Preserving DoDEA's History
Throughout its 75 year history, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has undergone many changes. Each of its organizational entities, past and present, has a rich and proud history of service to military families. Every employee (past or present) and every student or alumnus is an integral part of DoDEA's history.
While DoDEA has had many names over the years and still has different names in our guiding legislation (DoDDS, DDESS), its school system today has in fact been a unified one since 1994 under one organization, DoDEA. To many of our graduates and former employees, we'll always be DSS, DoDDS or DDESS or one of our many other names used in the past.
It is important for us to honor the rich history and traditions of DoDEA's past and preserve the history of past names and accomplishments. It is equally important for us to move ahead as a unified organization that comprises one world-wide school system, one team, one mission that continues to deliver a quality education to military-connected children around the globe.
DoDEA has partnered with the American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS), a non-profit organization based in Wichita, Kansas, to collect, record, preserve, and exhibit historical school memorabilia.
The preservation of DoDEA’s history is a legacy for future generations. For the millions of Americans who were educated overseas and in DoD schools stateside since 1946, pieces of history could disappear forever – yearbooks, trophies, letter jackets, class pictures, time capsules, school flags and mascots. As schools close down, those artifacts and memorabilia go away too.
DoDEA’s partnership with AOSHS endeavors to keep the memories alive.
Yearbooks and Memories
School yearbooks reflect the events and lives of students and adults involved with a school for a given school year. They capture moments, memories, events, and faces that are frozen in time. They help people associated with our schools to recall the DoDEA experiences that often had a lasting and profound impact on their lives.
AOSHS On-line Yearbook Project
The American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS), has a project underway to scan and digitize yearbooks for our schools, past and present. It is a project that will help preserve and recall those memories for many years to come.
AOSHS Online Yearbook Collection
AOSHS is working to catalog a complete collection of yearbooks from every school. AOSHS will digitize your yearbook and will return your yearbook(s) with the utmost care in a timely manner. DoDEA Administrative Instruction 4160.1, "Disposal of Department of Defense Dependents Schools Memorabilia," allows school personnel to ship the yearbook(s) (and other memorabilia) to AOSHS at government expense.
AOSHS Point of Contact for this project:
Mr. Doug Kelsey
dskelsey@hotmail.com
American Overseas Schools Historical Society
704 W Douglas Ave
Wichita KS 67203 USA
Phone: 316-265-6837
DoDEA is proud to partner with AOSHS to provide searchable online yearbooks. The efforts to collect, record, and preserve the unique history of educating American military-connected children will enhance public knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the contributions to military families made by DoDEA employees and their students. The Yearbook Project will help us immensely in that regard, enabling the wider DODEA community to have virtual access to materials in the archives.
Do have treasures you’d like to share with current and former staff and students of DoDEA, DDESS, or DODDS?
Send the American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS) a box of your memorabilia and they will record, digitize, archive, and display them online and in the museum for the delight of past and future generations.
For reference, below is a list of items AOSHS accepts and doesn’t accept as donations.
The American Overseas School Historical Society is looking for donations of DoDEA school memorabilia to keep our history alive!
DO SEND:
- Artwork with location and date on it
- Awards, class rings, diaries of school events, dissertations, and school journals (not vacation)
- Letter jackets or other discernible clothing (cheerleading, mascots, band, etc.)
- Magazines that feature student accomplishments; either military or host nation
- News clippings with details of publication and date
- Pennants
- Photographs with identification of person(s), location and date
- Presentations to visiting dignitaries
- School records
- Documented information about the mission of a School, District or Region
- Trophies with specific details of school, event, year
- Yearbooks
- Videos or like of school functions and/or events
DON'T SEND
- Items that are readily available elsewhere, such as commercially published magazines or textbooks
- Broken artifacts, unreadable documents and other material that are too damaged to be of historical value
- Personal diaries, videos or disks of holiday or summer vacations
- Personnel documents that are disparaging to an individual/s or that contain any personally identifiable information
- Souvenirs from foreign countries unless school or educationally related
Send your items to AOSHS at the following address:
American Overseas Schools Historical Society
704 W. Douglas Avenue
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone 316-265-6837
All donations must include a completed and signed Property Donations Form inside each box of items sent to AOSHS.
For further questions regarding property donations, please email the AOSHS office at aoshsoffice@sbeglobal.net or call 316-265-6837 to verify if the items/s you want to donate are appropriate for the archives.
