Congratulations Class of 2013 - Mahanoy Area School District

MAHANOY AREA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION 2013

BEAR FACTSMahanoy Area High School GRADUATION 2013

Officers President: Bobby Van Horn

Vice-President: Maria RajkowskiSecretary: Amber WagnerTreasurer: Kellie Linkchorst

Class Colors: Black and Vegas GoldClass Flower: Tiger Lily

Class Song: “Whenever You Remember”by Carrie Underwood

Class of 2013

Class Quote: “Don’t follow the beaten path. Go your

own way and leave a trail.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dear Seniors,

In just a couple of days I will not be able to call you my seniors. You will be graduates of Mahanoy Area. This past year my main goal for our entire high school was to improve in every way possible. If we were weak in one area we would concentrate to become stronger. If we were strong we wouldn’t be complacent and would strive for improvement. I take this time to thank you for your help in making Mahanoy Area a stronger place. Your leadership for our underclassmen is immeasurable. I hope your experiences at Mahanoy were so special that you will some day pass them on to your children. Now it is your turn to venture out into the world and live life to the fullest. Use the valuable lessons you were taught here to achieve everything you want. Know that you will always have a support system called Mahanoy Area. I am just a letter, phone call, or email away. Congratulations Class of 2013. I wish you nothing but the best.

Mr. Thomas SmithMahanoy Area High School Principal

Congratulations Class of 2013


Students of the MonthSeptember: Anne Swokel & Michael Wirtz

October: Holly Sofka & Eric WilliamsonNovember: Alyssa Hay & Christian Ulicny

December: Katie Stramara & Molly Yanchuck

January: Kellie Linkchorst & Maria Rajkowski

February: Kendall Peel & Amber WagnerMarch: Miranda Evitts & Dana SnyderApril: Ashley Hullihan & Cade Casserly

May: Breanna Bennett & Deanna Mackalavage

YES Program Graduates

Students of the YearAnne Swokel & Mike Wirtz

Outstanding Alumnus

2013

“I’m proud of the YES grads and I wish them the best of luck with their future careers.” - Valerie Kane

Kevin BosworthThomas Dolbin

Greg KellerMolly Yanchuck

Matt KimmelAmanda KramerKellie Linkchorst

Kyle McGeeMaria RajkowskiCody ScheganBecca ShownMarisa Staab

Katie StramaraBobby VanHorn

Krystal Walinchus

Mrs. Mary Edith Rhoades

Scholar AthletesAnne Swokel & Christian Ulicny

JuneRemember Me – June 4

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Legendary Edition) - June 4Animal Crossing: New Leaf – June 9

The Last of Us – June 14Game and Wario – June 23

Company of Heroes 2 – June 25Deadpool – June 25

Project X Zone – June 25Muramasa Rebirth – June 25

July

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection – July 9NCAA Football 14 –July 9

Dynasty Warriors 8 – July 16Shin Megami Tensei IV – July 16

August

Pikmin 3 – August 4Dragon’s Crown – August 6Tales of Xillia – August 6

Mario and Luigi Dream Team – August 11Disney Infinity – August 18Saints Row IV – August 20

Splinter Cell Blacklist – August 20The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – August 20New Super Luigi U (Standalone) – August 25

Killer is Dead – August 27Lost Planet 3 – August 27

Madden NFL 25 – August 27

Anticipated Summer 2013

Video Game Releases


My most memorable moment of high school was...

…when Megan Blume and I became best friends and had so many countless fun times. - Tamara Kris-topaitis…when Gaval hit Jordan Black in the face with a basketball. – Alex Boyce…goofing off at tech. - Nicholas Sopko…spending time with the class I have. Without them my whole high school experience would have been different. - Megan Blume…going to vo-tech and my freshman lunch table. - Rachel Wolfe…going on the Fahrenheit for the first time at Her-shey with Dana. - Krystal Walinchus …my whole senior year, both at tech and at Maha-noy. - Krista O’Boyle…at prom when we all stood hand in hand at the end. - Ashlie Foose…prom, theatre arts, cheering at football and basket-ball games and making memories with my friends. - Miranda Evitts…my whole high school career except for my fresh-man year. - Cody Schegan…the people I got to know. - Hope Palubinsky …when me and my friends went to Hershey and we all got stuck in the rain. - Kelly Vezo…when I met my best friend and we are friends until this day. - Nilka Marcano

