European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1 the stars Dodds the stars and stripes education monday. Of in by 82, pupils vying to Bee All they can by Jimi Jones education writer pupils at overseas schools in Europe arc caring the  stages of an academic Competition that will land a snot for one of them at a 66-year-old annual contest in Washington . Youngsters from three regions of the department of defense dependents schools Are participating in class room and school level competitions in Hopes of secur ing the one Dodds spot in the 66th Scripps Howard National spelling Bee. Last week following school level spelling bees i Germany participants completed most District level competitions. District winners will compete in the let annual spelling Bee run by the european Congress of american Parent teachers and students Oreca pts. The Eca pts Battle is scheduled March 2 at the top hat club in Mannheim Germany. The contest with an expected 19 pupils will begin at 10 . The speller who captures the no. 1 spot at the euro Pean Competition will represent the overseas school system at the Scripps Howard spelling Bee. The Sta Sand stripes sponsors the contestant in Washington Dur ing National spelling Bee week traditionally held thelast week in May. In addition to a trip to Washington last year Dodds Winner Tracy Sargeant received a set of the new encyclopaedia Britannica. The Britannica company has agreed to furnish this year s Winner with the same. Tracy represented the Atlantic Region and of cent elementary school in Brun sum Netherlands. Prizes at local Levels vary but Scripps Howard children s Art headed to . Wiesbaden Germany is the works of 10 pupils in military overseas schools in Germany Are being taken to new York to be judged in the National Scholastic arts awards Competition. This Marks the first year pupils in the department of defense dependents schools have participated in the event which dates to 1927. It Drew More than 225,000 entrants last year. Odds Germany one of the event s sponsors this year held area judging and exhibition in january at Kam Stcin a where pupils in grades seven through 12 entered their works. The youths efforts judged by known German artists were cited As Gold key Silver key and honorable mention winners. The following arc the 10 Gold key winners their names schools grades and categories whose work will be judged in new York Jennifer Waters Bamburg High school 12, drawing Darlene Perez Darmstadt Junior High school 8, 2-d design Nadia King Karlsruhe Middle High school 11, mixed Media Aubrey Deveny Karlsruhe Middle High school 8, painting Jennifer Franklin Mannheim High school 10, drawing Kent Knowles Ramstein High school 12, drawing two awards Jessica Thayer wild Flucken elementary Middle school 7, drawing Marlyna Gibbs wild Flucken elementary Middle school 7, painting and Eric Cannon Wiir Burg mid dle school 7, photography. High school seniors also entered portfolios of up to eight artworks that will be eligible for scholarships of up to $5,000. Hanau crafts Bazaar to Aid scholarships Hanau Germany is the Hanau military Community is conducting a two Clay crafts Bazaar at old Argonne Cavern on March 20 Ami 21 to help raise scholarship Money for High school seniors. The Bazaar sponsored by the Panther educational assistance program or Peak is the highlight of a yearlong Effort by the Community to raise Money for College and Trade school scholarships said Peak publicist Beverly tukes. Crafts and vendors will be it the Bazaar and a raffle also will be held she said. The Bazaar is free to All id card holders but tickets for the raffle Cost $1 each and will be sold at the Post Exchange March 6 and 7. Words to win by How Are your spoiling skills7 Tost yourself against those words that pupils spoiled correctly to we the Scripps Howard National spelling Boe Over the past 10 years 19r3 Pimm re Ifor 1984 luge h u j 1985 Milieu v 1986 Odo Talgia 1987 staphylococci 1988 Elo Giacal 1989 so Viator a 1990 fib Ranne 111 1991 Antipyretic 1992 lyceum " is we Booher awards the National Winner $5,000. Prizes ranging from $50 to $4,000 also Are awarded to spellers. A change in the rules of this year s european be should better prepare pupils for the strictly Oral nation Al Bee said Nan Peters Eca pts spelling Bee coordinator. In previous european bees spellers were Al Lowed to first write Down their words then spell them. The change this year is that the final round will bean Oral Competition Peters said. We think it will bet Ter prepare them for the National level Competition. Schools in Europe have been approaching the Bee in different ways and Are producing winners from a variety of grades. Sixth grader Brian Maupin will represent the Atlan tic Region s Oesterberg elementary school nether lands at the european match having won his school bout Over nine voluntary participants. Fourth grader Nick Drance was first runner up. In keeping with the school s motto Success forever student a Oesterborg s Parent teacher organization ran the Bee strictly for children interested in participating rather than As a mandatory Competition said assistant principal Phyllis Fuglaar. Rainbow elementary school in Ansbach Germany was the Host Friday of the Nurnberg District Bee involving 10 pupils from ill sheim Ansbach bad sibling Nurnberg Erlanger and Augsburg. Jean Jacobs Rainbow s teacher in the talented an gifted program said she was impressed. It appeared students had studied a lot. It ran for a very Long time she said about the Bee. Just to get up there and try whether they win or lose is just Marvel Ous. It takes a  pupils in Southern Italy Are to meet for a round feb. 28 at Naples High school said Alice Larson chairwoman of the Naples elementary school Bee. Christopher Munn a very composed sixth grader will be vying for the trip to Germany Larson said. He overpowered a third grader and fifth grader to take the school title. Contestants Are expected to come from As far away As Oslo Norway and Ankara Turkey to attend the european Battle. Cultural experience Danelle outs above kindergarten teacher at the Darmstadt Elemen tary school in Germany leads pupils past a Dis play on Black culture set up at the school to Mark i Luck history month. At right pictures artefacts and cultural items recall the struggles and Cele brate the contributions made by Blacks in Ameri Ca and throughout the world. Is photo Dov copy two seniors in presidential Competition Washington is two graduating seniors in the military overseas school system have been named semifinal its in the 1993 presidential scholars program. Aimee Ashbaugh and Alex Bueno Edwards were among the2,500 selected from More than 2.5 million students expected to Grad uate from . High schools in 1993. Ashbaugh the daughter of Mas Ter sgt. George Ashbaugh is a senior at Lakenheath High school i England. Bueno Edwards the son of James and Patricia Edwards is a senior at Heidelberg High schooling Germany. From 500 finalists to be chosen in april 141 will be selected As the 1993 presidential scholars. The White House is to announce the selections in Early May. Now in its 29th year the presidential scholars program is the highest Federal Honor bestowed on graduating High school seniors. Scholars Are selected on the basis of Superior academic achieve ments leadership qualities Strong character and involvement in Community and school activities. The White House commission on presidential scholars a group of about 30 citizens appointed by the president will select the final141 scholars. The commission is to pick one Young Man and woman from each state the District of co Lumbia puerto Rico and among . Students living abroad up to20 students from the creative and performing arts and 15 students at Large. Scholars will be invited to Washington for several Days in mid june to receive the presidential scholar medallion at a recognition ceremony and to participate in activities with their Electea representatives educators and others in Public life