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“Because it’s all about the bus, about thebus — no trouble.”When the popular song, “All About the

Bass” by Meghan Trainor took center stageon last year’s music charts, it helped inspireadministrators at Lackawanna Trail Elemen-tary Center in their quest to create a programto positively enforce good behavior on theschool’s 12 daily bus routes.“One of the bad trends that we were see-

ing was the increase in bus referrals for badbehavior,” said principal Brian Kelly. “Obvi-ously, that was a concern from a behavioralstandpoint but also from a safety standpoint.We are in the process of developing a school-wide positive behavior system and I felt thatthe buses should be first on that list. I haddiscussions with students, teachers and busdrivers and learned from each of them. Ulti-mately, we decided to do a ‘Bus of the Month’program and came up with great ideas to getstudents to behave.”The Bus of the Month program was un-

veiled at the beginning of January, featur-ing a school commercial, produced by digitalmedia students from Lackawanna Trail HighSchool, with student actors from kindergartenand sixth grade who would model both correctand incorrect bus-riding behaviors, includingkeeping clean, being kind and courteous, us-ing inside voices and not jumping on seats.“All About the Bus” was sung during eachscene.“It has been really positive,” said elemen-

tary teacher Sarah Haus. “I’ve heard in thecommunity that people are glad we’re taking aproactive, positive approach. I think it is neatthat we aren’t drilling the rules in a boring oldmanner, the video was unique and highlightsour students’ talents.”The Elementary Center will decide on the

January “Bus of the Month” this week, follow-ing a daily tally where bus drivers would signala “thumbs up” for good behavior or a “thumbsdown” for bad behavior. The winning bus will

get to display a magnet, designed by fourth-grade student Emma Fowler, and the studentriders will receive and extra recess as well as abreakfast with their driver. As of press time,10 out of 12 buses have had a “thumbs up”every day since the program’s beginning.“I can really see a difference in the kids

and their attitude,” said Bus 11 driver Mary

Smarkuski. “They want to win.”“The primary job of a bus driver is to keep

their eyes on the road,” Kelly said. “I am tryingto do everything I can as a building principalto make their experience a lot better and safer.This is the least I could do to support theirvery, very difficult job. Hopefully this bringsmore structure and less chaos to their jobs.”

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Students, teachers and administrators participating in the Lackawanna Trail ElementarySchool Bus of the Month program are pictured holding the “Bus of the Month” magnet to be dis-played on the winning bus. From left, front row: elementary teacher Sarah Haus, Gibson O’Mealy,Avery Ronchi, Nadia Kuckak, Noelann Polkowski, Ryan Horutz and elementary teacher JessicaWitinski. Second row: Kaya Koflanovich, Emma Thomas, Gavin Jagoe and Noah Schlegel. ThirdRow: Mackenzie Newhart, Emma Fowler, Logan Dixon, Sophie Haus, Bradyn Genello, MasonGrella, Celia Fortney, Leah Levan, Ray Melnikoff and Kyle Austin. Back row: bus driver/ownerMary Smarkuski, Lackawanna Trail High School digital media adviser Jon Hickok, Beth Cosmin-ski, Katie Nealon, Jordan Hannon, Addison Hoffman and Lackawanna Trail Elementary Schoolprincipal Brian Kelly. Connor McCarthy also participated.

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The Abington Business and Professional Association (ABPA) will hold its Januaryafter hours card exchange on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Mangia by James, 507 S. State St.,Clarks Summit, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The card exchange is sponsored by Clarks SummitBorough mayor Patty Lawler and will feature complimentary hors d’oeuvres and bever-ages along with door prizes and giveaways. All area professionals who would like tonetwork with other area professionals are invited to attend. Contact Laura Ancherani [email protected] or 570-587-9045 for more information.

From left: Clarks Summit Borough mayor Patty Lawler, Mangia by James owner/chefJames “Curtis” Pilosi and ABPA President Gail Rees.

Food Pantry Donation

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University recognizedThe University of Scranton was

among the 766 higher education institu-tions in the nation named to 2014 Presi-dent’s Higher Education Community Ser-vice Honor Roll.