…walking through the high school with a Mahanoy football jersey on. – Jonathan Deesing…all of the fun times with Mrs. Fegley and going to prom with Elton John. - Holly Sofka…singing with the Chordaires. - Monica Cameron…going to all of the sporting events. - Mike Wirtz…being able to cheer at football and basketball games and all of the sports I was involved in. - Kelly Linkchorst…going to all of the sporting events, especially go-ing to the districts games for basketball and winning against Pius X. - Maria Rajkowski…winning the Eastern Conference Championships. - Christian Ulicny…too many things to count. All the little things that made me laugh impacted me. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…winning the District 3 Schuylkill League Division for softball. - Amanda Kramer…making new friends. - Autumn Arner…the trips I took overseas freshman and junior years to France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy with great friends. - Breanna Bennett…Mr. Bet “What are you looking at?” Me “College.” Mr. Bet “Which one?” Me “All of them.” – with Dana Snyder. - Brittany Lindenmuth…my senior year. - Eric Williamson…swim season and our bus ride talks. - Marissa Blashock

Attention students taking the LCCC English in the 2013-2014 school year, please return

your registration card to Ms. Nelsen in the high school office they are overdue!!!!!!

Graduation practice will begin on May 31. All male graduates MUST

HAVE THEIR CAPS FOR GRADUATION PRACTICE.Graduation tickets will be

distributed at graduation practice.

Attention all freshmen: If you owe class dues, they are due by May 31st.

Please hand in your dues to Mr. Shirvinski. If you have any questions

please let Mr. Shirvinski know.


Class of 2013Future Plans

…work for American Cable for a good amount of time and possibly attend college. - Jonathan Deesing…to pursue a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Elizabethtown College and eventually become a medical scientist, working to find cures for diseas-es. - Holly Sofka…to join the Navy. - Monica Cameron…to attend Lebanon Valley College to major in phys-ical therapy.…to attend Shippensburg University to major in ex-ercise science. - Kelly Linkchorst…to attend Elizabethtown College to major in busi-ness administration. - Maria Rajkowski…to attend Bloomsburg University to major in nurs-ing. - Christian Ulicny…to attend LCCC for three years to get my vet tech degree and work up to owning my own business. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…to attend college to major in psychology. - Amanda Kramer…to attend college to major in accounting. - Autumn Arner…to attend Villanova University and graduate with a degree in biology or biochemistry. - Breanna Ben-nett…to attend Bloomsburg University to major in biol-ogy pre-med. - Brittany Lindenmuth…to attend the University of Pittsburg to major in po-litical science then go active duty Army. - Eric Wil-liamson

…to attend college to major in diagnostic medical sonography. - Marissa Blashock…to attend college to become a teacher. - Tamara Kristopaitis…to be a Navy diver or seal. - Alex Boyce…to go to school and work as an electrical lineman. - Nicholas Sopko…to attend college to get my degree as an RN. - Me-gan Blume…to attend LCI for pastry. - Rachel Wolfe…to attend the University of Scranton to major in criminal justice. - Krystal Walinchus…go to the workforce for hairdressing and possi-bly attend special effects makeup school. - Krista O’Boyle…work for awhile then off to college. - Ashlie Foose…to attend Lebanon Valley College to major in pre-law. - Miranda Evitts…to become an electrician. - Cody Schegan…to someday be a trainer for dolphins. - Hope Pa-lubinsky…to attend McCann’s School of Business to study early childhood education to be a teacher’s aide or at least try to own a daycare. - Kelly Vezo…to attend college, own my own restaurant and start a family. - Nilka Marcano…to start off small and work my way up the career ladder. - Thomas Dolbin

Sports physicals will be given on June 3rd starting at 8:30am, in Nurse Merch’s office. Cost is $25, please see

Nurse Merch for forms.

The 2nd Annual Jeffrey Donnelly Memorial Softball Tournament will be held on Saturday, August 10th and Sunday August 11th at the

Jeff Donnelly Memorial Complex

To register, email [email protected] or stop by “Sun on the Run” Tanning in

Mahanoy City to pick up a register form.

