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DoDEA releases for 2013

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Monday, June 10, 2013 | DoDEA |
E.C. Killin Elementary School Teacher Selected as DoDEA History Teacher of the Year
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is proud to announce Tina Lisk as the 2013 DoDEA History Teacher of the Year. Lisk teaches history at E.C. Killin Elementary School in Okinawa, Japan.

Thursday, June 6, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
DoDEA students selected to attend the Research Science Institute
Three Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) students are among 80 of the world's most accomplished high school students selected worldwide to attend the Research Science Institute (RSI) held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology beginning June 23rd through August 3rd.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
DoDEA Pacific Students attend United States Senate Youth Program

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 | DoDEA |
DoDEA Names New Associate Director for Financial and Business Operations
Marilee Fitzgerald, Director, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), today announced the selection of Mr. Robert M. Brady as DoDEA’s new Associate Director for Financial and Business Operations.

Thursday, May 30, 2013 | DoDEA |
Vicenza MS Student Proceeds to Semifinals in the National Spelling Bee!
Anuk Dayaprema, an 8th grade student from Vicenza Middle School and the Europe PTA/DoDDS representative to the Scripts Belling Bee is among 42 semi- finalists who will compete in the next level of the completion today in Washington. Anuk is the son of MSG Ganege Dayaprema and Mrs. Gamaralalage Dayaprema, assigned to US AFRICOM - 528th SB ALE 2nd USAFRC.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
STEMsational! Guam’s McCool E/MS places first in regional eCYBERMISSION competition

Friday, May 24, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide | HQ Feature
DoDEA; USACE. Forging Partnerships. Empowering STEM
The Department of Defense Education Activity is making a commitment to further develop its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum for its students.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
Soroban competition challenges student’s math skills

Friday, May 17, 2013 | DoDEA | HQ Feature
DoDEA Students Participate in the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition
Four Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) students participated in the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Washington, D.C., on May 9-12.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
DoDEA , Army Corps of Engineers Form STEM Partnership
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are partnering to advance Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in DoDEA classrooms around the world.

Monday, May 6, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
DoDEA Observes National School Nurse Day
Department of Defense Education Activity Schools around the world will join schools all across the United States in honoring the contribution of school nurses by celebrating National School Nurse Day on Wednesday, May 8.

Friday, May 3, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
DoDEA Celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week – May 6-10
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is proud to honor teachers in its 194 schools around the world during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10.

Friday, May 3, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific | HQ Feature
DoDEA Pacific “Mathlete” earns spot in national MATHCOUNTS competition
For the third straight year, Osan Middle School eighth-grade student Jonas Knudsen earned the opportunity to compete on a National stage after finishing third in the 2013 Department of Defense Dependent Schools MATHCOUNTS State Competition.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
Students Whiz through Calculations in 14th Annual Soroban Contest
Elementary school students in the Department of Defense Education Activity Okinawa District put their calculating skills to the test during the 14th Annual Soroban Contest April 29 in the Surfside Ballroom on Camp Kinser.

Monday, April 29, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
Enthusiasm, singing strengthens children during ‘The Little C.H.A.M.P.S’ tour
More than 5,500 DoDEA Pacific elementary school students danced, sang and reflected on military family life April 16-26 during "The Little C.H.A.M.P.S." book tour with author Debbie Fink.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific | HQ Feature
RMS Student Advances to National Geographic Bee Championship
Department of Defense Education Activity Okinawa District is proud to announce that Patrick Lewallen, a 7th grade student at Ryukyu Middle School, obtained the highest score in the National Geographic Bee for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools worldwide.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
DoDEA Pacific teachers become state-level finalists in National awards program
Three Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific teachers were recently selected as state-level finalists in The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching—an honor awarded to the most distinguished mathematics and science teachers in the United States.

