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Send a congratulatory note to the Class of 2020! Deadline May 8

High school graduation is a special time, and Stars and Stripes is pleased to once again be putting together our annual Grad Tab, highlighting information on all of the Pacific DoDEA high schools and their graduating classes.
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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2020

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
Kendal Morgenweck, a fifth grader at Hohenfels Elementary School, does her daily online assignments from home, March 26, 2020, at Hohenfels Training Area. Some DODEA schools in Europe are adjusting their digital learning schedules to accommodate families with more than one school-age child and to reduce time online and workload for some students. (GARRICK W. MORGENWECK/U.S. ARMY)
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Kendal Morgenweck, a fifth grader at Hohenfels Elementary School, does her daily online assignments from home, March 26, 2020, at Hohenfels Training Area. Some DODEA schools in Europe are adjusting their digital learning schedules to accommodate families

Some military schools in Europe will adjust their digital learning schedules this month, consolidating and staggering the times students spend online for group instruction, a top school official said.
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Month of the Military Child: A Seven Year Old’s Perspective of These Times

Let’s celebrate Month of the Military Child by sharing your story. Your stories don’t have to be long, but don’t feel like it has to be short, either. Just tell us what’s on your mind. 
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The ABC’s of your next new hobby

How’s that goal of dedicating home time solely to worthy pursuits working out? Probably just about as well as ours is. Been wondering how that bedroom wall would look in the latest trend color of Dusty Teal or Ancient Grain? Now’s the time to find out! Or could this be the perfect opportunity to take up a new hobby entirely?
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Month of the Military Child: What is it like to be a military-connected child?

Let’s celebrate Month of the Military Child by sharing your story. Your stories don’t have to be long, but don’t feel like it has to be short, either. Just tell us what’s on your mind.
A sign outside Joan K. Mendel Elementary School announces an upcoming teacher work day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES
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Defense Department schools in Japan, South Korea to remain shuttered beyond spring break

Defense Department schools in Japan and South Korea will remain closed beyond spring break and virtual instructions will continue “until further notice” due to ongoing coronavirus concerns, school officials announced Tuesday.
Sonja Gages, Army & Air Force Exchange Service School Meal Program manager for the Kaiserslautern Military Community district, prepares grab-and-go meals for military spouse Jovonna Nelson and her family at Ramstein Intermediate School in Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Taresha Hill) Read more: wp.me/p9Q7PG-1jk
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Exchange Grab-and-Go School Meals nourish spirits throughout military communities

As COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service remains committed to supporting Soldiers, Airmen and military families, just has it has for nearly 125 years. With schools going virtual amid the pandemic, the Exchange has implemented a grab-and-go school meal program for students in Korea, Europe, Okinawa and...
Military medical professionals take their oath at their graduation from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences during a ceremony in Washington, May 18, 2019. More than 200 USU military medical students and graduate nursing students will be graduating early in 2020 to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic. (DoD file photo)
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200 new doctors, nurses to join military medical ranks early

More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, known as USU, will be graduating early to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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AAFES to provide grab-and-go meals to students as DoDEA’s ‘virtual’ schools open on Okinawa

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will continue to provide meals to students as Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Okinawa go “virtual” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Track and field athletes are among those who will not get to compete in Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific Far East tournaments this spring. (DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES)
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DODEA-Pacific cancels entire Far East spring tournament slate

All Far East high school spring sports tournaments scheduled for next month have been canceled due to coronavirus concerns, Defense Department schools in the Pacific announced Friday.
Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., in his Capitol Hill office during an interview with Stars and Stripes in November 2019, introduced the House version of the bill. JOE GROMELSKI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Congress approves emergency fix to protect GI Bill benefits as colleges go online

Student veterans will continue to receive their monthly housing payments uninterrupted, despite courses going online to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year. PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK
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DODEA cancels spring sports season in Japan

Just hours after DODEA-Europe canceled its spring sports season, DODEA’s Japan district announced Thursday that it was clearing its sports calendar due to worries about the spread of coronavirus.
A crossing guard stops traffic for students near Joan K. Mendel Elementary School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES
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DODEA decides to shutter schools in Japan until April 13 amid coronavirus concerns

Defense Department schools in Japan will temporarily close through spring break “out of an abundance of caution” over the coronavirus threat, officials announced Thursday.
Kubasaki's Angelo Medieros and Kadena's Nolan Taylor scrap for the ball during Wednesday's Okinawa boys soccer match. (JAELYN FORBES/SPECIAL TO STRIPES)
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It's time to play ball again on Okinawa

Strong at bat, fleet of foot, Matt Steele already had two hits and stole three bases for Kadena.