nen —— Sunday, November 22, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 11 Grabbing a snack while getting their cards punched during a Race for Education event at the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School are, from left, Natalie Knorr, Hunter Kline and Emily Burgit. Race for Education events held at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School Students at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School participated in the annual Race for Education events at the school recently. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Jacob Wesley, of Dallas, gets his face painted during a Race for Education event at the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. Shown relaxing between fire safety classes at the Dallas Elementary School are, from left, Chuck Coolbaugh, Chandra Hunlock, Bruce Biggs, Maureen Oremus, Harry Sweppenheiser, Sean Mullen, Errol O'Brien, Doug Farr and Dodie Coolbaugh. Other firefighters who assisted were Tim Rismon- do, Joe Fiorello, and Josh Hilstolsky as well as Dallas Ambulance personnel Justin Swan and Rick Kris. Back Mountain fire companies conduct fire safety classes at Dallas Elementary School - Dallas Elementary School students were treated to a fire prevention/education “smokehouse program on Oc- tober 8 and 9 outside the ele- mentary school. | Individual classes were greeted and informed about ways to escape a burning building and practice fire drills in their own homes. - The children were then split into small groups with some seeing Franklin Town- ship’s fire engine and its equipment, others looking at and feeling the protective clothing worn by firefighters to keep them safe while oth- ers started the tour of the Smokehouse. This learning tool on loan from the Nanti- coke Fire Department is a two-story mock ‘home equipped with living room, kitchen and bedroom. The school children were escort- ed through and asked to point out fire and safety haz- ards. The highlight of the tour was the students encounter- ing a smoke-filled bedroom where they learned how to SCHOLARSHIP ENTRANCE LFA £2 (= X40 0 [ {alo [Fo ) (SVT (Ho Tl al=1 0) (=o fT) (0) a four-year college program. Of the 99% acceptance, 88% were foTalel=1 03 (=1s i (et 141=1 (sal | [=o [Hod 131-11 gh 14 ely ol [l= The Class of 2009 average best SAT scores were: (61: oto [1 23=To To Talo RTT Tile) ( ELWAT ALY () (To ET: get out by staying low and crawling under the toxic smoke and gases of a real fire. This realistic simula- tion teaches children to stay calm, feel for heat, have two escape routes and quickly exit a room where visibility is poor at best. Maureen Oremus, assist- ant chief of the Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Co., co- ordinated the event and was assisted by firefighters from Franklin Twp., Dallas, Kun- kle, Trucksville and Jackson Twp. ACHIEVE MORE. 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Selling tickets, at $10 each or $25 for three, to benefit CCK is one of two community service projects the class will conduct this year. Susan Collini, who, with her husband, Dr. Francis Collin, founded CCK, met recently with members of the Freshman Steer- ing Committee and told them a volunteer group of medical work- ers travels to Ecuador every year to perform surgery on children born with birth defects. Officers of the Dallas High School freshman class are Briana Konecke, president; Chloe Alles, vice-president; Danielle Spencer, secretary; Marcus Wagner, trea- surer; and Francois Ross, market- ing agent. Mrs. Yvonne Mould is class advisor. Dream big. HOME EQUITY LOANS @ FNCB 5.74%APR | 60 MONTH TERM million in merit scholarship aid. [3] 80 (0) SN SCRANTON PREP www. 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