European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday March 5, 1986 schools update Nuernberg students treated to premiere of Rocky in Fuerth Germany Nuernberg High school students were treated to cafes Europe s premiere showing of the movie Rocky in during a special Celebration last week. A total of 433 of the school s 1,250 students were recognized for making the Honor Roll improving their Grade Point average by at least one half Point maintaining perfect attendance and working hard said school spokeswoman Mary Boerschinger. Principal Larry Philpot paid special tribute to those nominated by three or More of their teachers for their Good attitude toward school work. Many of these students have taken average Abil Ity and through Plain hard work have turned it into great achievement Philpot said. We will celebrate every time we find someone who excels in some area he told students and their parents. Sooner or later we will find some Are that each student can Excel  the Nuernberg Parent teacher student association provided refreshments during the movie shown at the Kalb Community theater in Fuerth. Drama festival planned next week at we Bruecken we Bruecken Germany the Dodds Germany drama festival will be held March 9-12 at we Bruecken High school. About 150 students from throughout the Region will attend the festival. They will study and perform mime improvisation duet Solo and ensemble act ing. They also will perform a one act play. Presentations will be held throughout the  will recognize outstanding performances. 7 schools to take part in debate tournament Heidelberg seven High schools ind Odds Germany will participate in a debate tournament april 10 and 11 at Heidelberg High school. Although debate tournaments have been held apart of other events in previous years this Marks the first time debaters have had their own  will debate whether the Federal govern ment should establish a comprehensive National pol icy to protect the Quality of water in the United states. The topic is one of three suggested by National forensic organization and will be debated by students throughout the United states. Eagle scouts four boy scouts in Europe have earned the rank of Eagle scout according to transatlantic Council boy scouts of America officials. Jeffrey Jeanguenat 15, of Naples Italy was awarded the Eagle rank in february. For his service project Jeanguenat coordinated and directed the installation offhand painted Disney characters in the children s area of his Community s medical clinic. He also shampooed the area s carpets and reorganized the children s books. Jeanguenat a member of troop 265 and a ninth grader at Naples High school is the son of senior chief Petty officer John Jeanguenat assigned to the 6th flee band and Cynthia Jeanguenat. Jared w. Ludlow 17, of Frankfurt received the Eagle award after a project involving the Clearing of an old softball Field. The Field was turned into a parking lot an Small Park for his Church. Ludlow a 12th-grader at Frankfurt International school and member of troop 92, is the son of Victor and Virginia Ann Ludlow. Chad Corsi a 16-year-old student at Lan Stuhl Junior High school received his Eagle award for his anti theft service project. He inventoried and marked with identification High value equipment owned by schools in his Community. He also prepared and distributed an instruction flier for anti theft methods to be used at Home. Corsi a member of troop 243, is the son of col. James Corsi assigned to Safe he and Midge Corsi. Charles f. Carver of troop 1 in Heidelberg surveyed located identified and documented americans who were buried in German cemeteries but were unknown to the american legion. He also updated and reworked the legion s records. Carver 14, a student at Heidelberg High school is Theson of air Force it. Col. Charles f. Carver Iii of he 4th Allied tac air forces and Elisabeth Carver. Dodds officials await word on what budget cuts to make by Mary Hladk education writer although the first round of Federal budget balancing cuts went into effect saturday department of defense dependents schools Region officials still await word on what must be pared from their budgets. Region officials have received Little information on what they must do to meet the requirements of the Gramm Rudman deficit reducing Law since  that time officials at the school system s washing ton Headquarters told the Atlantic Region it must Cut $7million from its current budget Germany Region $28 million Mediterranean Region $3 million Pacific re Gion $10 million and Panama Region $4 million. Since they have received few guidelines regional officials have tightened their belts but they have not made major budget cuts. We have had no further input from Washington on which should be implemented said Otto Thomas of the executive services division of the Mediterranean  Are in a hold  we re waiting to see what direction we have to go in said John Davis chief of executive services for the Ger Many Region. While regional officials await major decisions fro Headquarters and the department of defense spending has decreased from a flow to a trickle. We re trying to reduce expenditures without hurting our programs said Bob Vansuch chief of executive serv ices for the Atlantic Region. We re in the process of tightening our  areas that already have Felt the budget squeeze include temporary duty for teachers and administrators Supply budgets summer school and