Sunday, January 20, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Locals named to dean's list at PSU Back Mountain students have been named to the dean’s Fan at Penn State Wilkes- 9 To be eligible for dean’s IS; undergraduate students must achieve a one semester grade point average of at least 3.5. : The following Back Moun- tain students earned dean’s list status. Zachary Aciukewicz, Trucksville; Eliott Anderson, Shavertown; Nathan Ayers, Harveys Lake; Arielle Belskis, Dallas; Jordan Bloom, Shaver- town; Joseph Brandenburg, Dallas; Sabrina Bush, Tunk- hannock; Also, Casey Conway, Shaver- town; Savannah David, Wyom- ing; Casey Dawes, Hunlock Creek; Jesse Derrick, Benton; Sydney Doyle, Sweet Valley; Joshua Dunay, Hunlock Creek; Andrew Dymond, Wyoming; Mark Dymond, Wyoming. Also, Christopher Faux, Tunkhannock; Kiley Foley, Dallas; Matthew Fuhr, Dallas; Villiam Fulton, Dallas; Brady , Tunkhannock; Shane dy, Sweet Valley; Timothy Graham, Dallas; Julie Haller, Dallas; Jeffery Heath, Dallas; Ryan Hogan, Dallas; John Howe, Dallas; Lindsey Howell, Tunkhannock. Also, Kevin Katchko, Sweet Valley; Alyx Koehler, Dallas; Lee Kozokas, Trucksville; Mike Krogulski, Dallas; Lucas Lansberry, Dallas; Zachary Manganella, Dallas; Joseph Marchakitus, Hunlock Creek; Devon McMahon, Shaver- town; Megan Millo, Dallas; Christopher Mozeleski, Dallas; Molly Murphy, Shavertown. Also, Ali Paris-Hasan, Dal- las; Amir Paris-Hasan, Dallas; Kailey Peters, Wyoming; Christina Pino, Dallas; Amber Rinaldi, Wyoming; Eric Ring- sdorf, Shavertown; Jacob Ron- dinella, Wyoming. Also, Chad Schraeder, Dal- las; James Scrobola, Wyoming; Jeanette Shao, Tunkhannock; Nicholas Szewczyk, Tunkhan- nock; Jordan Thomas, Shaver- town; Randy Thompson, Tunkhannock; Alexis Vanfleet, Lehman; Randall Welsh Jr., Hunlock Creek; Annmarie Wempa, Trucksville. BMT residents graduate The following Back Moun- tain residents were eligible to participate in Misericor- dia University’s winter com- mencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 16: Christopher Arnone, Wyoming, Business Admin- istration, BS; Jean Birmer- May, Hunlock Creek, Nurs- ing, BSN; Albert Blannett, Jr., Wyoming, Business Ad- ministration, BS; Lauren Brigham, West Wyoming, Organizational Manage- ment, MS; Trish Burgess, Dallas, Professional Studies, BS. Also, Kayla Chappell, Hunlock Creek, Accounting, BS; Eileen Cipriani, West Wyoming, Organizational Management, MS; Rachel Coffee, Harveys Lake, Orga- nizational Management, MS; Yong Cook, Tunkhan- nock, Professional Studies, BS; Brianne Derhammer, Noxen, Psychology, BS; Kel- ly Dougherty, Hunlock Creek, Education, MS. Also, Kathleen Hawk, Sha- vertown, Business Adminis- +-ation, BS; Leah Kaiser, oo: Psychology, BS; Ma- osek, Shavertown, Busi- ness Administration, MBA; from MU Jeffrey Kreidler, Hunlock Creek, Accounting, BS; An- thony Lubinski, Harveys Lake, Interdisciplinary Stud- ies, BS. Also, Roxanne Mahle, Tunkhannock, Medical Imaging, BS; Tara Matlock, Harveys Lake, Professional Studies, BS; William Mcln- tosh, Dallas, Business Ad- ministration, MBA; Amanda Menichini, Shavertown, Psy- chology, BS; Amy Mikula, Tunkhannock, Nursing, BSN. Also, Tara Pisano, Shaver- town, Business Administra- tion, MBA; Anthony Roppa, Dallas, Mathematics, BS; Jennifer Savignano, Shaver- town, Occupational Ther- apy, MS; Julia Scott, Shaver- town, Social Work, BS; Noel Sidorek, Beaumont, English, BA; Suzanne Spengler, Dal- las, Professional Studies, BS. Also, Christine Tucker, Dallas, Nursing, BSN; Callie Whitesell, Hunlock Creek, Elementary Education, BS & Special Education, BS; Frank Yamrick, Dallas, Health Care Management, BS; Seminary plans Open House for Jan. 21 Wyoming Seminary Upper School in Kingston and Lower School in Forty Fort are offer- ing area elementary, middle and high school students and their families an opportunity to visit either campus during the Winter Visitation Day on Mar- tin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 21. ~At the Lower School, 1560 ming Ave., Forty Fort, Vis- ion Day will begin at 8:30 a.m. Visiting students are invited to experience a typical day at Lower School by shadowing a student in his/her current grade level and joining with other students for lunch. Par- ent tours of Lower School, which will include a review of financial aid, will be available at 8:30 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Call the Lower School Ad- mission Office at 718-6610 for more information and to make reservations or register on line at www.wyomingseminary.org. The Upper School Visitation Day program will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Stettler Learning Resources Center, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston. Visiting students will attend a welcome address and present- ations on preparing for college and co-curricular opportuni- ties at Sem, tour the campus and join current students for lunch and a sampling of class- es. Parents also may tour the campus and attend discussions on affordability and the Merit Scholarship Program. Visitation Day activities will end at 2:30 p.m. Admission interviews will be given upon request. For more information, or to sign up for the event, call the Upper School Admission Office at 270-2160. : Students of Rock Solid Academy perform ‘Christmas Story’ at Grace Community Church in Dallas. Rock Solid Academy third-grader Jenna Walters holds baby Jesus during a performance of ‘Christmas Story’ at Grace Community Church. BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Rock Solid Academy students Ali Bartoli, right, and Josh DiPippa, left, join the audience in applauding Parent-Teacher Fellowship co-directors Karen Miller, second from left, and play director Min- dy Rothfuss after the performance of ‘Christmas Story’ at Grace Community Church in Dallas. Rock Solid students present ‘Christmas Story tudents from Rock solid Academy entertained family and friends with their rendition of a ‘Christmas Story’ on Dec. 18 at the Grace Community Church on Memorial Highway in Dallas. SCHOOL BRIEFS Instrumental concert set at Seminary The