European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9af Cost cutting team tackles operations at clubs in Europe Over Here by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a West Germany a a team of air Force Cost cutters is in Europe to help control the Bottom line at officers and enlisted clubs. A a we re extra hands and eyes to the management that a in place a said Hal Frank a team chief spending 1s Days at Span Dahlem a. A your Only Job is to find  when arriving at a club the team reviews five years of financial records and observes club operations. Its recommendations May include finding a less expensive contractor to print guest checks changing hours of operation or consolidating some services. A the problems Are different. The fixes Are different a Frank said. The Cost effectiveness teams were created this fiscal year with an appropriation of $264,000. Two two person teams of club management experts began travelling to clubs in january. In the first month Frank said the teams identified enough Cost cutting moves to equal the annual program budget. A normally its not an individual responsible for problems Frank said. A most of the places we go people want to be  the 61-Day visit to Europe is the first swing through Safe. In addition to Span Dahlem the team will visit Pitburg a Sembach a and Rhein main a All in West Germany. The latter is a military Airlift come base. Military clubs will not receive congressional appropriations after september then end of the fiscal year. That Means the clubs must rely More on their own earnings to stay in business. Forty four officers and enlisted clubs operate in Safe. Some Are making the financial transition from appropriated to no appropriated funds faster than others. A a we be got about 11 we re working hard on a said col. Keith Wiles who Heads the Safe morale welfare and recreation program. At Span Dahlem a the team is looking at both the officers and enlisted clubs. In 1989, the officers club lost $75,373 and the enlisted club lost $134,214. Through the first five months of this budget year the officers club had lost $47,305 and the enlisted club $94,847. Frank and other officials said that Many factors including equipment costs have contributed to the losses. They said that several Cost cutting measures a such As switching from waitress to Buffet service for lunch at the enlisted club and eliminating dinner at the officers club All nights but thursday and Friday a were under Way at Span Dahlem before Franks team arrived. . Jones the enlisted club manager said he and his staff Are treating the operation As if it were a Newborn baby. A we done to care what happened Here in the past. We be got to provide  one key to any clubs profitability Frank said is to find its Niche in the marketplace. For instance the Span Dahlem clubs  specialize in bringing in big name entertainment acts because another base in its Market area already provides that service. Disc jockeys on the other hand draw patrons from other bases to Span Dahlem Jones said. Frank teammate Peter Lauderdale and accountant Marty Carpenter have not delivered a final set of findings to base officials and Frank would not elaborate on their proposals. A most of mine will be to refine changes they be made in the last 60 Days a Frank said. A amps Lynda Davidson air Force Cost cutting team chief Hal Frank left and j j. Jones enlisted club manager at Span Dahlem a West Germany inspect the recently implemented noon  school outshines Calif. In academic decathlon Des Moines Iowa apr High school senior David Campbell is a so so student with a c average but he helped pull Texas to a first place finish in the 1990 academic decathlon sunday. A i done to really think that grades measure intelligence a Campbell said. A i struggle with laziness myself but this has Given me the Opportunity to prove  the Gold medal in the category of Best Overall student Hung around Campbells neck As his teammates surrounded him. The team from Lake Highlands High school in Dallas clinched first place with 46,627 Points and won a trip to the White House.  be received by president Bush in the Oval office on thursday. Laguna Hills High school in Laguna Hills Calif., finished a close second with 46,035 Points. Third was Mountain View High school from Mesa ariz., with 45,949. Nine member teams from 39 High schools nationwide have put in extra hours after school. They reserved saturday afternoons to prepare for the annual contest which began in 1968 in Orange county Calif. It became a National event in 1982. Teams were grilled for two Days on a variety of subjects ranging from the Fine arts to mathematics. The Competition ended this year with a super quiz on american indians. Each student was graded on a seven minute interview a one hour essay and an Impromptu speech. They were tested in economics Fine arts language literature mathematics science and social science. The Competition Isnit just for the Best and the brightest. Its a real team Effort with students with a b and c averages competing against each other in separate categories and contributing to the Overall team score. A i love being with my team a said Campbell. A your whole team is real consistent. Its a team  preparing the students for the Competition was like a Marathon that paid off said Texas coach Carole Buchanan. It was the first time Lake Highlands had won the Texas contest and earned a spot in the National Competition. A we worked hard and we knew we had a Chance to win. But we All knew it was going to be very close with California a she said. A we did no to know until the last moment when they announced California was second. Then we could believe it a Buchanan said. Laguna coach Kathy Lane did no to hide her disappointment at the second place finish. Texas and California have been close rivals in the Competition with each state winning the National Competition four times before. Lane vowed to be Back again next year to win the Gold. A we have the spirit. We re going to use it to plan strategy for next year a she said. Here is a list of the top 15 finishers and the Points they accumulated in the 1990 academic decathlon on sunday 1. Texas Lake Highlands High school in Dallas a 46,627 2. California Laguna Hills High school in Laguna Hills a 46,035 3. Arizona Mountain View in Mesa �?45,949 4. Massachusetts Framingham North in Framingham a 44,935 5. New Jersey Northern Valley regional in old Tappan a 44,003 6. Wisconsin University school of Milwaukee a 43,771 7. Tennessee University High school in Johnson City �?43,281 8. Illinois Whitney Young Magnet High school in Chicago a 42,972 9. Ohio Willoughby South High school in Willoughby a 42,648 10. Alabama Indian Springs High school in Helena a 41,652 11. Utah Alta High school in Sandy �?41,196 12. Minnesota Mankato West High school in Mankato a 40,371 13. Indiana North Central High school in Indianapolis a 40,202 14. New Mexico los Alamos High school in los Alamos a 40,194 15. Virginia Thomas Jefferson school of science and technology in Alexandria a 40,055