By Sonja Foxworthy, teacher, Netzaberg Elementary School GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Dozens of kindergarten and first grade students, along with their parents and school staff, participated in the 2nd Annual St. Martin’s Day Lantern Walk Nov. 2, 2017 at Netzaberg Elementary School. One week before the event, NES students decorated their…
By Nickayla Myers-Garner, Hohenfels School Liaison Officer HOHENFELS, Germany — On a blistery fall afternoon, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria’s Hohenfels Public Affairs Specialist and Hohenfels history expert, Norbert Wittl, took an eager group of Hohenfels teachers to explore “The Box.” USAG Bavaria’s Hohenfels Training Area is divided into…
BAVARIA — Recent problems with lead at Army housing in the U.S. renewed interest and procedures for testing for lead in water and paint here at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. An article posted by Reuters Aug. 16, 2018, noted the incidence of elevated blood lead levels in children…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A standing-room only crowd attended a job fair hosted by DoDEA Sept. 14 at Grafenwoehr Elementary School. The job fair aimed to encourage and assist applicants in applying to vacant positions at schools on all four of USAG Bavaria’s installations at Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch.…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The USAG Bavaria Exceptional Family Member Program, or EFMP, hosts two days of free special needs workshops in Hohenfels and Tower Barracks in Grafenwoehr. The workshops will be presented by Specialized Training of Military Parents known as S.T.O.M.P., an organization that provides special needs related…
HOHENFELS, Germany — Several youth from the Hohenfels area recently placed in a national contest aimed at developing youth photography skills. Each year the Hohenfels Boys & Girls Clubs of America, or BGCA, celebrate the accomplishments of club youth as they learn the art and science of photography.…
By Netzaberg Middle School JLS students. Nathan Van Schaik, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs, contributed to this report. NETZABERG, Germany — A group of student leaders at the middle school here have a shared vision: Make their school, community and world a better place. And they’re looking for…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The four communities making up U.S. Garrison Bavaria are transitioning to a new single portal DOD website designed to make it easier for Soldiers and family members to find childcare. Garmisch, Grafenwoehr/Netzaberg, Hohenfels and Vilseck will begin the transition in April and May 2017. The…
DoDEA news release Alexandria, VA – The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will administer a Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) from March 20 through April 14, 2017. The CSS provides valuable feedback to DoDEA from its most important customers – students and parents – about the quality of education…
By Nickayla Myers-Garner, USAG Bavaria Hohenfels School Liaison Officer HOHENFELS, Germany — Twenty-two students from an all-girl German school took a trip to America last week — and it only took forty minutes to get there. No, they weren’t on an extremely fast plane or in a super-secret military…