Wyoming Seminary Fine and Performing Arts Depart- ment will present its annual Winter Instrumental Concert, featuring the Sem Orchestra, String Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Handbell Choir, at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 20 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Semi- nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., King- ston, just north of Kingston Corners. The concert is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2192. STEM School lecture slated The Louis Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary will present a lecture titled “Cutting-edge Cancer Research” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22 in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston. The lecture is free and open to the public. Researchers and faculty mem- bers from The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton will discuss emerging trends and research in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer period. For more information, contact Rachel Bartron at rbar- tron@wyomingseminary.org. Kids for Cash’ public forum set King’s College will host a panel discussion on the “Kids for Cash” scandal and aftermath during a free public forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, on North River Street. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the same time on Jan. 23. For the event, titled “Ethics in the Valley: After the Judicial Scandals,” the panel will include Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Ecenbarger, who wrote “Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme”; Margaret Hogan, chair of the Accountability, Conduct, and Ethics Commission of Luzerne County; and former Luzerne County judge Joseph Cosgrove. For more information, contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director of the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at 208-5900, ext. 5689 or e-mail BernardPrusak@kings.edu. Road to Freedom presented at MU Misericordia University will present “Road to Freedom,” a live multimedia event featuring music and video that highlights the work of those who fought for racial equality over the past 150 years. The program is open free to the public and will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24 in Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall on campus. The “Road to Freedom” chronicles the struggles of a courageous group of pioneers who began the fight to end racial injustice as early as 100 years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged as a civil rights leader. Through live com- mentary, the program tells the story of the efforts of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Dou- glas, W.E. DuBois, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, the Freedom Fighters, Fannie Lou Hamer, and others who banded together against seemingly insurmount- able obstacles to challenge the injustices of racial discrimi- nation and inequality. For more information, call 674-6400. Animal Farm’ comes to Wyoming Seminary The National Players of Wash- ington, D.C., America’s oldest touring company, will present “Animal Farm,” a play based on the novella by George Orwell, at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 in Wyoming Seminary’s Bucking- ham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue, King- ston. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call 270-2192. MU canned goods drive honors Martin Luther King Jr. and benefits pantry Misericordia University stu- dents active in the Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania Pro- gram have scheduled a canned goods drive on campus to bene- fit one of the four food banks in the region in honor of Dr. Mar- tin Luther King Jr. and the MLK Day of Service on Mon- day, Jan. 21. Misericordia University stu- dents, faculty and staff, as well as members of the general pub- lic, are invited to donate canned goods to the Campus Ministry-led effort, which will benefit one of four food banks: Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Food Bank, Back Mountain Food Pantry, St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen,or the Nox- en Food Pantry. The beneficiary of the canned goods drive will be de- cided by the popular vote of MU students. The university will deliver the collected items to the winning food bank. Misericordia students and staff who are active in Campus Ministry will “can-struct” a large peace sign in the lobby of the Banks Student Life Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to repre- sent how the campus and re- gional communities came to- gether to provide a solution to one of the nation’s most press- ing problems — hunger. Donations are being accept- ed at the office of Campus Min- istry in the Banks Student Life Center, located on the upper campus through Jan. 21. For more information about the MLK Day of Service canned goods collection at Misericor- dia University, call 674-8041. Local students receive Seminary honors Dr. Claire Hornung, Dean of Wyoming Seminary Lower School, has announced the Back Mountain students named to the Academic High Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll for the first trimester of the 2012- 2013academic year. HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 6 Nicolas Bufalino, Dallas; Mi- chael Doggett, Shavertown; Zane Nardone, Shavertown; Benjamin Paglia, Shavertown; Mia Raineri, Shavertown Grade 7 Bobby Austin, Dallas; Duncan Lumia, Dallas; Olivia Meuser, Shavertown; Daniel Paglia, Sha- vertown; Samuel Sweitzer, Dal- las Grade 8 Avery Conyngham, Shaver- town; Andrew Kim, Dallas; Mi- chael Kim, Dallas; Nicole Lu- kesh, Wyoming; David Nape, Shavertown; Andrew Schukraft, Dallas; Dominic Wright, Dallas. HONOR ROLL Grade 6 Robert deLuna, Dallas; Kyle Hromisin, Dallas; Austin Sobie, Shavertown Grade 7 Madeline Arthur, Wyoming; Arianna Bufalino, Dallas; Olivia Ostrowski, Dalla Grade 8 Mei Snow, Dallas; Gabriella Soper, Shavertown; Spencer Sti- rewalt, Shavertown
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