Colleges named to the honor roll wererecognized for their achievements ineconomic opportunity, education, inter-faith community service and/or generalcommunity service. The university wasrecognized in three of these categories.Scranton was among 82 institutions rec-ognized for Economic Opportunity Com-munity Service and was among the 194colleges recognized in the EducationCommunity Service category. The uni-versity was also among the 663 colleg-es recognized in the General CommunityService category.

Each year, more than 2,800 univer-sity students perform well over 170,000service hours.

Among the volunteers who recentlydelivered 200 Thanksgiving food bas-kets are, from left: University studentKaitlyn Davis of South Abington Town-ship, Criminal Justice professor HarryDammer, Ph.D., and Ellen Judge, fromthe university’s Center for Service andSocial Justice.

Civic League MeetingThe Abington Heights Civic League’s

monthly meeting will be held on Mon-day, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse,115 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit. Call570-587-3101 for more information.

Free Fitness ClassesThe Countryside Community

Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, NewtonTwp., is hosting a free indoor walk-ing program at 9:45 a.m. on Saturdaymornings. They are also offering be-ginner yoga classes at 10:30 a.m. onSaturdays. Call 570-587-3206 for moreinformation.

Contest AvailableThird-graders across Pennsylvania

will combine oral health education andcreativity this February during the Penn-sylvania Dental Association’s annualposter contest in celebration of Na-tional Children’s Dental Health Month(NCDHM). Those who participate willhave a chance at winning several differ-ent prizes.

Three statewide winners will be se-lected from the entries. The first-placewinner will be awarded $500. In addi-tion, the first-place winner’s school andteacher will each receive a $250 prize.The grand prize will be awarded to thefirst-place winner at a school function.The second place winner will receive$250, while the third-place winner will

receive $100.NCDHM lesson plan kits are dis-

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All entries for the poster contestmust be submitted by Friday, March 13.Only one classroom winner is requestedand should be submitted to: Pennsylva-nia Dental Association, Attn: NCDHMPoster Contest, 3501 N. Front St., Har-risburg, PA 17110. PDA will announcethe top three winners in April.



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[email protected] have them in by noon on Fridayto have them included in the followingThursday’s edition. Visit the abington-suburban.com for the complete calendarlisting, including additional events.

SPECIAL EVENTSSaturday, Jan. 31: All-You-Can-Eat

DinnerThe Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co., lo-

cated on Rte. 407, will host an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner on Saturday, Jan. 31,from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.50 inadvance and $8 at the door. Take-outs areavailable. Call 570-945-3139 or 570-563-1596 for tickets or for more information.Saturday, Jan. 31: Campaign SchoolThe League of Women Voters Cam-

paign School will be take place on Satur-day, Jan. 31, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at TheUniversity of Scranton’s Brennan Hall.Elected officials, educators and consul-tants will provide information on devel-oping and executing a political campaign.Topics that will be addressed include plan-ning and financing a campaign, as well asthe use of traditional and social media ina campaign.The Campaign School is sponsored by

the League of Women Voters of Lackawa-nna County, the university’s political sci-ence department and WNEP television.The snow date for the seminar is Saturday,Feb. 7. Costs are $40 for non-membersof the League of Women Voters, $25 formembers and $15 for students. The cost toattend the seminar includes a continentalbreakfast and handout materials. For ad-ditional information or to register, visitlwvlackawanna.org or email [email protected].

Saturday, Feb. 7: CompetitionScheduled

The University of Scranton will hostthe 16th annual Northeast Pennsylva-nia Brain Bee for high school studentsin grades nine through 12 on Saturday,Feb. 7. The competition begins at 1:30p.m. in the Loyola Science Center oncampus.The 2015 Northeast PA Brain Bee

encourages high school students tostudy the brain and how it relates tointelligence, memory, emotions, sensa-tions, movements, stress, aging, sleep

and brain disorders. All questions forthe competition will be drawn from“Brain Facts,” a book about the brainand nervous system published by theSociety for Neuroscience. Sponsored bythe neuroscience program at the uni-versity and the Scranton NeuroscienceSociety, the Brain Bee is offered free ofcharge; registration is required to par-ticipate and must be completed on orbefore Saturday, Jan. 31.The winner of the Northeast PA

Brain Bee will be invited to participatein the National Brain Bee, which willbe held in Baltimore, Md.For more information or to reg-

ister online, visit sites.google.com/site/nepabrainbee/or contact RobertWaldeck, Ph.D., program director andassociate professor of biology, at 570-941-4324 or [email protected].

