European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday december 23,1993more Cable viewers in . To get an by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau1 the number of americans living on the Economy in England who receive the american forces network television Channel is expected to More than double by Early next year says a spokeswoman for a company that supplies the Channel to subscribers. About 85 american subscribers to Cambridge Cable who live in 15 British communities near Raf moles Worth Raf Upwood and Raf Alconbury now receive an in their Homes said Judith of Leary Cambridge cables Public relations manager. An additional 175 americans who live in Huntingdon about 12 Miles Northwest of Cambridge have asked to receive the Quot Channel when Cable becomes available in Huntingdon in Early 1994, she said. Matiy americans assigned to Molesworth Alconbury and Upwood live in Huntingdon. The company also plans to expand into several other British communities near the three bases some time in 1994 and into two communities near Kay Mildenhall and Raf Laken Heath in 1995, of Leary said. An has Long been available in housing units on . Military bases in the United kingdom. Americans living off base who subscribe to Cambridge Cable first received the Channel in mid november under an agreement with the american forces information service said master sgt. Dale Warman a Public affairs officer at Alconbury. Under the agreement the armed forces radio and television service provides Cambridge Cable with equipment that unscramble the an television Chan incl with the understanding that the company would offer an at no charge to qualified Cable subscribers. To qualify to receive an off base a person must subscribe to Cambridge Cable and must be either a . Military member or a civilian employee of the department of defense. Retired military members arc ineligible said it. Col. Ray Shepherd 3rd air Force Public affairs officer. Off base Access to an is limited because of an agreement Between the american forces information service and an program suppliers who offer programming to an at reduced rates Shepherd said. Much of the programming is identical to the sky one Channel a private firm. Quot any unauthorized Access to an could jeopardize this unique service a Shepherd said the Cable firm scrambles the signal into Homes ineligible for an. To get an subscribers to Cambridge Cable should Call the Cable company and request the Channel warm an said. It costs 10 pounds about $15.40 per month to subscribe to Cambridge Cable o Leary said. The system offers 26 channels. By Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington parents generally gave overseas schools High Marks for weathering the turmoil of the draw Down in the latest report card on department of defense dependents schools. The Survey is taken every two years and the latest is the third in a series that began in 1989. It showed that 65 percent of parents rated their local schools with grades of a for excellent or b for Good compared with 61 percent in 1991 and 54say overseas percent in 1989. A the main purpose of the Survey is to obtain feedback from our parents so we can address their concerns a Dodds director Joh Stromple said in a statement. A i m heartened that the Survey results indicate that Dodds teachers and administrators effected improvements while dealing with the rapidly changing overseas  More than 104,000 surveys were issued to parents of students worldwide. More than 50,000 responded. More than two thirds of parents rated system passes test the Core curriculum of their children s schools As Good or excellent an improvement Over previous surveys. Three out of five parents believe Dodds is doing a Good or excellent Job preparing their children for the future while two thirds gave Good grades to their children a teachers. Despite the relatively positive responses parents listed problem areas topped by the 27 percent who cited a Lack of discipline on buses a perennial problem for the school system. Other complaints included the school lunch program 25 percent of respondents and Lack of after school programs 21 percent. In what is something of a self critique 20 percent of the respondents said there is a Lack of Parent interests in school activities. Dodds officials have mailed system wide and individual school results spokeswoman Marilyn Witcher said. Principals will publish the results in school newsletters and discuss the results with Parent teacher and student groups As Well As school advisory committees. Roger will handle that dear Santa. 