European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes monday june 8, 1992 Simonella seniors have seen it All by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Nas Simonella Sicily a erupting volcanoes earthquakes and the persian Gulf War prepared Stephen Decatur schools class of �?T92 for the world. But the seniors faced one More Challenge before they could be unleashed commencement. The Day began when the seniors left at 7 30 . Saturday to hold their Only commencement rehearsal just hours before the actual event. At 9, parents and other students followed in a bus from the school at the Sigo Noclla base to the theater. The entire graduating class of 17 fit easily on the stage of Teatro Bellini a 19th-Century opera House in the heart of nearby Catania Sicily a second largest City. A we move in and four hours later we move out and its Over a said science teacher Joel Hansen the class sponsor. But those hours probably seemed much longer to Hansen. Upon arriving at the Bellini with the seniors Ushers Navy color guard and other players Hansen discovered that the stage was configured differently than he had expected. He re choreographed the ceremony and the students took an extra practice March Down the aisle but the ceremony went without a glitch. The restating was the most minor of a series of disruptions that Simonella students have faced Over the last two years. First there was the Gulf crisis which started in August 1990 and continued through the Winter of 1991. Then an earthquake struck Sicily a Eastern coast before Dawn dec. 13, 1990, killing at least 19 people and damaging a transport aircraft and a warehouse at Nas Simonella. Last december lava began oozing from the mount Etna Volcano accelerating in april of this year and threatening the Hillside town of Zafferano Etna. On saturday commencement speaker Dave Sanders thanked each seniors parents individually something he could do because of the Small size of the class. A go from Here. Discover your Success a said Sanders in summarizing his speech in which he defined Success As a four letter word love. A the world needs your love a said Sanders director of the Simonella chapter of club beyond an interdenominational Christian youth group. Salutatorian Jammy Hansen Joel Hansen a son also discussed Success in his speech. He pointed out that the worldly version of Success is shallow and that spiritual 8m Gary Millar Loddick Shine wipes away a tear while her daughter Caritonia Barnes gets a hug from shines husband Elmo. Success the kind that results from taking time to help others is deep. Opportunities to help others in various countries Are a Benefit of attending an overseas school the elder Hansen explained. A we have a lot of service organizations Here on base like the club beyond group that have developed some projects Over the years. My songs gone to Kenya Hungary and Romania. My daughters now going to Turkina faso in Africa with a work study group a Joel Hansen said. Jamey Hansen a theme of the future was a contrast to valedictorian Jennifer Ohmart a encouragement to remember their time in Simonella �?o10, 20 or 30 years from  tech. Sgt. Tim Smith of the 7350�h transient Alert moves Tempelhoff a Candy bomber a a c-54 the and food to the residents of West Berlin during the Airlift of 1948-49, the air Force sponsored i Tempelhof a on saturday. A amps Baw Didio that delivered Candy its last air show at Ohmart said a recall these memories and your classmates fondly. True we encountered obstacles along our journey but we conquered these obstacles together As the class of 1992.�?� later in the ceremony class president Julia Scholes led the seniors in turning their hassles. As a part of the recessional the Ushers brought the seniors parents into the theater a aisles so the graduates could give them Flowers. Loddie Shine wiped tears from her eyes As her daughter Caritonia Barnes hugged her husband Elmo Shine. A i was very proud of her a Loddie said. A i was full of love and full of desire to hold her Back from growing up not wanting her to leave  planes make debut at Tempelhof show berlins amps a the appearance of three German fighters saturday at the Tempelhof a open House ended decades of an unofficial ban on the combat aircraft in the formerly divided City. Maj. Bruce Gillman a Tempelhof spokesman said the German ministry of defense allowed the two tornadoes and an Alpha Jet in the lineup of military aircraft at the open House. The unofficial ban on fighters stemmed from the cold War when West Berlin was an Island of democracy surrounded by communist East Germany. The soviets did not allow fighters to use the air corridors through East Germany to Berlin. The corridors were reserved for commercial and cargo aircraft. The combat planes were among the most popular ground exhibits at the open House which Drew about 150,000 people a twice that expected Gillman said. The air Force held its first open House in Berlin in the Early 1960s in conjunction with the american Community a july 4th Parade. No one can say for sure which year it began although some longtime base employees Are split Between 1963 and 1964. However its last on saturday was a a huge Success a Gillman said. The addition of fighters to the display which was a Static exhibit Likely made a big Impact on open House visitors. They had traditionally been treated to views of cargo planes and world War ii Vintage aircraft. Earlier in the week a 37-year-employee at the air base commented Quot it was bad you could not bring fighters. The More they visitors see the happier they