Tuesday, Feb. 10: Book ClubMeeting

The Mysteries and Detectives BookClub will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7p.m. at the Abington Community Library,1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Theselection for February is “Virals” by KathyReichs. The author for March is TonyHillerman.

MEETING NOTICESVeterans of Foreign Wars

The Abington Memorial Post No.7069 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit,meets the first Thursday of every monthat 7:30 p.m. New members are alwayswelcome.

Glenburn 4-HThe Glenburn 4-H Club is open to

young people ages 8-19 who would ei-ther like to learn how to sew or knowhow and would like to learn new skills.Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are in-structors. Call 570-563-1369 for moreinformation.

Social Singles ClubA social singles club meets at 7:30

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Tree Commissionby Joshua ArpSPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN

An official at a local university has in-vited my opinion on border plantings at acommunity garden they are building forthe neighborhood. I plan to recommend ahedge, but not the kind of hedge used tohide a foundation.I’m not even sug-gesting the formalprivet hedge thatreplaces a bor-der fence. Minewill be no “whitepicket fence” sug-gestion. Instead,I am thinking ofsuggesting the tra-ditional combina-tion of hedges andfields.In his 2010

book, “The FieldGuide to Fields,”Bill Laws detailshow living hedgeswere made in oldEurope. “The liv-ing hedge wasmade by plantingsaplings of thorn,oak, crab, hawthorn and holly against atemporary stake-and-pole fence,” he wrote.These saplings were planted much

closer than we would ever plant landscapeplants and, while they were still flexibleenough or when slightly cut by a “hedger,”they were bent and woven together tomake a living fence. When the fence be-gan to grow, landowners would cut it us-ing a version of a pruning technique called“pollarding.” Pollarding is a way of mak-ing the same pruning cuts year after year.The tree’s repeated sprouting and healingproduces a kind of healthy knuckle end onthe branch and multiple “pole-looking”sprouts that could be used for firewood.Other products of the living hedge in-

cluded fruit and wildlife. The British web-site hedgelink.org.uk reports that morethan 600 plant species, 1500 insects, 65birds and 20 mammals have been recorded

at some time living or feeding in hedge-rows, and this includes 47 species of con-servation concern in Britain and 13 glob-ally threatened or rapidly declining speciesfor whom hedgerows are their primaryhabitat. In terms of species diversity “atthe margins” of a field, this is what con-cerned Wendell Barry in “The Unsettling

of America” — Ifwe cultivate tothe edges of ourfields, we willlose diversity. Ifwe lose diversity,inevitably we willlose our vitalityand health.In terms of

fruit, let’s startat Roba’s appleorchard, and letour minds wan-der from there.At Roba’s, thenewest and high-est yielding styleof orchard re-sembles an applefence: dwarf ap-ple trees plantedclose togetherand trained along

a wire so that no ladders are needed forharvest. Imagine if that fence line werealso planted with grapes, blackberries,raspberries, etc. The hedge would have anearly three-season harvest.On the other side of the wildlife equa-

tion, Laws pointed out that living fencescould keep wolves and bears out of fields.In today’s neighborhoods, the mammal ofconcern is deer. Studies show that variouscombination plantings can protect vulner-able plants from deer browsing.Before buying a shiny new vinyl fence

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Joshua Arp is an ISA-certified MunicipalSpecialist, a Clarks Summit tree commissionerand an operator of a landscape maintenancebusiness. He can be reached at [email protected].

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SPECIAL NOTICESWaverly Preschool

The Waverly Preschool, located insideof the Waverly Community House, 1115N. Abington Road, is now accepting reg-istrations for the 2015-’16 school year.The school offers three programs: a three-year-old, two-day program with classes onTuesdays and Thursdays; a four-year-old,three-day program with classes on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays; and a newfour-year-old, five-day program with classeson weekdays. All classes run from 9-11:30a.m. and offer an optional extra day classfrom 12:30-3 p.m. on Tuesdays (four-year-olds) and Wednesdays (three-year-olds).There is also an optional daily extra hour,“Lunch Bunch,” running from 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.Call Kathy Davis, owner/director at

570-586-2654 for more information orvisit waverlypreschool.com. The WaverlyPreschool is licensed by the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education.

