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1 0 Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Saturday, May 31 1 997 Tamaqua High graduates look to bright future Frantz, Karl David Searing, Terrilynn Neipert, Walter Paul Schlosser, Melinda Marie Frehafer, Richard A. Schenkel, Rushelle Dorice Nelson, Jeremy W. Yarish, Kelly Lynn Naylor, Jason M. Yarish, Jessica Lydia Frybarger, Nicholas James Thomas, Jill Anne Thomas, Justin Evan Tewksbury, Stacie Marie Steigerwalt, Jason Zelonis, Maria Helena Victoria Pantella, John Zancofsky III, Brigid Anne Zeller, Jarrod C. Yuskauskas, Kelli Lyn Zehner, Paul W.

Kreimndahl, Andrew Thomas Kane, Nicholas E. Heffelfinger, Jennifer Ann Miller, John Douglass Con-ahan and Pamela Ann Goho. Angela Marie Prosymchak, David S. Leibensperger, Linda Lazur, Michael James Leary, Michelle Anne Matula, Philip Krell, Melody Lynn Clewell, Denom Michael Krall, Nicole Lynn Fritzinger, Michael Gerard Luna Leslie Rose Walburn, Jason Leroy Lorah, Kristie Henderson, Robert H. Livingston IV, Cassie Ann Rossochacy, Mark D.

Leiby, Laura Lee Heisler, Corey Allan Mueller, Erica Saman-tha Price, Christopher Moser, Erika Lynn Nortavage, Jason Norman Messerschmidt, Amy Beth McNeil, Thomas James Mace, Jennifer Ann Ankiewicz, Philip William Paslawsky, Michele Tertel, Dale Paul Osenbach, Samantha Ann Roos, Robert David Nunemacher Danielle Rose Linder, Christopher George Nice, Karen Marie Gangaware, Shawn Michael Riley, Brenda Christine Stahler, Robert A. Rex, Tammy Ann Reed, David James Price, Amy Pauline Conover, Charles R. Petro, Alyssa Marie Kemmerer, Eric Michael Schaefer, Elizabeth Ann Krasley, Todd Anthony Rupert, Emma Marie Schmink, Brian Edward Rummel, Julie Ann Shellhamer, Justin David Rowan, Melissa Lynn Gatens, Christopher Joseph Subalusky, Sheila Marie activities you would do." He said that through the years, independence was gained. "Now you will make your own decisions," Lombardo said. "Making the right decisions will take courage." Lombardo told the class that there will be times in life where nothing seems to go the way it was planned.

Courage will get you through, he said. "You are no longer content to look up and admire the stars, but are ready to climb the mountain and grab one," Lombardo said. "Tonight and the future is yours. "Congratulations to all the graduates and may each one of you have a life that is filled with joy and happiness," Lombardo said in closing. Here are the members of the graduating class of 1997: John Raymond Boyer, Dip-tikanti Sahoo, Kara Dianne Graver, Adam A.

Weschler Hayley Elizabeth Forte, Brian Michael Hummel, Michael Lee Johnson, Monica Lynn Johnson, Lisa Marie Kl-ingaman, Wesley M. Kon-savage Jana Larinda Rios, Matthew John Pastucha, Nicole Schock, Paul John Searing, Leah Ann Williams, Chad Joseph Trubilla, Dante John Manganelli, Tiffica Angelika Benza, Richard W. Alonge, Star Krystal WiDhkin, Ernest Guy Edwin Breiner, Jamie Eloise Curvey, Matthew Nicholas Bobick, Melinda Jo Benner, James Joseph Bad-dick Nokomie Ruth Welsh, Brian D. Angst, Jody Jean Freed, James Richard Donley, Felicia Ann Weikel, Dewayne Thomas Dominquez, Angela Marie Lopata, Mark T. Coombe, Amy Theresa Stahler, William Buccieri, Jennifer Lynn Curvey, Earle Hartranft, Amy Marie Knapperberger, William Joseph Hankey Nicole Denise Hartung, Cory Fritz, Jobeth Jacobs, Chad T.

Fegley, Kathryn J. Klimowitch, Daryl Lee Kohut, Melanie Michelle Foose, Edward Koch, Jaclyn Kelly O'Brien, Jiyoom Kim, Cynthia L. Hosier, Sean Joseph Job, AREA HIGH SCHOOI ifr If If If "sJM" I II I I Iff By RICHARD W. FUNK Standard-Speaker As the. Tamaqua High School Class of 1997 walked to the football field from the main entrance of their alma mater, the sun broke through the low clouds that covered town all day.

The future started Friday night for the 128 graduates who received diplomas during the outdoor ceremony. Robert Lombardo, high school principal, had a message to not only the students but also their parents. "Parenting is the most important responsibility that anyone can undertake and at times it can push us to exhaustion," Lombardo said. "But when done well, with love, understanding and compassion, the outcomes can be marvelous." Lombardo commended the parents for supporting their children and helping them earn the academic requirements necessary to be awarded a diploma. As the students faced the grandstands, he told them they were not only looking out into the audience, but also into their future." "The smiles in the audience are from familiar faces parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances," Lombardo said.

'Tour past was shared by many and your memories will last your entire lifetime." Lombardo told the graduates to reflect back to the happy and carefree times of school. But, he added, the future is not always as comforting and secure as school. "It is filled with many uncertainties and many unknowns," Lombardo said. "How do you leave from here secure in familiar surroundings with family and friends?" The answer, Lombardo said, is the courage students developed in their 12 years in school. "Just as you knew that academic excellence is never an accident; that it is always'the result of high intention, determined effort and skilled execution; so is courage never an accident," he said.

