PAGE 12 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, January 29, 2012 Luzerne County Schools will note Catholic Schools Week Luzerne County’s Catholic schools will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 29-Febru- ary 5 with a variety of activities, including open houses for pro- spective students. The Catholic Schools Week theme is “Faith. Academics. Ser- vice.” The Diocese of Scranton sponsors Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre, as well as the elementary schools Good Shepherd Academy in Kingston, Holy Family Academy in Hazle- ton, Holy Rosary School in Du- ryea, St. Jude School in Moun- taintop, St. Nicholas-St. Mary School in Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Area Catholic in Exe- ter. All schools are planning in- school activities throughout the week and the elementary schools will hold open houses to give prospective new students an opportunity to tour the schools, meet teachers and learn how to register. The ele- mentary schools offer classes for students in pre-school through eighth grade. Open houses scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 29 include Good Shepherd from 1:30 to 3 p.m., St. Jude from 1 to 3 p.m., St. Nicho- las-St. Mary from 1 to 3 p.m. and Wyoming Area Catholic from noon to 2 p.m. Holy Family Academy will hold its open house from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. Holy Ros- ary School, still in a temporary location due to September’s flooding, ‘will hold an open house at a later date. Back Mountain students named to Wilkes University dean's list Wilkes University Provost Reynold Verret announces the dean’s list for the fall 2011 se- mester. To be named to the dean’s list, students must ob- tain a minimum 3.4 GPA and carry at least 12 credits. Back Mountain residents named to the dean’s list in- clude: Anne Baerwald, Dallas; Aleo- na Chinikaylo, Dallas; Cory Conrad, Dallas; Lindsey Daven- port, Dallas; Laura Eckman, Shavertown; Chelsea Fufaro, Dallas; Kyla Halsor, Dallas; Ma- rissa Harrison, Shavertown; Gregory Heindel, Sweet Valley; Carol Herman, Dallas; Corey Hohol, Hunlock Creek; Erin Hohol, Hunlock Creek.Also, Michael Kapolka, Dallas; Alex- andra Madaya, Shavertown; Jennifer Menzies, Dallas; Tho- mas Mike, Shavertown; Beth Morgan, Dallas; Erin Mras, Hunlock Creek; Jason Neare, Dallas; Stephen Olshemski, Shavertown; Richael Jean Pant- ig, Harveys Lake; Alyson Pau- lauskas, Shavertown; Thomas Pavlick, Hunlock Creek; Ryan Pearson, Hunlock Creek. Also, Gino Raineri, Shaver- town; Matthew Ruch, Dallas; Stephen Ruch, Dallas; Donald Searfoss, Shavertown; Joshua Shaver, Trucksville, Matthew Shaver, Trucksville; Scott Skammer, Dallas; Aubrielle Smith, Dallas; Anthony Swain, Hunlock Creek; John Sweeney, Shavertown; Suzanne Szewc- zyk, Dallas; Morgan Thomas, Dallas; Aaron Wolman, Shaver- town; Bethany Yamrick, Dallas; Anne Yoskoski, Dallas; Ashley Zerfoss, Shavertown. Locals graduate from Wilkes University Back Mountain residents who received degree from Wilkes University in Decem- ber 2011 include: Master of Business Admin- istration - Carla Reino, Sha- vertown; Wendy Saxe, Sweet Valley; Paul Toennes, Trucksville; Master of Science in Edu- cation - Sarah Latona, Dal- las; Daniel Nestorick, Hun- lock Creek; Daniel Volpetti, Dallas; Vanessa Wengen, Dallas; Bachelor of Arts - William McGovern, Dallas, Theatre Arts; Alyson Paulauskas, Shavertown, Elementary Education; Robert Besancon, Hunlock Creek, Sociology; Bachelor of Business Ad- ministration - Christopher DeRojas, Dallas COACH Continued from Page 1 failed. “There was no consensus to re- scind the motion, so now we have to find a new football coach,” said Coslett about how he voted. Nick Zapoticky, president of the Dallas Football Gridiron Club, said he’s “very disappoint- ed” with the board’s decision. “I hope (Jackson) continues in what he loves to do, whether it’s at Dallas or anywhere else. He loves to coach football and he’s a great football coach and he, hope- fully, gets another appointment,” said Zapoticky. “I think it’s a deathblow to the football pro- gram because they removed the coaches from seventh grade on up ... It’s going to take years for that continuity to develop.” Zapoticky’s son, 17-year-old Ryan, was also in attendance at the meeting and said he’s unsure of what the football program will be like next year. “It'sbeen hectic; a lot of players are not happy with what hap- pened...,” said Ryan Zapoticky. “A lot of people are talking about not even playing because of Coach Jackson. It’s just going to be bad.” WHY THE BOARD MET SO EARLY: Dallas School Board President Catherine Wega said the board met at 7 a.m. on Wednesday due to scheduling issues. She said several board members work nights and others were plan- ning to be out of town this week. Wega said the purpose of the meeting was to make a decision on the two resolutions following the Monday night hearing for Ted Jackson Sr. She said waiting until the next board meeting in February would have been too long of a period of time between the hearing and the vote. She said Solicitor Ben Jones lll told the board it can legally meet any time after 7 a.m., and the board factored in work schedules in its decision to meet in the early morning. Wega also said the board legally advertised the meeting for several days in local newspapers. "We weren't trying to hide anything,” she said. The board decided to open Jackson’s position to the public on Dec. 12, 2011 with an 8-1 vote, with all but Goeringer in favor of the action. Jackson has held the position of head football coach at Dallas for 27 years with just one losing season, but those years were not free of scandal. The football program has been on probation for the past four years by