teacher sabbatical  addition major items for schools such As new equip ment and carpeting Are on hold. Although the amount of definite information is Small Headquarters and regional offices have been sending a steady flow of questions and messages. We re in the process of sending information Back an Forth Vansuch said. The two major communications include a request Las month by Dodds director Beth Stephens for information on How much the school system could save by putting into effect 23 severe Cost cutting measures. Those measures still under consideration include delaying the Start of next school year by three weeks and freezing the hiring of new teachers. Two weeks ago Chapman Cox Dod assistant Secre tary of defense for Force management and personnel and Stephens Boss sent a message to regions that indicate Stephens message had caused confusion. Some regional officials apparently thought they had been ordered to take severe actions. For example Pacific stars and stripes reported feb. 13 that Odds Pacific Region officials had announced delaying the Start of the next school year until mid september freezing the hiring of new teachers and taking Many other Cost cutting Mea sures described by one official As the worst i be seen in my 24-year association with  but european regional officials said Stephens did no intend such cuts to be put into effect. Instead she had asked that each Region provide information on How much Money could be saved by carrying out the cuts. Cox asked regional directors to develop plans to meet budget cutting targets and submit them by March 1. Cavern named for nazi official renamed at request of mayor by Tony Naurot Nuernberg Bureau Grafe Woehr Germany the . Army an the City of Bayreuth have agreed on a new name for a Cavern that until last week bore the name of a pre world War ii local nazi minister of culture Hans Schemm. The Cavern in the Southern part of Bayreuth will now be known As Roehre see Cavern the result of a Usa eur decision announced by letter said maj. Don Mcgrath 7tharmy training come spokesman. The letter was sent Friday to the Grafe Woehr based training command which is Theca sern s Parent military Community. The Cavern s legacy raised eyebrows in Bayreuth City Hall last fall when mayor Hans Walter wild found a reference to Hans Schemm Cavern in paperwork involving a nearby Cit project. It opened an old wound with wild who had tried to get the name changed in 1966, and again in 1984. After years of frustration with local . Army officials wild said he finally wrote directly to the . Embassy for assistance. His letter was answered with Assur ances from ambassador Richard Burt s office that the matter would be resolved quickly. In december 2nd army Cav regt spokesman  Thompson said it sometimes can take a year or More to get a name change approved. This one took six weeks. The new name is taken from local geography and i unlikely to ruffle any feathers. Roehre see translates to pipe shaped  the Nam comes from a Leisure Park located near the Cavern Mcgrath said. Mcgrath said any markers or signs on the Cavern refer ring to the old name will be removed and changed. No Hans Schemm signs existed outside the Cavern and Are residents american soldiers and germans alike rarely referred to it As Hans Schemm Cavern. There will be no ceremony to commemorate the change to Roehre see Mcgrath said. The 84th engr co 2nd army Cav regt is assigned Troeh Renee Cavern. The regiment maintains operational control Over the two Block Long Cavern through its 1st a based in nearby Bundlach. . Students from Berlin meet future party leaders7 in Russia by Joe Mapother staff writer Berlin american High school students on a week Long Field trip to the soviet Union met russian students who described themselves As future party  the trip provided nearly 70 Berlin High school Stu dents teachers and chaperones contacts with russian Stu dents and a glimpse of Moscow preparing for the 27th party Congress. They really stressed peace a lot said 14-year-old Tom Hall one of the students who spent two Days in the soviet capital four Days in Leningrad and a Day in Novgorod. Peace themes were evident at several stops in the itinerary including the National circus in Moscow students said. The american group met with uniformed students a Leningrad school no. 248. They said they were the future party leaders Hal said. Bryan Leggat 14, said he visited a dance class where a couple of his colleagues took the Opportunity to  to the russians albeit without the music. The russian kids did t know what to think Legga said. I Don t think they had Ever seen it  several americans said they were impressed that Sovi ets at the seventh Grade level already were immersed in physics. Language instruction was Given to second Grade sat the school which is somewhat elite the american Stu dents and teachers said. The visit was part of activity week which has Bee set aside As time outside the classroom at the Dodds High school for the past three years. The concept first suggested by German teacher Werner Prigge allows the school to avoid disruptions during the rest of the year by concentrating All extended Field trips during the one week. In addition to the trip to the soviet Union visits to Austria and Italy were available this year. Berlin City Tours were available to the roughly 350 students choosing not to travel with a school sponsored or family tour. About 300 students opted for travel plans