Sunday, January 8, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Ratansasssaanned Giana DeGraba, of Dallas, a Penn State Wilkes-Barre sophomore, was recently presented with the Ei Irene Thomas Memorial Award. From left, are Mary Reddy, Irene Thomas Memorial Award co-chair; Linda Major, Irene Thomas Memorial Aware Chair; Gianna DeGraba, Lisa DeGraba, mother; and Joe DeGraba, father. DeGraba wins award at PSU/WB Gianna DeGraba, a Penn State Wilkes-Barre sopho- more from Dallas, was the re- cent recipient of the Irene Thomas Memorial Award. This award is sponsored by Arts at Hayfield, a non-profit, community-arts support orga- nization housed at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and is given to an academically accom- plished student who has dem- onstrated commitment to the arts. DeGraba is a dean’s list stu- dent whose artistic interests include dance, community theater and singing. A co-founder of Dallas High School’s first dance team, she is a student at the Joan Harris center for the Gifted and Tal- ented where she studies bal- let, tap and jazz. She has won numerous dance awards from “Stars on the Rise” competi- tions in Tannersville and New Jersey. She has performed at the Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre for six years and has also studied vocal for six years with Holly Major. She is majoring in Commu- nications and is a member of the Four Seasons Club and THON which raises money for childhood cancer re- search. KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS COLLECT PAJAMAS Kindergarten students at Dallas and Wycallis elementary schools recently participated in Scho- lastic's “The Great Pajama Drive,” a non-profit organization that provides new books and new pajamas to children in need, many of whom are waiting and hoping to be adopted. Scholastic Books matches the amount of pajamas donated with one book for the children in need. Students in Mrs. Dunn's PM kindergarten class enjoyed a pajama day to celebrate the last day of the pajama drive. The kindergarten classes collected more than 300 pajamas. From left, first row, are Leah Mead, Eva St. Clair, Camille Marianacci, Alyssa Loftus, Leauna Byam, Reese Kaczmarczyk, Luke Pockevich, Michael Cumbo. Second row, Mrs. Rachael Dunn, Hannah Scherer, Jeff English, Dason Lageschulte, Kaylee Farrell, Lindsay Ward, Lucas Tirpak, Brownley Manasco and Gary Vest. SCHOOL BRIEFS Sem recital set The Wyoming Seminary Fine and Performing Arts Depart- ment will present an Artist in Residence Recital at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 8 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyom- ing Ave., Kingston. Artist in residence John Mi- chael Vaida, violin, accompanied by Wen-chi Liu on piano, will perform music by Bach, Schub- ert, Brahms and Kroll. The concert is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2192. Sem Jazz Bands will perform The Wyoming Seminary Low- er School and Upper School Jazz Bands will present a pro- gram of big band and concert band music at 7 p.m. on Tues- day, Jan. 10 at Wyoming Semi- nary’s Buckingham Performing Arts Center, Sprague Avenue, Kingston.The program will feature student soloists and jazz combos and is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2192. LL band alumni will meet Jan. 11 There will be a reunion meet- ing for members of the Lake- Lehman Band from 1962-1989 at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 11 at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. An Open House is planned from 1 to 5 p.m. on June 16 at the Lake- Lehman High School. Donations to cover costs can be sent to Lake-Lehman Band Alumni, c/o Virginia Piatt Ide, 65 Boyle Rd., Dallas, PA 18612. For more information, contact Ginny Piatt Ide at 639-2587 or gmide@ yahoo.com or Mary Beth Duffy Tomko at tom- koS5@comcast.net. Sem Civic Orchestra will perform The Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra will present a pro- gram featuring the works of Smetana, Brahms and von Web- er at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15 in the Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. The concert is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2192. 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 Hall on cam- pus. The show is open free to the public. For more information, contact Scott Richardson, Ed.D., direc- tor of the Misericordia Uni- versity Diversity Institute, at 674-6247 or email him at sri- chard@misericordia.edu. Seminary plans visitation day The Wyoming Seminary Up- per School in Kingston and Lower School in Forty Fort are offering area elementary, middle and high school students and their families an opportunity to visit either campus on Monday, Jan. 16. