European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 28, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 by Jimi Jones education writer a a in a speechless a said one. A ooh my god a said the  two Are graduating seniors Tamika Ruth of Aviano a Italy and Catherine Baker of Pitburg a Germany who have each been awarded $1,500 scholarships by the stars and stripes. Ruth 18, received the general scholarship awarded for academic achievement and financial need. Baker 17, was chosen from 11 applicants to receive the journalism Grant based on academic Merit and excellence in writing. Both awards were open to 1994 graduating seniors from department of defense dependents schools in Europe. A a we re very proud to be part of the educational ladder to the future for such creative talented individuals a said . Air Force col. Steve Hoffman the newspapers commander publisher. A ooh my god a said Baker when she Learned of her award. A a a a a a a a v a a this fall Baker will head to the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a major in mass communication and broadcasting and a minor in political science. A this is a very big step for me and its very important because journalism has been a big part of my nigh school life a Baker said. A this scholarship has confirmed All of that. That a a lot of  a bakery a High school r6sum6 reads like that of a front runner for who a who. She a received accolades for her achievements in English and geometry and stints As editor of the school newspaper and yearbook. She also worked As an intern at Pitburg Abs newspaper the sky Blazer. In her application for the award she also submitted a paper she wrote on the reducing the High school dropout rate. She did All of this while maintaining a 3.674 Grade Baker Ruth Point average and tutoring other High school students. Tuition room and Board at the Texas University will Cost Baker about $10,000 a year. Along with the stripes Grant a $4,000 award from the Pitburg scholarship association a Community scholarship fund will slash her first year costs by about half. Baker chose the University because it has a Strong communications department. She Hopes University studies the experience of living abroad and her interest in foreign and political affairs will Lead to a career in International broadcasting. For Ruth a family the award was a Case of lightning striking twice. A a in a speechless a she said when notified wednesday that she came out on top of 106 other applicants. A i done to know what to say. My sister received it three years ago. Let me Call my  Ruth a sister Franzica now a student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga received the new spa tighter budgets mean teens have fewer options for work. Bidav Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany a area teens May not get the jobs and wages they want this summer but at least they Are Able to work Community officials say. A Twenty hours a week is better than Zero hours a week a Jim Jones director of the personnel and com Rounitz activities for the 417th base support in told High school students at their quarterly town Hall meeting wednesday. Summer jobs were the key topic at the meeting the last of the school year. About 12 students and 30 adults attended. Representatives of the civilian personnel of fice and youth services brought Job applications to the meeting. Jobs available through the civilian personnel office Are in Kitzinger Wurzburg and Gie Belstadt. Because of limited funds All part time jobs a primarily clerical and labor positions a will pay $3.50 per hour with a 20-hour workweek Jones said. Other Community agencies offer youths work at different salaries and for different time frames representatives told the group. Youth services hire a teen opportunities and Volunteer work also Are available. Some students say workweeks offered through the co Are too Short wages Are too Low and some of the jobs Are Boring Junior Nikki Lofton said. Teens cause problems in their communities because they Are a frustrated and broke a she said. Some of her classmates told her that �?o$3.25 an hour does not sound appealing and jobs Are uninteresting Lofton said. A i want a Job so i can stay out of trouble a she said. A i want to be Busy All summer a Jones said budget restrictions have forced hiring freezes and prevent the Community from paying its employees overtime  417th is by a Parent organization the 98th area support group had $20 million to $22 million Cut from its fiscal 1994 budget about 25 percent of its funding he said. A it May not be the most desirable position it May not be the greatest amount of Money it is intended to pro vide some real work Opportunity for you Quot said Jim Tingwald chief of the recruiting and placement division for 98th Asgis co. The Community is trying to employ As Many Young people As possible to give them something productive to do Over the summer vacation teach them about the work place and to help them earn some Money he said. A we decreased the number of hours in order to maximize the participation a Tingwald said. Jobs offered by the Community Are a not a handout a Jones said. Teens will have