PAGE 12 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, May 16, 2010 | Community Night honors Lake-Lehman seniors GFWC Harveys Lake sponsors annual event to recognize top 10 graduating seniors. The General Federation of ' Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Har- veys Lake hosted Community Night on Thursday, May 13, at the Lake-Noxen Elementary School, Harveys Lake. The annual event recog- nized community members and honored the top 10 seniors at Lake-Lehman High School which included: Brittany Austin, Harveys Lake, daughter of Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Kelly Austin; Kyle Caffrey, Lehman Township, ' son of Mr. Mike and Mrs. Kim Caffrey; Salvatore DiPietro, Shavertown, son of Mr. Ray- ' mond and Dr. Ann DiPietro; ' Nikki Dunn, Harveys Lake, daughter of Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Alison Dunn; Amy Hein- del, Sweet Valley, daughter of | Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Diane . Heindel. Also, Ellen Matza, Shaver- town, daughter of Mr. John | and Mrs. Charlotte Matza; Ga- by Olshemski, Shavertown, . daughter of Dr. Frank and Mrs. | Cindy Olshemski; Mariah Raspen, Hunlock = Creek, daughter of Mr. Dale and Mrs. Karen Raspen; Richard John Swanson Jr., Hunlock Creek, ' son of Mr. Richard and Mrs. Li- sa Swanson; and Kate Wil- liams, Lake Township, daugh- ter of Mr. David and Mrs. ELLEN MATZA Kathleen Williams. The senior students spoke of their high school careers, aca- demic accomplishments and activities, as well as detailing KYLE CAFFREY GABY OLSHEMSKI their college selections and majors. Speakers were Jim McGov- ern, superintendent, Lake- Lehman School District; and SALVATRE DIPIETRO MARIAH RASPEN Jennifer Wilson, chief of staff for Senator Lisa Baker, who al- so presented students with certificates of achievement. State Representative Karen NIKKI DUNN RICHARD J. SWANSON JR. Boback also sent certificates honoring the students. The GFWC Harveys Lake Women’s Club presented stu- dents with Barnes & Noble KATE WILLIAMS gift cards, as well as certifi- cates of achievement. Darlene Williams and Tina Urban were the event coordi- nators. a / Gate of Heaven School fifth and sixth-grade junior varsity teams recently participated in the annual ati ¥ Kany & STROGE Forensics Competition. From left, first row, are Charlotte Maria, Olivia Carichner, Julia Randazzo, Amanda Ward, Caitlyn Landau, Mia LaFoca, Jill Ambrose. Second row, Lauren Slavoski, Caroline | Banas, Shelby Smith, Maria Pino, Nicole Cavanaugh, Maria Bednar, Brynn Kukosky, Janelle Cawley, Olivia Mennig, Julia Adonizio, Kristen Kalish. Third row, Michael Lyons, Christo Huntington, Jacob Corey, Joseph Layaou, Anthony Khoudary, Chester Brennan, Anthony Grandinetti, Zachary Corey, * Bray Vanderhoff. Fourth row, Justin Marshall, Cameron Brennan, Jimmy Reilly, Michael Parmalee, Noah Mirro, Zacharia Ouladelehadjahmed and Liam Frederick. GOH forensics students compete Gate of Heaven School fifth and sixth-grade junior varsity teams recently participated in the annual Forensics Compe- tition. Forensics is a collection of speaking, acting, oral inter- nT ET ET FT SR rer Se pretation performed in groups with the goals of improving the communications skills and self-esteem of the stu- dents involved. The top three teams will ad- vance to the Diocesan compe- tition at Holy Redeemer High School. First-place winners were Chester Brennan, Anthony Khoudary and Justin Mar- shall. Second-place winners were Julia Adonizio and Oli- via Mennig. Third-place win- ners were Nicole Cavanaugh, Maria Pino and Shelby Smith. Honorable mention was Car- oline Banas and Lauren Sla- voski. Receiving Honorable Mention were Maria Bednar, Janelle Cawley, Brynn Kukos- ky. Gate of Heaven School seventh and eighth-grade varsity teams recently par- ticipated in the annual Fo- rensics Competition. Forensics is a collection of speaking, acting, oral in- terpretation performed in groups with the goals of Gate of Heaven School seventh and eighth-grade varsity teams