the District 2 Athletic Committee, a local branch of the PIAA. The first two years were for a fight during a game in 2008, and the last two were tacked on after an incident in which Dallas play- ers urinated on the tennis courts at halftime during a game against Tunkhannock in 2009. Zapoticky said he felt the board’s vote on Wednesday was an “indirect” way of keeping Jack- son out of the position. Superintendent Frank Galicki said the board is set to appoint a new head football coach at its next meeting on Feb. 6, but “there’s a possibility” a coach could be hired before then, upon which the board would vote as an interim action. Neither Jackson nor his law- yer, Atty. Kimberly Borland, could be reached for comment before press time. JOE Continued from Page 1 open forums for students dur- ing the outbreak of the scandal to help students deal with the information and the dismissal of the coach. “When the news hit, it was al- most like finding out Santa Claus isn’t real all of a sudden,” she said. Lewis is a longtime Penn State football fan, and she’s glad she got to see her favorite coach in the flesh before he died. “I went to my first Penn State football game at Beaver Stadi- um this fall before the scandal broke,” she said. “I got to see him on the field, and it was al- th 2 A oer BLM 5 rgd TA most magical. I have some of the grass from the field saved. It’s probably my most memora- ble moment as a Penn State stu- dent.” Warnick-Piatt said Paterno’s passing is difficult to handle personally. Her late husband, Jeffrey Piatt, was a Penn State student studying sports journal- ism in the early 1980s, and a photo of Piatt and Paterno on the field together, taken after an exclusive interview, is a prized possession. “(Paterno) will always be a part of Penn State,” said War- nick-Piatt. “I like to think he’s not suffering now. We all say he died of a broken heart.” Kyle McKeown, of Kingston, said his family has held season tickets at Beaver Stadium for the last 40 years. EEE ETE a——————. He said the late coach’s pass- ing will lead to some trying times for Penn State, but he hopes the university can move on. “m sad, and I'm worried about next season,” he said. “I'm worried people aren’t go- ing to go to the games any- more.” Student Raymond DeArmitt, of Harding, said though the child sex abuse scandal may have changed how others view Penn State, he feels the univer- sity will remain a beacon of strength in the future. “We will always be Penn State,” he said. “I went to my first game when I was little and just fell in love with the school. That’s why I went here ... be- cause of the strong school spir- it.” A TS SW AC ml = Sm 5 Be DYB PLAYERS WIN MEDALS Dallas Youth Basketball recently held its annual skills competition. Pictured are the fifth and sixth-grade boys who won medals for foul shooting and all-around shooting. From left, first row, are Michael Anderson, Derek Answini, Hunter Landon, Jacob Flores, Michael Luksic and Bernie Frantz. Second row, Adam Borton, Nick Kocher, Ben O'Connell, Mason Gattuso, David Schuster and Brody Strickland. DYB SKILLS COMPETITION HELD Dallas Youth Basketball recently held its annual skills competition. Winners were Lauren Char- Iton, first place; Morgan McNeely, second place; Emma Thomas, third place, fourth-grade foul shots; Megan Borton, first place, Emma Berger, second place, Samantha Michael, third place, fourth-grade lay-ups; Julia Kocher, first place, Celia Reabuck, second place, Lauren Palfey, third place, third-grade foul shots; place Gabby Avila, first place, Claire Charlton, second place, Kaci Hockenberry, third place, third-grade lay-ups. Shown here are participants from the competition. PEOPLE BRIEFS Kapral named to dean's list Taylor Kapral, of Dallas, has been named to the dean’s list at Philadel- phia Uni- versity for the 2011 fall semester, after achiev- ing a GPA of 3.8. The daughter of Michelle and Ger- ald Kapral, she is majoring in pre-medical studies and is in the honor’s program. Davies authors new textbook Stevan L. Davies, Ph.D., a New Testa- ment scholar and profes- sor of reli- gious studies at Miser- icordia Uni- versity, has authored a Davies new textbook that offers a secular approach to New Test- ament study. “The New Testament: Analytical Approach” isan introductory text for students new to the study of the 27 books of the New Testament. Dr. Davies of Dallas, has a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a doctorate in philosophy from Temple Uni- versity. \ He has taught religion at Misericondia University for 33 years. BOX Continued from Page 3 bers left on the five-member board. In appointing replacements, residents suggested the pair vio- lated the Sunshine Act, and ques- tions arose about the board’s spending habits once the new board was in place. Box kept a close eye on what was happening, and in 2003 he decided to run for office with three other locals. “I never intended to run, but I thought somebody had to do something,” said Box. It was his first real experience in local politics, but Box cam- paigned based on instinct. “It’s true that honesty is the best policy,” he said. “We went door-to-door telling everyone what was going on, and many al- ready knew.” Box won the election, along with two of the three men on his ticket. He said the most impor- tant goal in 2004 was balancing the budget. “We very quickly tried to pre- serve austerity in the township,” said Box. “We sold excess equip- ment, implemented an overtime freeze, worked with our earned income tax collector to make sure everyone was paying - we looked at everything.” Though it took a few years for the budget to get back on track, Box said it was worth the extra work. 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