Schools

***image1***Jeanne Karstendiek, a volunteer at Sembach Elementary School, plays parachute games with Karen Coomes’ first-grade class during field day activities June 2.

Students in the Computer Applications class at Kaiserslautern Middle School recently went through a series of lessons to develop their own virtual computer.

***image1***Athanasia (Athy) Lionikis of Kaiserslautern American Middle School discusses the differences between Greek and Roman Art with her sixth-grade Social Studies students Ross Orndorff, Jada Robinson and Taylor Carman. Mrs. Lionikis was recently named the Kaiserslautern District 2005 Teacher of the Year.

***image1***Ramstein American High School jazz band members – senior Ben Eller, junior Nick Pettit, senior Josh Brunson, and senior Jorge Paz – perform May 19 in the school gym during a surprise concert in honor of band director Kent Yardley, retiring after 40 years with Department of Defense Dependent Schools.

Jane Bellieu, Landstuhl Elementary and Middle School Spanish and Italian teacher and Foreign Language Club sponsor, had been trying to get a student study trip to Italy on the road for two years, but the trip was always cancelled for security reasons. Finally, the approval came through.

Some people dream for a lifetime of seeing their name as author on a book cover. For Ramstein American High School senior Brianna Shaver, the dream became reality in March of this year, just as she begins to pursue other career dreams.

***image1***Dr. Barbara Ferg-Carter, Ramstein American High School principal, chats with 2nd Lt. Abraham Redoble, 435th Air Base Wing commander’s action group, during a volunteer appreciation luncheon May 16.