European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 27, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9officials offer trips to lure teens from Spanish hot spot Heidelberg tries to Cool Spring fever by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer a Heidelberg Germany a in an Effort to draw american teen agers away from the traditional Spring break pilgrimage to Spain Heidelberg Community officials Are offering other trips. But the vacation spot in Lloret de mar Spain reputed for its unbridled sex drinking and carousing continues to draw Young travellers who have about $250 to spare. A a a a. A we had hoped to convince some More of the Young people going on unofficial trips to choose these a said Linda Magee chief of Heidelberg a Community and family support division referring to Community sanctioned trips outlined m a full color brochure. Those trips include a we Klong visit to Eastern Germany with the Community a outdoor recreation Center and a Beach week with its youth services Center at an alcohol free hotel in Blanc Spain a resort town just North of Lloret de mar on the Costa brava. The Community is also pushing trips with Christian youth groups including a Beach vacation for about 475 youths on the Spanish Island of Ibiza with Malachi ministries and a service project near Budapest Hungary for about 150 students sponsored by club beyond. Spring break begins for students after school thursday since Friday is a teacher workday. Most trips leave sunday night. A we Felt parents might feel pressure to give a Good senior trip experience to their seniors or juniors a Magee said. A this would give parents a Chance to say a no Way you re not going to be Able to do this but you can do  after pitching the trips to High school students in the cafeteria at lunch however a we found there a a lot of resistance to what we re doing a Magee said. High school senior Doris Walker 17, said she never seriously considered going on the youth services Beach trip partly because the trip costs $40 More. The Lloret trip which Walker went on last year provides a a break from Par cats a she said. A you can be your own person and just go out and do what you want to do. You know like they say in the newspaper Lloret de mar is the fort Lauderdale of Europe and of course everybody goes to fort Lauderdale for Spring break. A kids get in trouble yeah but that a to be expected. You know students done to know How to act. They get carried away they drink and get carried away but that a  Kay Taylor who used to oversee the Spring break exodus for a major tour bus company described the youth scene in Lloret As a absolute  a for Many of the kids its the first time for Freedom said Taylor now a social studies teacher at Heidelberg Middle school. A a it a wonderful for the Heidelberg Community to do this. But i do not believe that these kids Are going to prefer to go to these places when Lloret de mar is the a in place to be a said Taylor who. Is no longer associated with the top Tours Spain trip. The 40 spots on the Heidelberg trips to Eastern Germany and Bla nes were eventually taken but Only because youths from other army communities also signed up Magee said. Overall Spring break bookings Are Down this year a fact bus tour officials attribute to uncertainty related to the persian Gulf War. Penny Larson a spokeswoman for enjoy Tours said her bus tour company expects Between 400 and 500 bookings a a a. A a a a a a a 1. A. .,.��� a. A. A amps Dave Idle neddie Smith writes a receipt for Heidelberg High student . Pulido who has signed up for a trip to Lloret de mar Spain. From Young people for Lloret this year Down from last years 1,100 to 1,400, top Tours owner Brigitte Colantonio said tuesday that her company is expecting to take about 400 to 450 american teen agers to Lloret this year a drop from last years 800. A kids done to have Money saved up a Colantonio said. A a they re not organized Aswell this  both of the Kaiserslautern based tour companies offer free seats to teen agers who organize bus trips of their Peers. Sign ups have been a nothing compared to last year a said neddie Smith a 1990 High school graduate who is recruiting Heidelberg students for a top Tours ride. A it was a lot easier last year a cause i was in the school and you could get the word out. But now if i go into the school ill get in  Many schools have distanced themselves from the unofficial trips. A recent Heidelberg High school newsletter to parents for example said that a we want to repeat loudly and often that neither Dodds nor has sponsors or sanctions the Spring break trips. Colantonio blames problems in Lloret partly on Lack of involvement by schools and parents noting that in years past teachers and Parent shave chaperoned some trips. A i would like the parents to be a Little bit More Active in it a Colantonio said. A the parents Are putting a big Burden on us because we feel we Are  while top Tours tries to chaperone its student travellers even Colantonio acknowledged that the guides cannot a hold their hands Day and nights a male tour guides patrol the discos at night and the company operates a round the clock command Center where teens can go for help. Enjoy Tours spokeswoman Larson said her company does no to even try to baby sit the Young people. All students under 18 must turn in a parental consent form when they Book the trip but a a we re not in the chaperone  a parents Are responsible for their children a Larson said. A if the parents done to mind their children travelling alone that a not our  however the company assigns its most experienced tour guides to the trip in Case they have to a ride Herd on exuberant students Larson said. Enjoy also prohibits alcohol on the bus. Top Tours has a similar no drinking Rule during the bus ride Colantonio said. Taylor said that during her four Spring Breaks in Lloret a the real concern was the safety of the kids. Lloret de mar is not the most working Friendly place to go  the police Are rough on Young people who cause disturbances Taylor said noting that she and tour guides sometimes have had to get teens out of jail. If an incident occurs at one of the discos the pos amps Susan Harris lice come in a real heavy a Taylor said. A they do not discuss. Anybody who a standing around gets rounded up and hauled off. If they argue that a when they get popped with the Billy dubs in the  Taylor said she also had to Send teens to the Hospital after they drank too much or were Hurt in motor Scooter accidents. A the kids do More drinking there than in be Ever seen in any other situation in my life a Taylor said