PD Pittston Area School

The Pittston Area High School Drama Club will be presenting their fall production on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The play, which is called The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth, is a comedy about a community theatre group trying to stage Macbeth in hopes of gaining entrance to a prestigious drama competition. The group is faced with shoddy sets, subpar acting, and backstage disasters.

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Tickets for the show are $5 for adults and $3 for students. There will also be a bake sale each night during the intermission. For more information contact Mrs. Amy Saunders or Mrs. Kelly Vincelli, at the high school, at 654-2415.

Bottom right: Photo of three witches, L-R: Kathleen Prest, Ashleigh Crispell, and Kayleigh DeMace (seated). The witches from Macbeth are ready to cast a spell for mischief and mayhem.

Above right: Harried play producer David Plummer (Pat Lello) watches Mrs. Reece (Laura Preby) and George Peach as Elvis (Justin Topa) as they converse instead of act.

Above left, from Left, Stage manager Henry (John Carroll) is thrust into the role of Lady Macbeth opposite company star Thelma (Lauren Hahn) as Macbeth.

Above, far right: L-R: Kathleen Prest, Ashleigh Crispell, Kayleigh DeMace (seated), Pat Lello, Laura Preby (seated), Justin Topa (seated), John Carroll, and Lauren Hahn.

Cast member absent from photos: Jessie Napkora

PA Student Council gives back By: Stephanie Bartz

The Pittston Area Student Council sold football necklaces on November 2 and 3 to the support Muscular Dystrophy Association. The cost of the football was $1 and was sold in grades K-12.

Purchasing a necklace allowed students to wear jeans on November 6, the day of the pep rally for the Pittston Area/Wyoming Area football game.

In addition to helping Muscular Dystrophy, the sale was also a competition between PA and its rival, WA. The Student Council is confident with its 2,500+ necklace sale against WA. Head of the Student Council, Ms. Jill Oliver said, "Either way it is a victory for children with Neuromuscular diseases."

Parents Meeting

The Pittston Area Class of 2010 Parents Association will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. The meeting will be held in the high school cafeteria at 7 pm. There is much to discuss at this meeting, including plans for the upcoming Holiday Craft and Gift Fair to be held on Sunday, December 6, 2009. Please try to join us for this meeting. Also, the parents association would like to thank all those who participated in the Kick Off Cash Lottery!!! Please remember that ALL proceeds of these fundraisers go directly to the Class of 2010 All Night Party.