————C— AN} PAGE 12 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, June 5, 2011 Fiske and Ellen Parker. SCHOOL Continued from Page 1 Gillis, of Shavertown, a 1977 graduate of Dallas High School, said the idea for the “Tearin It Up for the Teardown” event developed out of an idea to hold an event for his class as a final farewell to the old build- ing. As ideas started coming in, Gillis said it became apparent the event was going to be big- ger than anticipated. “Superintendent Frank Gal- icki suggested we include more than just the class of “77,” Gillis said. With the help of 14 other class members, the “Tearin It Up for the Teardown” event be- gan to take shape. Nine bands, including Straw- berry Jam and Southbound rocked the amphitheater while food vendors offered family- friendly treats. Inside a pavil- ion, face painting, a few games and the Make-A-Wish Founda- tion had tables. One table featured old Dallas High School memorabilia, in- cluding old jackets, cheerlead- er uniforms and yes, yearbooks. Gillis noted he and some other event organizers scanned 50 years worth of yearbook pic- tures and created a slide show. “It was really neat to see the constant look of determination and hope in the eyes of all the students,” he said. “Also, it was fun to watch the change in fash- ions and hairstyles, too.” Shavertown resident Lou Woychick, a 1978 graduate, was unable to attend his 20th re- union but enjoyed meeting three former classmates at the Teardown. “This was a great idea,” he said. “It has given me an oppor- tunity to catch up with friends.” His daughter, Jenna, a 2010 graduate, is not happy the building is being demolished because it holds so many me- mories. The one-story brick building seemed to hold its share of problems, too. John Turner, a former teacher and chair of so- cial sciences, said the building has several problems. “The physical part of the building was getting tired,” he said. “It was not technically ad- vanced enough.” He said many classrooms on- ly had one outlet in them, the roof leaked, an asbestos prob- lem was beginning to develop, and the heating system was not efficient. And, he added, the students were getting crowd- ed. “The district has a fine edu- cational reputation and they want to maintain it,” Turner said. “Currently, they are limit- ed by the building.” CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Classmates from the Class of 19974 who met up at the Teardown are, from left, Grace Fischer, Diane AN Camille Mesite, of California, a member of the Class of 1977, met up with her homeroom and history teacher John Turner. Enjoying the Teardown were Mark Chester, Class of 1987, and Brenda Sickler, Class of 1988, who currently live in Nanticoke. go — Lou Woychick, class of 1978 and his daughter, Jenna, Class of 2010, of Shavertown, attended the Teardown. READY Continued from Page 1 said in respect to the anony- mous donor who made the res- toration possible, releasing the project’s cost could jeopardize their wishes to remain un- named. The cypress and glass green- house was designed by Lord and Burnham, an internationally- known glass structure designer. Mozloom said the Palm House, which acts as the main entrance of the greenhouse, was once at- tached to a house in Wilkes- Barre owned by the Conyngham family. Back when the Conyngham family used the Cottage as their summer house, the greenhouse was used to grow various or- chids, palms and other plants for their home as well as vegeta- bles, Mozloom said. Future plans for the green- house include growing vegeta- bles and plants as well which, Mozloom said, is one more step to making members of the sur- rounding communities feel wel- come to stroll the farm. Locals graduate from LCCC Back Mountain residents were among more than 900 stu- dents who received their de- grees from Luzerne County Community College at the 43rd annual Commencement exercis- es held May 26 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE Louis Abod, Harveys Lake; Barbra Anderson, Dallas; Jo- seph Balavage, Shavertown; Todd Battista, Harveys Lake; Jenna Bauer, Dallas; Kory Boothe, Wyoming; Robert Bo- zentka, Trucksville; Angela Brown, Tunkhannock; Rayann Brown, Monroe Township; Heather Bryant, Harveys Lake; Elizabeth Condon, Sweet Val- ley; Robert Coyne, Wyoming; Brian Cusick, Dallas. Also, Jason Darling, Dallas; Adam Davidowitz, Shavertown; Mark Dopko, Hunlock Creek; Ashley Dropko, Sweet Valley; Jonathan Edwards, Hunlock Creek; Jennifer Emel, Hunlock Creek; Nancy Eveland, Shaver- town; Marissa Featherman, Dal- las; Talia Flanders, Dallas; Krys- ten Gemski, Wyoming; Stepha- nie Gronchick, Hunlock Creek; Sarah Haddle, Dallas; Deborah Hopkins, Wyoming; Amanda Humenansky, Shavertown. Also, Sarah Kennelly, Trucks- ville; Kimberly Killian, Hunlock Creek; Michael Kretchmer, Sha- vertown; Jessica Krochta, Wyoming; Larissa Lamoreaux, Shavertown; Alexandria Lucas, Hunlock Creek; Jessica Lupin- ski, Sweet Valley; Michelle Ly- man, Shavertown; Lauren Mar- shall, Dallas; David Martin, Dal- las; William Mathewson, Dallas; Darren May, Shavertown; Sand- ra McCracken, West Wyoming; Sherri Meeker, Hunlock Creek; Tessa Mitchell, Tunkhannock; Tiffany Moore, Hunlock Creek. Also, Patrick Noonan, Wyom- ing; Joshua Pavlico, Trucksville; Janice Preston, Sweet Valley; Liane Rothstein, Dallas; Jessica Sabella, Dallas; Nathan Shelly, Dallas; Simon Silver, Harveys Lake; John Sims, West Wyom- ing; Samantha Solack, West Wyoming; Stefanie Spezzia, Dal- las; Breanne Stackhouse, Sweet Valley; Kayla Strach, West Wyoming; Sarah Szczucki, Dal- las; Bret Taggart, Wyoming; Robert Vojtko, Shavertown; Da- niel Webb, Dallas; Aron Weso- loski, Hunlock Creek; and Da- niel Williams, Hunlock Creek. ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE Kristin Augustine, Wyoming; David Buckman, Wyoming; Naomie Burgman, Wyoming; Natalia Chinikaylo, West Wyom- ing; Donald Cooper, Hunlock Creek; Joshua Kaschenbach, Trucksville; Bernard Kuprionas, Harveys Lake. Also, Ross Lessard, Dallas; Alexandria Lucas, Hunlock Creek; Ashley Marek, Trucks- ville; Andrew Mikielski, Dallas; Gary Pretty, Sweet Valley; Ja- nine Pugh, Tunkhannock; Alicia Roncevich, Dallas; Derek Shur- manek, Sweet Valley; Amy Spess, Shavertown; Rebecca Yannuzzi, Shavertown; and Me- linda Yedesko, Trucksville. CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION Laura Anderson, Tunkhan- nock. ‘DHS NURSERY SCHOOL GRADUATION The 36th annual graduation ceremony for the Dallas High School Nursery School Program was held recently. This is the last class that will graduate from the current Dallas High School building. Mrs. Nancy Garvey runs the program which offers junior and senior students at Dallas High School the opportunity to take a class called Child Development. For half the school year, two hours a day for three days a week, students interact with 3 and 4-year-olds who attend the program. At the end of every year, a graduation ceremony is conducted in the high school auditorium for nursery school children. Students shown here are Marley Willis, foreground. From left, second row, Keifer Neil, Eric McGuire, Jason McGuire, Paul “P.J." McMillan, Lydia Gonzales, Zachary Coy, Cassidy Siglin, Chloe Vinnacombe, Gabriel Dickson, Gabriel Cook, Da- vid Sinoracki, Gina Pugliese, Issabella Morano. Third row, Madison Danishanko, Peyton Archer. Partially hidden is Tristan Wilhelm. SCHOOL BRIEFS PSU offers youth programs Penn State Wilkes-Barre Summer Youth Program offers half and full-day camps for children entering grades one through 10 at the Wilkes- Barre campus located in Leh- man. A variety of programs are available for budding artists, actors, animal lovers, scien- tists, sports enthusiasts and more. Hands-on activities, experiments and projects with experienced instructors are geared to each grade level. For more information, call Teri at 675-9219. THS Class of 1961 plans reunion The Tunkhannock High School Class of 1961 is plan- ning its 50th anniversary reunion to be held on Sat- urday, June 25 at the Triton Fire Company with a mixer at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Music of the 50s and 60s will be provided by the Tones at 7 p.m. For more information, call Allan Kinsman at 674-9882. WSCC plans 70th Birthday Bash West Side Central Catholic High School Class of 1959 is planning a 70th Birthday Bash the week of June 25 and 26. Any classmate interested in attending who did not receive an invitation may call Rosem- ary Grebeck at 655-3333. Misericordia hosts diversity camp Misericordia University will host the 2011 Diversity In- stitute Summer Camp from June 26-30. Participants in the five-day, four-night program will stay in the Misericordia residence halls and will be treated to campus-wide cultural events and leadership workshops. The camp’s goals is to cre- ate student leaders who are engaged in and community advocates for inclusive excel- lence in the region. Sessions will examine stereotypes, aging and ability and world religions which also includes visits to a local mosque, tem- ple and church. For additional information, please contact Erica Acosta at 674-8155. DHS Class of 1986 plans reunion Dallas High School Class of 1986 will celebrate its 25th anniversary reunion from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Checkerboard Inn Pavil- ion on Carverton Road in Trucksville. Classmates interested in attending are asked to e-mail mollyandmark@gmail.com. Reunion committee seeks classmates The reunion committee of Westmoreland High School Class of 1961 is planning the 50th anniversary reunion of the class for September 9, 10 and 11. Anyone having information about the following class- mates is asked to contact Sue Kelley Misson at susan- mis@juno.com or Harold (Sonny) Smith at 675-2801 or hws43@comcast.net: Frank Stocker, Sherry Gaun- tlett Letts, Richard Powell, David Stout, Marijane Moss, Ken Thomas, Bill VanBuskirk. DAY camp? DAY CAMP! «July 18 - 22 Soccer Camp + July 25 - 29, Soccer Camp * August 1 - 5, Total Sports Camp *located in { > Back Mountain fownship fields Q —- 0) a | i | ¥ 4 4 i 3 El 5 a fo rn Le. IR SAT
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