Sunday, November 20, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 HOLY REDEEMER STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS INDUCTED © Holy Redeemer High School recently held an induction ceremony for members of its 201-2012 Student Leadership Council (SLC). Each member received a pin at the ceremony, which was part of a special school Mass. Student Leadership Council officers for the 201-2012 school year are Sarah Cavanaugh, president; Michael Martin, vice president; Julia Wignot, secretary; David Gawlas, treasurer. Vice Principal Michael Booth is council advisor. 7 SLC members are, from left, first row, Bryce Partlow, Nanticoke; Megan Banks, Dallas; Donald Stephens, Shavertown; Vince Villani, White Haven; Casey Carty, Harvey's Lake; Audrey Zavada, Forty Fort; Krista Heller, Wilkes-Barre; Meghan Burns, Wilkes- Barre; Miranda Robasky, Kingston; Rachel Sowinski, Mountaintop; Cornelia Chmil, Hanover Twp.; Bethany Chmil, Hanover Twp.; Rebecca Makar, Wilkes-Barre; Stephanie Amendola, Mountaintop; Shaina Dougherty, Shavertown; Vera Sedlak, Kingston; Rachel Platko, Hanover Twp.; Anna Layaou, Tunkhannock; Mary Pat Blaskiewicz, West Pittston; Elizabeth Arensmeyer, Kingston; Juie Kosik, Laflin; Melanie Kusakavitch, Pittston; Christopher Pawlenok, Mountaintop; Ryan Doyle, Mountaintop. Second row, Robert Bertram, Wilkes-Barre; Michael Dubinski, Hanover Twp.; Michael Kosik, Laflin; Alyssa Platko, Hanover Twp.; Thomas Caffrey, Hanover Twp.; Joshua Foust, Mountaintop; Daniel Seasock, Wilkes-Barre; Vito Aiello, Wilkes-Barre; Andrea Zupko, Plymouth; Ashley Leighton, Wilkes-Barre; Cody Januszko, Wilkes-Barre; Sara Cavanaugh, Plains; Amy McLaughlin, Mountaintop; John Jablowski, Wilkes-Barre Twp.; Mary Catherine Evans, Mountaintop; Jennifer Ringsdorf, Shavertown; Madison Mishanski, Wilkes-Barre; Patrick Villani, White Haven. Third row, Michael Conlon, Inkerman; Michael Morrison, Dallas; Matthew Nicholas, Courtdale; Darik Johnson, Wilkes-Barre; Con- dan McAndrew, Mountaintop; Shane Flannery, Wilkes-Barre; Eric Gdovin, Kingston; Eric Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Dalton Ell, Plains; Cody Tsevdos, Glen Lyon; William Cavanaugh, Plains; Kurt Jones, Mountaintop; Davis Gawlas, Shavertown; Michael Martin, Mountaintop; ‘Mario Adajar, Plains Twp.; Cole Kebles, Dallas; Zachary Evans, Mountaintop; Michael Brown, Mountaintop. Absent from photo: Julia ‘Wignot, Christian Choman. 3 J, #4 4 a & 5 BE 2». a ‘The Misericordia University Nursing Department inducted 31 students in the Theta Phi Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Society during an induction ceremony in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Participating in the ceremony were, from left, first row, Laura Herbener, Tyler Anderson, Amanda Ollivier, Jane Stredny, Michele Switzer, Stephanie Castle, Jacqueline Polito, Kelly Johnson, Aubree Petrone and Anne Kulick. Second row, Angela Evans, Wendy Franklin, Chantelle Udzella, Yvette Ploskonka, Colleena Jenceleski, Jeffrey Hart- zell, Jean Bantell, Marcia Pollack, Karen Simeone, Kimberly Loftus, Angela Anderson, Patricia Dupak and Kathleen Clutcher. MU nursing students inducted into society Kimberly Loftus, West Pittston; Jennifer McDonald, Dushore; Amanda Ollivier, Palmyra. Also, Avani Patel, Philadel- phia; Aubree Petrone, Bellever- non; Yvette Ploskonka, Moun- tain Top; Jacqueline Polito, Whitestone; Marcia Pollack, Bar- nesville; Kerri Ryan, Beach Lake; derson, Shavertown; Tyler An- derson, Denver; Jean Bantell, Hughestown; Stephanie Castle, Canton; Kathleen Clutcher, Sha- mokin; Patricia Dupak, Moun- tain Top; Angela Evans, Noxen; Wendy Franklin, Hanover Town- ship; Jeffrey Hartzell, Strouds- burg; Laura Herbener, Freeland. Thirty-one students in the Mi- sericordia University Nursing Program were recently inducted into the Theta Phi Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing during an induction ceremony in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on pus. culum, maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average and be ranked in the top 35 percent of the graduating class. The stu- dents must also demonstrate leadership in nursing at Miser- icordia University and in the greater community. Graduate nursing candidates order to be nominated for must have completed one fourth Also, Colleena Jenceleski, Karen Simeone, Northumber- membership into the Interna- of the nursing curriculum and Nanticoke; Kelly Johnson, land; Christine Stich, Drums. tional Honor Society of Nursing, achieved a 3.5 grade point aver- Branchville, Ann Jones, Ply- Also, Jane Stredny, Harveys mouth; Christine Karosa, Du- pont; Anne Kulick, Elysburg; D’Andra Lindbuchler, Wyoming; Lake; Michele Switzer, Sunbury; Chantelle Udzella, Kingston; and Emily Wolter, Harveys Lake. undergraduate nursing candi- age. dates must have completed at Students inducted into the least one half of the nursing curri- Theta Phi Chapter are Angela An- SEMINARY MOCK TRIAL TEAM WINS SECOND PLACE MU paper wins two awards The staff of Misericordia University’s The Highlander student newspaper won two prestigious Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keys- tone Press Awards. The contest provides no di- visions among four-year schools and The Highlander competes equally with all uni- versities in the state, includ- ing Pittsburgh, Penn State and Temple universities. Writer April Dulsky, of