7 please give me a new Bike and a karate set. 1 have been a Good boy and am doing a Good Job in school. In be been helping around the. House with the Christmas tree and the shelves my brother knocked Down. So can you please give me my presents and you Don t have to bring very much presents for Doug Diane mom dad or baby brother because i am buying presents for them with my Money that i earned. Love Roger wants a truck and a motorcycle. He has been a Good boy at least when mom and daddy were gone. But in . My baby brother Christopher says that he a by u my letter it says that he knocked Down the shelf in our room. It took me and daddy about five or six minutes to get a plan about How to get it up again. But other than that he has been a Good boy. Dear Santa How arc you i am just learning my cursive so do you mind if it is a Little Messy 1 Don t want to be Picky but i want a 1 can to find anything i want to write now so 1 am Gonna Tell you about school. I have a teacher named mrs. Jones and my teachers Helper named mrs. Moser. You know you Don t have to bring any toys for me. But 1 will like it if you do give me toys. Back to school now 1 have a very Best Friend 1 like her. Her name is Yomaira and she likes Holly better but it Don t bother me. How do you Send presents when you have to go to ail these houses merry Christmas and a Happy new year sincerely Michele Agarenzo age 9 , we will keep our door unlocked for you  dear Santa this is a poem just for you ,. A Christmas poem Christmas is Here in the states it s there. In the living room there is a tree we Only have one not three. There Are a lot of gifts that i always lift _ we can to Waif until that night a cause i la tear into them with might. There s something that tears into them first a that is the  can it do anything about that. We eat at six. That a when it s fixed. When the Cooks arc finished we cat away letters 1 to Santa Dominic Eatmon a Jason Grigsby Sabra Johnson Renita Myers Francesca Schneider Sarah Thompson March Alcantara Matthew Fritchlee Amanda Himes Kimberly Mairich Zachary Newman Amina Sloan Kristopher Watts Michelle Green Andy Holiday Antonia Mac add Jimmy Pace Daumale Sofce Carlos Quinto mrs. Rogers fourth graders helped is. Perkins first graders write their letters when we Are done we run to the next room far away. We get our presents that says our name but yet the gift wrapping Arentt the same. We opened them All up but now we have to put them up. We had a fun time that was the Best but now its time to go of our rooms and rest. Every kid dreams about the fun they had they All have to wait another year so sad. A by Tanya Keith Christina Bertran in is Waller s third Grade class at Mannheim elementary school in Germany wrote the following dear Santa How Are you Santa i Hope you and mrs. Claus Are All right. Santa Claus How arc your Reindeer Espe Lealy Rudolph 1 Hope he is so he can pull the slay. Tease Are the most toys 1 want 7 toys. I m going to Tell you a joke. What do Call a Din Isare that is a veg Eto can it is a Vega Soras or a Vegene Atas Isino to it funny and silly. Love Christina Bertran age 8 Roxo Roxo other boys and girls writing from is. Waller s class include Patrick Mcintire Carl Archbold Lindsay Scott Giosio thiberge Scott Karat a Michael Miltner Nicholas Cheatham Danielle Nielson is. Mageau a Germany William Bobby a Nicholas Arje Burshtein am be Ashley Slep Hanle Lewis Anthony Estes Phillip Corbin Nicole Gricius Tom mar to Terni Steve Motta y Katheryn Feldhake Jamaal Eatmon first Grade class Mike Watkins Christine John Brian Louis Michael fio Venig Jessica Edstrom 1 Zypporah Freeman Adam mat cafe Liza Gallegos Rachel Fenbert Stephanie Barnes Sergio Wylie in bad sibling Sarah Laura a a Aiida a Burak Amy is. A. Ellis first Grade class at Vogel Weh elementary school in Kaiserslautern Germany Jar vile Courtney Dean Sterling Shanika Smith David Williams Jessica Johnson Rachel Turner Giselle Orenda Kristi Lorenzo love Alisha Wood Daniel Wehs Gary Rosenau Steven Burdine Derrick Philemon Jasmin Blanton mensa Matthew detain storm Pender Sarah Middeton Lamorris Brown Brittany letters also were received from the Lajes youth activities before and after school program at Lajes Field azores Portugal Adam shatter Rex Raphael Bennett Jason Campbell Dann Relie Garcia Acheson cons Joshua a thera also were several unsigned letters and names Santa  a read. The following writers sent letters with no return addresses Frankie Basset Brittany shatter Sean Campbell Rachel Chris Mas list Angel herring a Quot Quot Ircne Chris Walker Talaya Jones Nicole Sanchez Louitha Fletcher Joshua Stewart Bryan Smith Nathan Gutierrez Michael Beltzer Lan Gonzales Joseph Hernandez . Chambers Catherine Vargas Jazzmine viral Angelina Allen Jennifer Holt Ord Michael Wojiechowski Chad enc Huszar i Sheba Judy Ari Daniel Delarosa Sarina Mitch Bil Matthew Miick Eil Anna Sarah Dan Jutie jacks the following boys and girls also wrote some very Nice letters to Santa and the replies Are in the mail Andrea Carlos Rodney Londo Molly Murphy Jessica Santa also received letters from the following classes. Is. Perkins first Grade class at Sembach elementary school in Germany Shaun Barnes Aaron Clay Christina alien Rachelle can Bias in Stine Benson Christopher Coe Maurice Dokes Amy Davis Matthew Graziano ale Suandra Keity Lucas Perdue Brittany Fogle Kirk Garrett Timothy Brotzman Dana Mckie Stephanie coffin Pia Hansen Brandi Williams Shannon Day Sarah Davis Gary crooked Sean Bryant Corey Smith Zachary Jones Patrick St mems Jamie Wallace Curanzo Darnell ill b j Jones Thea Hansen Ailie Myers Lindsey Stanesa Andrew Graziano Stephan Crockett Kary Whitlock Collin Smith Tony Detommaso Maurice Fleenor Reuben Stanton ii Josh Barnard Victoria Jonee Brana Jonee Wiatre Myers