European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 17, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9 education ass Michael a i 16, entertain Veronica Palmer with thei Ciroli Murray Seegert and one of her students Johnny Heavner jr., singing in her classroom at Frankfurt High. Frankfurt High s Best and brightest needed for teacher s special kids by Dave Walczak education write Frankfurt West Germany Carola Murray see Gert who chronicled a san Francisco school s least Likely to succeed is looking to Frankfurt s Best and brightest for help. Published last year Nasty girls thugs and humans like us is Murray Seegert s firsthand account of How Spe Cial education students at san Francisco s explorer High school blended into the school s social environment. Now a teacher of the severely learning impaired at Frank Furt High school she believes the academically successful Are just what the school s special education program  Are extremely important for these kids she said of the 15 special education students enrolled in Frank Furt High school s Independent living classes. And she says the school s Best students Are a prime source for such Friend ships. Murray Seegert s interest in adolescent friendships is Akey Clement in her Book which takes its title from do scr Lions of explorer High s students which the faculty Label Dinto group such As popular people Nasty girls and thugs Tholos and flips and new  Nasty girls and thugs often started fights and generally caused trouble but Murray Seegert found them to be the most concerned and caring toward special education Stu dents. Her Book focuses on the thoughts and feelings of the group As they worked with handicapped students. The social groupings inside the inner City school Don exactly compare to those at Frankfurt High school Murray Scag cart said. But the need for students helping student Shawn t changed forcing her to look beyond the Nasty girls and thugs group that provided the bulk of student aides at explorer High. We usually get about nine or 10 volunteers per  she said. But i la take As Many As the student guidance office will  the san Francisco school Frankfurt 9ffcrs no Aca Demic credit for students working in the special education program which Means Murray Scag cart and her teaching colleagues must rely on student volunteers for  combined personal interviews and re search for her Book an outgrowth of her doctoral thesis while enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley in 1984. A California research Institute specializing in special Edu cation helped fund the project without that Money Mur Ray so Cert said. I never could have spent a Yea just talking to kids. Murray Seegert joined the overseas school system at Frankfurt High school in 1987 after moving to West Ger Many. The move was prompted by her marriage to Jochyn so Cert who teaches at a German school near  said that Frankfurt High school administrator agree that the school s special education students need time away from special education classrooms which Are located in a Wing of the school Complex. She estimated that the student enrolled in the modern living classes spend about a third of their school Day interacting with the school s regular Stu dents. Frankfurt turn big. Stuttgart  and a combined Heidelberg Mannheim operation arc the Only High schools within the department of defense dependent schools offering the Independent living courses. The school system has identified 410 moderately to severely handicapped students of All Ages among its special education population of about 5,500.the 15 students enrolled in Frankfurt s Independent Liv ing classes Range in age from 14 to 21. Most have is under60 and some have additional disabilities involving hearing. Sight speech and  of their class Lime is devoted to developing skills such As cooking cleaning and counting Money. But most Are enrolled in regular classes including video production com Puter use modelling Home economics drama and physical education where they come in Contact with students outside the confines of the Independent  is in such settings that the special education students share the same Challenge As their peer in trying to Cope ii adolescent growing pains. At their age the hormones Start jumping  Mur Ray so Cert said. That s bad enough when you re in a regular learning environment but it s especially Lough on  she pointed to the Case of one boy enrolled in the special education program whose blossoming interest in girls has left him  wants to ask this girl out for a pizza but he s really shy Murray Sec gun said. So one of the student Volunteer Sis acting out  he can make his introduction without appearing too  said she s toying with an idea about using such situations for another Book dealing with the trials of adolescence for special education students. She envisions using candid photographs of typical High school scenes Suchias couples whispering in corridors to Tell the Story. I d like to Tell the Story from the handicapped kids  she said. I left that part out of Nasty girls " kids Roundup 28 High school students to jazz it up at seminar Wiesbaden West Germany Twenty eight High school students from 14 Germany Region schools will participate in a four Day jazz seminar beginning Jan. 28 at the Cologne music school. The seminar will Mark the seventh straight Yea that High school students in Germany have taken part in the seminar. Ii is run by Jiggs Whigham chairman of the music school s jazz study program. The american students will join germans attend ing the school in a feb. 2 jazz performance featuring compositions by Duke Ellington Thad Jones an Sammy Nestico. The event will begin at 7 30 . In the school s concert Hall. It is free and open to the Public. Call Bob Benson at civilian 061 1-88248 for More information. Air Force seeking retirees for Junior Roth posts Maxwell fab Ala. The air Force has 65vacancies for retired air Force officers and no of interested in becoming Junior Roth  must have served at least 20 cars on Active duty and have retired from the air Force within the last four years. Active duty candidates can apply within six months of their  master sgt. Billy la Tabic in the United states at 205-293-7741 or Auto on 875-7741 for More in formation or write air Force Roth he instructor management Branch Maxwell fab Ala. 36112-6663. Math workshops planned for Germany educators Wiesbaden West Germany the mathematics coordinator for Connecticut s department of education will offer three workshops for Educa tors in Germany Region Middle schools Junior High schools and High schools next  Leinward will focus his Prisc Stalions on revised National standards in mathematics that Cal for More calculators and computers in classrooms and added emphasis on problem solving using real life examples. The first workshop is scheduled for feb. 13 at the Germany Region office in Wiesbaden. Another will be held the following Day at kaisers Lautem Junior High school and the final session is planned for feb. 15 at Munich High school. $500,000 in scholarships offered to military kids Golden Colo. Coors brewing co. Plans toward $500,000 in scholarships to 100 children of . Military members for the 1990 school  has donated More than $2.5 million in scholarships since the program  must be 22 years old or younger by the March 15 application deadline and enrolled full time in an accredited four year College or University in the United states or an accredited two year program leading to a four year degree. Students must have a Grade Point average of 3.0or better to qualify. In addition applicants must have a Parent who is on Active duty or in the nation Al guard or reserves. Students with a Parent who was honorable discharged or who was missing or killed in action arc also eligible. Applications arc available at College and univer sity financial Aid offices veterans service organizations or by writing Coors veterans memorial scholarship fund . Box 16522. Denver. Colo. 80216. Did you get the word about the Cash and prizes you can win in the european wide spelling Bee sponsored by the european Congress of american parents teachers and students third graders through eighth graders Are eligible. Ask your teacher for details