PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, March 11, 2012 SCHOOL BRIEFS MU professor slates physics presentation The Misericordia University Department of Physics is host- ing a presentation by Michael Orleski, Ph.D., assistant profes- sor of physics at Misericordia University, for the first mini- meeting of the American Associ- ation of Physics Teachers Cen- tral Pennsylvania Section (AAPT-CPS) at 7 p.m. on Tues- day, March 13 in room 206 of the Hafey-McCormick Science Building on campus. The presentation is open free to the public. Light refresh- ments will be served. For more information, call 674-6400. Students will perform music at Seminary The Wyoming Seminary Mu- sic Department will present a special performance by mem- bers of the Bratislava State Con- servatory of Music, Slovakia, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, just north of Kingston Corners. The concert, titled “An Eve- ning At The Opera And More,” will feature a 12-year-old vio- linist and four student singers, performing popular works of opera. Concert will benefit Feeding America A concert to raise money for Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, just north of Kingston Corners. The concert is open to the public and donations will be accepted at the door. For more information contact the Sem communications office at 270- 2192. MU profs will present at memory program Misericordia University pro- fessors James Siberski, M.S., C.M.C., CRmT, assistant profes- sor, coordinator of gerontolog- ical education and director of the Geriatric Care Management program, and Dawn Evans, M.S., O.T.R./L., assistant profes- sor of occupational therapy, each are presenting at the Mem- ory Educate Resources Care You program from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 20 in the Rivers room at Mercy Center, Dallas. The program is open free-to the public. For more information, call 674-6945. Craft show slated The Tunkhannock Area Mid- dle School Band will host a craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the mid- dle school. Seminary to hold early childhood overview Wyoming Seminary Lower School invites families to attend the Early Childhood Overview from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 29 at the school’s Forty Fort campus, 1560 Wyoming Ave. Families may tour preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergar- ten classrooms and speak with the dean of the Primary Divi- sion, teachers and admission staff about Sem’s early child- hood program. Please call Heidi Sims, Associ- ate Director of Lower School Admission, at 718-6610 for more information or e-maill.Sadmis- sion@wyomingseminary.org. Seminary presents Music Festival The Wyoming Seminary Mu- sic Department will present a Shostakovich Chamber Music Festival, featuring the music of Russian composer Dmitri Shos- takovich, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 and Sat 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyom- ing Ave., Kingston, just north of Kingston Corners. The concerts will include instrumental and vocal works and will feature professional and student performers. The festival is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2192. SLOVAK SOCIETY HOLDS LENTEN PROGRAM A Lenten Slovak Hymn- Sing and Stations of the Cross will be held on to- day, March by the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylva- nia. The Lenten Program will be held in St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Sta- nislaus Kostka worship site, 666 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre starting at 2 p.m. Event chairperson Magdalen Benish, Plains Township, is shown above reviewing program notes with President of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA Philip R. Tuhy, of Wilkes-Barre. Station Booklets and Slovak Hymns with words and translation of the hymnology will be provided. The pub- lic is invited to participate. DEAN’S LIST The University of Scranton has announced its dean's list, which recognizes stu- dents for academic excel- lence during the 201 fall semester. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the dean's list. More than 1,420 students were named to fall 20 semester Dean's List, in- cluding the following Back Mountain residents: Nicole E. Clemson, Dallas; Chris- topher B. Donahue, Dallas; Sara J. Krogulski, Shaver- town; Rosemary A. Shaver, Shavertown; Edward S. Stredny, Dallas; Rebekah Stuart, Dallas; Cory C. Templeton, Trucksville; Paul J. VanLoon, Dallas- ;Lauren Weaver, Shaver- town. Dr. Daniel Dudrick performs a pretend examination on Gina Pugliese. Healthy Minds Trucksville Early Child- hood Education Center chil- dren have been learning about good health. Dr. Da- niel Dudrick, father of stu- dent Danny Dudrick, and Dr. Elizabeth Gernhardt Mor- gan, mother of student Kath- ryn Morgan, visited the edu- cation center to teach the children what to expect when visiting their doctor for a check up. The children have been learning and par- ticipating