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47 King’s Education Program Participants Begin Student Teaching

February 23, 2010 - Forty-seven King’s College students have begun a 14-week student teaching experience at area elementary, junior-high, and senior-high schools. The supervised student teaching experience is necessary to fulfill King’s degree requirements and to obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certificate.

King’s College education majors student teaching in local elementary and high schools are, seated from left: Emily Frazier, Bethel, Conn., Heights-Murray Elementary; Melissa Zipperlen, Hawley, Heights-Murray Elementary; Sara Puchalski, Forty Fort, Pittston Area Primary Center; Jamee Capristo Rucco, Larksville, WVW State Elementary Center; Dominique Nardone, West Pittston, Kistler Elementary; Dr. Denise Reboli, chairperson, education; Sara Coletta, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Third Avenue Elementary; Laura Davies, Hanover Twp., Chester Street; Juliana Krupka, Allentown, Good Shepherd; Sherry Bereznak, Conyngham, West Hazleton; and, Patricia Strazdus, West Pittston, Dallas.

Standing, row 1: Robert Richards, director of student teaching; Christopher Mitkowski, Hunlock Creek, Coughlin; Kimberly Urban, Totowa, N.J., Pittston Area; Rebecca Klem, Plains, Pittston Area Middle School; Colleen McAndrew, Dunmore, John Marshall Elementary School; Jessica Thomas, Swoyersville, Plains Solomon and Meyers; L. Taylor Garrigan, Yardley, Dallas Elementary and Kistler Elementary; Rylan Coker, Sunset, Utah, Tunkhannock Area High School; Kristina Refolo, Pocono Lake, Heights-Murray Elementary; Kristen Hudack, Wilkes-Barre, Coughlin; Katherine Olshefski, Kingston, WVW; Kristen De La Rosa, Plainsboro, N.J., Meyers; Craig Terrill, Hatboro, Lake Lehman; and, Amanda Belfiore, Mahanoy City, WVW Middle School.

Row 2: Maria Centini, Plains, GAR; Brian Stiles, Luzerne, WVW Middle School; Teresa Szymanski, Duryea, Holy Cross High School; Nick Strom, Riverton, N.J., WVW High School; Nicole Bogdon, Swoyersville, WVW Main Elementary Center; Thomas Leighton, Wilkes-Barre, Dodson; Duane Deno, Ashley, Garrison Elementary; Janelle Burcicki, Wilkes-Barre, Plains Solomon; Patrick McCarthy, Bensalem, St. Nicks/St. Mary’s; and, Michael Carandang, Parsippany, N.J., WVW.

Row 3: Michelle Ray, Lumberton, N.J., Hanover Green; Meghan Schenkel, Sea Cliff, N.Y., Kistler Elementary; Ryan Hiller, Honesdale, Coughlin; Doug Mucha, Kingston, WVW Middle School; Chris Kasbohm, Bridgewater, N.J., Coughlin; Seth Hineline, Belvidere, N.J., Pittston Intermediate Center; Chase Rieger, Bensalem, Dodson Elementary; and, Joshua Wasielewski, Wilkes-Barre, Meyers.

Absent from photo: Danielle Baclawski, Effort, Pocono Mountain West; Mike Conigliaro, Carbondale, West Scranton; Dave Morgan, Scranton, Pittston Area Middle School; Duane Peno, Ashley, Garrison Elementary; Vanessa Rudzinski, Scranton, Abington Heights; Kari Lynn Skamanich, Hazleton, Holy Family Academy; and, Christopher Walsh, Lehman, WVW.

King's College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.