Participants must be 14 years of age or older to play.

Senator for a DayThe following juniors attended the Senator for a Day Program on May 9: Kyle Bernadyn, Tyler Cavenas, Jen Jackowiak, Kelsey Macieunas, Corrine Mensch and Greg Merchlinsky.


… my weight class on the wrestling team to Bailey Forte. - Jonathan Deesing…my position as drum major to Lily Leahy. - Holly Sofka…my swimming records to Justin Hall, Trey Macei-unas, Noah Noon, and Jacob Ulicny. – Mike Wirtz…my position as cheerleading captain to Kelsey Maceiunas, my bestest friend in the world. My 300 hurdles to Noel Bernardyn and my hitting position to Noel Kauffman. - Kelly Linkchorst…my uniforms to whoever wants to suffer in those beautiful pieces of clothing. - Maria Rajkowski…my acting abilities to Tyler Davies. - Christian Ulic-ny…my determination to be the best person I can be and do the best I can to all of the freshmen who are learning who they are. High school is hard but you will conquer if you believe in yourself. - Abahgail Wiekrykas

…my position as prop girl to Lily Leahy and Maddie Jeffries. Good Luck! - Breanna Bennett…my stage manager position to Mason Ryan even though he probably won’t get it even though he de-serves it because he can actually build and isn’t dumb. - Eric Williamson…my position on the swim team to my girls, Yeslek, Urn and Brooka. - Marissa Blashock…my swagger to Trey Macieunas. - Alex Boyce…my attendance in vo-tech to any willing, hardwork-ing student who wants to pursue a promising career in cosmetology. - Krista O’Boyle…my job singing the National Anthem to my favorite cousin, Gia. - Miranda Evitts…my position on bass drum to the underclassmen in marching band. - Kelly Vezo…my ability to be a good friend to Anthony. - Thomas Dolbin

I will...

Special wishes go out to...…my teachers, Coach Lawrence and the junior class. - Jonathan Deesing…the underclassmen that are planning on taking AP courses. - Holly Sofka…the junior class. Good luck as seniors! - Mike Wirtz…all of my underclassmen friends who I will miss terribly while I am away at college, but will never lose touch with. Enjoy these years while you can! - Kelly Linkchorst…Mr. Nester because he is not going to know what to do without me. - Maria Rajkowski…my Mom, Jacob, and my extended family, Davies and Miranda. - Christian Ulicny…all of my peers who, when I came back in 10th grade, were here with open arms. We may have had our bad moments but I’ve always been “mother hen” but I care about you all so much and want the best for you all. I love you. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…classmates serving our country. - Amanda Kram-er…all of my classmates serving our country. - Autumn Arner…all of my underclassmen friends, all of my fellow graduating seniors and my family and friends. - Bre-anna Bennett

…the underclassmen. - Eric Williamson…all the incoming freshmen and underclassmen. - Marissa Blashock…the volleyball team. - Alex Boyce…Mrs. B. - Nicholas Sopko…all my close friends and my best friends. - Rachel Wolfe…my friends and family. - Krystal Walinchus…all the vo-tech kids who worked extra hard their last 3 years, basically attending a secondary school and still passing high school. - Krista O’Boyle…my sister, Abigail Foose, who worked so hard to make it to high school, and to my family who sup-ported me throughout the years. - Ashlie Foose…my little brother, Mason, my family, friends and big brother, Christian. - Miranda Evitts…all the incoming freshmen. - Cody Schegan…my family (they have supported me throughout my life and helped me believe in myself to get to this point). My friends (who have always been there for me). Both mean the world to me. - Hope Palubinsky…my friends and family. - Kelly Vezo…all my friends, teachers and best friend. - Nilka Marcano…my brother, family and the teachers. - Thomas Dolbin


