European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday August 22,1986 Dodds predicting enrolment increase Bidav Walczak stiff writer department of defense dependent schools officials predict an increase in pupils in he school year starting sept. 5. A Mediterranean Region official at Torrejon a Spain said preliminary reports indicate in increase of nearly Soo pupils. Officials in the Germany Region largest of the five Dodds regions pre dict 86,597 pupils will attend the re Gion s 139 schools up from last year s top figure of 86,528. Officials at the Atlantic Region dodds1 third largest behind Germany and the Pacific predict an increase of about i6j pupils task year 15,595 children attended the Region s 44schools. But officials cautioned thai the predictions could change since Many pupils do not pre Register. A surge in population Al Simonella Italy accounts for most of the increase in Ine Mediterranean said Olio Thom As special project coordinator for the Region. The Region finished the 1985-86 school year with 13,145 pupils attend ing kindergarten through 12lh Grade. New elementary school facilities at in Ciurlik Turkey and Lajes in the azores will open their doors to Dodds pupils sept. 13. The Mediterranean Region also will provide teachers for the first time for pupils in grades kindergarten through eight in Decimo Mannu in Sardinia and Comiso Sicily. The air Force will pro vide facilities for the pupils at Comiso. Students in grades nine through 12whose parents Are stationed at Comiso will attend Torr Jon High school. The number of new stateside hired teachers for the coming school year is consistent with the past few years officials said. The Germany Region will have 350 new Ticac Harj from the slates the Atlantic 51 and he Mediterranean 40. Elementary school pupils in ans Bach Germany Wilt attend class in anew 20-room facility. A new school is scheduled to be completed in Neu Bru ecce Germany on nov. 18. No new facilities arc planned for the Atlantic Region for the 1986-87 school year. The Region has closed the Elemen tary school at Raf Bicester and transferred pupils to Raf upper Heyford. N