European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 9 education Hahn High school honoured As Blue ribbon school Washington a amps a Hahn High school in Germany has been named a Winner in the department of education a ninth annual Blue ribbon schools program. Secretary of education Lamar Alexander recently announced the awards which Are Given to elementary and secondary schools in alternate yeas. Also recognized this year were 169 Public schools in 43 states the District of Columbia and puerto Rico As Well As 53 private schools and one school from the Bureau of Indian affairs. Hahn was the Only department of defense dependents schools institution to be honoured. Schools Are evaluated on the entire educational spectrum including How Well the students Are learning the Quality of school policies and programs and effective use of resources. Hahn High school was judged to be deserving of recognition based on All those factors As Well As a a demonstration of Strong leadership and effective working relationships among the school parents and others in the Community according to Dodds officials. Hahn principal dermis Mcguane will receive the award at a ceremony in Washington later this year.80 scholarships awarded Ramstein a Germany a amps nearly 80 seniors from Ramstein and Kaiserslautern High schools were awarded scholarships totalling $67,500 by the combined scholarship  four scholarships of $3,000 each were presented to april Pickrel and Jessica Neu of Ramstein and Gina Grinsel and merrily Cheatham of Kaiserslautern. A $2,000 scholarships went to George Schneider map Donald Merten Michael Zugay and Micah  $1,000 scholarships went to Marcella Kearns Alii son Mcvay Robert o Malley Michele Moul Albert Lowas Heather Scheel Alison Reichert Melanie c Arey Mayra Ibarra Cathleen Kim Lynda Abbott and Melissa Penman. A $750 scholarships went to Robert Zimmerman Sean Lehr Kristen Groll Mona Babuta Kristen gang Uzza Jennifer Meehan Tara Sheppard Jennifer Stone John Shinoskie Kevin Angell Ann Tatko Marcus a Dian Alfredo Mendoza Jodi Zislis Matthew Galloway Jeffery Gilill Arturo Martinez Peter Geiger Douglas Wilson Leslie Shamblin misty May Scott Eisinger Jenniefer Jones and Luis Zayas a $500 scholarships went to Raymond Keene Shab Nam Slatewala Christopher Huberty Jenny Spelker Charles Sellers Veronica Hinton Virginia Tyson Sean Ellis Jacqueline Green Latasha Parish Julia Burkhart Steven Pautz Michelle Rumpf Kevin Flanagan Stacey Greenawalt Jennifer Mincher John Ayers William Oliver Lora Fowler Ranea Whittington Angelica Marcos Jill Swistak Candice Heilman Andrea Ulrich Aaron Wichman Kristie Kerrick Richard Playford Scott Adams Dawn Johnson Erika Saville James Smith Darnella Ward Benjamin Kelsey Batrice Jablinski and Victor Martinez. A Peter Geiger received an appointment to the . Coast guard Academy. Army and air Force Roth scholarship were presented to Scott Eisinger misty Knack George Schneiderman Albert Lowas Victor Martinez Sean Lehr Chris Williamson Scott Adams and Eric Curtis. A Don Merten and Andrea Urich received Daedal an scholarships. Merten and Robert Zimmerman received appointments to the us. Air Force Academy. Contributors to the scholarship fund were association of old crows Ramstein officers wives club Ramstein enlisted wives club Kaiserslautern officers and civilians wives club Lan Stuhl officers and civilians wives club Sembach officers wives club Kaiserslautern High school student government National Honor society and class of �?T91 Ramstein High school student government nos and class of �?T91 air Force communications and electronics association and the Patrick Seymour memorial fund. The awards were presented during a ceremony at Ramstein a on May 30, scholarship recipients Are judged on academic record course difficulty and extracurricular  directory seeking alumni from Ramey is Washington a amps a the Ramey High school alumni reunion directory is seeking graduates faculty and staff from the schools classes Between 1948 and the present. People with ties to Ramey High school at Ramey fab in Aguadilla. Puerto. Rico can Contact Glenn Greenwood or Cindy Barbo Greenwood at 512 452-004 for inclusion in the directory. Or they can write to Ramey High school alumni reunion directory co Greenwood 1424 Corona drive Austin. Lexas. 78723. In minimum Enro by j1m1 Jones education writer the defense department has recommended new in Roll mint guidelines for its overseas schools that set an elementary schools minimum. Student population at 100 and 300 for a secondary school. A the department of defense dependents schools currently allow elementary and secondary schools to operate wit minimum enrolments of 30 and 100 students respectively. The new enrolment criteria will be applied beginning with the 1991-92 school year. Joe Blackstead Dodds regional director for Ger our primary goal is to maintain a Quality education program As we downsize our school system to coincide with the reduction of our military presence overseas a John Stremple Dodds director Many said the intention is a not to open and new schools unless they meet the new  but Blackstead added a we do not intend to close any schools using the new guidelines unless Community commanders request school closure due to the draw Down or installation  other factors that will be considered is whether students can be served by another Dodds or non Dodds school located