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Lower School and at 8:30 a.m. at the Upper School. Visiting students will attend classes, tour campus and have lunch. Tours of the Upper and Lower Schools for parents will be offered as well. For more information or to register for the day’s events, call the Lower School Admission Office at 718-6610 and the Upper School at 270-2160 or visit wWWwWw.wyomingseminary.org. Exhibit opens at Friedman Gallery The art of American master Edward Hopper will go on dis- play beginning January 21 in the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University. The exhibition, “Edward Hopper: Early Impressions,” is a collection of Hopper’s early works in charcoal, pen and ink, pencil and graphite. The exhibit, “Winslow Homer: Woodcut Prints,” and also a display of recent paintings by Pennsylvania artist Michael Molnar will be on display in the adjacent MacDonald Art Gallery in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Pauly Friedman Art Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tues- day through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; and Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more information about the Misericordia University Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, contact 674-6250. Seminary Honor Roll listed William Davis, Interim Dean of Wyoming Seminary Middle School, has announced the Back Mountain students named to the Academic High Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll for the first trimester of the 2011- 2012 academic year. HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 6 Bobby Austin, Dallas; Duncan Lumia, Dallas; Daniel Paglia, Shavertown. Grade 7 Andrew Kim, Dallas; Michael Kim, Dallas; Nicole Lukesh, Wyoming; David Nape, Shaver- town; Andrew Schukraft, Dal- las. Grade 8 Gabrielle Grossman, Shaver- town; Elijah Miller, Dallas; Ja- cob Ridilla, Shavertown; Megha Sarada, Dallas. HONOR ROLL Grade 6 Samantha Banks, Dallas; Ar- ianna Bufalino, Dallas; Henry Lynett, Shavertown; Kaitlyn Metz, Shavertown; Olivia Meus- er, Shavertown; Levi Sunday- Lefkowitz, Shavertown. Grade 7 Avery Conyngham, Shaver- town; Gabriella Soper, Shaver- town; Spencer Stirewalt, Sha- vertown; Dominic Wright, Dal- las. Grade 8 Dominique Coslett, Harveys Lake; Jake Kolessar, Shaver- town; Jacqueline Meuser, Sha- vertown; Katherine Paglia, Sha- vertown; Leana Pande, Shaver- town; Kevin Platt, Dallas. DES THIRD-GRADERS HOLD BOOK DRIVE Students in Mr. Viglone's third-grade class at Dallas Elementary School recently held a book drive for needy children during the holiday season. The book drive was organized by Lauren Hurst, class president. From left, first row, are Morgan Vincelli, class vice-president; Morgan Cochran, Nathan Savignano, Josh Peters, Cole Vonderheid, Abby Jayne, Kacey Wickham. Sec- ond row, Hailey Miller, Lauren Hurst, class president; Gabriel Miller, Bryce Chopyak, Kaci Hock- enberry, Thaddeus Mead, Jack Andrews. Third row, Gwen Martin, Elizabeth Donofry, Sabrina Barlow, Cooper Lewis, Ryan Misson, Olivia Karcutskie, Jacob Russell, Logan Hayes and Alex Sgroi. ROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS RECOGNIZED Hi on Fg a 200M mma og ¥ 3 3 IE Ag December Students of the Building at Ross Elementary School were recognized for their citizenship, academics and/or improvement. From left, first row, are Matthew Ash, Jacob Her- ceq, Lilian Raczkowski, Jeremy Hospodar, Madison Long, Sarah Jubis, Meagan Judge, Eliza- beth Blaski. Second row, Alysia Jones, fourth-grade teacher; Conner Fassett, Abigail Hopkins, Amanda May, Rebecca Bonomo, Brittany Schwartz, Cole Schuler, Nathan Jubis, Kelly Dough- erty, first-grade teacher; and Donald James, principal. Seminary Scholarship Exam will be administered on February 4 Several Back Mountain students are recipients of scholarships. Area eighth and ninth-grad- ers not already enrolled at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School are en- couraged to register for the Wyoming Seminary Scholar- ship Exam, to be held Satur- day, Feb. 4 at the school’s Kingston campus. For 31 years, Wyoming Seminary has awarded merit scholarships to excellent stu- dents interested in attending the college preparatory school. Up to 10 four-year scholarships will be awarded, including one full tuition scholarship, two two-thirds tuition scholarships, three half-tuition scholarships and four $5,000 scholarships. These merit scholarships are awarded to students who combine outstanding per- formance on the competitive exam with a solid record of citizenship and academic and extra-curricular achieve- ment. For each subsequent year while attending Wyom- ing Seminary, these students receive the same amount. Interested students must complete the Sem Scholar- ship application by Friday, Jan. 27 and register for the exam. There is no registra- tion fee. Registration on February 4 will be at 9 a.m. and the exam will be given at 9:30 a.m. at the Upper School campus. During the exam, parents are encouraged to attend a discussion led by Harvie Rug- gles, Wyoming Seminary’s Director of College Guid- ance, on how to maximize their students’ chances for college opportunities. Par- ents may also attend the Sem Student Showcase to see ex- amples of student academic and artistic accomplishments and to attend a financial aid session titled “Options Be- yond the Sem Scholarship.” Following the exam, pro- spective families are invited to join current students and faculty for the President’s Luncheon, hosted by Dr. Kip Nygren. The afternoon will end with campus tours. Several of the 24 current Sem students who are recip- ients of the Wyoming Semi- nary Scholarship are Back Mountain residents. They are seniors Brandon Rome of Shavertown and Logan May of Dallas, and juniors Jason Curtis and Lauren Fernandez of Dallas, Tyler Martin of Shavertown. For more information re- garding the 31st annual Wyoming Seminary Scholar- ship Exam and to request an application, call the Upper School Office of Admission at 270-2160.
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