Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 8

Page 8 ridgy, April 1 5, 1 994 tEhe (Saattle Ml ll gr- "'fy EMed Students of the arts selected; blood drive exceeds 1 15-pint goal r4 showed up for the event with only 27 people being deferred for medical reasons. A goal of llSpints of blood was set by the class officers. Thanks to the thoughtful people who came out and donated blood, 121 pints of blood were collected which is six pints over the goal. Community member, Liz Fatula was the 80th donor for the day and the pint given -at United during the past 12 years. Fatula received a United Lions T-shirt, balloons, and a cake.

Thanks to Mr. Butchkoski, senior class advisor, who in 1982 started the blood drive, 1,641 pints of blood have been collected at United during the past 12 years. pressive achievements. On March 26 and 29, the Indiana All-County Band Festival was held. Fourteen junior high and 22 senior high students were invited to attend the festival, which was held at the Indiana Junior High School.

On March 26, students from all over the county came together at the home of the Indians to practice their craft and then again on March 29. The festival concluded with a concert on the 29th. The concert was a great way to show off the young musicians' many talents. The junior and senior classes at United recently sponsored their 12th annual blood drive. A total of 147 students and community members SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Students from Indiana Area Junior High placed third in the Western Regional Science Olympiad Meet at Westminster College on March 18 while competing against 34 other middlejunior high schools.

Eleven of the 15 team members were medalists in seven of the 23 events. The team will compete with the top 30 schools at the state level at Juniata College on April 22. Pictured above are, front row, left to right: Joe Deemer Ben Vanderneck, Ryan Reid, Eric Bonazza, Brett Burket and Dave McGreevy. Row two: Jackie Johnston, Regina Harris, Stephanie Campbell, Kelly Walkovich, Vanessa Scott, Jennifer Ellenberger, and kneeling. Brent Wingard.

Back row: Tony Kuhar, Josh Hatcher, David Dolan, Adam Norwood, Jacob Shaffer and Albert Runyan. Absent from photo was Lisa Bell. Indiana's Science Olympiad Team is coached by Mrs. Shaffer. (Indiana School District Photo) Program encourages; girls to stay involved; in math and sciences Speakers advance at state meet dramatic interpretation with an interpretation of the trial scene from Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Tiffany Younkin competed in poetry with Tennyson's "Lady of Shellot." Jamie Simmons competed in persuasive speaking with a speech advocating pizza as the national dish.

Corrie-lynn Dyson competed in impromptu By KELLY MACK ARMAGH Two of United's own students recently auditioned as semiflnalists for the Pennsylvania Governor's School of the Arts. Sophomores Katie Shepler and Tammy Shrader were selected from hundreds of students in their respective areas. Shepler auditioned in the vocal music category, and also had the lead in the Drama Club's production of "Bye Bye Birdie" at United. After singing in front of a panel of judges, Shepler was notified that she was a semifuialist and would audition for the prestigious honor on March 26. Shrader entered in the writing category.

She had to endure an on-the-spot essay which she had no prior knowledge of the topic. Shrader was also notified that as a semifinalist, she would have to go through one more audition. The girls traveled to Westminster College for their final audition, March 26. Although still unsure of the results, the girls can use the auditions as a great experience and should be commended on their im vanced into the final round in informative speaking. Jennifer Law took fifth in the state with a speech on "Crazy English." Susan Bender took second place with a speech on the therapeutic effects of laughter.

Team mentor, Philip Kupchel-la, was delighted by the success of the forensics team. He credits Keith Mervine, Karen Kupcheila, Miss JoAnn Tomb, and Mrs. Carole Leonard for their help in producing a winning forensics team. BAND PICK Lesley Bowser was named March Band Member of the Month by the Elderton Band Parents. Lesley, a senior, has been member of the concert bond for nine years, the marching and pep bands for four years, and is currently vice-president of the band.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowser of Kittanning RD 6. mm if 1 speaking, and Scott Mazey in radio announcing, events found only at the state meet. At the state tournament.

Black-lick had three competitors advance into Gnals. Tney include Sherry McGary, Susan Bender, and Jennifer Law. Sherry McGary performed "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer. The other two competitors ad The district would like to welcome Mr. Michael McDermott as the new head football coach.

