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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 THE ABINGTON JOURNAL♦CLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 5A

Lackawanna Trail High School ju-niors and seniors danced through anevening of a “Moonlight Forest” at theRadisson Lackawanna Station Hotel inScranton during Prom May 4. About160 guests were present and music wasprovided by DJ Eric Peterson.Abington Heights High School ju-

niors and seniors heard music by EJthe DJ at their Prom May 12, also heldat the Radisson. This year’s theme atAbington was the 1920s.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ BILL TARUTISAbington Heights High School Senior Erica Yerke, right, snaps a photo of herself and her dateIan Kopack, both of Clarks Summit.

ABOVE: Liz Moxen and Luke Hutchinson of Abing-ton Heights High School have their prom portaittaken by photographer Bill White of White’s Pho-tography at the Radisson.

AT LEFT: At theAbington Heightsprom, clockwise,from left: MattRemus, AliciaKohut, ChristianRainey, NatalieBelknap, SeanAlbright, EllenBrown, KelseyBrown and ChaseWickenheiser.

PROM posterity

AT LEFT: Lackawanna Trail track team membersat the prom front, from left, Peter Lengel, DylanHarris, Keirnan Dougherty, Coach Stephen Jo-seph, Coach Katie Snyder, Jamie Reese andAnthony Urban

A nationally -known busi-ness author, columnist, blog-ger and business consultantwill share his unique perspec-tives and secrets of successwith members of the Class of

2012 duringKeystoneCollege’s141st annualcommence-ment ceremo-nies May 19 at2 p.m. at Bai-ley Field.Mikal E.

Belicove, a 1986 Keystonegraduate, is an Entrepreneurmagazine columnist, contrib-uting writer and blogger. He isalso a behind-the-scenes busi-ness strategist, specializing inmarket analysis, reputationmanagement and content mar-keting for a select group ofindividuals and businesses.Belicove’s clients include

emerging companies and For-tune 500 brands, CEOs andother top-level executives.He started his first business

in high school, selling caraudio systems to classmatesold enough to drive. He suc-cessfully launched and thensold a Boulder, Colo. internetstart-up, worked in acquisi-tions for Pearson, plc. andJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,served in a variety of staffroles at the Association forExperiential Education, andwas the first executive directorof the Adventure Travel TradeAssociation. In the fall of2011, Penguin Group USA/Alpha Books published Bel-icove’s latest co-authoredbook, “The Complete Idiot’sGuide to Facebook.”In addition to his column

for Entrepreneur magazine,Belicove writes the “BusinessBlueprints” column for Ac-tion, Outdoor & Bike maga-zine. He resides in LagunaBeach, Calif.

Nationalcolumnist toaddressKeystone

Belicove

A memorial dedicated to former stu-dent, the late Delaney Sandercock, washeld at the Lackawanna Trail Jr./Sr.High School May 2. Sandercock, whodied in a boating accident May 7, 2010,would have been a member of the Classof 2012. Fellow classmate, Peter Len-gel, with help from his father, createdthis memorial as part of a senior pro-ject.“How do I create something that

embodies Delaney’s qualities? When Ithought of Delaney, the words, quiet,gentle and beautiful came to mind. Shewas quiet in her presence, yet her kind-ness made her stand out. She broughtmuch joy into the life of everyone whoknew her, sometimes simply by hersweet smile,” Lengel said. “I thought ofbutterflies. Butterflies are beautiful, yetgentle creatures who often grace uswith their presence, however fleeting.Many butterflies are here for just ashort while before they fly off to a bet-

ter place.While the sculpture was being unveiled,

another classmate, Gabby Sunseri sang“Arms of an Angel.” The sculpture consistsof four butterflies, one for each of DelaneySandercock’s family members. They butter-flies were designed to move in the breeze.They are located near the gym and athleticfield entrance.

PHOTOS COURTESY ALICE STUFFLEFamily members of Delaney, including her brother, Evan Sand-ercock, her aunt Nancy Neville, her parents Angela and GreggSandercock and Peter Lengel view the sculpture.

Family members ofDelaney, including herbrother, Evan Sand-ercock, her aunt Nan-cy Neville, her parentsAngela and GreggSandercock and PeterLengel view thesculpture.

‘Off to a better place’

Gabby Sunseri sings “Arms of anAngel” during the unveiling of thememorial display.

Peter Lengel reads the dedicationWednesday evening, May 2.

Close friends of Delaney include, from left, Ceci-lia Strauch, Alyssa Buntz and Nina Gatto.

