Marine Corps Recruiting Station Portsmouth, New Hampshire news release The U.S. Marines will have a recruiting station set-up at the Vilseck High School March 21 for students interested in joining. For the period of March 13 – 21, the commanding officer and senior recruiter-instructor of Marine Corps Recruiting…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Netzaberg Elementry School celebrated Fasching Friday with a parade that highlighted countries around the globe. Peter Lehr, the mayor of Eschenbach, Netzaberg’s partner town, joined the multicultural celebration of fun and friendship. All 780 NES students participated in the parade, each class sporting…
By Margaret Ballinger, Netzaberg Elementary School third-grade teacher NETZABERG, Germany — Two students from Netzaberg Elementary School participated in Germany’s Special Olympics Dec. 4in Kaiserlauten. Students William (Billy) Clark and Nina Ray both won first place and the gold medal for their age group (11-12 years old).…
Story by Christine Fox, USAG Bavaria Environmental Division Volunteer For many, just hearing the word “bat” sparks thoughts of mystery and fear. Our culture has portrayed bats as blood sucking, shadowy creatures of the night. But is that a fair reputation for these unique flying mammals? Ask students…
Story written by, Kristy Shelly, Netzaberg Elementary School Librarian NETZABERG, Germany — Imagine packing science, technology, engineering, art and math all in a single 2-hour event. Well, that’s just what Netzaberg Elementary School did Oct. 2 during STEAM night with 100 families and teachers. The event, which will…
Story by Franz Zeilmann, Caecilia Meier and Simone Peuleke VILSECK, Germany — On September 14, 2015, Garrison Commander Col. Mark Colbrook “opened the doors” to the new Green Classroom here on Rose Barracks. Among the guests were mayors from our neighboring towns, representatives of the U.S. and German…
Article submitted by the IMCOM-E Region School Liaison Officer Are you are parent who works long hours? A single parent? A parent with several children? Or just one of the many busy parents trying to keep up with the demands of every day life? Busy or not, a…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Let’s face it. Kids today don’t get out much. According to research published in the journal Nature, 88 percent of kids spend time online every day and 69 percent play video games or watch television every day. What’s more, kids ages 10-16 spend only 12.6 minutes…