Sunday, December 4, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 ROCK SOLID ACADEMY | HOSTS ACSI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Rock Solid Academy hosted the Associate Director from the Association of Christian Schools International. Dr. David Hegedus has served in Christian school education for 30 years and the last nine as Associate Director with ACSI. He has been an elementary principal and Head of School and provided an overview of the services ACSI can support Rock Solid Acade- my with and revealed that globally Christian schooling is expanding. From left, are Carolyn Oravitz, Polly Harteis, Gerald Harteis, board chairman, Rock Solid Academy; Mark A. DiPippa, President/Head of School, Rock Solid Academy; Hegedus and William Norwig. RY Academy ‘church tour’ continues Rock Solid Academy has now been introduced to over 1,000 people on Sunday mornings. The “church tour,” as it is called, start- ed on October 23. Mark DiPippa, president/head of school, has presented live or video presentations at all of the churches and has been available to answer questions before and after the services. Rock Solid Academy has also hosted four parent/community meetings at four different church- es. The next family/community meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at New Life Com- munity Church in Dallas. DiPippa will continue the “tour” by presenting this week at Cross Creek Community Church in Trucksville at the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services. SCHOOL BRIEFS Twelve Twenty Four performs at TAHS ROCK SOLID ACADEMY VIDEO DEBUTS Mark DPI: president of Head of School of Rock Solid Academy, unveiled a new promotion- al video at Fellowship Evangelical Free Church during Sunday morning service. He was also available during a post Sunday School fellowship time to answer questions about the school. The video was compiled by Pastor Fred Pettet of Brite Idea Productions of the Pittsburgh area. From left, are Jim Hennings, Elder Board Chairman Fellowship, EFC; Mark A. DiPippa, Presi- dent/Head of School, Rock Solid Academy; and Pastor Marc Ramirez-Fellowship EFC. SCHOOL BRIEFS MU announces graduation speaker Sister Patricia A. Talone, RSM, Ph.D., vice president of mission services for the Catholic Health Association of the United States, will give the commencement address at Misericordia Uni- versity’s inauguralwinter gradu- ation ceremony at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 inthe Anderson Sports and Health Center on campus. A baccalaureate Mass will precede the ceremony in the campus chapel at 3:30 p.m. During the commencement ceremony, Misericordia Uni- versity will present Sister Talone with an honorary Doctor of Hu- mane Letters degree. Barry Wilson to perform at Misericordia The Misericordia University Diversity Institute will host Barry Wilson, a former member of the all-male musical group, Acapella, as he performs Negro spirituals in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day from 6 to 8 p.m. on January 16 in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hallon cam- pus. The show is openfree to the public. : For more information, contact Scott Richardson, Ed.D., director of the Misericordia University Diversity Institute, at 674-6247 or e-mail him at srichard@miser- icordia.edu. MU students collect clothing Misericordia University’s student newspaper, TheHigh- lander, in conjunction with in- ternational online magazine, College Lifestyles, has collected more than 200 articles of cloth- ing for A Common Thread, a local clothing bank in Wilkes- Barre. MU students began collecting clothes on Nov. 18 during the inaugural “Stylista Strut Runway and Trunk Show.” Due to the overwhelming response from the community, the clothing drive will be continued until Dec. 9. Six local boutiques participa- ted in the show, including Tul- ulahs, Love Want Wear, The Snooty Fox, Sophie’s Closet, Earth and Wears and Buka. [ Prone: 696-3580 Twelve Twenty Four will bring its high-energy, full-scale holiday rock orchestra concert to the Tunkhannock Area High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. The performance features the music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, as well as the local band’s own recorded holiday creations 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 Mu- sic, Pittston; or online at www.twelvetwentyfour.net. For more information, call 836-6979. Sem Jazz Emsemble plans concert The Wyoming Seminary Up- per School Jazz Ensemble, re- cently selected by the Penn- sylvania Music Educators Asso- ciation (PMEA) as the best jazz ensemble in the state will pre- sent a concert at 7 p.m. on Tues- day, Dec. 13 in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center on the Upper School campus. The concert is free and open to the public. DINNER SPECIALS Starting at Monday through Saturday 4:30-5:30 PM Fring Bonn §osctuidad ; J i www. FIREandICEonTOBYCREEK.com RT 309, Trucksville - Just North of Sheetz (Former Yesterday's Location) KIDS! Mark A. DiPippa-President/Head of School Rock Solid Academy, will deliver a presentation at New Life Community Church in Dal- las on Tuesday, Dec. 6. From left, are DiPippa, Pastor Gideon Gai- tano and Robin Gaitano, of New Life Community Church. Ks he kK of ® ; " . 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