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St. Rita students get lesson in manners, etiquette

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St. Rita School's PTU sponsored a Manners and Etiquette Assembly this month hosting Dick Blake, the proverbial "King of Etiquette."

Blake has been teaching etiquette for more than 30 years, and his charismatic charm was very evident to the students and faculty at St. Rita School.
"We thought it would be a wonderful way to start the new year for our student body.  You are never too young or too old to learn proper manners and etiquette," said Mary Petelin, the principal at St. Rita School.

COURTESY ST. RITA SCHOOL
Dancer and local etiquette expert Dick Blake teaches some dance steps and manners to the faculty and students at St. Rita School.

Blake impressed upon the students that you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Blake held two one-hour assemblies that incorporated making a good impression in all situations through speech and body language. He interspersed his classes with humor and Shakespearean quotations. Each session ended with a question and answer period. Both faculty and students enjoyed the presentations.