“itDallas Middle School will present its annual talent show at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. The ‘show includes 25 diverse acts prepared entirely by the students. A 20-person stage crew com- Pised of students will run the behind-the-scenes work. Ally Rome will be the master of cere- : nonies for the evening. The talent show is open to the community and free of charge. Shown 9 here is "LOCOMOTION," a dance group that will perform at in the talent show. From left, are “Sunday, February 19, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 DMS STUDENTS Vie TO PRESENT TALENT SHOW _ Abby Zondlo, Mikayla Reynolds, Alexis Wyandt, Megan Daily and Jessica Bowden. . to) -PEOPLE BRIEF 1 PegvERE PERE pom eroniTe Pt Sw ERR "Two named to dean's list Colleen Leahigh and Megh- an Pietraccini, both of Dallas, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at James Madison University in isonburg, Va. P10 qualify for the dean’s list, a student must carry a semes- ter course load of 12 graded credit hours or more and earn a PA of 3.500 to 3.899. Three named to dean's list “Joshua Everett, of Harveys Eake, Marc Noyalis and Shauna Phillips, both of Dallas, have been named to the dean’s list at Widener University in Chester for the fall 2011 semester. The dean’s list recognizes © -time students who earned a ade point average of 3.50 and above for the semester. Pace named to dean’s list S Michael Pace, of Hunlock Creek, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 se- mester at Babson College. Pace is a member of the Class of 2015. Locals currently student teaching Five local residents are cur- rently student teaching as part of the education curriculum at King’s College. Dallas residents Ali Leandri, Tarra Miller, Lindsay Szalkow- ski and Chris Wilson are stu- dent teaching at Dallas Ele- mentary School, Dallas High School, Wycallis Elementary and Dana Street Elementary School, respectively. Harvey's Lake resident Mela- nie Steele is student teaching at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School in Lehman. The supervised student teaching experience is neces- sary to fulfill King’s degree requirements and to obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certif- icate. fbr Cink Dining Boon TWILIGHT DINNER SPECIALS Starting at 29.99) | viondey firough Saturday 4:30-5:30 PMI | Phone: 696-3580 WWW, FIREandICEonTOBYCREEK. com RT 309, Trucksville - Just North of Sheetz (Former Yesterday's Location) Lozano-Nieto named to PSU/WB post Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto has been named Director of Aca- demic Affairs at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Lozano-Nieto, a Professor of Engineering for 15 years at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He received his academic degrees from Polytechnic Uni- versity of Catalonia. State funding decreases By Eileen Godin Dallas Post Correspondent Lake Lehman School Dis- trict will see a difference of $48,413 in state funding for the 2012-2013 school year, said business manager Thomas Melone, of the accounting firm Albert B. Melone Company, of Pittston. Melone told the school board members Monday night that if the numbers hold out and nothing changes with the state’s proposed budget, the district will be “flat funded.” Comparing school funding from Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2012- 2013 budget proposal to fund- ing received from the state for the 2011-2012 school year, Mel- one said the district may ex- pect to receive the same for ba- sic education funding of $6,479,800, an increase of $44,380 in Social Security re- imbursement to $511,955, an increase of $21,787 in pupil transportation to $1,452,829 while special education fund- ing will hold steady at $1,113,910. The district will not have the Accountability Block Grant from the Department of Educa- tion, which provided $114,580 for the current school year. With the absence of the grant, the district will face a negative $48,413 in state fund- ing from 2011-2012 school year to 2012-2013. But with the state’s budget approval deadline of June 30 still months away, Melone stressed the proposed state budget numbers are just tenta- tive. He said since the pro- posed state budget could still THE POWER TO CONQUER UTILITY BILLS IS NOW WITHIN YOUR GRASP. 3 With the HYBRID HEAT” dual fuel system by Bryant, you'll never fear another utility bill again. Bt: And why should you? When paired with the Bryant” Evolution” control, you can always feel d You can also feel confident that you're getting the most out of your heating dollar, in fact, the L . cost to heat with a HYBRID HEAT dual fuel system is less than that of any gas furnace alone. it jooks fike utility bills will never be the same again. 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Just last month, the district approved a preliminary budget of $27.4 million with a 4.4 increase to the mil rates of homeowners within the district. change, he will keep the school board updated on the situa- tion. Melone said that in figuring a possible surplus from the dis- trict’s current school year, it looks as through the district could, “break even.” Last year’s significant cut of state funding caused a hole in the budget which the school board strived to fill, cutting back on supplies and not re- placing retired teachers. Just last month, the district ap- proved a preliminary budget of $27.4 million with a 4.4 in- crease to the mil rates of home- owners within the district. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 in average assessed property value. In other news, school board members approved a motion to hired the following instructors for the remainder of the 2011- 2012 school year: Brian Marsh, Berwick, as indoor color guard instructor with a stipend of $2,334.43; Kaitlyn Martin, Sweet Valley, as volunteer as- sistant indoor color guard in- structor; Amber Angus, Toby- hanna, as volunteer indoor percussion instructor; and Er- ic Boylan, Pittston, as volun- teer indoor percussion instruc- tor. John Kudey, Swoyersville, was appointed to the position of maintenance/HVAC at a rate of $17 per hour. An extended medical leave was approved for Judith Hell- er, food service staff, effective January 16 through February 10. Sick days and personal days will be used, followed by an un- paid leave of absence. 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