European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes monday May 25, 1992 education Bee has girl minding her p s and q s by Jimi Jones education writer Tracy Sargeant got to bed about Midnight Friday. By 4 . Saturday she had been up for about 12 hours. But the 11-year-old said she Wasny to weary. A i sleep so i got up and started studying a she said. Quot in be been studying All Day Long. My brain but she added Quot in a not tired so maybe i wont have a problem adjusting to Jet Tracy anticipated Jet lag after an eight hour air cruise from Brussels Belgium to Washington d.c., on sunday her 7 . Arrival in the United states would be the beginning of a we Klong adventure for which she Quot can to wait a she said from her Home saturday. Tracy was the Winner of the 10th annual european spelling Bee on March 28 in Heidelberg Germany and is the department of defense dependents schools representative to the Scripps Howard National spelling Bee in Washington this week. The european Competition is run by the european Congress of american parents teachers and students Eca pts. She spent her final few hours saturday studying words from a dictionary that seemed to weigh "20 pounds a she said. Tracy and her Mother Rosalynne Sargeant left on a flight from Brussels about 1 . Sunday. Dodds lop speller has had lots of support from friends and family she said. Quot in be gotten lots of Calls a she said. Quot before i left school on thursday everybody was smothering me with hugs and they have been calling and wishing me Luck a said Tracy who was allowed to skip school on Friday to do some final cramming for the 65th annual Scripps Howard Bee. Tracy has a whole school Region rooting for her but in particular a classroom at accent elementary school in Brun sum Netherlands where she is a sixth grader. One of Tracy a classmates Jennifer Kelly said she was so excited for Tracy she Felt As if she were taking the trip herself. A a in a very Happy for her a Jennifer said. A your whole class is quite Jennifer said the class has posted Tracy a Washington schedule so they can follow her Progress and they have requested daily updates from her father maj. Mark Sargeant. Quot its Good she believes in herself and she studies so hard a 12-year-old Jennifer said. Quot she a got a whole folder jammed full of spelling Chris Walker another classmate described Tracy As a kind of quiet likes doing her work real Well respectful and Nice to if she has free time a she studies her words. She a done a Good Jennifer said also that their teacher Terry France Sargeant sent Tracy off after an encouraging a do Well and it would be no Surprise to France if Tracy does Well in Washington. Quot Tracy excelled at just about everything we be done academically a France said. Quot and she does not waste time. She uses her time extremely wisely and i think that a Why she has accomplished so much. A Tracy is a very Independent child who takes this very seriously a France said Friday. A she has put a lot of work into it and its All self motivated. She is just a wonderful Young lady. We wish her the Best of Luck and we will be rooting for in addition to Tracy a mom being in the Washington capital Hilton hotel audience european spelling Bee coordinator Yvonne Brown will represent Eca pts at the National Bee. The stars and stripes sponsored Tracy a and her mothers All expense paid trip to Washington. As her Mother did the final bits of laundry and packing saturday and her dad took 4 and 6-year-old Sisters and a 2-year-old brother swimming Tracy continued to study she said. Whatever the outcome she said she and her Mother were excited about visiting Washington and she was looking Forward to american television shopping and some of the activities that will be available during spelling Bee week. A a in a not too worried about this year a Tracy said. A a in be got two years left in Europe. Hopefully if i done to make it this year i will next however she said she plans to share her seat on the air plane with that huge dictionary that her Mother had hoped to Quot pack around on the trip. Course in closet lets Chicksands pupils get the picture in a Flash by Muk Idith Winder . Bureau Raf Chicksands England children at Chicksands elementary and Middle school have found a different kind of course to focus on. Pupils can take time off from some of their studies to try their hand at photography thanks to photographer and principal Daniel Decarlo. A i had photography As a Hobby and it did so Many Good things for me As a Young person so i just wanted to continue on a Decarlo said. Decarlo explained that the photography course is not part of the regular a our goal was to have every student from the first to eighth Grade take a picture develop it print it and mount it before the year was Over a principal Daniel Decarlo Lui i Putnin so pupils Are pulled Liotus classes other than Core subject Classi c so their grades won t be atle eled lie s also hoping that 10 to 1 Peunel i a the school population which Nui Tisci ,0 out Thi. Its Clops photo i Apo As i i. It Bhoi is Imu 1 n v 11 it keep i11. M 11 de m m to. >1 i it i goal was to. A. I is 1 a a the Tost to Eiehl i Ike i a e develop if hint in a ii. I 1 in i it i it 1 i ii tie veil n is Over i k t i u ii turn s i of n a i pc m e m i i i m i c. I Ipi lies i. To 11 1111 -11 s let Al ail Quot w in is it m 1 up a talk i no in m i o t m i i 1. A. Ai i the o in o. Schools rules a photo lab Wasny to authorized. But once the school set up its own lab it could use Dodds funds to Purchase film and photographic paper. Decarlo said that All the pupils weren table to participate the first couple of years that the lab was in operation. But with the help of volunteers such As Carolyn Chandler the program is now in full swing. A the children seem to pick it up very Well a Chandler said. �?o1 done to have to repeat myself a lot in the Darkroom when i go through the processing Steps before they Chandler who has three children has an associate degree in photography but never taught it before. "1�?This is a totally new experience a she said. A live worked with children at Day care centers before but nothing like pupils in the fourth through eighth grades Are Given cameras loaded with Black and White film and told to shoot whatever subjects they choose. Pirst-1 trough third Grade i s make phonograms by placing shapes on photographic paper then exposing the paper to Light. Dec Arlo has stressed taking pictures of animals and people throughout the base but most pupils prefer to take photos of their classmates. Regardless of is photographed i in Steis seem to enjoy the class. 1 like doing it said Jeremy Pei Kins a ii ail the i Adi f Quot non gel to least something Ditl Eien in get time Ott i of v lass i i n i Quot ii i 11 i. A he a i \. I. I Phat Lik. I Quot h i e 1 it f a i Quot me 1 i.-. E i m ii111 i a a v i my a s i1,� n 343 Munch wind v Dpi teen t Mulvin t handle helps Pupil i Massy lit the id it it lbs mils 1 11 m i i 11 s Middle is h m d m i nil and
