FROM KEITH GROLLER
Five new members will be inducted into the Pleasant Valley Sports Hall of Fame tonight during a ceremony at halftime of the Bears boys basketball game against Stroudsburg.
The five new inductees include Charles Arnold, John Blick, Roger Borger, Karyn Kern Pinter and Kevin Scheller. Here are their bios.
Charles H. Arnold
•B.S. from East Stroudsburg University where he was a member of the baseball team
•Master’s Degree from Lehigh University
•Doctoral Candidate of the University of Virginia; where he was a member of Phi Delta Kappa
•Superintendent’s letter of Eligibility from Lehigh University
•Math teacher at Chestnuthill High School 1945 to 1959
•Pleasant Valley High School Principal 1974 to 1976
•Assistant Superintendent at Pleasant Valley School District 1976 to 1983
Honors Received: Old Fellows Lodge Exceptional Service Award
Pocono Mountain Baseball League Most Deserving Official
Member and Past High Priest of Monroe Royal Arch Chapter 281
Member and Past Commander of Samuel H. Yohe Commandry 81
Accomplishment: His career in education spanned five decades. He was a teacher, math department head, assistant principal and assistant superintendent in the Stroudsburg Area School District. He was a teacher at Chestnuthill, Pleasant Valley High School Principal and Pleasant Valley Assistant Superintendent.
Community Service: Monroe County Redevelopment Authority Board
Easter Seals Board
Western Pocono Lions Club
Monroe County Vo-Tech Authority Board
Zion United Lutheran Church Council
Pennsylvania Association of School Retires and American Association of
School Administrators
John Blick
Graduate of PV in 1996
•3 year football letter winner
•4 year track letter winner
•Holds Shot Put & Discus Record for PVHS
•District Champion
1993-1994 Discus 158 ft. – 2 in.
1994-1995 Discus 171 ft. - 5 in.
Shot Put 52 ft.-8 1/2 in.
•Allstate Football 1994-1995
•All-American Football 1995
•Big 33 Selection 1996
•Athlete of the year 1995-1996 for Pleasant Valley High School
•Graduate of Penn State University in 2000 B.A. in Journalism; East Stroudsburg University in 2005 - MED Professional & Secondary Education and is currently attending Cabrini College working on his principal certification.
Honors Received: 4 Year Letter Winner in Football at Penn State University
Red Warrell Award Recipient
Richard Maginnis Memorial Award
State College Quarterback Club Award
Accomplishment: He is teaching English / Journalism Teacher at Northampton Area High
School; where he is a member of the coaching staff for football & track.
Played 1 season in NFL with Kansas City Chiefs.
Started 10 games for Rhein Fire in NFL Europe during 2001 season.
He currently resides in Nazareth, PA with his wife Alicia of 2 years.
Roger R. Borger
•Graduated of PV in 1964
•Played football, basketball and baseball for Pleasant Valley and also was a class president and Sports Club President in his senior year.
•Graduate of Penn State in 1968 with a BS in Science and Agriculture
•Retired from Pleasant Valley School District where he was the Coordinator of Buildings & Grounds/Construction Manager of 29 years
Honors Received: Inducted into National Honor Society
State Star Farmer of Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Pleasant Valley School District 25 Years Service Award
Community Service: West End Fair Director
West End Fair Treasurer
Western Pocono Jaycees
Accomplishment: Pleasant Valley School District recognition for prompt completion of building projects. He currently resides in Kunkletown, PA with his wife Anita. He has 3 children, Shawn, Annette and Shane and 10 grandchildren.
Karyn Kern Pinter
Graduate of Pleasant Valley 1996
•3 Year Cross Country letter winner
•4 Year Girls’ Basketball letter winner
•4 Year Track & Field Letter winner
•Member of the Pleasant Valley Marching Band – 4 years
•All Around Athlete – she was the All Around Athlete winner her senior year in high school
•All-Time Leading Girls’ Basketball Scorer, second in rebounding here at PV
•Inducted into National Honor Society
•Graduated from Susquehanna University earning Bachelor of Arts degree in both Psychology and Corporate Communications in 2001 and was inducted into Susquehanna Athletic Hall of Fame in February 2008.
Honors Received: All-American @ Susquehanna in women’s basketball, where she was the All-time leading rebounder (1,079 rebounds) and third leading scorer in program history (1,773 points). She remains ranked 14th in career field goal percentage (.597) in NCAA Division III history, while also ranking 20th in single season field goal percentage (.650).
Kern-Pinter was also a four-time Middle Atlantic Conference jumping champion, capturing the triple jump title three times and the long jump crown once.
Community Service: Western Pocono Community Library
Accomplishment: Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team
Inducted into Psi Chi and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies Dean’s List
Four-time Commonwealth Conference Women’s basketball All-Star
Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year
Verizon District II College Division Women’s Basketball All-Academic 2nd team
She currently resides in Mt. Bethel, PA with her husband Martin and six-year old daughter Julia.
Kevin D. Scheller
Person accepting award – Maxine Scheller (widow) with daughters Krystel Scheller and Erica Smith
•Graduate of Pleasant Valley 1973
•4 Year Baseball Letter Winner
•Graduate of Pennsylvania Realtors Institute
•Real Estate Broker of Koehler Marvin Realty where he achieved his Real Estate Appraiser Certificate
Honors Received: John Sousa Award; Kevin was one of the founders of Pleasant Valley Education Foundation, established 11 years ago.
Community Service: West End Little League Coach and umpire for 20 years
Umpire in Chief of West End Little League
West End Little League Board
Board of Directors for the Pleasant Valley School District
Pocono Raceway NASCAR Races – section group leader of 50 or more
volunteers that park vehicles, hich raise money for may non-profit youth
organizations.
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