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Photo Of Participants pose for a group photo during a Host Nation Summer Program event on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2024.

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Kinser Elementary School holds Host Nation Summer Program

Kinser Elementary School held the annual Host Nation Summer Program on Camp Kinser from June 11 to 28.

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Apply now for Waggle Human-Pet Bond Scholarship  

Many full-time students are financially strained. This, coupled with the high cost of veterinary care, can be extremely stressful. Waggle created this scholarship to help ease that stress. 

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Schools across Pacific select their top athletes

While most DODEA-Pacific schools’ Athletes of the Year are selected for their achievements in Far East tournament sports, that is not always the case.

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Some DODEA-Pacific athletes will play at next level

Back in April, an athletic scholarship, partial or full, wasn’t even on Brodie Romnek’s radar. He had been looked at by college scouts during his first two years of playing high school baseball in Temecula, Calif.

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Softball: Appleton’s presence behind plate steadied Panthers

If DODEA high school sports teams cycle through players and coaches on a 33- to 50-percent annual basis, Kadena’s softball team might stand as a poster-child example.

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Track and Field: St. Mary’s Beardsley striving towards unreachable goal

Many a track or cross country runner might be satisfied merely coming in first place in their most recent race. If they happen to set a record in the process, so much the better.

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Track and Field: Perry’s Williams will leave DODEA with a slew of records

Jane Williams was “just an average runner,” her cross country coach said, when she arrived at Matthew C. Perry as a junior transfer from Oak Harbor, Wash., in summer 2022.

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Baseball: Schmiedel’s all-around play, leadership kept Zama on track

A silence fell over Zama’s baseball team, every eye of every player glued to the ball as it sailed off the bat of E.J. King’s Colin Schrader over the fence for a grand slam home run.

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Boys Soccer: Kadena’s Smith, teammates finally brought home banner

Kadena won every one of its boys soccer matches during the 2024 season. But Tyler Smith said he and the Panthers had a greater achievement in mind – capturing the Far East Division I Tournament title they hadn’t won in seven years.

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Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month at Kadena AB festival on May 25

In the U.S., May is when Asia and Pacific American Heritage Month is observed.

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Scientist who should be famous

Here are six scientists that have done amazing things. They aren’t famous, but they should be!

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The Numerous Benefits of Joining the Girl Scouts

Military kid, Bailey, tells us all about Girls scouts and the benefits of joining.

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Walking rainbow experiment

Try this amazing experiment to see a rainbow ‘walk’ around six glasses.

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10 Books to read for AAPI Heritage Month

To help celebrate AAPI Heritage Month,, we’ve compiled a list of 10 books for your reading pleasure.

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