a SEEm———— I... | | | | Sunday, September 5, 2010 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 Largest freshman class in history Misericordia University wel- comed its largest freshman class in the 86-year history of the institution during move-in day. The 379 freshmen, hailing from 11 states, including Col- orado, North Dakota, Florida, Rhode Island, Vermont, Con- necticut, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, moved into their dorms with the help of a large contingent of university volun- teers. The new freshman class brings total enrollment to more than 2,750 students with ap- proximately 873 of those living in student residence halls, on- campus townhomes and houses that the university owns along Lake Street in Dallas. Move-in day is made easier for the first-year students and enters Misericordia their families, thanks to the help of dozens of student, staff and alumni volunteers who as- sist with registration, identity badge pick-up and the unload- ing of clothes, computers, bed- ding and other belongings. The event-filled day included the mid-afternoon academic convocation, marking the offi- cial beginning of the freshman year. Keynote speaker for the event was Misericordia alumna Maria Pallante, director of Policy and International Affairs at the United States Copyright Office, a division of the Library of Con- gress. A graduate of the Class of 1986, she is a senior policy ex- pert for the United States and is responsible for advising govern- ment officials on sensitive intel- lectual property and trade mat- ters. SCHOOL BRIEFS WSCC class of 1971 members plan reunion Members of the Class of 971 of West Side Central Catholic High School are planning a 40th anniversary reunion of the class for Labor Day weekend 2011. Classmates interested in forming a committee in- clude Kathy Bustin Taroli, Denise Goodwin Pace, Lin- da Hincken, Alexa Carros Loughlin, Donna Tobin Crawley and Joan Dillon. Anyone interested in be- ing a member of the plan- ning committee or attend- ing a reunion is asked to contact Taroli by phone at 675-8676 or by e-mail at KBTaroli@gmail.com. LLHS class of 1970 plans reunion The Lake-Lehman High School Class of 1970 will hold its 40th anniversary reunion Sept 10-12. The weekend will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 10, with a meet and greet at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. There will be a din- ner-dance from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Irem Temple Country Club. For more information, call Ginny Piatt Ide at 639- 2587 or e-mail gmide@ya- hoo.com or Jane Cornell Maneval at 477-2715 or e-mail at frjcman@aol.com. Cross Creek Church plans Family Night Cross Creek Community Church, located two miles from the light in Trucksville at 370 Carverton Rd., holds Family Night at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday evening. The AWANA club, which runs concurrent with the school year, begins Sept. 8. AWANA is for children ages 18 months through fifth-grade. “Crossroads” is for students in sixth through eighth grades and “Revive” is for students in ninth through 12th grades. Adults are invited to a verse- by-verse Bible Study taught by Pastor Dave Martin. For more information, call 696-0399. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Jill Stretanski and her children, Claire and Owen, enjoy their time at the Montessori School's back to school party. Dhsd Claire Dellavalle, left, and her firend Carly Espada, of Shavertown, share girl talk in the pool at the Valley Swim and Tennis Club dur- ing a Montessori School outing at the Back Mountain facility. Montessori School students get to know each other during a pool party. From left, are Claire Stretanski, Cate Griffin, Clare Griffin and Owen Stretanski. Montessori school year starts with swim party tudents at the Wyoming Valley Montessori School got into the swing of the school year with a Back to School Swim Party held Aug, 28 at Valley Tennis and Swim Club on Harris Hill Road in Trucksville. Children, from ages 18 months to sixth-grade, and their parents gathered for fun, good, games and a swim as a kick-off to the academic year. Classes for students in the school’s toddler, primary and elementary programs began on Aug. 30. Members of the Class of 1960 of Lake-Noxen High School gathered recently at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. From left, first row, are Harry Hummell, Lorna (Hummell) Jones, Karen (Miller) Ewing, Wilma Jean (Lyons) Weisenmiller, Kathryn Hackling, Joan (Newell) Freeman, Jean (New- ell) Winters, Elaine (Schooley) Gordon, Verna (Smith) Goode. Second row, William McGovern, Be- tty (Honeywell) Spencer, Carol (Bennett) Hobbs, Charles Kovalick, Mary Ann (Sevenski) Martin, Alice Jean (Piatt) Martin, Anne (Whitesell) Smith. Third row, Daniel Grey, Keith Sorber, John Arendt, Alfred Martin, Gordon Dershimer, Nancy (Oney) Reed, Sandra (Loomis) Race and Thomas Baer. It may have been Friday, Aug. 13 but it was a lucky day for members of the 1960 graduating class of Lake-Noxen High School when they gathered at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake, for the first leg of their reunion weekend. A commemorative DVD fea- turing pictures from the past and present was available for viewing and each classmate in attendance received a personal- ized copy. Additional souvenirs includ- ed a commemorative candy bar wrapped in blue and white, a di- rectory of classmates bound with blue and white ribbon, an address book featuring the Lake-Noxen Warrior logo by the original artist, a diploma certify- ing successful completion of 50 years, a 1960 photo name badge, ®L.ake-Noxen Class of 1960) reminisces access to Lake-Noxen Class of 1960 memory book on Snapfish- .com and a hand-crafted vinyl re- cord bowl. Door prizes, including a framed print by a local artist and classmate as well as cash and other items, were awarded. The tables where dressed for the oc- casion and the class flower, pink carnation, added to the atmo- sphere. ROTARY CLUB OF DALLAS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS At arecent dinner held in their honor and joined by their parents and other family members, six college-bound students from Dallas, Lake-Lehman and Northwest School Districts were present- ed with checks from the Rotary Club of Dallas. The checks were in the amount of $500 each and will help offset the expenses for books during the students’ first year of college. The Rotary Club of Dallas has awarded more than $60,000 in scholarships to date. From left, seated, Thomas Machovec, Dallas; Jenna Woychick, Dallas; Anthony Swain, Northwest; Kayla Meier, Northwest; Matthew Hopfer, Lake-Lehman; Gabrielle Henry, Lake-Lehman. Standing, Rotarians Buz Boback, Kerry Freeman, Project Chair Lois Macri, President-Elect Paul Saxon and President Sandy Peo- ples. Lake-Lehman Booster Club planning Knight’ at the Races The Lake-Lehman Football Booster Club will host a “Knight” at the Races on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Saints Peter and Paul Church Hall, 13 Hudson Rd., Plains. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; post time is at 7 p.m. Ten races are scheduled for the night and the horses for an 11th race will be auctioned off at the event. The event will also feature basket raffle, instant Bingo tick- ets and a high-low table. Tickets can be purchased in ad- vance by contacting Bill Holena at 696-3376 or billhole- na@epix.net. The purchase of a horse also in- cludes admission on race day. Ad- ditional admission can be pur- chased at the door for $5. Partici- pants must be at least 21 years of age to attend. Attendance at the event, however, is not required in order to collect if your horse wins a race. All proceeds benefit the Lake- Lehman Football program, play- ers and cheerleaders.
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