Dal- las Township, won a third- e award for her enterprise @. story, “Loophole Lassos udents’ Health Care.” Dulsky is a junior majoring in communications and En- glish. She is the web editor for the newspaper and a frequent contributor since her fresh- The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial Team recently won second place in the fifth annual Empire City Invitational Mock Trial Competition, held at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, New York. This was the second time Sem had been invited to compete in the event. The Sem team concluded the tournament with a 10-111 record, defeating four teams from Texas, Ohio, California and Wales, United Kingdom to compete in the championship round. Seen following their return from the Empire City Invitational Mock Trial Competition are, from left, first man year. i d row, Harry Parkhurst, Trucksville, team co-captain; Renata O'Donnell, Wilkes-Barre, co-captain; The daughter of Debra an and Logan May, Dallas, co-captain. Second row, Lauren Cappello, Manassas, Va.; Alaina Schukraft, Kenneth Dulsky says she was Dallas; Ashlyn Reiser, Shavertown; Amanda Immidisetti, Princeton Junction, N.J.; and Caroline Reppert, Kingston. Third row, Adam Carlisle, teacher-coach; Joshua Greenberg, Wilkes-Barre; An- drew Drewchin, White Haven; Jason Curtis, Dallas; Leah Goldberg, Wilkes-Barre; and Justin Nay- lor, teacher-coach. Absent at the time of the photo were Neil T. and Catherine R. O'Donnell, Sem Mock Trial attorney-advisors. inspired to write the article because fellow Highlander staffer writers and campus friends were going to lose their health care coverage be- cause of the legislative glitch. tudents beautify grounds Students in Miss Heather Pit- cavage’s first grade class at Dallas Elementary School recently spent time weeding the beds around the school, working on area beautifi- cation. In the photo at left, Erin Oldt pulls weeds. The top photo shows, from left, Miss Pitcavage, Nathan Deyo, Jimmy Fazzi Ni- cholas Godin and Brian Kwak. SCHOOL BRIEFS WAHS Class of 3 ° 86 plans reunion The Wyoming Area High School Class of 1986 will hold its 25th anniversary class re- union at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Bar Louie, Mohegan Sun Casino. Reservations are required. Contact one of the following classmates for ticket informa- tion: Leslie (Olerta) Leibman at lolerta@comcast.net, Trisha (Kamor) Seidel at 885-4121 or trisha.seidel@sbcglobal.net or Lee (Stelacone) Seaman at las0311@gmail.com. Recital slated Wyoming Seminary’s Guest Artist Series presents Amber Docters van Leeuwen on cello, Taisiya Pushkar on piano and John Michael Vaida on violin in recital presenting piano trios by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schoenfield at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Semi- nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., King- ston. The concert is free and open to the public. For more in- formation, call 270-2192. Christmas Choral Concert planned The Wyoming Seminary Madrigal Singers and Chorale will present their annual Christmas Choral Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Semi- nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just north of Kingston Corners. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 270-2192. Twelve Twenty Four performs at TAHS Twelve Twenty Four will bring its holiday rock orches- tra concert to the Tunkhan- nock Area High School Audi- torium at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. The performance fea- tures the music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, as well as the local band’s own recorded holiday creations. The Tunkhannock High School performance proceeds will benefit the Tunkhannock Area Music Program. Tickets, at $15 per person presale or $20 at the door, can be purchased from Tunkhan- nock Marching Band students, Gay’s True Value, Bridge Street, Tunkhannock; Rock Street Music, Pittston; or on- line at www.twelvetwenty- four.net. For more information, call 836-6979. Sem Jazz Emsemble plans concert The Wyoming Seminary Upper School Jazz Ensemble, recently selected by the Penn- sylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) as the best jazz ensemble in the state will present a concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center on the Upper School campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Miss American pageant set for The non-profit NEPA Schol- arship Association will present the 2011-12 Miss America pre- liminary local pageant competi- tion on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Woodlands and stage finals at the Dallas Middle School. Private interviews will be held at the Woodlands. Stage finals will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Middle School Theatre. Eighteen young women from Northeast Pennsylvania will compete for three official titles preliminary November 26 leading to Miss America state events and then into the nation- al Miss America nationals. Nine teens will compete for the title of Miss Luzerne Coun- ty and nine college women will compete for the titles of Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ~~ and Miss Northeastern PA. Tickets, at $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 years of age, will be available at the door. For more information, call 675-1761.
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