European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes graduation 2007 pages students Deal with growing pains at Vilseck cramped noisy renovations a Small Price to pay for big changes by Seth Robson stars and Germany construction noise and cramped classrooms were some of the Chal Lenges students at Vilseck High school overcame during the 200607 school the school is undergoing Mas Sive renovations that will allow it to educate twice As Many Stu dents As the army Grafe Wohr Community grows rapidly Over the next few this year the enrolment was about 320 Stu but that is expected to grow to 350 in tiie next school year and 600 within a few Vilseck highs Princi Duane is proud of the change that happening on his Al though head mits it is a visit to the school recently involved a confusing scramble be tween Hal finished buildings where workers hammered away at Wall frames and plastic sheets covered newly installed doors and this the school used Only it this is where it is happening with growth in the we want to be on the cutting Duane Werner Vilseck High school principal about a Quarter of the space it will eventually we Are cramped and dont have a lot of but students and staff have been very under standing Werner senior Courtney said studying in the midst of the construction was a Challenge at you can sometimes hear a lot of the noise in your and weve been moved Between class rooms during the but you make the Best of said who plans to study biology at the University of North Caroli Lachapel for freshman Mark who arrived at Vilseck last the construction has not been a huge if s kind of interesting be cause we have All this construction going and we still attend said who is considering a career in the building Junior april said she also coped Well with the disruption but added sometimes it might get a Little crowded and annoying because of the noise and too Many students in your Seth and stripes the new Entrance to Vilseck High school will be open before the end of the Calendar the High school will have a newly renovated Fin arts build ing including an Ait choir room and band room in time for the new school the school which is being renovated to fit two volleyball courts or a basketball wrestling team rooms and will reopen in the students have been using the a mys memorial fitness Center on the other Side of the in a portion of school that used to House Middle school classes the Middle school was moved to Grafe Wohr last year class rooms Are being enlarged and should be available to students by Werner we Are hoping for some of the building to be returned in Madoc Tober for Junior which is our largest we have 110 kids enrolled for Junior Roth in the next school year and we Are not our goal is 120 next year and 150 within two he on the other Side of the four classrooms Are used for Stor age but will be opened As Lan Guage arts rooms next school the classrooms Are in a Block that will be devoted to English and social Werner workers Are putting to Gether a new television production studio for student broadcast the school will have its own television and radio stations and a video production classroom once renovations Are another new Wing includes mathematics classrooms and Sci ence Werner there also will be Spe Cia needs a new main Entrance and administrative offices As Well As a school shop and a senior common Vilseck High will become the school of the Werner this is where it is happening with growth in the we want to be on the cutting email Seth Robson at  adopted seniors from another not another planet by Charlie Coon stars and stripes Germany poor adopted four of from other coun tries and without Par graduating from Patch High some said Flavius feel bad for my first week i was some kids were How Are you doing said James Ashie of like i didst unit coming from a Brit ish and i was speaking bet Ter English than a lot of about 90 seniors will graduate from Patch 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Armstrong Atlan tic state University in and after a years stay in to Monterey Peninsula College in they have dreams beyond col Mullinix wants to work in Media Kloss will take classes in architecture and photography and go from there Gar Macea and Ashie plan to join the  have to wait and see if their dreams come just like no adopted email Charlie Coon at