DoDEA Press Releases
HQ, Americas
Will Griffin
Public Affairs Officer
Chief Communications
4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350
Phone: (571) 372-0613
Recent Press Releases
DoDEA Pacific High Schools Participate in Harvard Model Congress Asia
January 23, 2023 DoDEA Pacific High Schools Participated in Harvard Model Congress Asia held at Ehwa Womans University in Seoul, Korea.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
DoDEA Launches 2023 Stakeholder Feedback Survey
January 17, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will administer a Stakeholder Feedback Survey (SFS) for parents from January 17 through February 4, 2023. The SFS provides valuable feedback to DoDEA from its most important customers - students and parents - about the quality of education provided and areas needing improvement.PressRoom
Emilio Garza named Principal of Barsanti Elementary School
January 13, 2023 Mr. Hugh McKinnon, Fort Campbell Schools Community Superintendent, is pleased to announce Mr. Emilio Garza as the new Principal of Barsanti Elementary School.PressRoom
Battey named as new principal for Pierce Terrace Elementary School
January 11, 2023 Brian Perry, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for South Carolina and Fort Stewart, is pleased to announce Mr. Robert Battey as the new principal for Pierce Terrace Elementary School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.PressRoom
McKinnon named DoDEA Community Superintendent for Fort Campbell schools
January 03, 2023 Mr. Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast District Superintendent, is pleased to announce Mr. Hugh McKinnon as the new Community Superintendent for Fort Campbell.PressRoom
Chad Struhs selected as principal of Humphreys Middle School
December 16, 2022 DoDEA Pacific West District Superintendent Dr. Jacob Sherwood is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Chad Struhs as principal of Humphreys Middle School.PressRoom
DoDEA Pacific students JAMM at Japan Jazz and Modern Music Festival
December 11, 2022 DoDEA Pacific recently hosted the 2022 Japan Jazz and Modern Music Festival (JAMM) Nov. 15-18 at Yokota Air Base.PressRoom
Makoto Kinjo selected as Japanese Cultural and Language Program Director
November 17, 2022 Makoto Kinjo of Okinawa Japan selected as Japanese Cultural and Language Program DirectorPressRoom
DoDEA Pacific announces results of virtual Far East Drill Competition
November 15, 2022 DoDEA Pacific Region announces results of virtual Far East Drill CompetitionPressRoom
Payroll Error Results in Debt or Refund for DoD Employees
November 09, 2022 DoDEA was just informed that there was a programming error found within the Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) when retroactive payroll corrections were processed for a prior year. Due to this error, the retirement contributions — employee and employer — were miscalculated for some employees across all DoD agencies and activities to include DoDEA.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
Dr. Cheri Hayes selected Principal of Amelia Earhart Intermediate School
November 03, 2022 Dr. Cheri Hayes selected Principal of Amelia Earhart Intermediate School located at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.PressRoom
Mrs. Sonya Gates selected as DoDEA Pacific East District Community Superintendent
October 27, 2022 Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Sonya Gates as Community Superintendent for the DoDEA Pacific East District, located at Yokota Air Base, Japan.PressRoom
DoDEA Pacific launches inaugural varsity esports season
October 25, 2022 This November, DoDEA Pacific high schools will offer DoDEA’s first varsity esports program.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
Ground broken for new Nile C. Kinnick High School
October 24, 2022 Ground broken for new Nile C. Kinnick High School 21st century facilityPressRoom
Dr. Stacie Lamoureux named Principal of Fort Knox MHS
October 21, 2022 Michelle Allen, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for Fort Knox, is pleased to announce Dr. Stacie Lamoureux as the new principal at Fort Knox Middle-High School.PressRoom
DoDEA Pacific East, South districts named 2022 Cognia Systems of Distinction
October 17, 2022 DoDEA Pacific East, South districts named SY 2022 Cognia Systems of DistinctionPressRoom
SPARKing interest in STEM
October 14, 2022 More than 125 high school students across DoDEA Pacific recently participated in the first-ever STEM Program Advancing Research Knowledge (SPARK!).PressRoom
Author Brad Meltzer speaks to DoDEA Pacific classrooms
October 04, 2022 Author Brad Meltzer speaks to Darby Elementary School in Sasebo, Japan, and Amelia Earhart Intermediate School in Okinawa, JapanPressRoom
Michelle Ewing selected as Pacific Region Nurse ISS
September 29, 2022 Ms. Lois Rapp, DoDEA Pacific Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Michelle Ewing as the Nursing Instructional Support Specialist for the Pacific Region.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
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DoDEA announce Youth Exchange Program 2022-23
September 13, 2022 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific are excited to partner once again for the Youth Exchange Program 2022-23PressRoom
DoDEA's 2022 Teacher of the Year Receives Fulbright Award
September 02, 2022 Daegu Elementary School teacher and DoDEA's 2022 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Rachel Guilfoyle, has received the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program Award.PressRoom
DoDEA Pacific announces ribbon cutting at E.J. King Middle High School
August 30, 2022 DoDEA Pacific announces ribbon cutting at E.J. King MHSPressRoom
Michelle Allen selected as Community Superintendent for Fort Knox
August 26, 2022 Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast district superintendent, is pleased to announce Michelle Allen as the new community superintendent for Fort Knox.PressRoom
Lonnie Gilmore named Chief of Staff for DoDEA Americas Southeast District
August 11, 2022 Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast district superintendent, is pleased to announce Lonnie Gilmore as the new chief of staff for the Southeast District.PressRoom
Tiffany Bryant Selected as Osan Middle High School, Principal
August 11, 2022 Dr. Sherwood Pacific West District Superintendent is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Tiffany Bryant as principal at Osan Middle High School.PressRoom
Natalya Cho Selected as Humphreys Middle School, Assistant Principal
August 11, 2022 Dr. Sherwood Pacific West District Superintendent is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Natalya Cho as Assistant Principal at Humphreys Middle School.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
Kristy Fountain named Principal of Heroes Elementary
August 05, 2022 Ryan Smith, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for Camp Lejeune, is pleased to announce Kristy Fountain as the new principal for Heroes Elementary. Fountain will assume her duties mid-September.PressRoom
Mr. Willy Williams selected as DoDEA Pacific South District Community Superintendent
August 05, 2022 Mr. Willy Williams selected as the new DoDEA Pacific South District Community SuperintendentPressRoom
Welcome Back DoDEA Students and Families
August 02, 2022 Nearly 19,000 students are headed back to schools at the Department of the Department of Defense Education Activity in the Americas. DoDEA Americas operates 50 schools in seven states, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.PressRoom
Ms. Natasha Anderson Selected as Assistant Principal Zama Middle High School
August 01, 2022 Ms. Natasha Anderson Selected as Assistant Principal Zama Middle High School, Camp Zama JapanPressRoom
Ms. Andrea Prior Selected as Assistant Principal Iwakuni Elementary Complex Schools
August 01, 2022 Ms. Andrea Prior Selected as Assistant Principal Iwakuni Elementary Complex Schools, Iwakuni, JapanPressRoom
Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson selected as Pacific East District Superintendent
August 01, 2022 Ms. Lois Rapp, DoDEA Pacific Region Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson as DoDEA Pacific East District SuperintendentPressRoom
Willard Earl Clites IV Daegu Middle High, School Principal
July 31, 2022 Willard Earl Clites IV selected as Daegu Middle High, School PrincipalPressRoom