Mike had been an assistant coach in Blacklick Valley as well as Bishop Carroll High School. Mike was also a quarterback at St. Francis College. The district wishes him and the football program success. The Penns Manor Prom Parents will be holding "Super Bingo" on Sunday, April 17, at the Clymer Fire Hall.

The games begin at 1:45 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit activities for the after-prom. By MICHELE VERMILLION and CORRIE-LYNN DYSON On Thursday, March 24, nine competitors from Blacklick ventured to Susquehanna University for the Pennsylvania High School Speech League state competition. Brad Doliveira competed in extemporaneous commentary. Rahassan Fomari, competed in Schools can enter recipes and win prizes HARRISBURG Pennsylvania's dairy farmers are offering the state's high schools an opportunity to win prizes for their prom activities.

Students can enter their school's "CHEERS" non-alcoholic dairy beverage recipe, and win either a cash prize or a complete punch bowl set "We want to encourage students to use CHEERS beverages and this conest is one way to get them creatively involved," says Betsy Dupuis, communications director with the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. "Six school recipes will receive $230 cash awards and punch bowls will be awarded for several honorable mention Recipes are easy to create for the contest. They must include real dairy products as the main ingredients with juices and other beverages used as complements. Recipes will be scored based upon their creativity, the use of dairy products (variety and amount), the taste appeal, and the recipe name. "In the past, when we've held CHEERS promotions, many students comment that they like to make these festive blender beverages.

Some students even share some of their interesting creations with us. We thought the contest would be one way to further emphasize that students can have fun and entertain sensibly with non-alcoholic beverages," adds Dupuis. Schools that want to create a recipe should consider sponsoring some type of contest among students with a special school-wide taste-testing to determine the winner. Home economics classes are also encouraged to submit their creative ideas. The best CHEERS recipes typically contain a variety of dairy productss milk, ice cream, sherbet, yogurt, whipped cream, or frozen yogurt.

THEY WROTE THE BOOKS Sixth-graders in Mrs. DeAnna laverick'i classes at Penns Manor Elementary have been busy recently writing and illustrating their own books, which were displayed on Author's Day, March 28. From left, are Ben Matthews, Lisa Michny, Ryan Bassaro, Mark Brady and Brad Vehovic. (Gazette photo by Tom Peel) Kitchen to close at Penns Manor H.S. interest is growing as society becomes more technologically advanced.

"More jobs will require scientific and mathematical skills. It makes a difference in wages earned," said Bailey, director of the Wellesley College Center for Research, on Women in Massachusetts. "There is definitely a lot of interest in trying to recruit more women Into the sciences," said Stephanie Bird, who teaches courses in ethical issues concerning the sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Larry Stowe, a high school physics teacher at Choate-Rosemary Hall, a private school in Wallingford, said changes in education must come in the lower grades. "My introductory classes will be 50 percent female, but I lose most of the girls in the advanced classes," he said. "I think girls from younger ages need to perceive they can have science careers before the situation really changes." Statistics appear to tell two stories.

The National Center for Education Statistics compared total high school credits between the sexes. National averages from 1990, the most recent available, showed that males earned 2.87 credits in science and 3.11 in mathematics, while females attained 2.78 scientific credits and 3.08 in mathematics. But at higher levels, federal data show that fewer women earn doctorates in math and science. Women are most underrepresented in engineering: 14 percent ofthe total 78,864 undergraduate degrees were awarded to women in 1991. Women earned 14 percent of the 24.959 master's degrees in the field and 9 percent of the 5,272 doctorates.

There are some good signs, however. Sixteen of the 40 finalists in this year's Westinghouse Science Talent Search were female. And 42 percent of the 17,001 first-year medical students in 1992-93 school year were women, according to Mark Stewart of the American Medical Association. Cano and Muldrow say they views programs like theirs as a way to improve those statistics. "Even if all of them don't pick science or math as a career, we want them to know they can," Muldrow said.

"They shouldn't be out of the running for half the careers available in the future. We need to work on it now so this won't happen anymore." Armstrong offers GED FORD CITY Armstrong School District will be conducting the General Educational Development (GED) test on Friday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m. until noon.

The test will be given in the library at the Lenape Elementary School, 2300 Center Ford City. Anyone wishing to take the test should register at the administration building, 410 Main Ford City, by Wednesday, May 4. For further information call Charles Pepper, 763-7151. were women. Of the 5,309 total students earning master's degrees that year, females made up about 28 percent.