in many activities about good health and tak- ing care of their bodies. Drs. Dudrick and Morgan also taught the children about what might happen if they have an injury and need to visit the emergency room. Safety rules like wearing bi- cycle helmets were also em- phasized. Dr. Elizabeth Gernhardt Morgan demonstrates how a doctor would examine and wrap an injured arm on Isabel WVMS STUDENTS BRUSH UP ON HEALTH To help observe Dental Health Month, students at the Wyoming Valley Montessori School en- joyed a visit from Daiphin Borber, dental hygienist of the Back Mountain Dental Office. Students were made aware of good dental hygiene, tooth care and the importance of regular visits to the dentist. Students also received a special toothbrush, stickers and information thanks to dentist Dr. James C. DeFinnis, DDS, also of the Back Mountain Dental Office. Helping with the presentation was Dino, the happy tooth dinosaur, who entertained the students during a tooth brushing exer- cise. Some of the Wyoming Valley Montessori School students who participated in the Dental Health Month. program, shown front row, from left: Leonardo Valic, 4, of Newfoundland; Dylan Harrison, 3, of Dallas (with Dino); Oliver Singh, 4, of Dallas; Mia Gramlish, 4, of Bear Creek; and Ava Leary, 4, of Forty Fort. Second row: Daiphin Borber, hygienist, Back Mountain Dental Office. PACAC COLLEGE FAIR SLATED High school students and their parents from throughout Northeast Pennsylvania are invited to attend The Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling (PACAC) 10th An- nual Northeast Regional College Fair on Monday, April 30 at the Woodlands Inn and Resort. This event is free and open to the public. Representatives from colleges and universities from at least 19 states throughout the eastern United States and parts of the Midwest, South and West are expected to attend. The fair will be open from 9 a.m. to noon and from 6 to 8 p.m. College admis- sions counselors will be available during the day and in the eve- ning, and financial aid officers will be available to answer ques- tions. In addition, parents and students are riviled to attend two evening workshops. The first, titled “The Financial Aid Process," will be given at 5:30 p.m. and will provide an overview of the financial aid process. The second, titled “The No-Stress College Search,” will be presented at 6 p.m. and will outline the college search process. Both sessions will be held in the seminar room of the Woodlands (check the front lobby for locations). Parents and their children are encouraged to attend the evening college fair sessions together. Students are encouraged to bring pre-printed labels with their names, addresses, intended major, year of graduation and high school name to reduce time spent in filling out forms. Students and parents interested in getting more information about this fair may contact their school guidance counselors. High schools throughout the region are encouraged to make arrangements to transport their students to the fair during the morning hours. School guidance counselors interested in ar- ranging transportation for their students for the morning ses- sion may contact Thomas Landon, King's College Admissions Office, at 208-8389 for more information and registration forms : Financial lending institutions and tutorial programs nef) ed in participating in the fair may contact Anne Lew, WyomiTiy Seminary College Guidance Counselor, at 570-270-2125.For more information, contact Lew at 570-270-2125 oralew@wyo- mingseminary.org. ART FACULTY, ALUMNI DISPLAY WORKS Ee as Luzerne County Community College recently held the annual Faculty and Alumni art exhibit at the College's Schulman Gallery. The exhibit featured artwork by current LCCC faculty and invited alumni artists. Participating artists included Jenna Bauer, Sam Cramer, Diane Grant Czajkowski, Denise Evans, Jim Gavenus, Bernadette Harrison, Bill Karlotski, Michelle Leonard, Darrell McGinness, Debbie Molnar, Michael Molnar, Teri Moore, Kathy J. Moyer, Me- linda Nardone, Peter Nardone, Kelly Olsyzk, Len Stankunas, Bill Stritzinger, Chris Vida, and Delores Vida. Shown at the exhibit opening are, from left, first row: Teri Moore, Wilkes-Barre; Denise Evans, Hunlock Creek, Melinda Nar- done, Jeddo; Peter Nardone, Jeddo; and Kelly Olsyzk, Glen Lyon. Second row: Bill Stritzinger, Dallas; Jim Gavenus, Kingston; Bill Karlotski, Hunlock Creek; Delores Vida, Pittston; Douglas Mar- tin, Forty Fort; and Sam Cramer, Harveys Lake. ROSS FEBRUARY STUDENTS OF THE BUILDING February Students of the Building at Ross Elementary School recognized for their citizenship, academics and/or improve- ment are, from left, first row, Emily Bacon, Dana Post, Trista Schechterly, Morgan Eiswerth, Timothy Schechterly and Mer- cedes Carey. Second row, Morgan Marchakitus, Mikella or Christopher Ash, Justin Feinauer, sixth-grade teacher; Meli Boyer, Courtney Henninger, Jakob Trumbower, Tracey Stanley, kindergarten teacher; and Donald James, principal.