School News

RMS PTSA meeting
Ramstein Middle School’s PTSA will hold a membership meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the school’s information center/library. Current and new members are welcome to attend. For details, e-mail the PTSA at rams.ptsa@googlemail.com.

SAC meeting
The next Ramstein High School Advisory Committee meeting will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the RHS Information Center. The purpose of the SAC is to promote an improved educational environment within the school, to be a forum for parents and students to voice issues within the school, and to advise the principal on these matters. Parents and students are welcome to attend the meeting. To get a concern added to the agenda, e-mail RamsteinHS.SAC@eu.dodea.edu.

Disney Brunch
Come dressed as your favorite Disney character and enjoy a fun-filled brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 19 at the Landstuhl Club, Bldg. 3780. Cost is $4 for children 3 to 16 years old and $8 for adults.

RMS yearbooks
The Ramstein Middle School PTSA has limited copies of the 2010/2011 yearbook available to students and staff members until May 1. The yearbooks are available for $35 and will be sold on a first come basis. To ensure your child gets a yearbook, visit www.internationalmemories.us. For more information, e-mail Bobbi Jo Bowser at RAMSYearbook@hotmail.com.

Meet Leo the Lion
Come and meet and take photos with your friend Leo the Lion from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Kids’ Zone, Bldg. 2895 on Pulaski Barracks. Leo is known for giving out special treats, so don’t miss out.

Celebrate music in our schools
March is Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month and Ramstein High School is hosting an event for those who appreciate music. U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s premier big band, Check Six, will put on a free concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the great hall. Jazz Limited, the school jazz band, will have the privilege of playing a brief opening set.

LEMS concerts
Join Landstuhl Elementary/Middle School for two band concerts this spring. Both concerts will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the LEMS gymnasium, Bldg. 3830. On April 27, the beginning band and intermediate band will play. On May 5, the LEMS choir, jazz band and advanced band will play the final concert of the year. Music from
many different genres and styles will be played .

Spring apprenticeships
Applications are now being accepted until March 18 for spring youth apprenticeships through the CYS Services HIRED! Program.  Information sessions will be held from March 28 to June 17. For more details or for an application, call Claudia Pauleya at 486-8915 or 0631-86-8915 or e-mail her at claudia.pauley@eur.army.mil.

Drill competition
Stop by Ramstein High School Saturday to watch Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps teams from 13 Department of Defense Dependents Schools compete in a drill competition starting at 8 a.m. Schools will be judged by former military training instructors stationed on Ramstein. For volunteer opportunities, call Thomas Speller at 478-8209 or 06371-405-8209.

Tween Video Game Day
Visit the Kaiserslautern Library from 3 to 5 p.m. today to  check out all the latest video games. Youth in fifth- to eighth-grade are welcome. Free snacks and drinks will be provided. For more information, call 486-7322 or 06371-86-7322/8390.