The class that benefited me the most was...…money management and entrepreneurship. - Jon-athan Deesing…AP Chemistry and the life lessons learned within it. - Holly Sofka…AP Calculus. - Monica Cameron…AP Biology. - Mike Wirtz…Personal Finance. - Kelly Linkchorst …Ms. Loy’s Personal Finance class - Maria Ra-jkowski…AP Chemistry and the conversations that occurred in that class. - Christian Ulicny…every class I have attended as a student has influ-enced me in a way that has shaped me into the per-son I will grow up to be. Every teacher I have had has taught me more about life than just biology or math or grammar. They taught me about being a good person. I will miss you all. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…Business Law. - Amanda Kramer…Accounting and Personal Finance. - Autumn Arn-er

…Mrs. Fegley’s AP Chemistry class and her words of wisdom and life advice. - Breanna Bennett…Sports Physiology. - Brittany Lindenmuth…AP Literature. - Eric Williamson…Personal Finance. - Marissa Blashock…Ms. Popalis’. - Tamara Kristopaitis…Ms. Loy’s Personal Finance. - Alex Boyce…Health. - Nicholas Sopko…English. - Megan Blume…Math. - Rachel Wolfe…YES program. - Krystal Walinchus…Entrepreneurship. - Krista O’Boyle…biology with Mr. Shirvinski. - Ashlie Foose…AP English and government. - Miranda Evitts…YES. - Cody Schegan…English. - Hope Palubinsky…Health and Fitness. - Kelly Vezo…Mrs. Bet’s class. She pushed me to do my work and helped me with everything. - Nilka Marcano…Ms. Bet’s Math class. - Thomas Dolbin

…a normal civilian with a job and a stable relationship plus not living with my family. – Jonathan Deesing…just beginning my life as a medical scientist and starting my research for disease cures. – Holly Sof-ka…alive and content with life. – Monica Cameron…a doctor of physical therapy working with profes-sional sports teams. – Mike Wirtz…having a well rounded career with a happy family and nice home. – Kelly Linkchorst…working an amazing job, making a ton of money and living the good life. – Maria Rajkowski…as a nurse with a nice family. – Christian Ulicny…owning my own kennel and groomer with a large farm and starting a family. – Abahgail Wiekrykas…a social worker. – Amanda Kramer…as an accountant. – Autumn Arner…having a successful career that I love in the field of science, possibly getting married and seeing the world. – Breanna Bennett…out of college finally, settling down and starting a family. – Brittany Lindenmuth…a soldier in the U.S. Army. – Eric Williamson

In the year 2023, I foresee myself as...…an ultrasound technician. - Marissa Blashock…a teacher. – Tamara Kristopaitis…a diver in the Navy. – Alex Boyce…working at an electrical company. – Nicholas Sop-ko…working in a children’s hospital as an RN. – Megan Blume…a pastry chef. – Rachel Wolfe…with a career in criminal justice, a nice house and with a family. – Krystal Walinchus…a professional cosmetologist. – Krista O’Boyle… a mother of two and married, working as a con-servation worker/ranger. – Ashlie Foose…a successful lawyer, living my life to the fullest. – Miranda Evitts…having a job in the electrical field. – Cody Sche-gan…either an artist or a musician. – Hope Palubinsky…having a good job and hoping to have a family someday. – Kelly Vezo…the owner of a restaurant, finished college and having a family. – Nilka Marcano…a Navy cook on a ship. – Thomas Dolbin


2013 Baseball Team

2013 Softball TeamDistrict 3 Schuylkill League Division

As the school year comes to a close, many students are antici-pating the glory that is summer. Although the end of the school year may be a hectic time full of stressing over finals and for the seniors, graduation, it’s al-ways comforting to know that care-free living is just around the corner. The summer time is a great opportunity for students to get away from the school en-vironment and relax their minds and focus on enjoying the swel-tering heat! Some students will travel to their favorite beaches, go to amusement parks, go on a camping trip, or just hang around with friends. No matter what the person is doing, it’s surely more exciting than sit-ting in a classroom! There are so many intriguing activities the summer can hold, but the most important part is what you make of it yourself. This sum-mer will only be as exciting as you make it. Even though sum-mer only lasts for three months, if you make the most of it, the memories will last forever. So when school has finally ended at the end of May, and we say goodbye to our friends who are going to college, we must pre-pare ourselves for the coming year. Some of us will be visiting colleges ourselves, the reality of growing up hitting hard. Wheth-er you happen to be spending your summer days basking in the rays of sunshine on a sandy beach, the sound of seagulls above, or camping under the twilight sky, crickets chirping in the woods nearby, appreciate ev-ery second of it, because you’ll never get this summer back, so make it one to remember!

