The school is getting two more laptop carts | and every classroom is now “smart,” meaning it is technolo- gy-savvy. : A new class for juniors called “Junior Seminar” is also in place to help students better prepare for transition to careers and col- lege. BOMBERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP The Wyoming Valley Bombers captured the 14+ Wyoming Valley Teener League championship recently with a10-3 victory over Sweet Valley at the Dallas High School baseball field. After going undefeated in the regular season, the Bombers defeated Plymouth and Wilkes- Barre to advance to the championship game. Craig Skudalski got the win, giving up two runs in five innings while striking out five. Kyle Razawich and Matt Doggett provided two innings of one-run relief. Justin Okun led the Bombers offense, going 4-4 while Ryan Zapoticky added three hits and three RBI. Jon Strausser doubled and had two RBI while Doggett added two hits and two RBI. GOH Youth Choir performs at Yankees game The Gate of Heaven Youth Choir, directed by Anthony J. Kubasek, recently sang the Na- tional Anthem at a Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees game at PNC Field, Moosic. Stuents who participated are Emily Banta, Gabriella Soper, Joanna Wallace, Rachel DeCesa- ris, Matthew Roberts, Jonathan Wallace, Nicole Sweeney, Re- becca Darling, Michelle Leo- nard, Jesteen Adams, Kathryn Roberts and Anthony J. Kuba- sek. Misericordia ranked by U.S. News & World Misericordia University ranks in the top tier, 45 out of 179 col- leges and universities, in the Best Universities Master's North category of U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which includes institutions of higher education in the northern Unit- ed States that offer master’s de- grees. Misericordia’s rate (69 percent) - a key factor in the rankings - equals or exceeds that of other colleges and uni- versities with overall higher rankings. Other Misericordia data used to calculate the rankings that match or exceed other highly- ranked colleges and universities include the percent of classes under 20 students (58 percent), and the percentage of alumni giving (27 percent). Misericordia University also holds for 2010 a “Best North- eastern College” designation by the Princeton Review, a student- survey based measure of quality colleges and universities. MU is one of 218 institutions recom- mended in the “Best in the Northeast” section of a Prince- student faculty ratio (12 to 1) tonReview.com feature. SCHOOL BRIEFS KHS Class of 1959 will meet on Aug. 23 Members of Kingston High School Class of 1959 will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today, Aug. 23, at Norm's Pizza and Eatery, Sherman Street. Wilkes-Barre. This will be the final meet- ing before the reunion weekend events. An icebreaker is set for 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at the Fairfield Inn-TGI Friday complex, Kidder Street. Wilkes-Barre. Anyone interested in touring the former high school and football field is asked to meet at the school at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug 29. The reunion dinner and dance will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Fairfield Inn- TGI Friday complex, Kidder Street. Wilkes-Barre. MU announces speaker for convocation Mary Beth McNamara Sulli- van, senior vice president and portfolio manager for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in New York City, will be the keynote speaker at Misericordia Uni- versity’s annual Convocation ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at the Wachovia Am- phitheater on campus. Sullivan earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Miser- icordia in 1971 and a Master of Education in business and distributive education from Trenton State College in 1978. She has been a financial con- sultant for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 1981. Convocation is the official start of the new academic year at Misericordia University. For more information, call 674- 6400. PARSE plans breakfast seminar The Pennsylvania Associ- ation of School Retirees (PASR) will sponsor a health options breakfast seminar for all school retirees on Wednes- day, Sept. 30, at Pickett’s Charge restaurant, Route 415, Dallas. Those attending are request- ed to arrive at 8:45 a.m. as a breakfast buffet will be served at 9 a.m. followed by the work- shop. A speaker from PSERS will present the Health Options Program (HOP) available for school retirees. There will also be a short program on retire- ment living options. Total cost of the program is$7.50 per person. Pre-regis- tration is required by calling June Seely at 384-4407. LLHS Class of 1989 plans reunion The Lake-Lehman High School Class of 1989 will hold its 20th anniversary class re- union on Friday, Nov.27, at Irem Temple Country Club. Classmates are asked to e-mail their contact informa- tion to LLHS1989@fron- tier.com even if they are not planning to attend the event. For further information, con- tact Renee Hillman Raspen at 477-3077. LL Class of 1984 hosts event Lake-Lehman High School Class of 1984 will host a Lake-Lehman alumni get together at 7 p.m. on Sat- urday, Nov. 28, at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. Please RSVP to Judy McGov- ern at 762-3201 or fourms- judy@yahoo.com WIS BY Friedman Art Gallery opens A grand opening exhibit, “Guiding Light,” of the new Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University will feature an exhibition of large and extraordinary pieces by legendary artist Christopher Ries from Au- gust 22 through October 25. A meet-the-artist cham- pagne reception is set for 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, with a gallery talk by Ries immediately following in the 2,700-square-foot art gallery in Sandy and Mar- lene Insalaco Hall on cam- pus. The event is open free to gallery members. 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