European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 7, 1992 education the stars and stripes Page 9 new school planned for Northern Sardinia by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau la Maddalena Sardinia a the department of defense dependents schools has plans for a new facility to relieve crowding at la Maddalena american school. A Dodds has approved a new school. Although the site has not been identified the school is projected to open in time for the 1994-95 school year a Janice Barber the principal of la Maddalenax a present school said wednesday. The present school is called Vista Mare or sea View by the american military Community on the northernmost archipelago of Sardinia which is italian territory. The facility was built to accommodate 150 pupils in kindergarten through the eighth Grade. Its current enrolment of 189 pupils has prompted the school to convert its Media Center into a classroom Barber said. And More pupils arc on the Way. In april the submarine tender Orion Long Home ported in the la Maddalena area will be replaced by the Simon Lake a newer sub tender. The Simon Lake will have about 300 women among its Crew of roughly 1,200, As opposed to the four women aboard the Orion. The composition of the Simon lakes Crew is expected to bring More Navy families to la Maddalena. A we Are losing Orion families now and beginning to receive Simon Lake families a barbed said. A Simon Lake Crew members Are bringing their families Over to la Maddalena settling them in and then going Back to the United states to prepare the ship to come Over Here. A after Christmas we expect to receive 30 new families a month at la Maddalena a said Barber a native of Athens a. She expects the enrolment crunch to come toward the end of the school year. That a because both tenders will sit Side by Side for two weeks at Santo Stefano Island the operational base just off la Maddalena and because some Orion families Are expected to remain at a la Maddy until the end of the school year. Vista Mare is aptly named. The school sits atop a Bluff overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio and the neighbouring Island of Corsica. During warmer months yachts steadily Parade through the Strait. In Winter Snow glitters atop Corsica Speaks. Views from the school and from trin Ita the Navy a nearby housing area arc breathtaking. A Vista Mare is one of the most Beautiful and peaceful schools in be Ever served in a said Barber who has been with the school system for 20 years. A children Stop to look qut at the sea. I think the views of the sea have a Nice effect on  Vista Mare has 10 classroom teachers and a quartet of specialists and a tons of volunteers to help the school a said Navy chaplain it. Cmdr Gerald Bruce the Community a schools officer. A a higher percentage help the school than you find in the states. People take an ownership role when it comes to Vista  a amps j. King Cruger Janice Barber the principal of Vista Mare school in la Maddalena Sardinia talks with pupils on the playground. Dodds plans to open another facility in 1993.Raf Alconbury youths win track team award by Nancy Torner . Bureau youngsters at Raf Alconbury England have won the 1992 . Air forces in Europe postal track and Field Competition team award. The Competition consisted of track and Field events run by participating Safe youth centers during the summer. Scores of individual participants then were mailed to the Safe morale welfare and recreation services Headquarters at Ramstein a Germany where they were tabulated. The bases received the results last month. A Falconbury was the top base a said Pam Williams youth activities specialist at the Headquarters in Germany. The Competition is termed a a postal because the scores Are submitted by mail. Final scores were extremely close this year Williams said. Raf Alconbury which accumulated 139 Points was followed by san Vito Dei Normanna air station Italy which earned 137 Points. Third place went to Raf Mildenhall England with 121. The Competition has taken place since the late 1980s and is based on a track and Field program purchased from the National recreation and Park association. The program has been sent to Safe youth centers command wide and is intended to promote Long term health and fitness. It also is part of the services youth 2000 initiative aimed at using sports to boost children a Pride and self esteem Williams said. A a it a important for children to be fit a she said. A a it a important because we need to set a Good example for a lifelong emphasis on physical  All of the initiatives programs arc voluntary Williams said. Of the commands 22 youth centers 12 participated in the 1992 event and roughly 500 youths competed she said. Youngsters