European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 6, 1995 education the stars and stripes Page 15 enrolments higher than sex educators juggle plans to meet need ,Allbright staff writer As the school year began last week for the nearly 51,000 students in the military schools in Europe officials at some Sites were juggling larger than expected enrolments and schedule changes. But officials with department of defense dependents schools Europe said that despite the usual opening week surprises adjustments largely Are going smoothly. According to Dodds spokesman Hal Haggard the system had anticipated about 50,000 students but about 50,885 Are now enrolled. At Wiesbaden Germany officials registered 430 students but nearly .100 More signed up Between the close of registration and the beginning of school. It s a Challenge said de Simaszko principal of Gen. . Arnold High school. We be worked hard to work with parents and students to meet their desires and needs.". With an enrolment of 522rhc said he expected to add More staff As classes Are filled he said he s seeking additional1 staffing in Spanish and German classes to meet enrolment demand and also is7 looking to add a science teacher and another guidance Counselor Siemaszko who shepherded a. / Frankfurt High school in its final year said the a scheduling process at Wiesbaden has been going smoothly enough however and that students arc eager to begin _. Is Michael Abrams pupils line up in front of their teachers for the first Day of school at bad Kreuz Nach elementary school in Germany Las week. Some schools found themselves with larger than expected enrolments. _ _ _ an educational Renaissance this year Wiesbaden s schools incorporated students from the Frankfurt and Rhein main areas As Welt As Darmstadt. In7aviano, Italy High school official were originally expecting 390 students but summer registration information. . " \ when the students Aniced last week Jip Weyer the school had made _ adjustments in staffing and scheduling to compensate. Assistant principal Kenneth Swanson compared it to preparing for a military exercise. When 450 kids show up at your front door on monday you d better be ready he Saick. _ those adjustments was to _ include More foreign language instruction to meet demand. Also new in Italy Wilt be the sending for flip first time in decades of the schools top teams to Central european championships in football volleyball a pc tall and track and held. About 20 minutes from Aviano Vaj ont elementary school also got More pupils than expected. _ principal Nick Simla who served last year at the now defunct Karlsruhe elementary school in Germany said he turned the kindergarten teacher s Post into a full time Job to accommodate the program s 30 pupils. The school has eight full time teachers and 221 students. / amid the new school year s logistical problems was moving the Library to Tho gymnasium to make More classroom Specif for the increased number of pupils. But said to my to a new school invigorates Sou it s stimulating my exciting it s Ery Challem Jan. M at shape in Mons Belgium the principal said there has been a 60 percent turnover in the student body. The school has about 415 students in grades seven through 12. For the past two years the school has started each year without a full staff. This year the school has added file teachers from draw Down schools one from Japan one from Karlsruhe and three from Frankfurt my two student teachers. Am of Sorf is Fonos Fudens go Back to school by the stars and stripes despite the recent increase in activity at Aviano a Italy it was business As usual for pupils during their first week of school Aviano a is one of the Sites from which aircraft have been launched to carry out nato airstrikes against bosnian serbian targets. Flights also depart from the base daily to patrol As part of operation deny flight nato s enforcement of the United nations no Fly zone Over Bosnia. The students Are accustomed to All of the activity on the base said Kenneth Swanson assistant Princi pal at Aviano High school. If it goes on a Long time it could Start to grind. But the families Here Are used to working hard under Adverse for the school the Only sign that things Are differ ent is that football practice had to move because of the Field s proximity to the flight line. They be moved All nonessential activity away from the flight line Swanson said. Nick Siuda Vaj ont elementary school near Aviano said his staff is staying to sign of stress resulting from the increased activity. But he said the situation does t compare to opera Ion desert shield storm when he was at Hahn a Germany. There Many students had parents who were _. Away and you could feel the tension he said. Tonic Rau Mother of two youngsters at Vaj ont elementary said getting Back to school is helping us " not worry about France tightens Border checks Paris a French president Jacques Chirac on tuesday ordered strict Border checks and blamed the news Media for stirring up terrorist fears after a series of bombings. I be Given orders to take extremely firm measures beginning today to Check the Borders Chirac said a Day after a fifth bomb planted in France in six weeks was found inside a Public toilet in Paris. Three bomb blasts in Paris since late july believed to have been set by algerian Muslim fundamentalist extremists have killed seven people injured about 100 and prompted further tightening of already heavy Secu Rity measures throughout the country. Speaking tuesday in his first televised interview since his May election to the presidency Chirac denounced the Media for creating a kind of psychosis by excessive coverage of the bomb attacks. The Media coverage no doubt surpassed the Hopes of the terrorists themselves in their efforts at destabilizing French society French president Jacques Chirac the coverage no doubt surpassed the Hopes of the terrorists themselves in their efforts at destabilizing French society Chirac said while praising the French for remaining Calm and vigilant. Chirac said France could abandon an agreement to drop Border checks among seven european Union countries unless Security is tightened. France opted in june to postpone application of the Schengel agreement for six months maintaining pass port checks in an Effort to Stem illegal immigration Chirac s remarks tuesday raised the possibility that France would drop its participation in the agreement with Germany Belgium Spain Portugal Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Jewish Man fatally stabbed american wife wounded Jerusalem a a jewish Man was stabbed to death and his pregnant american wife was seriously wounded and lost her baby in a West Bank attack army blamed palestinian militants opposed to Mideast peacemaking but police said the couple May have been attacked by burglars. " shortly after the attack at the isolated Maayeh Mikh Mash settlement just East of Ramn llah Palestine jew ish settler leaders and some israeli opposition politicians demanded a halt to talks on expanding self Rule for palestinians in the West Hank. Police said inc Man was stabbed to death after lie went to investigate a noise on the Edge of the settlement. When his wife followed him she was attacked. Residents identified the slain Man As Daniel Fry 2s, who emigrated from England seven years ago. His was identified As Mara Fry 2x, a new immigrant i Chicago she was hospitalized in stable condition officials said but her 3-month-old fetus did not Sun Ive