AHSD NotificationsAbington Heights School District

would like to remind residents that theycan receive up-to-date closing and delaymessages, as well as other alerts, via textor email. To receive messages via text, text@abingtonhe to 570-471-5703. Standardtext messaging rates will apply. To unsub-scribe from text messaging, text ‘unsub-scribe @abingtonhe’ to the same number.For email messages, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe,reply with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject line.For more information on the service, visitremind.com.

Winter HoursWinter hours for the Newton Rec-

reation Center, 1814 Newton-RansomBlvd., will be weekdays from 9 a.m. tonoon and from 3-8:30 p.m. Saturdayhours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSunday hours will be from noon to 5p.m. These hours will run through Sun-day, May 31.

Permits RequiredClarks Summit Borough officials

would like to remind residents that burnpermits are required in the borough,even for recreational burning. Call 570-586-9316 for more information.

Reflective Address MarkersThe Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co. is

selling reflective address markers for theresidents of Benton Township. Organiz-ers say that the markers are highly visible

day and night, with reflective materialon both sides. They are also fade-resis-tant and will last for years. Markers are$20 and will help the fire departmentfind residences quickly in case of anemergency. Call 570-945-3139 for moreinformation or to place an order.

Assistance AvailableThe Voluntary Action Center

(VAC), 538 Spruce St., Scranton, wasrecently awarded a grant to help seniorsage 60 and older enroll in SNAP, for-merly food stamps. Officials say thatthe Senior SNAP Enrollment InitiativeGrant will increase the enrollment ofsenior citizens residing in LackawannaCounty in the SNAP program and thatapproximately two out of three seniorcitizens who qualify to receive SNAPare missing out on benefits. Senior citi-zens who have an income at or below$1,916 for single individuals or $2,585for married couples and resources under$9,000, excluding primary home, ve-hicle and other items, could qualify forSNAP benefits. Call Jennifer Wynn at570-347-5616 or email [email protected] for more information.

Volunteers NeededThe borough of Clarks Green is re-

cruiting residents to serve on variousboards and commissions. These includethe borough’s zoning hearing board,board of health, planning commissionand shade tree commission. Residentsshould send letters of interest to ClarksGreen Borough, 104 N. AbingtonRoad, or email them to [email protected]. Call 570-586-4446 for moreinformation.

Preschool AvailableThe Oppenheim Family Children’s

Center at Keystone College is acceptingnew enrollees. Located on Keystone’scampus in La Plume, the program offersseveral preschool program options forchildren three to five years old. Chil-dren must be three years old by Sept. 1to participate. Preschoolers will receivedevelopmentally appropriate education-al services provided by qualified early-childhood professionals. The center alsoserves as a training site for students ma-joring in education and related fields atKeystone College.Licensed and inspected by the Penn-

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Volunteers NeededMake-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania

and West Virginia has ways for Lacka-wanna County to help grant the wishesof children living with life-threateningmedical conditions. Local residents areencouraged to become a wish volunteerand/or refer a child to Make-A-Wish.Currently, the local Make-A-Wish

chapter is working to grant 20 wishesin Lackawanna County and it needskindhearted individuals to step forwardand volunteer their time and friendshipin order to assist with wish fulfillment.Since 1988, there have been 220 wishesgranted in Lackawanna County. To be-come a wish volunteer, individuals mustbe at least 21 years of age, pass a criminalbackground check and attend a trainingsession.Every wish starts with a referral — in

fact, a wish is not possible without one.Be the start of a wish-come-true today byreferring a child who is between the agesof 2 ½ and 18 and has a life-threateningmedical condition.To learn more about referring a child

or becoming a volunteer, please contactMaggie O’Brien at 570-341-9474 or visitgreaterpawv.wish.org.Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania

and West Virginia is a nonprofit orga-nization that grants wishes to children.Currently, the local chapter is one of

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Clarks Green Shade TreesThe Clarks Green Shade Tree Com-

mission is seeking to assist borough resi-dents by providing free or low-cost treesfor resident properties. The commissionis also looking for volunteers for plant-ings, scheduled in November and April,as well as attendees for its monthlymeetings. Residents interested in eitherfree or low cost trees for their propertiesare asked to contact the commission byemailing Jan Brown at [email protected] or by calling her at 570-586-4446.