Abington Heights HighSchool students attended ahealth fair in the schoolgymnasium May 11. Variouslocal businesses and orga-nizations were on hand togive demonstrations andinteractive presentations, aswell as talk to the studentsabout fitness and stayinghealthy.James Simrell and Pete

Smith gave Brazilian JuiJit-su and Muay Thai (kickboxing) demonstrations.Hilary Steinberg, of JayaYoga taught some yoga pos-es. Brandon Brennan, of GetFit Fast, LLC and Planet

Fitness ran a fitness station,and Total Tone, 409 N. StateSt., was also representedwith a Zumba Station.Outside the school, a Safe-

ty Simulator was available toseniors to learn about thedangers of impaired anddrunk driving. Students wereable to “drive” the simulator,which demonstrated theeffects of various levels ofimpairment. They also weregiven the opportunity toattempt to walk a straightline while wearing “fatalvision” goggles which sim-ulate various levels of im-paired vision.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Hilary Steinberg, left, of Jaya Yoga, runs a yoga station at the AbingtonHeights High School Health Fair. Students participating in Sun Sal-utations are, from left: Jessica Terry, Corey Ware and Kristi Tartaglione.

South AbingtonTwp. Police OfficerTom Ksiazek, left,talks to seniors atAbington Heightsabout dangers ofimpaired driving,while studentsCharlie Ulmer,

center, and AbbyLenahan, right, try

to walk in astraight line whilewearing goggles

that simulate levelsof impaired vision.

Abington Heights hostshealth fair May 11

across to them that they shouldn’t drivedrunk,”Chuff said.As part of the safe promcampaign, SADD

hosted amock crashMay 4 atAbingtonHeightsHigh School. Chuff andmembers ofSADDworkedwith the SouthAbingtonTwp.police department.“Webring in a carmangled in a crash and

have students as the driver and the passengersin the car. The fire department, and an ambu-lancewill also be present.We kind of go thor-ough the situation as though itwas a crash,”she said.Chuff explained that the jaws of lifewere to

be utilized and students taken away in a lifeflight helicopter. Policewere to “arrest” the

driver of the car.Chuff started outwith SADDher freshman

year, butwanted to bemore involved.Herjunior year, she served as secretary and hadthe chance toworkwith “a great group ofofficers.”“I sawhow the president of last year’s club

was so enthusiastic and had great ideas thatwedidn’t have time to implement. I have carriedover those ideas intomypresidency,”Chuffsaid. Chuff said that she had a lot of competi-tion for the position of president. “Peoplerunning for officewere extremely qualified,but Iwas pleasedwhen I got the position.”Hertermwill end in June after the election of newofficers inMay.As president, Chuff said the groupworks

together as a team.According toChuff, thisyear’s current vice president started a suicide

awarenesswalk. It was heldApril13 and host-ed at theAbingtonHeightsHigh School track.Its purpose: to raise awareness andmoney forthe Save aLife Foundation in Scranton.Chuff said that right now is a critical time

for SADD. “We’re getting ready to graduateand a lot of students think they’re invincible –that nothing can happen to them.But,we allknow this is not true,”Chuff said.As president, Chuff noted that SADD is an

awareness club that starts in school andspreads to the community.Shewants to seeparents and other adults getting involved. Ifthat happens, Chuff said shewill feel like thework she and her group are doing fulfills itspurpose.Chuff is the only child ofDavid andGemma

Chuff. She resideswith her family in SouthAbingtonTownship.

PRESIDENTContinued from Page 1

Meet the President

Interests and Hobbies: SADD, tennis, French club, reading,spending time with my friends and familyI’m inspired by: My parents. I’m also inspired by Franklin andEleanor Roosevelt.Favorite Place In The World: Stone Harbor, N.J. I’ve been goingthere on vacation with my family for years.Greatest Achievement: Last summer I spent two weeks in BatonRouge and New Orleans, La., on a mission trip helping themarginalized people of society. It was the longest I had ever beenaway from home with people I didn’t know, and I wasn’t allowed tohave my cell phone, iPod or internet. I really learned a lot aboutindependence and diversity and global awareness.Perfect Saturday Afternoon: Playing tennis, shopping at Barnes &Noble and watching movies and eating Chinese food with myfriends.Can’t Leave Home Without: Probably my cell phone. my calendaron my phonekeeps me organized with all the different SADD eventsI plan. I also can listen to music when I want to relax.

PHOTO COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE

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