European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Janice Melendez and Daniel Judd listen to Bennett s presentation. Both students fathers Are in saudi Arabia. Quot i have some bad feelings that sont How he s Gonna get Hurt but that s just a possibility not a fact Quot says Janice. Quot i think he s doing  from Page 13 Here in school so we want to give them the support they need. Its going to be Tough for children especially with the holidays coming a similar support programs Are being established at other schools serving military children in Germany. Classroom teachers discuss operation desert shield the persian Gulf Region and its customs. A Tyonna Gamb no a Counselor at Span Dahlem Middle school said her weekly voluntary group of fifth through eighth graders is Quot going through what Alt the families Are going through the fear of the  a journal writing Day allows children there to express their feelings Dennett encouraged children to write to their parents. Quot one of the most important parts of the Day for every Soldier is mail Call Quot he told the children. Quot so i recommend you find time in your schedule to write your dad or mom in saudi and let them know you love  Quot what happens if there is a War in saudi Arabia Quot children at Aukamp asked Bennett. Quot can the Apache really Fly with All a the Sand around a Quot when is my daddy coming Home Quot v a a a Bennett told them Quot unfortunately if there is a War like in All War Many people will be Hurt. Our primary Mission is to prevent War by being Strong capable and ready to fight _#4 if we stand United perhaps we won t have to fight a War. Quot your moms and dads Are there because the government asked them to go there at a the invitation of the saudi government Quot he told the youngsters. Quot the things they Are doing Are very very important. I guess the reason most of us feel we re there is Beau of you. We want the world to be a better safer place for our children. Quot you Are the reason we do the things we do Quot David Smith 11, is Quot afraid a lot of people Are Gonna get  Beth of Hla parents Are in saudi Arabia and Quot will probably be gone for a very Long time. My mom made a ticket for me to get on the air plane All by myself at the end of the school your. By Jim i Jones education writer Bridgett o Bryan a 17-year-0ld senior k will graduate from the american High school in Hanau Germany next year about the time her Mother Diana isto graduate from the University of Maryland. One thing Clouds the picture fears that her father sgt. 1st class James o Bryan could miss the graduations because he might still be be. Somewhere in saudi Arabia with thousands of other soldiers fron Ruhe Hanau military Community. Seventy percent of the students at o Bryan s Schoof expect one Parent or both to be sent to the a Gulf before Christmas or soon after. Yahau High has started a two phase support Prog Arp by holding assemblies for the.900. Sophomores juniors and seniors. The first phase focuses on stress management said principal Allen Davenport Quot and the second phase if shooting starts will be a much More intense individual program Quot a Davenport said the introductory program was ? designed to encourage students to Quot work on responsible the importance of supporting their friends and families and maybe growing up earlier. Quot they can to control the situation but they can control their own lives 1 i it. Soma teacher will if Erve As Counselor supplementing the school psychologist and counselling staff. Group sessions will be conducted in tuesdays and thursdays. Individual counselling is available Quot anytime somebody thinks they need -1 it a Davenport said i some anxiety already has surfaced he said. Quot we be got a few stressed out parents. We be gotten phone Calls Over things that normally would be routine Tafare being blown out of proportion. And kids who have difficulty handling the daily routine seem More stressed but the Quot fairly High Quot Absentee rate has not risen Davenport said Quot truancy is still a problem and we re cracking _ Down on that. The last thing we need is for kids with problems to be wandering around by themselves we Are going to try to keep them As Busy a amp we can Quot including weekend activities Quot just to let the know that we re . While some students Are feeling the pressure _ _ others Are coping Well. Andrea Mcneill a Junior said she s very close to her Stepfather staff sgt. James Mcneill she said she was suffering from Quot depression and i m very scared. My mom is the same Way but Shell make it. We re ail into it together. Sgt. 1 at Closa George blow a helicopter Mechanic has been in saudi Arabia for three months but his son Allan said things Arek at Home for him and Harmom although Quot i miss  the biggest change Tor my Mother is driving More a blow said. Quot she a not used to driving in a a. A i think we kind of have a duty to protect a country being taken Over but it s kind of hard seeing family members and friends having to go Over there and maybe fight a War Quot says Harrau senior bridged of Bryan to sure a lot of people have a lot of things going on inside but they feel that they cant reek  Winter holidays Are different., More work Quot the. High school senior said he and his Mother spend a lot of time helping other members of his fathers company Quot Quot a blow does no to think his father is in danger Quot i Don t think that Guy Saddam Hussein is that smart a he said. Quot i just Hope they get it Over with. L Hope they came Back soon and i Hope hostilities done to break  Hanau military Community officials promised the students at an Assembly that the Community would remain intact and that army Community services will expand its programs and hours Quot Quot this is not the end of the world Quot command sgt maj. Mike herring told the students. Quot your Parent is trained to do this Job. They know what they  Quot everything that exists now will exist when your Parent goes off to saudi Arabia a he said noting that within a month 90 of the Community a 28. Battalion sized  be gone arid two More the stars and stripes a a a Page 15 14 a a a the stars and stripes saturday december 1,1990