Europe Press Releases
DoDEA Europe
Stephen J. Smith
Public Affairs Officer
Unit 29649 Box 7000 APO AE 09096
DSN Phone: (314) 545-1518
Calling from US: +49-0611-143-545-1518
Recent Press Releases
Villarreal Selected as 2023 DoDEA-Europe Principal of the Year
March 13, 2023 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA–Europe Director for Student Excellence, proudly announces Sigonella Middle High School (MHS) Principal Mr. Marc Villarreal as the 2023 DoDEA-Europe Principal of the Year.PressRoom
Fales Named Community Superintendent in Europe East District
March 03, 2023 Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces that Ms. Elizabeth Fales has been selected as the next Community Superintendent for Stuttgart and Ansbach schools in DoDEA-Europe’s East District.PressRoom
DoDEA Students Selected For U.S. Senate Youth Program
January 19, 2023 The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has announced that high school students Ms. Olivia Kearley and Mr. Kyung Joon Flanery will represent the Department of Defense Education Activity during the 61st annual USSYP Washington Week.PressRoom
Dr. Tonya Laliberte as the next United Kingdom community superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s West District
November 07, 2022 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Department of Defense Education Activity – Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces Dr. Tonya Laliberte as the next United Kingdom community superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s West District.PressRoom
DoD Schools Ranked Best in the United States on Nation's Report Card
October 24, 2022 Fourth and eighth-grade students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools led the nation in scoring on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments.PressRoom
Three DoDEA Schools recognized as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools
September 20, 2022 The U.S. Department of Education recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.PressRoom
Dr. Tricia Surinak, History Teacher of the Year
August 07, 2022 Dr. Tricia Surinak, a teacher at Ansbach Middle/High School in Germany, has been named the Department of Defense Education Activity History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.PressRoom
Rynberg named Community Superintendent in East District
July 21, 2022 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Department of Defense Education Activity – Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces that Dr. Andrew Rynberg has been selected as the next community superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s East District.PressRoom
Dr. Jason Ter Horst named Superintendent for Europe West
July 14, 2022 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Department of Defense Education Activity – Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces that Dr. Jason Ter Horst has been selected as the next superintendent for DoDEA-Europe’s West District.PressRoom
Judith Allen selected as AFNORTH International Schools Director
June 02, 2022 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA-Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces that Dr. Judith Allen has been selected as the next Director for the AFNORTH International School.PressRoom
DoDEA Announces 2023 Teacher of the Year
May 27, 2022 Lester Middle School teacher Dr. Cara Kaiser was selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Teacher of the Year.PressRoom
Sembach ES Groundbreaking Ceremony
May 18, 2022 In a ceremony this morning (May 18, 2022), leaders from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) - Europe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District and other project partners, broke ground on a 21st-century elementary school on Sembach Kaserne.PressRoom
Teresa Moon Selected As Community Superintendent in DoDEA Europe West District
April 26, 2022 Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA-Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces that Ms. Teresa Moon has been selected as a Community Superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s West District.PressRoom