European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 outdoor education gets reprieve by Mary Hladky education writer outdoor education centers in Ger Many have won a new lease on life. Officials of the department of de sense dependents schools in Germany reinstated the popular program after Dodds director Beth Stephens gave her approval last week during a meeting of regional directors in Washington. We plan to have the program in full swing next school year said Robert Lundgren Dodds Germany Deputy director. We re optimistic we ii be Able to cover it in the  Dodds Headquarters officials or dered the program suspended March 29 As part of budget cutting to meet require ments of the Gramm Rudman budget balancing Law. It was one of Many Money saving Steps taken to trim $55 million from the Dodds budget but the Only one that directly affected Stu dents. Now however Lundgren said top Dodds officials Are fairly confident that the Dodds fiscal 1987 budget will contain enough Money to maintain the program which costs $330,000 a year to operate. The $812 million budget request that has been submitted to Congress is about $104 million More than the current year s expenditure of $708 million. Outdoor education programs would face new Money problems Only if con Gress docs not approve the budget by sept. 30, forcing Dodds to operate at last year s budget Levels Lundgren said. The programs also could be threatened if the value of the . Dollar continues to drop he said. The Best known outdoor education Center is located at hints Brand Lodge in . A newer Center the hcs san Hunt to is at Darmstadt. A third research program at Mann Heim will not continue next year. Jann Williams outdoor education coordinator for Dodds Germany said research has been completed and the program director has returned to the United states. The two remaining centers and their total staff of seven offer similar pro Michael Kosa standing and David Nelson Bolh of Austin Texas arrive in Falmouth Harbor in England wednes Safe and sound in England a photo Day after completing a trans Atlantic voyage in their Cutter the j j. Buzzard in 37 Days. Kosa 32, a biologist and Nelson 34, a veterinary surgeon sailed from Newport r.i., and turn Ltd both an attack by a whale and a Hurricane. Dodds students skills test scores higher Thon . Average of Oil Levels.  it a .tf.tabas4 maw a a Keiit a trill a a a a in Tano Tipoti Washington is children in defense department schools scored above the National average on standardized tests of their ability m Reading writing and mathematics a Pentagon spokesman said. The comprehensive tests of Basic skills showed that students in depart ment of defense dependents schools sex 1 tests that will be administered next Spring. Students in grades 3 through 11 took the cubs tests in Reading language and math the spokesman said this week. Stu dents in grades 7 through 11 also were tested in science and social studies. The highest level of achievement in the Basic skills area was in language arts followed by Reading and mathematics the spokesman  spokeswoman Kay Garvey said the tests will help educators plan for next year. The Dod schools employ about 9,500 teachers to educate More than 150,000 students in 20 foreign countries. Dodds students test scores the students mean percentile scores were about six major testing companies inthe United states had , can fornia achievement tests that were administered in september. A new computer program failed to work properly and Many schools did not receive test results until february or March. In some cases the test results were inaccurate. The company provided at no Cost an 0 % � n acting bad from s firms for by definition the National average is the 50th percentile. Grade3 45 67 89 10 reading57 6562 7166 6563 62 language 6369 69 76 71 7169 72 math 5862 61 66 6561 68 71 science social studies 6869 6570 60 6869 73 7670 Grams. Students stay three to seven Days at the centers and participate in challenging outdoor events such As a ropes course hiking biking and jogging. The also Cook their own meals study nature and learn about environmental issues. Germany Region officials had hoped the program could be spared the budget cutting knife and arc pleased it will be operating again. I think it is great Williams  fact they have decided to go with a Quality program says a lot for the Region and the Dodds system As a  parents of children who had attended the centers lobbied to keep them operating. Lundgren said their opinions were noted by Dodds officials in washing ton. Army combo helps fete 4th in soviet Union  Staft writer Kaiserslautern it was t a run of the Mill Case of opening night Jit ters. Mixed feelings of excitement and nervousness prevailed As the five Mem Bers of the 76th army combo walked on stage for their first concert behind the Iron curtain. The combo members assigned to the 21st support come at Panzer Cavern spent their fourth of july weekend per forming at the . Consulate in Lenin Grad and . Embassy in Moscow. Members of the combo Are Sec. Raul omegas Drums staff sgt John Clark Bass staff sgt. Herman Martinez trumpet sgt. Robert Crawford vocals and saxophone and sgt William Horton piano. In Leningrad the combo played for a crowd of 250 that included Only 25 americans. They played for More than1,000 people in Moscow and about 20 percent of those were americans. Theresa were ambassadors of other countries and soviet citizens. Ornelas said the combo played Patri Otic songs in Honor of the nation s birth Day a Well As a mixture of jazz an country Western music. According to combo members the soviets were especially receptive to the music i Sang America the Beautiful and after we d finished they soviet members of the audience stood up and requested that we sing it again Horton said. Although the audiences were responsive to the music the five soldiers said they were always aware of the unfamiliar surroundings just outside the consulate doors. It s a very depressing place Ornel Assaid. It s something that every Ameri can should experience so they d appreciate More what they  the average people on the Street weren t smiling Torton said. You re under constant surveillance you May not know it but you  during their train ride from Leningrad to Moscow the combo talked with a few soviet citizens who spoke some English. Horton said their fellow passengers were  the combo was playing two concerts during their three nights in the soviet Union the musicians did t have much time for sightseeing. But they did see a russian outdoor food Market i Leningrad and red Square in Moscow. Leningrad looked like an old City that had t been kept up too Well Horton  soldiers found traffic unusual. There Are no left turns in Moscow or Leningrad Crawford said. Horton explained that it seemed Drivers often had to go six blocks out of their Way to turn left