| k | a —— er SREY / f f i ¢ Sunday, June 3, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 3 Former Lake-Lehman wrestler Ricky Bonomo, left, receives a clock as he is inducted into the Knights of the Roundtable by Superintendent James McGovern. More Knights join elite ranks By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com It’s been a big year for John Mi- liauskas. The retired Lake-Lehman band director, often cited as the “Fa- ther of Lake-Lehman Band,” was inducted into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Hall of Fame in April and Lake- Lehman Band alumni will host a daylong program in his honor on June 16 at the high school. But on May 26, Miliauskas joined ranks with a small, select group-as a meritorious member of the Knights of the Roundtable am during a brunch at Irem iple Country Club. e program, in its second year, aims to honor former Lake- Lehman students and employees who have had a positive effect on the community to inspire current students to become better citi- zens. Other meritorious inductees included Joseph Lopasky, a standout football player at Lake- Lehman during the 1950s and the most valuable player at the 1962 Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla., who died last fall; Ricky Bonomo, a former wrestler at Lake-Leh- man who, with his twin brother ky, earned several district, e and national champion- “We're inspiring the fu- ture by honoring the past. Their contributions to Lake-Lehman and so- ciety prove that great people come from Lake- Lehman, and there's no reason not to continue that tradition.” James McGovern Lake-Lehman superintendent ships; and Brian Kelly, a high school and college soccer star who earned national recognition for his skills in the early 1990s and turned pro later in his soccer career. Honorary inductees included the first principal at Lake-Leh- man Junior/Senior High School, Lester Squier, who died in 1989; and Delmer Giberson, a former chemistry teacher at the district who died of a heart attack at the age of 44 in 1987. Miliauskas attended the brunch with his family, including son John III, a band director at Towson University in Maryland. The younger Miliauskas said his father inspired his entire career, including his first instrument Pa Former Lake-Lehman Band Director John Miliauskas, left, re- ceives a clock as he is inducted into the Knights of the Round- table by Superintendent James McGovern. Diehard Lake-Lehman supporter Edward Turchin, left, of Jackson Township receives a Lake-Lehman jersey and cap from Superin- tendent James McGovern. OX } a GRE iNT THOLAUSINY PRpARAUTREE EE BIRY AN CARTER BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lake-Lehman senior Bryan Carter, second from right, receives the Lake-Lehman Foundation Knights of the Roundtable Scholarship from Superintendent James McGovern, left, Jean Sayre, of the Lake-Lehman Foundation, and retired teacher Bonnie Turchin. choice. “I played the trumpet when I was 7 or 8, but I turned to the French horn in high school and that’s what I majored in college,” he said. John Miliauskas III said grow- ing up in the Lake-Lehman band room, he had his choice of musi- cal instruments with which: he could experiment. “I had a different favorite in- strument every week,” he said. The elder Miliauskas enjoyed the discipline of music and trying to mold young musicians during his 35-year tenure at the school. “I'm still teaching and I pick of the horn every day,” said the ac- complished trumpeter. Miliauskas said the students, administration and parents made his career a pleasure every day for nearly four decades. “Inever went to work,” said the See KNIGHTS, Page 13 Engraved clocks were awarded to those inducted into the Lake- Lehman Knights of the Roundtable ceremony. A gathering of fifth- Students from Dallas and Wycallis Elementary Schools enjoy mixer before meeting up at middle school next school year. ifth-grade students from the Dallas and Wycallis Elementary Schools joined together for a mixer on May 18 at the Dallas Elementary School. They ate lunch together in the DES cafe- teria, then enjoyed games and activities outside on the lawn. Races, relays, cooperative activities as well as popsicles were on the agenda. The purpose of the event was to get the students from the two schools together for a social event to allow mingling as next year they will all be classmates at the middle school. Dallas Elementary student Baley Nice, right, unsuccessfully avoids being tagged by Wycallis Elementary student Dylan Good- rich in "freeze tag’ during the fifth-grade mixer. ogee ABOVE: Fifth-grade teacher Dr. Kerry Speziale, center, directs Wycallis Elementary School students as they enter the Dallas Elementary School cafe- teria for lunch at the fifth- grader mixer. RIGHT PHOTO: Dallas Ele- mentary student John Price, center, plays dodge ball with Wycallis Elementary students Caleb Hill, left, and Will McCrum. LEFT PHOTO: Dallas Elemen- tary student Mikayla Engler, center, maneuvers a hula-hoop around her with Wycallis Ele- mentary students Grace Jar- den, right, and Ashley Wein- stein as they play 'Connection’ during the fifth-grade mixer. grade minds brings two i BILL TARUTIS PHOTQOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
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