80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

A girl wearing pigtails and wearing a pink backback looks around a school yard.

Ringing bells, new DODEA blueprint welcome military children back to school

John Kendrick, son of Marine Lt. Col. Matthew and Amanda Kendrick, headed to his first day of third grade Monday at Kadena Elementary School with mixed feelings.

Children from Grafenwoehr Elementary School are greeted by fourth-grade teacher Nell Dunn, Aug. 22, 2022, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

COVID-19 concerns wane as DOD students worldwide go back to class

Students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools around the world started a new school year Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic faded into the scholastic background.

Any hope of playing football in the spring was extinguished Tuesday, DODEA-Pacific officials announced, citing the high-contact nature of the sport and concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

DODEA-Pacific cancels spring competition between schools

For the second straight school year, DODEA-Pacific’s spring sports season will see no competition between schools due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Romeo, portrayed by Zama Middle-High School's Justin Iriarte, and Corban Olson play out the scene of Mercutio's death, during their performance of the one-act play "Romeo and Juliet: Six Very Busy Days," during the Far East Drama Festival at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2023.

Far East drama festival returns to Pacific schools after four-year COVID absence

The Far East Drama festival, which DODEA-Pacific has sponsored since the mid-1980s, returned for its first in-person incarnation on Monday, after it was canceled in 2020 and done virtually the past two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.