European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 9 monday december 14. 1992 education students participating in a practice . Meeting at Ramstein a Germany vote on a deforestation Musu remodel . Gives students worldly views by Jimi Jones education writer Ramstein a Germany a being a mongolian Delegate to the United nations can be difficult. Ask Jessica Marullo president of the Model United nations club at Ramstein High school. Last month the Ramstein club played Host to various High school students from the department of defense dependents schools in Germany to prepare for an annual gathering of Young people at the Model . Session in the Hague Netherlands in january. There students will take on the roles of delegates in representing the interests of various assigned countries. Last year Marullo steam got its first Choice a China. But this time around the members Drew Mongolia which Marullo described As a about our 38th  a these people Are so backward a she said of the far Eastern country Between China and rus Marullo Sia. In its first free elections in 1990, Mongolia handed Power to the communists who had ruled since 1921. To prepare the delegates in training pore Over newspapers and magazines tune to the Cable news network and review speeches by National leaders to better understand each nations concerns. At the gathering at the Hague scheduled for Jan. 24 to 31, student teams from the military a overseas High schools usually each representing one country mix with International schools and a few from the United states. Dodds will be the single largest group attending. The Dodds Germany Region probably will Send several Hundred students to the Hague and Dodds schools in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions also Are expected to Send students. A a its exciting to watch these Young people engage in discussions of these important issues of the world a said Model . Adviser Wilma counts who teaches . Government at Ramstein. Each assignment offered real experience for those interested in a career in politics such As Junior Joanna Peterson of Vilseck High school in Germany who said she would a love to be the . Ambassador to the United nations. �?o1 really like debating a said Peterson 16, who in january will make her third trip to the Hague. A equal rights for women and children really get me  a amps John Bomor Joanna Peterson an uth grader from Vilseck High school in Germany seeks the attention of the a United nations panel to speak for Zimbabwe the country she represented at a mock . Session at Ramstein a. She and her team worked on political issues pertaining to Zimbabwe which was their a first Choice a the pretend Zimbabwe ambassador said. The United nations is a becoming More and More a forum for speech and debate and solving world problems As we saw in the persian Gulf War and in trying to control the conflict in Yugoslavia a said senior Matt Campbell of Pitburg High school in Germany. Students from the school represented the United states. Student committees discussed topics such As Eastern Europe and refugees pollution and the environment women a rights drug trafficking population growth and reforming the Security Council to represent the new world Structure More accurately. When the roughly 2,500 students from about 130 schools meet in the Hague the gathering probably will resemble the real International body. A you meet people from All Over like Russia a Peterson said. A to experience it is the Only Way to learn. It really informs a person about what a going on in the work and it helps kids to form opinions and to form self esteem. It proves to kids that they can support themselves and that a really important. I he practice at Ramstein generally went Well All there agreed but some procedural requirements took time to grasp. The students were a Well prepared a adviser counts said but they tended to reject rather than Amend and pass resolutions. A they need to work on that a she said a but they seem to be reaching consensus on the  College loons for dependents increased Alexandria a. Sas the retired officers association has increased its educational assistance program to provide annual no interest Loans of $2,000 to help children of Active duty and retired service members earn degrees. The Loans increased by $500 liver the last two years Are awarded for up to five years of undergraduate study. They Are Given to unmarried students under the age of 24 who Are dependent children of Active Reserve retired or deceased services members. Of 700 students who were awarded Loans for this school year 142 received special $500 Grants in addition to the Loans based on academic records and participation in extracurricular and Community activities. Educational Aid applications for the 1993-94 school year Are available and should be requested by feb. 15 the completed application must be postmarked on or before March 1. For More information and applications write Troa educational assistance program administrator 09d201 n. Washington st., Alexandria a. 22314-2539.Wurzburg students honoured Wurzburg Germany a amps a two students at Wurzburg High school have been honoured by the National Merit scholarship corp. In two programs sponsored by the corporation. David Rose a senior was named a commended student in the 1993 National Merit scholarship program and Angelique Adams was named a commended student to colleges in the 1993 National achievement scholarship program for outstanding negro students. A a each year some 90,000 Black students in about 8,700 . High schools enter the achievement program to compete for recognition and scholarships. Adams has since moved. About 35,000 commended students throughout the nation arc honoured for outstanding performance on the 1991 preliminary Scholastic aptitude test a the National Merit qualifying test a which was the route of entry to the 1993 Merit program. Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of More than 1 million  High reunion set san an Ionio a amps a the Nairn Borg alumni association is planning a Nurnberg High school reunion next year in California. The reunion will be held at the embassy suites hotel in South Lake Tahoe calif., from june 24 to 27. More information is available by writing Nurnberg alumni association 1129 Stratford drive Richardson 1 exas 75080, or by calling Pat Mccarroll Wood in san Antonio at 512-656-2260.scholarships available Heidelberg Germany a High school seniors in Heidelberg Mannheim and Karlsruhe can apply for $500 and $1,000 scholarships from the Heidelberg chapter of army society of military comptrollers. The scholarships arc aimed at seniors at department of defense dependents schools who Are planning to major in financial management. Winners of the local chapter scholarships May be nominated for the society a National scholarship Competition. Applications must be submitted by feb. 5. They Are available through school Counselor or from Bill Middlemas at  370-8561.advice for parents offered Washington apr take your children shopping. Sing to them and Cook with them. Give them books and chores and lots of hugs. That a some of the advice in two department of education books offering parents suggestions on helping their children succeed in school. The first Booklet helping your child get ready for school offers such tips As How to introduce preschoolers to music How to make shopping trips learning experiences and How to teach youngsters through Kitchen activities and chores. The second Booklet helping your child succeed in school is for parents with children aged 5 to 11. It takes up such subjects As helping children organize their time learn to listen and Complete their tasks. Copies can be obtained by writing new orders superintendent of documents . Box 371954, Pittsburgh a. 15250-7954. Specify item no. 065000-00522-1 for the preschool age Book and item no. 065-000-00523-9 for the Grade school age Book. The Cost is $3.25 each or $36 for packs of 50