recently participated in the an- nual Forensics Competition. From left, first row, are Casey Carty, Michelle Ash, Marguerite Ku- kosky, Zoe Zarola, Victoria Fulton, Cristina McFarlane, Maegan Wrubel, Jamie Carty, Molly Hamp- sey. Second row, Anna Layaou, Michael Gatusky, Anthony Huntington, Tommy Calpin, Maria Khoudary, Jennifer Ringsdorf, Jade Broody, Megan Banks and Nicole Slavoski. improving the communica- tions skills and self-esteems of the students involved. The top three teams ad- vanced to the Diocesean com- petition at Holy Redeemer High School. First-place winners were Megan Banks and Nicole Sla- Varsity forensics team is winner voski. Second-place winners were Maria Khoudary, Jennif- er Ringsdorf and Jade Broody. Third-place winners were Casey Carty and Anna Lay- aou. Receiving Honorable Mention were Marguerite Ku- koski, Zoe Zarola and Mi- chelle Ash. GOH FORENSIC TEAM TAKES PART IN DIOCESE COMPETITION The Gate of Heaven School forensic team participated in the Diocese of Scranton Final Forensic Competition at St. Claire/St. Paul School in Scranton on April 15. After placing second in the Re- gional Diocesan Competition at Holy Redeemer High School, the team advanced to final competi- tion held in Scranton. The Gate of Heaven team of Chester Brennan, Anthony Khoudary and Justin Marshall placed second in the junior varsity category. From left, are Abe Simon, principal, Gate of Heaven; Anthony Khoudary, Chester Brennan, Justin Marshall, Colleen Engler, forensic coordinator/moderator, Gate of Heaven. Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its 21st annual Celebra- tion of Academic Excellence ceremony Friday, April 30. Sponsored by the Depart- ment of Academic Affairs, the ceremony honored more than 30 students who received vari- ous awards for exemplary aca- demic performance and high achievement. The following awards were presented at the ceremony: 2010 President Sparks Award: Shane T. Andes 2010 President’s Freshman Award: Kevin A. Bennett, Sa- brina M. Bush, Timothy B. Graham, Jennifer M. Naro, Donovan W. Schwartz. Program awards are given to students enrolled in one of the 13 degree programs of- fered at Penn State Wilkes- Barre who are either graduat- ing or in their last semester of residence at the Wilkes-Barre campus before graduating: Bachelor of Science in Ad- ministration of Justice Program Award: Michael Kocet, Daniel Spath Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, & Sciences Program Award: Lisa M. DeSando Bachelor of Science in Electri- cal Engineering Technology Pro- gram Award: Joseph Stevens Bachelor of Science in Survey- ing Engineering Program Award: Joseph Gabor Associate in Surveying Tech- nology Program Award: Darren Hauser Bachelor of Science in Infor- mation Sciences & Technology Program Award: Ryan Ginoc- chietti, Adam Sutliff College/Division awards are given to students who have com- pleted the first two years of their college education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and are changing their campus assignment to com- plete their degree: College of Education Award: Jeffrey Weems College of Engineering — Civil PSU/WB students honored for academics Engineering Award: Silvia Sut- kowski College of Information Sci- ences and Technology Award: John Osinski Science and MathematicsDivi- sion Award: Eric Kleist Major awards are given to stu- dents who have completed the first two years of their college education at Penn State Wilkes- Barre and are changing their campus assignment to complete their degree. University College — Adninis- tration of Justice Major Award: Robert Danko, Jr. | College of Engineering — Com- puter Science Major Award: Shane T. Andes | Honor Society Members! Abi- gail A. Bachman, Kelly A. Bone, Jordan M. Broody, Bradley €. Ca- laman, Michael J. Cappos, Rachel A. Hosking, Alyssa B. Meadows, Brian A. Miller, Megan A. Millo, William M. Ritchie, Clinton P. Sorber, Sara T. Stepanski, Jchn S. Ulichney k Wu VJ rT cy Ta emp Err
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