Vol. 122 No. 15 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 JUNE 16-22, 2013 The DALLAS WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER Or servalibis still open for Lemmond award event It’s not too late to make a reservation for the Charles D. Lemmond Jr. Community Spirit Award reception, The reception, which will honor David and Judy Rimple as recipients of the first-ever award established by The Dal- las Post, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18 at Lemmond Theater on the campus of Misericordia Uni- versity. The awards reception is free nd open to the public; how- ever, reservatrions are neces- sary and will be made on a first-come / first-served basis. To make a reservation, call The Dallas Post at 675-5211 or email TO RSVP Dallas Yo make areser- Post Edi- vation, call The tor Dotty Dallas Post at Martin at 675-5211 or email dmartin@ Dallas Post Editor mydallas- Dotty Martin at dmartin@mydalla- Doom spost.com. Please leave your name, leave your your telephone name, number and the your tele- number of people p hon e in your party. number and the number of people in your party. The award is named af ter the former senator who passed away in 2012 and is de- signed to recognize a resident of the Back Mountain for his or her leadership and advance- ment of community spirit. The award honors those who endeavor to improve the lives of Back Mountain residents through outstand- ing community service, public service or philanthropy and embody Senator Lemmond’s commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reason. The Rimples started the de- velopment of the Back Moun- tain Trail on the old Lehigh Valley Railroad bed. The trail, being developed for over a de- cade, connects Luzerne Bor- @ with Dallas Township. JA free will donation will be vaken at the awards reception to benefit the Back Mountain Trail. FRED ADAMS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lake-Lehman’'s AJ Antonitis shows his emotions about graduating. POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE embers of the Class of 2013 from both Dallas and Lake-Lehman High Schools received their diplomas during commencement exercises on Friday, June 7. Lake-Lehman celebrated its 55th annual commencement while Dallas held its 52nd annual commencement. Stories and more photos inside. BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Dallas High School co-valedictorian Megan Fleming gives her commencement address. DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT Board OKs budget that hikes taxes By SUSAN DENNEY Dallas Post Correspondent Dallas School Board officially raised tax- es at its June meeting. The final budget of $33,599,574 represents no changes from the May proposed budget. The 2% tax rise repre- sents the index allowed by the state of Pennsyl- vania and adds an additional $38 to an average tax bill of $800. The district did not apply for any exceptions to raise taxes over the index. Board member Maureen Matiska, who also voted against the proposed final budget in May, was the only board member to vote against the budget. She said after the meeting that the bud- get does not meet her approval because it does not put money aside for the elementary school. The board voted to refund its bond debt, a move that, according to district business man- ager Grant Palfey, will save the district over $448,000. Cyber school will now be the only option for summer school in the Dallas School District. High school teacher Jennifer Lamoreaux and Vice Principal Brian Bradshaw outlined the new summer school program. Lamoreaux said summer school will not be used for acceleration but will be offered to students who have lost credit in one or more classes. According to Bradshaw, packets have been sent to students recommended by counselors for remediation. The cost of the program will be $100 for one-half credit and $200 for a full credit. Arrangements for lending laptops can be made for those students who do not have a home computer. Lamoreaux and Bradshaw also gave a pre- sentation to the Dallas School Board about the district’s first year of cyber school. They said the district saved $108,000 in fees which would have gone to charter schools and the program also experienced student success and increased graduation rates. Lamoreaux told the board that four students who had planned to drop out were able to grad- uate with their class this year because of the cyber program. In all, eight seniors used the cyber school this year to help them earn enough credits to gradu- ate. The program provided services to 17 stu- dents full-time and 29 students part-time. The board voted to continue to partner with the Seneca Valley School District for cyber school programs, approving a three-year con- tract from 2013-14 to 2015-2016. The cyber school program will expand next year in the district and Dallas teachers will See DALLAS, Page 12 Paige Selenski's playing days aren't over yet Former DHS field hockey player graduated from University of Virginia and earned spot on 30-player United States Women’s National Squad By TOM ROBINSON For The Dallas Post Paige Selenski has been to the world’s premier event in ama- teur athletics. The Dallas High School grad- uate returned from the London 2012 Olympic Games to com- plete one of the most successful field hockey careers in Atlantic ast Conference history. Selenski is done with her time ®. the University of Virginia, but there is no reason to think her playing days are over. Last month, Selenski both graduated from Virginia and earned a spot on the latest 6 "R098 1512007909 30-player United States Wom- en’s National Squad. “I'm just going to take it slow right now,” said Selenski, who made the team through the Women’s National Champion- ships at Old Dominion Univer- sity in Norfolk, Va. “Right now, my heart is still in field hockey and playing the game.” It’s a bit early in the process to determine whether Selenski, who will be 23 later this month, has another Olympics appear- ance in her future. She is moti- vated by another major interna- tional event. “Pour years is a long time,” Selenski said. “I think for most hockey players, the World Cup kind of splits it up. “There are two years between the Olympics and the World Cup. Everybody I play with wants to play in a World Cup, as well.” That gives Selenski a target on the playing field for 2014 at a time in her life when she is also preparing for the next step elsewhere. “That’s something I've been trying to figure out for a while,” said Selenski, a speedy forward who finished her career at Vir- ginia as the eighth-leading scor- er in NCAA Division I history, a four-time All-American and the 2012 ACC Player of the Year after redshirting in 2011 to con- centrate on national team play. “Just graduating from a great university obviously opens up a lot of opportunities.” Selenski, who earned a de- gree in English, said other life decisions will have to be made as they come up. For now, she is looking forward to moving back to Pennsylvania with the national team when USA Field Hockey moves its headquarters to Lancaster this summer. Last summer ended with Paige Selenski and her U.S. Olympic field hockey team- mates go up against Argenti- na in the 2012 London Games. Selenski scoring a goal in the Olympics. She had the only score for the United States in a 2-1 loss to Belgium in the final game, which determined 11th and 12th place in the 12-team field. See SELENSKI, Page 13 L Paige Selenski plays in a game in Virginia Beach prior to the 2012 Olympic Games. |
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