Note: If any information needs to be changed/added please send us an email.
| Name | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name A.T. Mahan High School | Contact Scott Gibson | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name AFCENT International School | Contact Ruth Kneale | Alternate Contact Angie Oakes Longbine | Region EU-West |
| Name Alconbury High School | Contact Cheryl Browning | Alternate Contact | Region Alconbury MHS |
| Name Ankara High School Connections | Contact Ankara High School Connections | Alternate Contact | Region Ankara EHS |
| Name Ankara/George C. Marshall High School | Contact Tim Wurtz | Alternate Contact | Region Ankara EHS |
| Name Ansbach American High School | Contact Dennis Phipps | Alternate Contact | Region Ansbach MHS |
| Name Antilles High School | Contact Debi Schneider | Alternate Contact | Region Antilles HS |
| Name Asmara American Dependent High School | Contact Azula0@aol.com | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Augsburg American High School | Contact Tina Egeler Heyden | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Aviano High School | Contact Jared Maher | Alternate Contact | Region Aviano MHS |
| Name Bad Kreuznach American High School | Contact info@bkahs | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Baker High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Fort Benning Schools |
| Name Bamberg American High School Alumni Association | Contact bhsaa@usa.com | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Baumholder American High School | Contact Bob Hartline | Alternate Contact | Region EU-East |
| Name Berlin Brats Alumni Association | Contact Jeri (Polansky) Glass, Director | Alternate Contact Carl Fenstermacher, webmaster | Region Europe |
| Name Bitburg High School Alumni Association | Contact Ed Fuller | Alternate Contact Frank Wright | Region |
| Name Bonn American High School | Contact Linda Wagner | Alternate Contact Cara Harbecke Metz | Region EU-East |
| Name Brent School | Contact Gerry Geronimo | Alternate Contact | Region Pacific |
| Name Brindisi Centurion Association | Contact Ruth Blakemore Vaughan | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Brussels American High School | Contact Bobetta Clark-Jones | Alternate Contact | Region Brussels |
| Name Burtonwood American High School | Contact Vicki & Larry Ahlemann | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name Canadian Air Force Bratz Network | Contact Alan Macleod | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Canadian Military Brats | Contact Danny Mulrooney | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Chateauroux American High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Chitose American High School | Contact Douglas Nordgren | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name Chofu High/Middle/Elementary School | Contact : Stephanie Barret, President | Alternate Contact John St. Onge, CAA Webmaster | Region PAC-East |
| Name Chofu Middle School | Contact Pamela Shelley | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name Croughton American High School | Contact Lyn Kulczyk Pool | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Decades of E.J. King School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region EJ King MHS |
| Name Dreux American High School Alumni Association | Contact Vicki Key | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Forrest Sherman High School (Naples American High School) | Contact Matt Knutson | Alternate Contact | Region Naples MHS |
| Name Fort Campbell High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Fort Campbell HS |
| Name Fort Knox High School | Contact Kevyn Jacobs | Alternate Contact | Region Fort Knox MHS |
| Name Frankfurt American High School (1949-1994) | Contact Dennis Berwyn | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Frankfurt American High School (1963-1966) | Contact Allen Macklin | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Frankfurt American High School (1967-1971) | Contact Gayle Spear Cratty | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Garmisch Jr. High School | Contact Robin Tim | Alternate Contact | Region Garmisch EMS |
| Name George C. Marshall High School | Contact Steve "Wray" Woolley | Alternate Contact | Region Ankara Community Schools |
| Name George Dewey High School | Contact Sam Simbulan | Alternate Contact | Region Pacific |
| Name Golcuk, Turkey Alumni Page | Contact Steven Phipps | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Goose Bay High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Americas |
| Name Greenham Common High School | Contact Christopher Mabie | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name Guam High School Alumni Association | Contact George Flores | Alternate Contact | Region Guam HS |
| Name Hahn American High School | Contact Hahn Alumni Association | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Hanau American High School Alumni Association | Contact Robin Peralta | Alternate Contact Hanau HS | Region |
| Name Heideberg High School Alumni Association | Contact alumni@heidelberghighschool.com | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name HH Arnold High School | Contact Glenn Ellis | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Incirlik American High School Alumni Association | Contact Peggy Hyatt | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Istanbul DODS School | Contact Jim DeAngelo | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Izmir High School | Contact James Mangrum | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name John F. Kennedy School | Contact Andy Hoppe | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name John Paul Jones School | Contact John Carpenter | Alternate Contact Loren Stiegelmar | Region Pacific |
| Name Johnson High School | Contact Lola Meier Norton | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name Kadena High School Alumni Association | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Kadena HS |
| Name Kaiserslautern American High School | Contact Dennis "Buzz" Chambers | Alternate Contact | Region Kaiserslautern HS |
| Name Karamursel High School | Contact David Councill | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Karlsruche American High School Alumni Association | Contact Gail Butler Newchurch | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Kindley High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Americas |
| Name Kubasaki High School Alumni Association | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Kubasaki HS |