Volunteers NeededServing Seniors Inc. is seeking dedi-

cated and caring people of all ages to

provide friendly visits and companion-ship to residents in long term care andpersonal care homes within LackawannaCounty. Visitation volunteers will helpto improve the quality of life of an olderadult. Training is provided. Call Lisa M.Torch at 570-344-3931 for more infor-mation.

Ombudsmen NeededServing Seniors is in need of vol-

unteers for its Ombudsman (ResidentRights’ Advocate) Program. Volunteerombudsmen are community neighborswho are specially trained to help clarifyresponsibilities and the rights of con-sumers in long-term living facilities.Applicants need to be available for a fewhours a month, older than age 18 andconcerned about the rights of nursinghome and assisted living/personal carehome residents. Call Lisa M. Torch at570-344-3931 for more information.

Volunteer OpportunitiesThe Voluntary Action Center, a

United Way agency, matches volunteerswith volunteer opportunities at morethan 100 nonprofit agencies in Lacka-wanna County. Visit the VoluntaryAction Center’s website at vacnepa.orgto learn more or call 570-347-5616 formore information.

Used Clothing Drop Off ShedThe Church of the Epiphany, 25

Church Hill Road, Glenburn, is sponsor-ing a used clothing drop off shed, whichis located in the church parking lot. Allclothing, sneakers, shoes, belts, purses,blankets, sheets, pillowcases, drapes andstuffed toys will be accepted.Organizers are asking that no rags,

fabric scraps, pillows, toys or householdgoods be placed in the shed. Donationswill not be cut up or shredded.The items will be sent to people who

can use them either in the United Statesor internationally.Donations are tax deductible and

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Items NeededThe Griffin Pond Animal Shelter,

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Cultivating CreativityYouth theater program supports creative freedom through movement acting

by Anna CouttsSPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN

Imagine a classroom where the teacher’sgoal was to encourage students to find theirown avenue for learning. They choose thetopics that interest them and decide thedirection where they want to take the les-sons. There is no right way or wrong way toget to the conclusion, only the individual’sway.Michaela Moore, a professional actress

and owner of All About Theatre inWaver-ly, studied this form of acting, referred toas “movement acting” or “Lecoq theatre,”through the Pig Iron Theatre Company inPhiladelphia and uses it as her pedagogy forher youth acting classes.Lecoq’s method essentially rests on the

dynamic of motion. He believed that en-gaging the body is the first element of cap-turing reality in theater.“We did in-depth work on studying ani-

mals, elements like air, water and fire andalso materials,” Moore said. “We thoughtabout things like ‘how does a rubber bandmove’ and how a character would comeout of that movement.”Through age-appropriate theater games

and activities, students of All AboutTheatre learn Lecoq’s techniques for act-ing, improvisation, voice production andmovement as they relate to acting, stagingand other theater skills.Following Lecoq’s example, Moore’s

class will culminate in an original produc-tion that is to be created and performed bythe students.“The thing that’s sort of unique about

our acting classes is that I’m teaching thekids how to embody a character, how to bepresent on stage and how to use your voiceand all the regular things you can learn inany quality acting class,” Moore said. “ButI’m also teaching them how to create theirown original pieces of theater.”Moore will work with Pig Iron through-

out the year and will bring back new ideas,concepts and skills to share with her stu-dents.“[The Lecoq style] is very much based

on how you present yourself on stage andhow you make the audience feel, not justby what you’re saying, but by how you’removing your body on and through thestage,” she said. “Kids have a lot of energy

and they want to utilize it, so it’s a greatway to meld acting with a younger mind ina way that’s fun and acceptable to them.”An important part of Lecoq theatre is

its emphasis on ensemble work. The chil-dren’s ability to create openly is linked tohow comfortable they feel when express-ing themselves and whether they feel theirideas will be heard.Moore strives to create a comfortable

class environment where students feelconnected and everyone’s creative input isrespected.

“What’s really important to me as ateacher is that we want to emphasize en-semble work and working as a group so thatall the kids’ ideas and performances are re-spected,” she said. “This is a safe place forkids to explore.”