Lombardo said courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell, and rose again." "When you were little, your parents made the decisions for you," he said. "They picked out your clothing, decided on the food you ate and selected the I I NT A lit II I yr i Participants in Tamaqua Area Senior High School's 107th annual Commencement Ceremony 1 included, from left, Paul H. Sherry, guest speaker and president of United Church of Christ; Dip- I tikanti Sahoo, honor student; Raymond Kinder, superintendent; John Boyer, honor student and 3Sv class vice president; and Robert Lombardo, principal. Ml ft Yi I i ft Jl Kv. A few opening remarks were made by Rev.

Paul H. Sherry John Boyer and Kara Graver lead the procession of students toward the seating area for the during the commencement ceremony at Tamaqua High School. 1997 commencement. Shenandoah grads have three more R's to study By JILL C. WHALEN For the Standard-Speaker Before graduation ceremonies at Shenandoah Valley High School, two seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society.

Principal William Krash said the students were eligible through a grandfather clause allowing the latest grade point average for qualification. At the ceremony are, from left, Thomas A. Pavlosky NHS president who is administering the oath; inductees Dana M. Monlish and Angela M. Hysock; and witness Amanda Light onship football team, I know firsthand that esteem and high rankings are not just granted," Wonderlick said.

"The quest for respect is a long and tedious process, but hard work and effort definately pay off in the end." Wonderlick said once respect is earned, the admiration attained as a result must not be abused. "We stand proudly before you this evening every one of us prepared to accept the burden that goes along with the respect we have finally been able to procure," he said. Class speaker Jessica Haloskie reflected on some of the experiences shared by the graduating seniors. "All of the memories, good and bad, and all of the times, happy and sad, overwhelm us at this moment as we realize that this is the last time we will come together as a class," Haloskie said. She said the senior class shared a motto, 'Through all the happiness and sorrow.

I guess I'd do it all again. Live for today and not tomorrow. "But on our graduation day, we have come to the realization that we have completed the segment of our life that we only lived for today. Now we are beginning the stage of our lives that we must live for tomorrow." During the ceremonies, diplomas were presented by Frank E. Mikita, school board president, and awards were distributed by Principal William Krash.

Receiving diplomas were: Joseph Abrasonis, Francis T. Brophy III, Anthony J. Chuplis III, Joseph C. Col-osimo, Steven P. Davis, Shawn De'Angelo, Christopher J.

Enders, Mark A. Getz, Bogdan Gheorghe, Jason Matthew Hysock, Abiola Ideraabdullah, Derik T. Jankaitis, Kevin M. Kaplafka John Paul Leb-by, John H. Lorah, Nicholas D.

Lubeski, Randy Paul Maksimik, Gerald Angelo Mc-Cabe, Joseph Mensick, Anthony Paul Michalik, Charles Nowak, Nicholas Palina, Joseph Michael Papa, Thomas Anthony Pavlosky Patrick Powlick, John Preneta, James Sewastynowicz, Bryan Slater, Dan Turner Anthony J. Vislusky, Phillip Wagner, David Walter and David Wonderlick. Dana Abrachinsky, Nicole Abrachinsky, Amanda Aggon, Candice Marie Beltz, Renee Bickowski, Dawn Burke, Megan L. Cantwell, Michelle Marie Chelsa, Amanda Amber Goodrich, Jessica Lindsey Haloskie, Nicole Marie Hilbert, Colleen Christina Holland, Angela Marie Hysock, Trisha L. Hysock, Krystyna Kakol, Linda Kay Kaplafka, Jaime A.

Karas, Jo-Lynn G. Katolick, Wileen Kowalick, Brandy Lee Ann Lawson, Amanda Lee Light, Anna Mary Malocu, Jolene Renee McCauley, Christy JoAnn Michalik, Dana Marie Monlish, Stacey Lynn Monterosso, Catherine Rochelle Mouton, Christa Marie Pellegrino, Nicole Lynn Salvadore, Nicole Danielle Seasock, Heather-Marie Sterner, Patricia Tucci, Hilary Usalis, Cindy Urbanavage, Theresa Zinavage and Tera Lee Zinavage. SHENANDOAH Sixty-nine students graduated from Shenandoah Valley High School on Friday evening, learning their final lesson from their alma mater that as they move on, they must take three R's responaibility, respuct, and reflection along with them into the real world. Co-valedictorian Thomas A. Pavlosky spoke about respon-sibility, and told his classmates that they have a responsibility to the world, and without action, they cannot bring change.

"We cannot stand idly by, and expect everyone else to do it, for nothing will get accomplished," Pavlosky said. Pavlosky said that in growing up, one has responsibilities to their parents, families, and teachers. "Without these people, the road getting here would have been a lot rougher, and more difficult," Pavlosky said, and thanked his parents. Pavlosky said that the most important responsibility a graduate has is to his or her self. "We must set goals for ourselves, and do our best to achieve those goals.

Also, we have values that we must compromise," Pavolosky said. "Eleanor Roosevelt summed it up when she said, 'No one can make you feel inferior without your Co-valedictorian Dave Wonderlick spoke on the subject of respect, saying respect has to be earned. "As a member of a champi Sixty-nine students graduated from Shenandoah Valley High School on Friday night. Participating in the proud evening were, from left, district Superintendent Stanley G. Rakowsky, co-valedictorian David Wonderlick, speaker Jessica Haloskie, co-valedictorian Thomas A.

Pavlosky and Principal William Krash..