Summer Fun

Cavenas Breaks Two School Records

Athletic standout, Tyler Cavenas, had an exciting track season. Com-peting in both the discus and shot put, Cavenas broke the school record in both events, with a discus distance of 149’9” at the District Meet and a cool 50’11” with the shot at the League Meet. He also placed first at the Pine Grove Invitational in both events, as well as first in discus at Districts. In the shot, Cavenas took the gold at the Tamaqua Invitational and Leagues and second at Districts. He ended the season with a trip to the State Meet, where he competed in both events. Tyler has been in contact with numerous universities and is leaning toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he would play football.


What does the class of 2012 think of their teachers?

Most Serious First Place: Ms. Loy

Second Place: Mr. Shirvinski

Best Storyteller First Place: Mr. Nester

Second Place: Mr. SmithThird Place: Mr. Popalis

Gave the Most Notes First Place: Mr. Tobin and Mr. Shirvinski

Second Place: Mr. Nester

Wittiest First Place: Mr. Cray

Second Place: Mr. Bet

Best Dressed First Place: Mr. Gerber

Second Place: Mr. Shirvinski

Gave the Most HomeworkFirst Place: Ms. ZakrewskySecond Place: Mr. Scheeler

Gave the Least HomeworkFirst Place: Mrs. Cray

Second Place: Ms. Naylon and Ms. Popalis

Gave the Least TestsFirst Place: Mr. Gerber

Second Place: Mrs. NaylonThird Place: Mr. Cray and Mr. Kline

Biggest Sports EnthusiastFirst Place: Mr. Holmes

Second Place: Mr. Gerber

Friendliest First Place: Mrs. Fegley

Second Place: Mr. GerberThird Place: Mr. Nester

Most Involved First Place: Mrs. Fegley

Second Place: Ms. BrylewskiThird Place: Mr. Holmes

Best Advice First Place: Mrs. Fegley

Second Place: Ms. ZakrewskiThird Place: Mr. Cray, Mr. Wiscount,

Ms. Popalis and Mrs. Bet

From Ms. Pollack: My World History Class,

Investigating History Class and I would like to thank

Mr. Poepperling, my student teacher, for the great job he did

and wish him the best in his future.

SADD Alternative Activity

Monday, June 3noon - 7 pm

SUMMER BASH OPEN TO EVERYONE

bounce houses, splash party & music, Roller Roost, laser tag, rock climbing

wall, food & drinks, FREE FUN!


The teachers vote...Best Writer

First Place: Molly YanchuckSecond Place: Holly SofkaThird Place: Sage Eberle

Quietest First Place: Dominic Blackwell, Dana Snyder,

Ashley Foose and Amanda Kramer

Best Musician First Place: Shana Noon, Christian Ulicny

and Holly Sofka

Funniest First Place: Craig Fabian

Second Place: Jordan Black

Most Reliable First Place: Kellie Linkchorst, Cody Schegan

and Katie Stramara

Best Dressed First Place: Carla Abrachinsky, Deanna Mackalavage

and Kendall Peel

Most PoliteFirst Place: Cody Schegan, Eric Williamson and

Kellie Linkchorst

Most SpiritedFirst Place: Bobby Van Horn

Second Place: Ashley Hullihan

Best Actor First Place: Christian Ulicny

Second Place: Mike Wirtz

Most Popular First Place: Bobby Van Horn

Second Place: Mike WirtzThird Place: Miranda Evitts

Most Organized First Place: Molly Yanchuck, Maria Rajkowski

and Kellie Linkchorst

Most Involved First Place: Krystal Walinchus, Holly Sofka,

Anne Swokel and Amber Wagner

Best Actress First Place: Miranda EvittsSecond Place: Shana noon

Best Scholar First Place: Anne Swokel, Mike Wirtz, Holly Sofka

and Molly Yanchuck

Most Likely To SucceedFirst Place: Anne Swokel

Second Place: Molly Yanchuck

Operation Store FrontThere is a group of 15 students from the group, Teens Against Tobacco, that were selected to participate in this activity. They are going to local stores that sell tobacco products in order to conduct a survey re-garding tobacco advertising as well as give the store employees some information regarding the sales of tobacco products. This program is done through the department of health. The group sat in on a pre-sentation regarding the information as well as how to conduct the survey and after the project they will each receive a $25 gift card from Wal-Mart as well as a Pizza Party.