Keeping with the ensemble mindset,the class explores both basic and advancedtheater training and anyone with any levelof experience is welcome to join. Moore isconfident that novice and experienced ac-tors alike will find a lot to gain from oneanother in this kind of environment.“I have some students that have worked

with me for five years and some that areworking in theater for the first time andthey learn from each other,” she said. “Thestudent with experience can look at thisnew student coming in with fresh eyes andthink ‘Wow, I’ve never thought of it thatway,’ or the new student who may be ner-vous can watch other students and look tothem for support and see that we’re goingto help them through it.”Students will work together as a group

and use their new skills to create an origi-nal piece of theater for their productionin June. That month, they’ll be doing anintensive workshop in the theater wherethey’ll be rehearsing and presenting theperformances they have created.Moore says that the goal of the perfor-

mance is to create a dynamic piece that isfun and meaningful for both the actors andthe audience members.“I’m taking these ideas and helping

these kids say ‘okay, well what do you wantto talk about?’ and ‘what do you want toshare with the world?’” she said. “And to-gether we figure out how we bring that onto the stage in a way that’s not just fun topreform but is also really fun for the audi-ence to watch.”Past groups have explored many dif-

ferent themes based on the topics aboutwhich they were most enthusiastic. Onegroup opted to apply the “Kids for Cash”scandal in Luzerne County to their playand combined it with themes of dystopiaand insanity.“Last year [the older group] did a pro-

duction called ‘Hilldale’ where the stu-dents wanted to explore the idea of dysto-pia, mental illness and what mental illnessmeans,” Moore said. “We wrote an originalpiece that addressed all of those topics. Itwas a pretty intense piece, but it also hadhumor in it and it really spoke to a lot ofthe things happening in our area right nowand spoke to what the kids were really in-terested in.”Moore believes that All About The-

atre’s use of the Lecoq pedagogical stylegives students more autonomy than someother places where children might partici-pate in acting, better enabling them to cre-ate and discover.“They can do musicals in school, and

those are great experiences and wonderfuland there’s definitely merit and quality tothat, but they’re not necessarily exploringideas that they themselves are interestedin exploring,” she said. “We give them achance to explore their own ideas andmake theater about something that theyreally care about.”For more information on All About

Theatre and the programs they offer, emailMichaela Moore at [email protected] or call 570-233-3622.

Students performing in a recent production by the Waverly-based All About Theatreprogram are pictured. Front row: Julia Noto. Back row: Michaela Livingston, Lily Polizzi,Julia Braatz, Lily Macia and Ethan Gives.



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Four years ago, Max Voyce was eagerto begin his high school swimming ca-reer at Abington Heights, hoping thathis one year with the Gators age-groupprogram would serve him well.When he was thinking about what

event he might like the best, the 100-yard butterfly seemed to be the most in-triguing to attempt.“It was the stroke that I thought was

the most interesting, it’s always beenknown as the most tiring stroke,” Voycesaid. “I decided to try to overcome that,so I started trying it out. Then I endedup being pretty decent at it, so I kepton working on it and now I’m very goodat that event. I’m pretty decent at the100 freestyle and the 200 IM (individualmedley), but the butterfly is the event Ilike the most.”Comets boys swimming coach Sue

Hartman is just happy to have Voyce onher team, knowing the senior can pro-vide points in just about any event.“He has a lot of versatility, and the

fact, if there is any events that I’m lack-ing in or where I need a little bit of extrahelp, Max is usually the one who doesthat,” Hartman said. “He comes to prac-tice, works hard, never complains; doesanything you ask him to do.”With Voyce, that means his versatil-

ity often can take him away from thebutterfly, but he does not allow that tobother him at all.“I just want to do what’s best for the

team. I’ll try anything,” Voyce said. “I’mnot necessarily the best in every singleevent, but I’m able to place well in justabout every event.”That team-first attitude is among the

reasons Hartman is happy to have hadVoyce selected as a team captain by hispeers.“If there’s anything that needs to be

addressed to the team, he steps up; he’sthe one who takes care of it. He’s kind ofmy go-to person,” Hartman said. “He’s aleader who leads by example and by the

fact he has all his ducks in a row. I don’tthink he has anything but good inten-tions in everything he does.”Voyce needed some time to figure out

how to handle that assignment, but hasadapted to the role.“It put a little bit of stress on me at

first, but now I feel like I have the cour-age to hold that position,” Voyce said.“I want to make sure they’re having funand of course improving themselves.”It seems to be working for the Com-

ets, who won three of their first fiveleague meets.