Monday, April 15, 2013 | DoDEA Europe | HQ Feature
Six DoDDS Europe math and science teachers selected as finalists for Presidential award
Six teachers from Department of Defense Dependents Schools Europe have been selected as finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Program.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
Counting to meet culture at upcoming soroban competitions
A symphony of sighs, gasps, cheers and clicking and zipping beads will fill the room as the kickoff event for annual soroban competitions gets underway 10 a.m. Thursday at the Sagamihara Shimin Kaikan (Sagamihara Civic Hall) located in the outskirts of Tokyo near U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama and Naval Air Facility Atsugi.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 | DoDEA Antilles HS | HQ Feature
Antilles High School Student, Teacher Chosen to Attend History Institute
AHS junior Charlyne Cuyar and her history teacher, Ms. Yanira Borges have been selected as one of 15 teacher-student teams who will participate in this year’s Albert H. Small Student/Teacher Institute.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 | DoDEA Ft. Campbell HS | HQ Feature
Fort Campbell High School Model United Nations Students Continue Winning Ways
Six FCHS Model United Nations (MUN) students received awards and recognition at the Indianapolis MUN Conference competition March 13-14, 2013.

Monday, March 11, 2013 | DoDEA Europe | HQ Feature
Vilseck High School to host International Robotics competition
On March 16, 2013, First Tech Challenge robotics teams from the European theater will converge at Vilseck High School at Rose Barracks for a robotics tournament.

Thursday, March 7, 2013 | DoDEA Europe | HQ Feature
With Heidelberg closure, DoDDS-Europe will reduce number of districts to four
With the scheduled closure of the military installations in Heidelberg, the Office of the District Superintendent located at Patrick Henry Village and all three schools in Heidelberg will close at the end of June 2013.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | DoDEA Yokota AB Schools |
2013 Tomodachi Bowl to Feature First Downs Forged in Friendship
Sportsmanship will be front and center as all-star athletes from across Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific high schools and the American School in Japan join forces as Team USA to square off against their Japanese counterparts on Team JAPAN in a premiere football matchup literally named for friendship: The Tomodachi Bowl.

Monday, February 25, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
Yokota West Elementary School Nurse Selected as the 2012-2013 OSHNA School Nurse of the Year
Yokota West Elementary School Nurse Lily Bagtas, was recently selected as the 2012-2013 Overseas School Health Nurses Association School Nurse of the Year.

Monday, January 28, 2013 | DoDEA | HQ Feature
DoDDS Europe selects assistant superintendents for Kaiserslautern and Bavaria districts
DoDDS Europe has selected the new assistant superintendents for the Kaiserslautern and Bavaria districts.

Monday, January 28, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
Kentucky Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul today announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 51st Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 9 – 16, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

Monday, January 28, 2013 | DoDEA World Wide |
DODEA Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program - Students Headed to Washington and to Receive $5,000 Scholarship
Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, Director, Department of Defense Education Activity, today announced Makayla Palazzo and Danari White as delegates to the 51st Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 9 – 16, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 | DoDEA Pacific |
KDHS grad shares ROTC experience with high school cadets
Kadena High School alumnus Tyler Nicholson’s ROTC scholarship at the University of Texas at San Antonio to pay student $500 dollars a month to eliminate college debt. On January 7th, Nicholson, a 2009 graduate who was also enrolled in the KDHS JROTC program while he was in high school, returned to talk about his college experience to current JROTC students.

Monday, January 14, 2013 | DoDEA Europe | HQ Feature
DoDDS-Europe celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Jazz Seminar
WIESBADEN, Germany – Jan. 13-18, DoDDS Europe will conduct its 30th Jazz Seminar at Ramstein Air Base.

Thursday, January 10, 2013 | DoDEA Camp Lejeune Schools |
Boone Named Superintendent of Camp Lejeune District
Dr. Boone will assume his new position with DDESS on Feb. 15, 2013.

Monday, January 7, 2013 | DoDEA Europe | HQ Feature
DoDDS-Europe announces security breach in Kaiserslautern District schools
In late-October, DoDDS-Europe became aware of the theft of computer memory devices that may have included personal information related to students and sponsors from School Years 2002-03 through this school year. The devices were stolen after normal duty hours from the car of a DoDEA employee which was parked in a locked garage.