Nineteen percent of the 4,290 total doctorates degrees in the subject were earned by women in 1991. The federal data did not break down the physical sciences into specialities such as chemistry, physics, biology and others. In engineering, 14 percent of the total 78.864 undergraduate degrees were awarded to women in 1991. Females earned 14 percent of the 24,959 master's degrees that year and 9 percent of the 5,272 doctorates in the subject. CARMEN FLEETWOOD Associated Press Writer NEWARK, N.J.

Eleven-year-old Tyisha Wright enjoys science and math, and her mother wants to make sure that interest lasts. But she's concerned that teachers may not nurture her daughter's enthusiasm. "I think they encourage boys more to be good in science and math as the kids get older," said Kim Wright. "I'm happy she likes math and science. I want it to stay that way." So Tyisha is enrolled in a new program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology designed to help fourth- and fifth-grade girls retain a love for the sciences as they enter their teens.

"If we don't get them this young, many times it's too late," said Rosa Cano, a co-director of the program. "By the time many of them are teen-agers, they start forming opinions on what boys do and what girts do. They learn this notion that boys are naturally good Hi math and sciences and girls aren't." Some experts, including the authors of a new book, say young girls are discouraged from studying math and science by their parents, teachers and peers. That leaves many young women with less of a chance to earn top wages, co-authors Myra and David Sadker argue in "Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls." The program at NJIT, a state university, is aimed at countering those negative influences. "Girlshave a very healthy esteem at this age," co-director Diane Muld-row said.

"But they get discouraged as they get older. They're taught to be more interested in their looks and boys." Tyisha is one of 50 girls chosen from 200 applicants for the free program. Participants have to be in the top 10 percent of their class and have an interest in math and science. Some of the classes are held in NJIT laboratories, where the girls will be split into groups to compete against each other in math and science contests. "It's different," 9-year-old Melissa Go-Alcantara said after a chemistry workshop.

"It makes me want to leam more. I want to study chemistry." The girls win meet in April, May and June, take summer classes in July and attend a workshop in September. Cano and Muldrow are trying to raise money from corporations and other sources to continue the program. Elizabeth Fennema, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Center for Education who has been studying gender bias in mathematics for more than 25 years, said she is surprised by renewed interest in the issue. "It was a big topic about 15 years ago and then nobody spoke about it until five years ago," said Fennema.

"But it's not just a feminist issue anymore. Men now come when I speak. That rarely happened before." Fennema credits a 1992 report sponsored by the American Association of University Women, "How Schools Shortchange Girls," with awakening people to the problem. Susan McGee Bailey, who headed the team that wrote the report, said of Technology program designed to keep young girls interested in the sciences and math. At higher levels, the federal data show a more significant divergence.

About 47 percent of the 14,661 undergraduates majoring in mathematics were females in 1991, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Forty percent of the 3,615 students earning a master's degree in the subject that year were women, but females made up only 19 percent of the 978 people earning doctorates in 1991. Thirty-one percent of the 16,344 college students in 1991 earning degrees in the physical sciences By MERI STRONG and RYAN M. DUMAN KENWOOD There are many events occurring in the upcoming weeks here at Penns Manor. There will be a bloodmobile sponsored by the FBLA in the high school gymnasium on Wednesday, April 20.

from 9:30 to 1:30. The public is encouraged to attend. Due to renovations, the high school kitchen will close at the end of this month. Arrangements have been made to provide students with lunches. pr" tan wfcfcM iMWiUHW aanummn nmiitiMrwBMi ,,,1 1 jliitns; Here's facts about girls, science By The Associated Press A report by the National Center for Education Statistics shows that women have made some strides in science but still lag behind men.

The most recentinformation from 1990 showed that males earned an average of 2.87 credits in science and 3.11 in mathematics in high school. Females attained an average of 2.78 scientific credits and 3.08 in mathematics in high school. "You have to remember that all students are required to lake a certain amount of science and math in high school," said Rosa Cano, co-director of a New Jersey Institute TOOTING THEIR HORNS These four Morion Center High School students are headed for state band. They are, from left: Scott Pappal, French Horn; Julie Kochrnon, Tenor Sax; Tara Baun, Alto Clarinet; and Charlene Jeward, Contra Clarinet. See Marion Center school column on Page 7.

(Gazette photo by Willis Bechtet).