who took first place in the various events in the 1992 Safe postal track and Field Competition a Raf Alconbury England a Stacy Sako 11-12 age division girls 8 x Mcivor and 4 x Mctyr runs Tony Shannon 11-12 age division boys six meters and Mike Coupland 13-14 age division boys 21x1 meters. A Sembach a Germany a . Still 11-12 age division boys 200 meters and 400 meters and Shawn Holt 13-14 age division boys standing Long jump. A Iraklion air station Greece a Kevin rom inc 13-14 age division boys if x meters and John but incr 13-14 age division boys softball throw. A Ramstein and Germany a Jason Deva Katis open 8-10 age division standing Long jump Ron Mangum open 8-10 age division Tennis fall throw Karimu Brown 11-12 age division girls 100 meters and Noel Ortiz 11-12 age division boys softball throw. A Raf my division boys 100 meters and Jena Williams 13-14 age division boys 100 meters. A Raf upper Heyford England a Michael Wojeik Zehowski open 8-10 age division 400 meters. A Raf Mildenhall England a Greg Bradshaw open 5-7 age division 25 meters Stacy Ebersolt 11-12 age division girls softball throw and Dave Lawson 1518 division boys 100 meters and 200 meters boys standing Long jump and boys softball throw. A san Vito Dei nor Mani air station Italy a Andre Christian open 8-10 age division 50 meters Russell Harris 11-12 Ace division boys standing Long jump  Stringer 11-12 division girls standing Long jump and girls 21x3 meters Jennifer Rose 13-14 age division girls 100 meters and girls standing Long jump and Chance Dove 13-14 age division girls 200 meters. A Aviano a Italy a Brian Williams open 5-7 age division 400 meters and Danin Smith open 5-7 age division  throw. Dent Waters England a Alex Sullivan open 5-7 age division standing Long jump . Stanford open 8-10 age division 1 m3 meters Jeff bean 11-12 age essays earn budding journalists trips to Washington by Jimi Jones education writer Nurnberg Germany a Abc Anchorman Peter Jennings helped his no. 1 fan win an award last week that could be Worth a trip to Washington. Heather Leeper a senior at Kaiserslautern High school used her a favorite journalists As the subject of an essay in which she describes her feelings about a career in journalism. A i used him As an example of Why in a editor in chief of our newspaper and what makes me feel so strongly about issues what makes me want to follow journalism and to be a better person and to understand the world and people a the 17-year-old said. Heathers comments came thursday after an awards ceremony in which she and three other students took top honors As essay writers during the 10th annual Dodds Germany journalism conference held at the Niernberg youth Hostel. The conference designed to give students a thorough look at journalism with hands on training Drew nearly 200 students from More than 30 department of defense dependents schools across Germany. About 30 advisers and More than 20 presenters also attended the four Day conference which ended dec. 3. Leeper was the alternate selected for three travel scholarships to the United states to attend the National journalism conference scheduled in Washington in april. She will attend if one of the winners is unable to make the trip. The three winners were Miquel Buddie Zvy i stuck in High school Alyson Davis Bonn High school and Carolyn Nance Ramstein High school. This is the first year the scholarships were offered. The trips Are sponsored of Continental airlines and United airlines. Conference officials credited the gathering with providing students an Opportunity to get a feel for real journalism. A this conference has moved into the big times a said Michelle Pell coordinator with Stephanie Donofe. A we Are at the Point where it would be very Nice to offer an excellent prize to some of the students attending and the Washington press conference is the biggest press conference in the United  the Niernberg conferences theme this ear was a celebrating a decade of student  experts ranging from journalism professors to editorial cartoonists led students in discussions and projects such As designing a newspaper and yearbook editorial cartooning photography desk top publishing television and radio spot development. The spots were to run on an radio Niernberg and on an television. The conference also had sessions focusing on subjects such As ethnic diversity aids sexism the military Federal involvement in personal issues and family values. Among the experts were Lester Sloan a photojournalist for Newsweek Magazine Chip Beck an editorial cartoonist from Arlington a. Craig Trygstad a Washington executive who is the director of a non profit organization the sponsors youth newspapers in the United states and Donna Myrow from youth communications in los Angeles