Pacific Far East Student Activities

DoDEA Pacific Far East Academics and Athletics contribute directly to the quality of life and education provided to high school students attending DoD schools.

The goal of the Far East program is to offer student-centered activities and athletic events that contribute to a well- rounded educational experience commensurate with attending high school in the U.S. Students from DoDEA Pacific high schools meet at the conclusion of each season for area-wide competitions, conferences and symposia known as Far East events.

Annual Far East athletic tournaments determine the Far East champion for Division 1 (D-1) and Division 2 (D-2) schools in various sports. Far East scholastic activities focus primarily on academic excellence and creative collaboration among attending students and educators from across the Pacific.

Far East activities include programs uniquely designed to prepare students for college and career success in myriad disciplines such as math, engineering, science, foreign language, and the visual, performing, and culinary

Far East Athletics

Our Athletics Program are an integral part of the total learning experience. Participating schools work to promote the educational significance of "interscholastic" athletics.

To allow each student to excel in their unique gifts we have created a wide variety of athletic options throughout the school year. Our programs are designed to help each student grow physically, mentally, and socially. This is an opportunity for all our young men and women to participate and compete.

The sports program and educational goals are guided by DoDEA, our parent organization. Throughout our competitive sports activities we work to promote sportsmanship and ethical behavior on the part of everyone: athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and spectators.

We encourage our students to step out and try something new!

For more information about the sports programs, please contact your specific school principal or athletic director.

Sports by Season

Fall

Cheerleading
Cross Country
Drill
Football
Golf
Volleyball
Tennis

Winter

Boys Basketball
Cheerleading
Esports
Girls Basketball
Marksmanship
Wrestling

Spring

Baseball
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Softball
Track and Field

Far East Academics

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Creative Expressions

Over 100 emerging student artists, student filmmakers, and 16 teachers from all 12 DoDEA Pacific high schools come together in collaboration with a local university to create unique works of art by conducting an in depth exploration of visual arts through drawing, painting, ceramics sculpture, printmaking, digital art and photography. Drawing emphasizes the human form and still-life subjects such as landscapes. Painters learn advanced techniques in watercolor and acrylics.. Mediums such as traditional printmaking are also offered which allow students an opportunity to carve, ink, and print their own designs. Other courses include digital art and photography.

In 2013, a video communication component was added. Students are placed into film teams comprised of students from around the Pacific and then asked to create a short film under the guidance from a film industry professional.

The culminating event is a student exhibition and short film showcase.

Far East Creative Expressions History

DoDEA Pacific Far East Creative Expressions was first organized in the fall of 2010 and hosted the debut visual arts festival Jan. 2011 in Okinawa, Japan. The event was attended by 81 students and featured a myriad of visual art activities over a three day period of intense instruction and studio time. Each student selected two of the eight offered courses such as drawing, painting, ceramics, and digital art as their focus for the event. On the final day, student projects were submitted for critique and an art gallery that was assembled to display one finished project from each student. The inaugural DoDEA Pacific Far East Creative Expressions art gallery public showcase was held Jan. 13, 2011. That same year also marked the first time prize-winning student artwork from the event was featured in the DoDEA Pacific Sun, an annual publication dating back nearly four decades which showcases student 2D and 3D fine art, digital art, photography and creative writing.

Culinary Arts

Drama and Performing Arts Festival

FIRST Tech Challenge

Harvard Model Congress Area

Honor Music Festival

Jazz and Modern Music Festival

Journalism

JSHS - Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

SPARK (STEM Program Advancing Research Knowledge!)

Sun Journal

Far East JROTC

Marksmanship

Marksmanship match includes Army, Navy, and Marine Corps JROTC cadets from all DoDEA Pacific JROTC programs. The Far East Marksmanship Match culminates a season of regional matches with qualifying cadets moving on to designated military service national level competitions.

Drill and Color Guard

The Drill and Color Guard meet includes cadets from all DoDEA Pacific Area JROTC programs. Awards recognize both team and individual excellence and culminates a season of regional drill meets with qualifying teams competing in a national level drill meet.

Far East Activities Calendar

2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR

Keep abreast of the upcoming activities and events for all the Pacific Region Far East Student Activities and Programs!

Download the SY 2024-25 DoDEA Pacific Region Far East Activities Calendar

Updated 09 Sep 2024 PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE

Far East Policies and Guidance

Far East Activities and Programs

This guide establishes procedures to support the DoDEA Pacific Region Far East Academic Programs (FEAP) Co-Curricular, the Interscholastic Athletic Program (IAP) Extracurricular, and the JROTC Co-Curricular Activities.

This procedural guide does not create policy but only clarifies existing laws or already established policy and describes the steps to accomplish specific actions in accordance with the references. This procedural guide does establish Pacific Region processes and procedures that reflect Pacific Region operational requirements. This guide is current until superseded. Updates will be published as required.

This guide supersedes the 2014 DoDEA Pacific Area Interscholastic Athletic Program Manual and the 2014 Far East Academic Program Manual which are obsolete upon publication of this guide.