European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paqe4 stars and stripes graduation 2007 june 2007 Baum older comes together for seniors at annual buc night by John Vandiver stars and stripes Germany perhaps its the part of what comes with being stuck out in the but each about a month before virtually the entire Baum older Community Gath ers for a shared officers and enlisted civilian workers and even some German children and they All pitch in and help students graduating from Baum older american High each the buc night fundraiser generates thou Sands of dollars to help seniors with the expense of going to col Many will Tell you that buc night is Baum holders signature which in some ways defines life in the close military commune i think the big thing is it pulls together the whole said principal Danny its a Small town maybe be cause were somewhat you get the feeling people thrive on being we need each other in this this about was raised for graduates going on to senior Dequinton hang ing out with friends at the May 4 said that in addition to the tangible monetary Impact of buc the program also teaches students the importance of civic in its something that the younger generation sees and learns said who will be attending Lamar University in the Money is raised in a variety of from local Baum older merchants pitching in with Cash donations to the auctioning of big ticket this a trip to Ireland was among the items auctioned teachers and students spend months preparing for the event students can use the Money to John and stripes Avery climbs an inflatable which was one of Many amusements offered up to raise scholarship Money for Baum Holder High school seniors at the 16th annual buc help with All kinds of College expenses such As textbooks or Laptop calculating How to distribute the Money is based on applications that take into account student school attendance Grade Point averages and service theres a formula based on theres an outside commit tee that reviews the its totally Robinson in the students have received anywhere from to for Many Baum older Bucca buc night is the culmination of a High school streams of people turned out for this years where visitors filled up on played Vari Ous amusement games and bid on email John Vandiver at  grape soda and Barbecue Courtesy of me with Hill High school seniors Danielle Joseph and Catherine Shelton enjoy a laugh during the Tenter Barbecue at me with Hill High school in photos by Matt and stripes left senior Mike smashes a pie in the face of his Friend senior Kellis also at the big Bucks for College carnival May right Steve a Wiesbaden teacher and football takes a plunge into the Dunk tank at the which raised Money to help Wiesbaden seniors pay for big Buck for seniors Wiesbaden holds events to raise scholarship Money by Matt Millham stars and stripes Germany High school is theres no doubt about but theres More to life than English and social there Are clubs not least of the social networking that comes with them that helps students hone the skills necessary to succeed in life after High but Grade Point for bet Ter or for is often the deter mining Factor in separating those who get a helping hand with col lege costs from those who students dont have to be left out of the College scholarship free Orall just be cause they focused More on friends than of their sat scores at least not at Wiesbaden High most scholarships Are based on a High but there Are some average kids who want to go to said Yvette chairwoman for Wiesbaden first big Bucks for College fund the fundraising run by the parents of Wiesbaden High school donated their time to ensure that not just the top academic performers got a Little help in realizing their Post High school education it want a new Peter wit Wiesbaden schools Liaison saw what had been done with a similar program at Baum a smaller and if Baum older could do we should be Able to do at last years Teal watched As a Small cadre of wies Badens academic Al stars walked away with All the scholar ships and the wealth of All these scholarships int being distributed among All the Stu dents who plan to further their education after High most scholarships require at least a and the majority Proba Bly have but there Are some senior Stephanie is carried to jail by Friend and fellow senior Benjamin Muelle Traynor at the that Are probably running right on that she so Teal and a Bunch of other High school parents got to Gether to Start their own big Bucks to raise Money for All graduating Wiesbaden seniors who planned to continue their Educa they started out with a lofty goal for every graduating with a graduating class of some 110 that was no Short with two major fundraising events Down and one to Teal had significantly lowered her expectations by the beginning of Wiesbaden big Bucks had raised just about and about 60 seniors planned to go to some sort of school after but most of the senior class pulled along with senior parents and other Community to make the final fund Raiser the big Bucks for col lege auction and entertainment program the Success that would give students some thing Worth All the hard in the the program raised More than with help of donations from local Busi Nesses and the Money will be divided evenly among All qualifying to seniors must have donated their time to at least one of the three which included a Talent show and Beauty pageant in addition to the Carni they also must be sub Mit proof of acceptance into a Trade College or other educational institution along with their application for big Bucks each qualifying senior gets the scholarship in hand it Doest go to their school so How its spent is totally within their disc re Kellis who took a pie in the face to help raise Money for big said taking the hit was the right thing to do because it was All about helping raise Money for the he said hell use his portion As did Many other seniors buy books and More 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