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…
The American Legion Post GR45 is proud to announce its High School Oratorical Scholarship Contest scheduled for Sun, Feb. 12, 2017 at Vilseck High School. The oratorical contest is directed towards high school students — Freshmen through Seniors — from schools within the USAG Bavaria region with the…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Using markers and linen canvas, students at Vilseck Youth Center created images and messages on World AIDS Day that challenge and reimagine the way society views the disease. The result: a quilt with a resounding message of compassion and acceptance. Pitched and made possible by…
Defense Commissary Agency News Release FORT LEE, Va. – This holiday season is full of the usual landmark dates, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. One other date in December, however, vies for importance for some military families: the Commissary’s opening of Scholarships for Military Children Program.…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Army Continuing Education System celebrates Education Support Professionals Day by recognizing three outstanding faculty members who support local education initiatives with administrative, counseling and testing services. The celebration is part of the National Education Association’s 95th annual American Education Week, which ran from Nov.…