Next Meeting of the Mahanoy Area Drug and

Alcohol Prevention CoalitionMonday, September 16, 2013 at 2:30pm in the High School

LGI Room


My advice to underclassmen is...…to plan your future because it’s yours and nobody else’s. - Jonathan Deesing…hard work does pay off. - Holly Sofka…never give up until the very end. - Monica Cam-eron…stay awake in class and do your homework. - Mike Wirtz…to not waste your time while you’re in high school. It goes by way too fast. - Kelly Linkchorst…have fun while you can because high school really does fly by. - Maria Rajkowski…try your hardest and you will succeed. - Christian Ulicny…don’t ever put your head down. So many things are coming that you can’t even imagine. Dreams re-ally do come true! I promise. Just care about yourself and your grades and you will be awesome. People come and go so don’t ever let anyone tear you down. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…study hard. Don’t waste your time. - Amanda Kramer…don’t waste your time. It is valuable. - Autumn Arner…don’t procrastinate. - Breanna Bennett…don’t let the senioritis set in till May. - Brittany Lin-denmuth…work hard, keep busy, stay focused and gradua-tion will come quick. - Eric Williamson

…stay involved with as much as possible, always work hard and all juniors, good luck. - Marissa Blashock…don’t mess around, work hard. - Tamara Kristo-paitis…don’t slack. - Alex Boyce…don’t throw the potato. - Nicholas Sopko…work hard. It will get you far. If you don’t, it won’t. - Megan Blume…do your best and don’t fool around. - Rachel Wolfe…work hard and do all work. Don’t leave anything get in your way. - Krystal Walinchus…work hard and try to pass because you don’t want to do it again. - Krista O’Boyle…just do your work. Don’t give up. - Ashlie Foose…make the most of your time at Mahanoy Area. It goes way too fast. - Miranda Evitts…take the YES program and good luck. - Cody Schegan…try your best. You can do this! Don’t let people get to you. It’s just not worth getting stressed. - Hope Palubinsky…good luck next year and try your best. - Kelly Vezo…stay focused on school and get all your work done. Stay away from drugs. - Nilka Marcano…come to school and be ready for anything. - Thom-as Dolbin

On behalf of the band and the choir, thank you to all of the faculty and staff that either attended the HS Band and Choir concert

or the MS Band and Choir Concert. All the students performed wonderfully and the stu-dents love seeing faculty attend the concert.

Thank you all for your support of the

music program.

Jason E. Wenrich

Northern Schuylkill County Relay for Life is scheduled for June 8-9 at the

Mahanoy Area Football Stadium. We encourage the community to take part in this worthy event. Thank you for

your support!


Envirothon Competitors

On Tuesday, May 7, the Envirothon team com-peted in the Schuylkill County Envirothon.

This year’s teams are:Dana Snyder

Shawna WelshHope PalubinskyMadison Ansbach

Alyssa Hay

Darryl AndreasHarit Palta

Marcus SchmerfieldNicolas Scicchitano

Michael Kriner

If I could change one thing about my four years of high school, I would...…gotten more involved and tried harder to get better grades. - Jonathan Deesing…spent more time enjoying my time in high school. It goes by fast! - Holly Sofka…tried harder and change things I regret. - Monica Cameron…joined swimming as a freshman. - Mike Wirtz…go back and cherish all the moments we went through since it goes by way too fast. - Kelly Link-chorst…joined track my freshman year. - Maria Rajkowski…studied more. - Christian Ulicny…been involved in more sports and cared about my grades from day one because I would have loved to be on the honor roll because I know I am capable of it. - Abahgail Wiekrykas…worked harder. - Amanda Kramer…worked harder. - Autumn Arner…spent more time having fun with my friends. - Bre-anna Bennett