| Name Kyoto High School Alumni Information | Contact Micael McKee | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name Lajes High School Alumni Association | Contact webmaster@lajeshs.com | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Lakenheath American High School Alumni | Contact David Hocking | Alternate Contact | Region Lakenheath HS |
| Name Lakenheath High School 1960's Era Alumni Association | Contact Frank Kelley | Alternate Contact | Region Lakenheath HS |
| Name Lakenheath HS Class of 1971 | Contact Daniel Fouts | Alternate Contact | Region Lakenheath HS |
| Name Lejeune High School | Contact Lisa Beavers | Alternate Contact Anita Lancaster, Alumni Organization President | Region Lejeune HS |
| Name Livorno American HS Alumni | Contact Sue Harris Wright | Alternate Contact | Region Livorno Community Schools |
| Name London Central HS Alumni Association | Contact Mike | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name M.C. Perry High School Alumni | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region MC Perry HS |
| Name Mannheim American High School Alumni Association | Contact Terri Scott | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Military Brats Registry | Contact Marc Curtis | Alternate Contact | Region Americas, Europe, Pacific |
| Name Military Brats Registry | Contact Marc Curtis | Alternate Contact | Region Americas, Europe, Pacific |
| Name Military Brats Registry | Contact Marc Curtis | Alternate Contact | Region Americas, Europe, Pacific |
| Name Military Family Institute | Contact Nelson Wood | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Misawa/Edgren High School Class Reunions (dating back to 1950) | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Edgren MHS |
| Name Munich American High School Alumni Site | Contact Gilda Littlejohn Northcott & Ray Northcott | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Naples American High School | Contact Sherwin Porciuncula | Alternate Contact | Region Naples MHS |
| Name Narimasu High School | Contact http://www.narimasu.org | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name Nelson C. Brown High School | Contact Sharon Ray Renno | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Nile C. Kinnick & Yokohama High Schools | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Kinnick HS |
| Name NOMAD The Brat Journal | Contact Dave Wilson | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Nurnberg American HS Alumni Association | Contact Terry Jorgensen | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Orleans American High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Osan American High School Alumni | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Osan MHS |
| Name Oslo American School Alumni | Contact Maryl Sellman | Alternate Contact Mike Vollmer | Region Europe |
| Name Osterholz High School Alumni | Contact Tracy Fuentes | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Overseas Brats On-Line Community | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region All schools |
| Name Overseas/Military Brat School & Alumni Association | Contact Glenn Greenwood | Alternate Contact | Region All schools |
| Name Pusan American High School Classmates | Contact Webmaster | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-West, Pacific |
| Name Pusan American High School Classmates | Contact Webmaster | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-West, Pacific |
| Name Ramey High School (under construction) | Contact Glenn Greenwood | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Rhein Main American School | Contact Frank Shelton | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Rochefort American HS Alumni | Contact Pat Reilly Blackwell | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Roger B. Chaffee | Contact Kathy Alden | Alternate Contact | Region Americas |
| Name Roosevelt Roads High School | Contact Kelly Lauritzen | Alternate Contact | Region Puerto Rico |
| Name Sembach American High School | Contact Glenn Ellis | Alternate Contact | Region Kaiserslautern Community Schools |
| Name Seoul American High School Alumni | Contact Kelly Bonine Hall | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Sevilla High School | Contact Druci Long West | Alternate Contact | Region Rota Community Schools |
| Name SHAPE High School | Contact Scott Hopkinson | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Soesterberg American High School Alumni | Contact Jeffrey Ross | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name Stephen Decatur Unit School | Contact vLouis Lee Maples | Alternate Contact | Region Sigonella MHS |
| Name Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg American High School Alumni Association | Contact SAHS/LAHS Alumni Assn President | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Thomas Mack Wilhoite High School | Contact Doug Campbell | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Torrejon/Madrid High School | Contact Phil Sylvia | Alternate Contact Cheryl Browning | Region EU-West |
| Name Toul American High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Ulm American High School | Contact Marty Mulcahey | Alternate Contact | Region Europe |
| Name Upper Heyford | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name Verdun American HS | Contact John Everley | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Vicenza American HS | Contact Teddy Spittal | Alternate Contact | Region Vicenza HS |
| Name Vilseck American High School | Contact Lars O. R. Thompson | Alternate Contact | Region Vilseck HS |
| Name Wagner/Wurtsmith High School | Contact Gary McClellan | Alternate Contact | Region Pacific |
| Name Wiesbaden High School | Contact Lyn Baskett Fort | Alternate Contact | Region Wiesbaden HS |
| Name William T. Sampson High School | Contact | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Woodbridge American High School | Contact Nelson Bishop | Alternate Contact | Region EU-West |
| Name Wuerzburg American HS | Contact Bob Manwaring | Alternate Contact | Region |
| Name Yamato High School | Contact Loren D. Collett | Alternate Contact | Region PAC-East |
| Name YO-HI Alumni (dating back to 1946) | Contact Webmasters | Alternate Contact | Region CFA Yokosuka Schools, Kinnick HS |
| Name YO-HI Alumni (dating back to 1946) | Contact Webmasters | Alternate Contact | Region CFA Yokosuka Schools, Kinnick HS |
| Name Yokota High School Alumni Association | Contact William Lee | Alternate Contact | Region Yokota HS |
| Name Zama American Middle and High School (dating back to 1957) | Contact Zama Alumni Association | Alternate Contact | Region Zama MHS |
| Name Zaragoza Alumni Association | Contact Dolores Gargus | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
| Name Zaragoza High School Toros | Contact Teresa Almond Welch | Alternate Contact | Region EU-South |
