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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012 PAGE 9B
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Church, community note Vietnamese New Year
Scarlet J. Hoskins
Elyse L. Kunec
Scarlet J. Hoskins, daughter of Rachel and Jason Hoskins, Larksville, is celebrating her second birthday today, Feb. 26. Scarlet is a granddaughter of Linda Grayson, Panama City Beach, Fla., and the late David and Nancy Morgan. She has a brother, Anthony, and two sisters, Courtney and Sara.
Elyse Leigh Kunec, daughter of William and Amy Kunec, Hanover Township, is celebrating her third birthday today, Feb. 26. Elyse is a granddaughter of Sandra Beggs, Nanticoke, and William and Barbara Kunec, Lee Park. She is a great-granddaughter of Irene Beggs, Nanticoke. Elyse has a brother, Ian, 6.
St. Frances Cabrini Parish along with the Vietnamese Community recently celebrated Vietnamese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, with a Mass at the Franklin Township Fire Hall. The Mass was followed by a gathering which included traditional Vietnamese food and New Year festivities. More than 200 Vietnamese parishioners attended the event. The Rev. Vincent Dang, shown, celebrates a monthly Vietnamese Mass at 2 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month at St. Frances Cabrini Church. For more information, call 696-3737.
Heights Saint David’s Day Banquet planned at First Welsh Presbyterian Church The 76th annual Heights Saint David’s Day Banquet honoring the patron saint of Wales will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday at the First Welsh Presbyterian Church, East Northampton and Meade streets, WilkesBarre, for the men and sons of the church and community. Tickets are $15 and are available from any of the committee members. The speaker will be David Williams, a society member, who earned his master’s degree in education from Wilkes University. Williams, a teacher in the Scranton Area School District, will talk about his many trips to Wales to study genealogy. Organist and song leader will be Glenn Ryman. Invocation will be given by Pastor Chester Dudick from the Meade Street Baptist Church and the benediction will be given by the Rev. George Kropp from the Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church. H. Merritt Hughes will be the master of ceremonies. Catering will be provided by Dukey’s Café. Committee members, from left, are Ryan Anthony, Jeff Borosky, Jim Anthony, Jonathan Comitz, Bob Anthony, Dr. William Lewis Jr. and Jack Owens.
NAMES AND FACES
Amiah E. Wade
Blakely A. Ball
Amiah Elizabeth Wade, daughter of Joni Wade, Wilkes-Barre, celebrated her fourth birthday Feb. 6. Amiah is a granddaughter of Jo Ann Wade, Wilkes-Barre, and the late Robert Stancik, Zion Grove. She is a great-granddaughter of Joan Herbert and the late William Herbert, WilkesBarre.
Blakely Anan Ball, daughter of Brad and Tammy Ball, is celebrating her fourth birthday today, Feb. 26. Blakely is a granddaughter of Mayor Norm and Peg Ball, Tunkhannock, and Joe and Debbie Boyle, Jim Thorpe. She has a brother, Blaize Norman, 2.
Students participate in Race for Education Good Shepherd Academy students recently competed in a Race for Education Program to raise money for future class trips. The top four students that collected the most money received a $50 savings bond from Luzerne National Bank. Other awards were given to students who ran the most laps and raised the most money for their class. Savings bond winners, from left: Brady Eggleston, first grade; Brennan Eggleston, third grade; Samantha Sokolowsky, seventh grade; Emily Stefanik, fifth grade; and James Jones, principal.
Sara C. Cawley, a recent Gettysburg College graduate and a 2003 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholarship. Cawley is Cawley studying in Denmark at the University of Copenhagen’s Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning. Her focus is on collaboration’s role in the formation of the Danish National Park System. The Fulbright Scholarship is a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program to learn, teach and conduct research around the world. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Ralph Shuldi and Emilee Krasson were recently named Students of the Month at the West Side Career and Technology Center. Shuldi, a senior in the auto mechanics program, was named Shuldi Student of the Month for January. He plans on attending college and mastering in auto mechanical technology. He is the son Krasson of Ralph Shuldi Sr. and Arlene Pesavento, Wyoming. Krasson, a junior in the health related technology program, was named Student of the Month for February. Her future goals include college and work in the medical profession. She is the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Krasson, Plymouth.
Seminary MATHCOUNTS team earns first place at competition The MATHCOUNTS team at Wyoming Seminary Lower School recently took first place in the Keystone Northeast Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition held at the Luzerne County Community College. The team advances to the state competition in Harrisburg in March. Four students placed in the top ten spots in the individual competition rounds: Dominic Wright, Dallas, placed sixth; Alexandra Zaloga, Moosic, finished fifth; Andrew Alday, Mountain Top, finished fourth; and Connor McGowan, Pittston, finished first. In the countdown round, McGowan finished first and Alday finished second, advancing to the state competition. Middle-school mathematics teacher Renee McGowan coached this year’s team. Members of the 2012 MATHCOUNTS team, from left: Daniel Paglia, Shavertown; Robert Austin, Dallas; Alday; Zaloga; Katie Paglia, Shavertown; Alexandra Cuddy, Shavertown; Connor McGowan; Wright; Renee McGowan; Reeya Lele, Pittston; and Satyasaran Sreeharikesan, Wilkes-Barre.
Schuyler Avenue Elementary School recognized for test achievements The Pennsylvania Department of Education recognized Wyoming Valley West’s Schuyler Avenue Elementary School for continuing to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress on the PSSA assessments for the 2010-2011 school year. Schuyler Avenue Elementary has achieved AYP consecutively since the start of the PSSA Assessments in the 2002-2003 school year. Faculty members, from left, first row, are Sara Pape, Connie Bookwalter, Danielle Griffin, Kristy Blizzard, Nicole Rossick, Jackie Dziak and Gwen Blaker. Second row: Jill Widman; Lindsey Keating; Casey Kavanagh; Lenora Minetola; Alison Hoover; Samantha Bovolick; Maylan Nicholson, guidance counselor; Raymond Whalen, principal; and Wendy Patton, head teacher.
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