to work. Last year some teens were fired for poor performance. Although organizations want to hire teens getting a Job is not guaranteed he said. Only the most qualified applicants will be hired. However the Community is not forcing Young people to go to work Jones  i got the jobs a Jones said. A if you want it bad enough you come to  regulations require that 16 to 23-year-Olds be considered first. A it May not be the Best of All worlds but it is really All the army can afford to provide this year a Tingwald said. A Quot Quot a a. A. The Cut off Date for applying for co sponsored summer jobs is june 10, Tingwald said. Among the other options is youth services which is offering yearlong positions and temporary summer jobs to Young people director Lisa Walker said. The Agency gets its funding for jobs through nongovernmental sources unlike the co whose funds Are appropriated. Many of the jobs a which pay $4.25 an hour a Are at the youth activities Center in Wurzburg she said. There Are openings for a clerk and a broadcaster. Also there Are three apprenticeships offered where teens will learn How to run a programs. Other Job opportunities for Young people include the hire a teen program where teens offer their services to the Community Walker said. Teen entrepreneurs have run their own business which Range from House Dean ing to pet and baby sitting. There Are also Volunteer positions throughout the Community. Per a general scholarship in 1991, the awards inaugural year when she was a senior at Alconbury High school in England. Her Mother air Force master set. Sheila Langhorn on thursday called the family a scholarship repeat  a chances were one in a million to get the same scholarship in the same family a. Langhorn said a a it a  each situation brings Surprise Langhorn said though achievement seems to be old hat to this family. Each of the three women was her High school classes valedictorian. A Aruth also has won a $500 Grant from the african american heritage organization a local organization to help defray the estimated $8,000 a year tuition she will face at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. While maintaining a 3.97 spa Ruth served As presi Dent of the senior class and student Council As Well As of the local National Honor society and held a Host of other school positions. She also was named the female student of the year Aviano Stop student award in 1992 and 1993. Within 10 years Ruth plans to practice criminal Law gaining background for her ultimate goal a to argue in front of the supreme  Ruth said she Hopes that she like her Mother and older sister before her is setting an example that her 16-year-old sister Anissa a Sophomore at Aviano can follow. Judges for the scholarships were Stephen a Miller Frankfurt Bureau chief of the associated press Maria t. Newkirk a University of Maryland lecturer and Bernard Zovistoski editor of the stars and stripes. The scholarship program began in 1991 As a Way for the newspaper to better identify with Young people and to become More involved with the Community. Hoffman the newspapers publisher continued the tradition despite the papers current financial struggles because of the importance of contributing a to the future of Young americans Quot he said turkish March prompts warnings on Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany is amps americans and their families Are advised to avoid downtown Frankfurt today because of a demonstration by the City a turkish Community. The demonstration is being held to remember five turks who were killed May 29, 1993, in Solingen Germany in a fire started by German right Wing extremists. The demonstration which is not expected to be violent will begin about 11 30 . About 10,000 people Are expected to gather at Frankfurt Salte oper or old opera House and Progress through Central Frankfurt to the Constable Wache St. Paul a Church and then end their March at the Omerberg according to a statement from the . Army Europe. A notice distributed in the Darmstadt military Community by the 233rd base support in said a there is no direct threat to . Personnel. However violence Between opposing groups at the event cannot be ruled  tries to delay launch of British missile Cape canaveral Fla. A the Royal Navy launched its first unarmed Trident missile from a British nuclear submarine after the environmentalist group Greenpeace said it twice delayed the test firing. The group said it stopped the originally scheduled 2 30 . Launch by positioning Zodiac motor boats on top of the Vanguard which was about 50 Miles off the coast of Cape canaveral another attempt about two hours later was also thwarted the same Way Greenpeace said. The unarmed missile was launched at 6 15 . British defense minister Malcolm Rifkind who called the launch a a historic Milestone was aboard the Vanguard at the time. The Royal Navy issued a news release to announce the launch but made no mention of attempts to Stop it. The Royal Navy which purchased the missiles from the . Government would not confirm earlier thursday that Greenpeace was responsible for the delay. Navy officials would Only say that an obstacle prevented the launch