…not let senioritis set in till May. - Brittany Linden-muth…participated in more sports/clubs. - Eric William-son…gotten more involved. - Marissa Blashock…talked more and become friends with the people I’m ending school with now. - Tamara Kristopaitis…tried a lot harder. - Alex Boyce…changed the people I talk to. - Nicholas Sopko…worked harder and studied harder to get the grades I should have. - Megan Blume…not change anything. - Rachel Wolfe…been involved in more sports. - Krystal Walinchus…talked to everyone from freshmen year on so I’d have the friends I do. - Krista O’Boyle…been involved in more clubs. - Ashlie Foose…tried out for cheerleading my freshman year. - Mi-randa Evitts…worked harder. - Cody Schegan…changed the use of uniforms so you could be your-self. - Hope PalubinskyCreating

AwarenessEarth Day is a day meant to increase awareness and appreciation for the earth’s environment. Held on April 22, Earth Day is currently celebrated in more than 175 countries annually.Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin. Nelson got the idea of Earth Day after he saw the effects of a large oil spill in 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. Nelson thought the world would be a healthier place to live if more people knew about protecting the earth.On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day. These people protested things that would harm the earth such as air and water pol-lution.Today, Earth Day is celebrated in many ways. People plant trees or pick up trash. Celebrating Earth Day is doing anything that benefits the environment. To cel-ebrate Earth Day, you can recycle or reuse objects. You can also ride your bike places instead of driv-ing.


Congratulations to the following students for winning

Iron Chef Challenges this year:Tofu Challenge: Katie Stramara and

Taryn WilliamsApple Challenge: Ryan Long, Laura

Mormando and David Ulinitz

As many of you know, SHINE is an after-school program in our elementary school, which offers academic, social, and family support to members of our student body. This program is funded through federal money, that is passed down to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and then to Lehigh Carbon Community, which runs the pro-gram. Over the past nine years the program has run suc-cessfully in Schuylkill and Carbon County schools with no gaps in service. Unfortunately, SHINE does not have the funding to continue the kindergarten-fourth grade part of the program after June 30, 2013. Our SHINE staff is aggressively searching for funding. We can use your help. Please write a letter addressed to “Elected Officials” and hand it in to one of us. We will be mailing the letters from you, our students, and their parents in bulk in the near future. Some activities that we complete at SHINE include: homework help, test preparation, remediation ac-tivities, enrichment activities (including STEM), physical activities, social skills, hygiene education, and a hot meal. We also offer a monthly family dinner, summer home vis-its, GED and ESL courses, and summer camp, all free of cost. Thank you for taking this time to offer your support to our SHINE students.Megan Tomko and Audra Kufro

SHINE Program Needs Funding

2013 is quickly reveal-ing some promising contenders for our hard-earned money at the movie theatre. This summer will offer big superhero flicks like Iron Man 3 and the Superman re-boot Man of Steel; ex-citing sequels like Fast & Furious 6, and Star Trek Into Darkness; anticipated comedies like The Hangover 3 and This Is the End - and potential blockbuster counter-programming selections like the buzzed-about horror flick The Conjuring (horror) or the 3D adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Which movies are fans looking forward to the most? See the quite interesting list of Top 10 picks.

Fandango Fans’ Most Anticipated

2013 Summer Movies 1.Iron Man 3

2.Star Trek Into Darkness 3.The Great Gatsby 4.Fast & Furious 6 5.The Hangover 3

6.Man of Steel 7.Despicable Me 2 8.The Lone Ranger

9.World War Z 10.Monsters University

Summer 2013 Movies – Which Film is Your Most Anticipated?

Graduation 2013With June 4th quickly approaching, the senior class is finalizing all preparations for their graduation day. Graduation will be held on the evening of June 4th in the high school gym. In their final days at Mahanoy, members of the Class of 2013 will reminisce upon their favorite memories here. The seniors will miss their favorite teachers, classes, and most important-ly, the bonds they shared with each other. Congratu-lations to the class of 2013, for their leadership roles they upheld this year. Their enthusiasm and school spirit will be greatly missed. Good luck with your fu-ture endeavors and best wishes to you all.

Congratulations Class of 2013 - Mahanoy Area School District

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