European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 20, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9 education round prices for school lunch will increase to $ 1.20 Dallas a school lunch prices in overseas army and air Force Exchange school cafeterias will increase from $1.10 to >1.20 when school opens aug. 27. Free meals and Rcd cd Price meals for 40 cents will be available to children no qualify based on Federal income eligibility guidelines. Cafes operates the department of defense dependents schools lunch program on a breakeven basis As directed by the army and air Force. It is not a profit making activity. A a we dislike very much having to raise the a a Moo lunch Price a said maj. Gen. Jeffery d. Kahla commander of the military Exchange service. A we have taken action to minimize the increase and will continue to explore every possible option to hold the Price Down. A your school lunches meet All of the us a requirements for Good nutrition and Are still a bargain for the  this year it will Cost cafes about $2.05, up from $1.90 last year to prepare each meal served in school cafeterias. The difference Between what the meal actually costs and what the student pays is partially offset by the types and amount of commodities available from the department of  to to broadcast news program for kids Frankfurt West Germany a armed forces network television is airing a a can newsroom each weekday. Quot can newsroom is a 15-minute news program produced by the Cable news network specifically for school age children in the mid cd Etc notary through High school grades. Stateside teachers report excellent results in teaching students about current affairs through periodic classroom viewing of the program. Some teachers also have said that the program helps Young persons to think critically and make value judgments about key social political and scientific issues in the world today. A town District to get two new is principals Wiesbaden West Germany a the Germany Region office of the department of defense dependents schools has announced the appointment of two new High school principals in the Kaiserslautern District. Both appointments Are effective this month. Sandra Matthys is the new principal at Wei Brincken High school while Douglas s. Kelsey has taken the reins at Ramstein High school. Matthys a 15-year Veteran of Dodds began teaching High school math and science at Baum Holder in 1979. Since then she has served As a teacher and administrator at Pitburg Kaiserslautern Frankfurt Karlsruhe Giessen and Hanau. She was assistant principal at Hanau High school last school year. Matthys earned her doctorate degree from the University of Southern California in 1980. She was raised in fort Dodge Iowa. Matthys replaced Rachard Penkava. Who retired from Dodds this summer after serving in the Wei Brincken Community for 19 years. Kelsey started teaching for Dodds five years ago in Niernberg. He has been an administrator at Fulda and Hanau. During the last school year he was principal of Hanau High school. He serves on the Dodds athletic commission and is an assessor for the National association of secondary schools principals assessment can Ter. Before joining Dodds Kelsey served with the International schools in Ethiopia and Tokyo. He received his master s degree from Emporia state University in Emporia kan., in 1973. Kelsey replaces Fred Drath who has assumed the position of chief of the executive services division in the Dodds Germany Region office. Kelsey from Topeka kan., is married and has three daughters. Both Ramstein and Wei Brincken High school Are located in the ix9dds Kaiserslautern District. Ramstein has about 775 students and Wei Brincken Aboc 875. A multiple Choice videos amps Jim derho Rrt a new videotape on classes at Lanau High school in Mary Cahill checks the immunization records of Junior West Germany plays on a to screen As school nurse Thomas Adams. Schools open aug. 27. Students Reading writing skills reported expert says by Steve Taylor / Munich Bureau Erding West Germany a american students have better Reading and writing skills than Many studies show an education expert says. Miles Myers executive director of the National Council of teachers of English said he a does no to think the evidence is there Quot to show that children Are As bad As the tests show. The problem is often the test itself especially in the Case of writing he said. A writing test for fourth Grade lasts 10 minutes during National skill tests said Myers who has been in education for More than 30 years. It jumps to 15 minutes for eighth and 12th Grade. A it violates most of what we know about writing a said Jack wild an English teacher from new Hampshire. �?o1 done to think anyone can write Well in that amount of  Myers and wild were in Erding for a recent four Day workshop for 52 teachers in department of defense dependents schools in West Germany. The workshop was conducted to help develop the teachers writing skills and to explore methods of passing those skills to students. R a recent emphasis on writing in Public schools has had a positive Impact on Reading the two educators said. But they said the emphasis needs to continue. A you can still find areas of illiteracy if you look for it Quot wild said. Until a few years ago a writing in elementary school was basically ignored As a language Art Quot wild said. Part of the problem was that teachers did not Feci Good about writing and in turn did not feel comfortable about teaching it. Workshops like the one at Erding Are designed to overcome resistance teachers May have to writing. Betty Nicholas Dodds language arts coordinator said she thinks its time to stress writing at All Levels. A the Media plays up the importance of Reading a Nicholas said. Quot parents come to us and Tell us to teach their kids to read. Reading is important. But what about writing they think handwriting is learning to write a when actually Quot writing is learning to  Dodds Calendar lists events this is the 1990-91 school Calendar for the department of defense dependents schools in West Germany. Aug. 22 a reporting Date for All pm 86-91 teachers. Aug. 27 a first Day of classroom instruction. Sept. 3 a labor Day Federal Holiday. Oct. 8 a Columbus Day Federal Holiday nov. 1 a end of first marking period 47 Days. Nov 2 teacher workday. No school for students. Nov. 12 a veterans Day Federal Holiday. Nov. 22-23 a thanksgiving recess. Dec. 13 a earliest Date a student May leave school during first semester with credit under an accelerated program. Dec. 19 a last Day of school before Winter recess. Jan. 3 a instruction resumes. Jan. 2 i a a Martin Luther King or. Day Federal Holiday. Jan. 24 a end of second marking period 45 Days. Jan. 25 a teacher workday. No school for students. Jan. 28 a second semester begins. Feb. 18 a presidents Day Federal Holiday. March 28 a end of third marking period 43 Days March 29 a teacher workday. No school for students. April 1 a Spring recess begins. April 8 a instruction resumes. May 16 a earliest Dale a student May leave school during the second semester with credit under an accelerated program. May 27 a memorial Day Federal Holiday. June 7 a earliest Date graduation services can be held. June 13 a end of fourth marking period 48 Days. End of school year for students. June 14 a last Day of duty for i. 86-91 teachers. School Daze Are Back