within an acceptable busing distance and with reasonable per Pupil Cost. Travel to school for Many children overseas exceed one hour bus rides eleven schools in four european countries closed this year because of troop cutbacks. More closings Are expected As troop reductions continue the Call for higher enrolment to justify a school s operation driven by the need to reduce costs Are based on a 1990 defense management review by the defense departments comptroller office. A your primary goal is to maintain a Quality education program As we downsize  system to coincide with the reduction of our military presence overseas a said John Stremple the school system s director. Examples of elementary schools in Germany with under 100 students enrolled include Bushel Burn Flensburg Garmisch. Gern Bersheim Harbor Seelbach Kalmar Kiesel Bronn let Heim my Imingen monchengladbach Minst to a Divnich prism Sigel. Options that could be considered for Small numbers of students Are attendance at International schools correspondence courses and More dormitory residences. Dormitory residences currently Are provided at London Central High school and Lakenheath High school both in England and at osterholz High school in Germany. Tie military sen ices Are coordinating draw Down schedule with Dodds. Dodds officials say the affected schools will be notified of impending closures with no less than six months notice although schools officials would prefer at least a full school years notice. Schedules will be forecast up to five years in Advance when data is available Dodds officials said. The school system also is addressing with military authorities the problems associated with disruption that May be caused by closing a school during times other than at the end of the school year. A we will plan carefully for these changes and communicate these plans effectively and in a timely manner to our students staff and Community leaders a Stremple said. A schools that closed this year include. V a Germany a bad Tolz elementary Delm Choist elementary Hess Isch  elementary  elementary Schwab sch Amund. Elementary and both the him elementary and High schools. A Mediterranean Region a Athens elementary school Greece Comiso elementary High school and the Decimo Mannu elementary school both in Italy. A Atlantic Region a the seventh through 12th Grade High school at Raf Greenham common England however Greenham common s elementary school will stay open to offer kindergarten through eighth Grade for the roughly 100 pupils expected next school year said William j. Kilty the Atlantic regions Deputy director. Hie few High school students left at the base will be bused to Croughton High school about an hour away Kilty said. Munich a elementary and High schools Are targeted to close at the end of school Vear 1.991-92. With real life by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau More than 50 mathematics teachers from department of defense dependents schools Are hitting the books to Brush up on new standards for math courses at a workshop. The Vve Klong workshop which ends wednesday is being hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . It is designed to familiarize educators with professional standards for teaching math that were unveiled this year under the auspices of the National Council for teachers of mathematics. Participants include teachers at both the elementary and secondary Levels from Dodds schools in England Belgium Cuba Bermuda Turkey Germany Spain Italy South Korea Okinawa Japan Panama and the Philippines. A we want our teachers to be Able to implement these standards when they return to the classroom this fall a a said James Paulsen Dodds mathematics coordinator. A basically we re trying to teach mathematics for real . A the workshop Aims to develop teaching methods that highlight the relationship Between math and other subjects and to focus on using math to help students communicate and reason effectively. The new standards place less emphasis on Drill and Rote memory work. Instead they concentrate on problem solving and creative thinking. The standards also urge teachers to move away from worksheets and other traditional formats and encourage students to work in Small groups. A a similar workshop will be held in san Diego later this summer. The initiative is part of three consecutive years of summer programs designed to keep Dodds teachers informed on the latest advances in math education. Boy Mokes 12-year attendance Grade Saco Maine apr neither rain nor Snow nor surgery could keep Jeffrey Perrigo from missing a Day of school in 12 years. Perrigo graduated from Thornton Academy this month with 12 years of perfect attendance a 2,275 Days. Aspirin and vitamins carried him through colds and he conveniently caught the measles during summer vacation. But Perrigo had a few near misses. A snowstorm nearly grounded him. In Newark  Day before Spring classes. Luckily. Perrigo found a plane Back to this South Ern Maine town. When his family visited Florida during Winter break Perrigo spent the final weekend fretting that he might not make it to school. Surgery to. Remove a Section of his Small intestine threatened to keep Perrigo Home his freshman year but the operation was eventually scheduled for two Days after school ended for the summer. Perrigo Heads to t ulane University this fall to study civil engineering and architecture