“Our team is improving, and we’redropping all our times,” Voyce said. “Weare doing a lot better than I thought wewould. I’m already at the peak, almostwhere I was last year, but I’m still tryingto improve.”All he needs to do is look around the

pool for his motivation to get better anddrop his times.“I’m happy with where I’m at now, but

I’m still looking to improve my times,and encourage other people to improvetheir times. I think we’ll have some solidrelay teams for districts,” Voyce said.

As a captain, he will make sure every-body is on the same wavelength.“A lot of times, at this time of the

year, the kids have other things goingon, ‘senioritis’ is hitting but he hasn’tlost his focus,” Hartman said. “He con-tinues to be at practice, works hard andtries to motivate the rest of the kids todo the same. He’s more mature, it isn’tabout him, it’s all about the team. I askedhim about some races, and he said to dowhat was best for the team, do whateveryou have to do, put him in the lineupwherever the team needs him the most.That makes my job easy.”Voyce has come a long way since he

began to swim for his age-group team.He’s not doing too badly with a sportwhere there is not a long history.“It was stressful at first because I

didn’t fall in love with the sport rightaway,” Voyce said. “My sophomore year,I kept going at it, and it was surprisingto find out meaningful the sport couldmean to you.“There wasn’t that chemistry there at

first, but I ended up loving it.”Not bad for a sport that’s been in his

blood for just five years.“I play tennis in the spring,” Voyce

said. “I played when I was little, but Ikeep on going to Birchwood every nowor then.”A big similarity keeps Voyce even-

keeled and able to react to the stress ofathletics.“You need a lot of courage in both

sports,” Voyce said. “When you’re upthere on the blocks, going up againsttough competition, that pressure’s onyou. It’s similar in tennis, where thatpressure is on you the entire game. Thereis a lot of stress, but you have to go outthere and finish it off.”It wasn’t all that long ago since Voyce

first tackled the most difficult stroke inswimming, doing so with gusto that hasturned him into a team captain for theComets. Attacking life with a similar at-titude will make him a success no matterwhat he’ll try to do.

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Donations NeededThe Benton Township Lions Club,

in cooperation with Abington MemorialPost 7069, Veterans of Foreign Wars, hasplaced a deposit box for eye glasses andhearing aids at the post home, 402 Win-ola Road, Clarks Summit. The yellowbox is in front of the post and is clearlymarked for deposits.

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able for Abington-area residents whowould like to help the Abington AreaCommunity Park raise needed funds. Ifyou use goodsearch.com and enter theAbington Area Community Park as yourselected charity, one cent from each websearch that you do through their site ortoolbar addition to your browser willgo toward benefiting the park’s variousinitiatives.

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The Christy Mathewson Little Leaguewill host sign-ups for Benton, Dalton, Fac-toryville and Nicholson at the Lackawa-nna Trail Elementary Center, 179 CollegeAve., Factoryville on the following dates:• Tuesday, Feb. 3: 6-8 p.m.• Thursday, Feb. 5: 6-8 p.m.• Sunday, Feb. 8: 1-3 p.m.The league will also host sign-ups for

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• Thursday, Feb. 5: 6-8 p.m.• Sunday, Feb. 8: 1-4 p.m.Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 10: Strength

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strength training initiative is designed foradults 40 and older. Two classes are be-ing offered: one on Tuesday and Thursdayafternoons from 1-2 p.m. at the AbingtonSenior Center, 1151 Winola Road, SouthAbington Township, beginning Tuesday,Feb. 10; and one on Monday and Wednes-day mornings from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at theWest Side Senior Center, 1004 JacksonSt., Scranton, beginning Wednesday, Feb.11. The cost is $115 for either program.Registering before Friday, Jan. 23, entitlesindividuals to receive a $10 early bird dis-

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Free Yoga ClassThe Clarks Summit United Method-

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Yoga Classes for SeniorsA yoga class for beginners is offered to

seniors 55 years of age and older at theAbington Senior Center, 1151 WinolaRoad. The class is held each Monday atthe center from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Afee of $4 per class is required to help payfor the professional instructor. Call 570-586-8996 for more information.

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