i Sunday, January 22, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 SCHOOL BRIEFS @ co sic dept. plans concert The Wyoming Seminary Music Department will present its annual Winter Instrumental Concert at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 22 in the Great Hall, 228 Wyom- ing Ave., Kingston. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 270-2192. Information session on program planned Students interested in learn- ing more about the new Miser- icordia University Physician Assistant program are invited to an information session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 in room 206 of the Hafey-McCor- mick Science Building on cam- pus. During the information ses- sion, faculty members will be on hand to answer questions about the program and admis- sions requirements. Reservations are encouraged, but not required. For informa- tion, call Darci Brown at 674- 3061. LL Band alumni plan reunion meeting A reunion meeting for mem- bers of the Lake-Lehman Band Alumni from 1962-1989 will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Grotto Pizza, Har- veys Lake. An Open House is planned for 1 to 5 p.m. on June 16 at the Lake- Lehman High School. Donations of $10 or more to cover costs can be sent to Lake- Lehman Band Alumni, c/o ginia Piatt Ide, 65 Boyle Rd., Ballas, PA 18612. For more information, con- tact Ginny Piatt Ide at 639- 2587 or gmide@ yahoo.com or Mary Beth Duffy Tomko at tomkoS5@comcast.net. Financial Aid Night scheduled A Financial Aid Night will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 in the Large Group Instruc- tion room on the second floor of the Dallas High School. The program will be con- ducted by Kathy Pesta from Misericordia University and will cover the process of apply- ing for financial aid, deadlines, FAFSA and other relevant information. The program, which will last about an hour, is recommended for families of current high school seniors but is open to the public. Opera singer comes to Misericordia Misericordia University is presenting the “Gala Vocal Chamber Concert,” featuring Grammy-nominated mezzo- soprano D’Anna Fortunato, at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall Fortunato is widely consid- ered to be one of America’s premier concert/oratorio sing- ers, while also establishing herself as a respected operatic artist as well. She has recently performed with the Nashville Symphony in Stravinsky’s “Les Noces, the Boston Civic Sym- phony in Elgar’s “Sea Pictures,” and with The Pro Arte Cham- ber Orchestra in Berlioz’s “Les Nuits d’Ete.” Tickets for the concert are $5 for general admission and $3 for senior citizens and are available by calling the Miser- icordia University Box Office at 674-6719. There is no charge for Misericordia students with a student ID. Human relations expert will speak The Misericordia University Diversity Institute’s Office of Inclusive Excellence will pre- sent author, educator and hu- man relations expert Crystal Kuykendall, J.D., Ed.D, as the keynote speaker for the 21st annual Diversity Institute Din- ner at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Dudrick, Muth and Huntzinger Rooms 216-218 of Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus. To register for the dinner, contact the Misericordia Uni- versity Diversity Institute at 674-1483. Dr. Woodward to speak at MU program The Misericordia University Office of Inclusive Excellence and Multicultural Education Programming will present Charles “Chick” Woodward, Ph.D., president of Chick Woodard Enterprises, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Mary Kintz Beve- vino Library for the “Day of H.O.P.E.” (Honoring Other Peoples Experiences) dinner and presentation. Dr. Woodard is the emeritus vice president of student ser- vices and campus life at Kutz- town University. After serving more than 21 years in that role, he established Chick Woodard Enterprises, a private consult- ant firm that provides training in quality customer service, improving leadership devel- opment and enhancing multi- cultural competence in higher education. The dinner and presentation are open free to the public but reservations are required by calling Brenda Nowallis at 674-1483. LL Lock-In Committee plans rummage sale The Lake Lehman Last Knight Lock-In Committee will hold its first-ever rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat- urday, April 14 at the Lake- Lehman High School. Set up begins at 7 a.m. Cost is $10 for a 10x10 indoor space. Checks should be made paya- ble to Lake-Lehman Last Night and mailed to Lake-Lehman School District, P.O. Box 38, Lehman, PA 18627. 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Students receiving Honors with Distinction awards are, from left, first row, Bryce Van Deutsch, Kaitlyn Connolly, Rebecca Balara, Rachel Roll- man, Caroline Conrad, Cassidy Buda, Andrew Francis, Nate Maransky, Allie Stallard, Mira Patel, Rachel Luke, Kailtyn Chacke, Courtney Hoats. Second row, Greta Ketchner, Olivia Kimmerle, Riley Oremus, Jordan Wilson, Andrew Kovalick, Matt Metzloff, John Macey, Samantha Sorokin, Audrey Aristeo, Maxine DeRome, Paige Boyle, Jordan McLaughlin, Ally Rome, Krista Vivan. Third row, Jennifer Yencha, Katie Snedeker, Julia Ramirez, Sarah Strazus, Rayna Roberts, Lexi Spaciano, Angela Bendick, Sara Schwartz, Ann Metzloff, Troy Reinert, Shayla Stuart, Justin Marshall, Liam Barrett, Lauren Hudak. Fourth row, Kyleigh Kravitz, Ryan Martin, Mitch Kelly, Angelo Kwak, Justin Novitski, Catherine Blankensop, Chris Biesecker, Sukhmail Mathon, John Fessler, Michael Koval- ick, C.J. Good, Ryan Cohen, Courtney Devens, Michelle Leonard, Emilee Zawatski. Sherman wins DMS Spelling Bee The 30th Annual Jane M. Stitzer Spelling Bee was held at Dallas Middle School on Ja- nuary 5 with 28 contestants earning the right to compete by winning a preliminary spelling bee in English class. Janelle Sherman, an eighth- grade student from Mrs. An- drews’ English class, clinched the winning position by cor- rectly spelling the word “rem- iniscent.” She will move on to compete in the Times Lead- er/Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee at The Wood- lands in Plains Township on March 3. Eighth-grader Dana Litch- kowski from Mrs. Razavi’s En- glish class was runner-up. Shown here at the 30th Annual Jane M. Stitzer Spelling Bee at the Dallas Middle School are, from left, Mrs. Barb Wesneski, Spell- ing Bee pronouncer; Mrs. Jonelle Cavill, Spelling Bee organizer; Janelle Sherman, winner; Dana Litchkowski, runner up; and Mr. Thomas Duffy, principal. Student aid applications now available Rep. Karen Boback (R-Co- lumbia/Luzerne/ Wyoming) reminds students that the 2012-13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available for comple- tion. The FAFSA determines eli- gibility for federal grants, the need-based Pennsylvania State Grant, certain scholar- ships, reduced-cost federal student loans, work-study pro- grams and many school-based student aid programs. Institutions of higher educa- tion may have varying finan- cial aid deadlines so students are encouraged to complete the forms early. The deadline for the Penn- sylvania State Grant is May 1 for all applicants submitting a renewal and first-time appli- cants in degree and transfer programs. Boback noted that appli- cants should be wary of orga- nizations that charge for as- sistance in completing or sub- mitting the FAFSA form, as free assistance is available through PHEA and there is no cost to submit the application. 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