European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bridget Tangorre watching the High school production of the play babies having babies in Bamberg. Bamberg teens stage drama on Youthful we were1 .1" different by one thing s Lor sure Ivo were Iio tap it when it Carneo set Lisa in babies having babies stories and photos by Effie Batman Nurnberg Bureau five girls mat to a counselling session Lor tanked pregnant students on a stage barn Berk West German when the Counselor tin i Rome they were led to sort to Hugo out Lor themselves Hoy wore going to have babies but they wore Only  themselves the Litls were acting Oul parts in a two act play  having babies originally a lbs school Roak television special one of two shows at the auditorium on Warner Ballad s for Lellow students of Bamberg s american High school they also staged the performance once lot German High school students and twice for the american military Community in Bamburg the Issue was teenage sexuality and its often unanticipated consequence teen pregnancy i Lave you Hoard the one about using raincoats in the Shower or you can t got pregnant if you do it the first limo"7 those wore lines that brought loud laughs from the teen audience. But tragically girls still become pregnant because they believe such silliness and Don t know enough about How babies Are conceived every Spring Prog Nail girls Start to appear in the hallways said the Pla s director Cindy Krauchi Hor co director. Bob Luken agreed they selected the play not Only because they had live actresses to play the powerful roles but because they loll that Tho information presented was relevant to their students in school the girls study in health classes about birth control and How to say no they learn about sell respect so they know they Don t need to have Cox just to please a  Krauchi said nevertheless she said she knew of Lour or live students who Wero married during the current school year because they had to teen pregnancy is a  problem in the United Stales. Forty percent of the teenage girls who drop out of school do so because of pregnancy according  recent National Survey Between 3 to 5 percent of teenage girls in High school become pregnant said an official for the department of Delf use dependents schools who asked not to to identified. But even that figure May not reflect the Complete picture he said because a girl May have an abortion before anyone knows she is expecting a baby. Ii also May not to her first abortion that would mean Lor a typical High school including grades 7 to 12 such As the one in Bamberg which has almost 450 students about ten students become pregnant each year. Tho actual number is Piot ably closer to 18 in her school cast member a Vulte Cadwallader said. The character she portrays in Tho play Mary Pat says she became sexually Active because she was tired of sitting Home alone. For Toda s icon Agar of is recreation it May be another Way to spend an evening when there s nothing else to do when conversation runs out a teacher said. The play poses some Tough questions about teenage so Quality the dialogue is Frank and intimate dramatic and confrontational Aimee to Nett plays Tiu the character who Sparko Page 14 the stars and stripes monday m