Schools

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Reduced, free lunch standards changing

For the first time in nearly 25 years, the eligibility for free or reduced-price lunches in Department of Defense Dependent Schools will be calculated for families living on the economy, without including their housing allowance as income.

December 3, 2004 ×

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Invention Convention

Invention Convention

***image1***Second-grader Hayden Peake, 8, shows off his brother Jacob’s invention to his teacher, Suzanne Olsen at the Vogelweh Elementary School Invention Convention Nov. 23. Fourth-graders at the school were challenged to invent something to solve an everyday problem.

December 3, 2004 ×

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Local teachers learn science methods first-hand

Local teachers learn science methods first-hand

Story and photos
by Peggy Hoffman-Schmidt
Kaiserslautern District

Can an inflated balloon power a car? How far can a car go with one push when on a table as compared to on a carpet? How long can a top spin when it is on a table top as compared to when it is on the carpet?

December 3, 2004 ×

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Lions, hyenas and grandkids, oh my!

Lions, hyenas and grandkids, oh my!

***image1***Nasrin Siege, author of “Kalulu and Other African Stories,” an anthology of African folk tales, visits students, including her granddaughter, Paige, at Vogelweh Elementary School. Mrs. Siege, who was born in Iran and raised in Germany, told stories of living and working in Africa as a psychologist and social worker. […]

November 19, 2004 ×

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American students supply Iraqi schools

American students supply Iraqi schools

Christian Johnston and Hailey Reneau
Landstuhl Elementary and Middle School

Landstuhl Elementary and Middle School

November 19, 2004 ×

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Who’s chicken?

Who’s chicken?

DODDS photo by Brooke Johnson

***image1***Ramstein Elementary School kindergarten students Tori Arrowood and Julia Colburn pet a chicken during a recent class visit to the Sunshine Pumpkin Patch and Farm in Gerhardsbrunn.

November 12, 2004 ×

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Classroom volunteers teach, learn

Classroom volunteers teach, learn

Cynthia Breedlove, Story and photo
Ramstein Intermediate School

Darryl Levin, third-grade teacher at Ramstein Intermediate School, and his students have learned the meaning of school

November 12, 2004 ×

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Red Ribbon Week concludes

Red Ribbon Week concludes

Emily Reagan
Kaiserslautern American

Red Ribbon Week finished with a bang in the KMC.

November 5, 2004 ×

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Kudos to Ramstein schools parent groups

The National Parent Teacher Association recently certified Ramstein American middle and high schools as Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence.

October 29, 2004 ×

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Character rocks!Student leaders learn values, character skills

Character rocks!
Student leaders learn values, character skills

Jennifer Brumback
Ramstein American High School teacher

During the month of October, student body leaders from Ramstein American High School participated in a Character Rocks Program presented by Phil Baker of Sioux Falls, S.D. The event was sponsored by the RAHS

October 29, 2004 ×