Communicator THE CYP

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Fun with CYMS

Joint Region Marianas Driver’s Education Program

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Timely Completion of VLS Coursework

Staff Qualifications for Testing Out of VLS Courses

KIT Webinars

MFLN eXtension Webinar

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Anchored4Life: Grief Kits

Updated CDH Program Contact

4-H National Youth Science Day

4-H: Did You Know?

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4-H Food for Thought

4-H Mystery Box Challenge

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BGCA Military Youth of the Year

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NAYS Excellence in Youth Sports Award

NAYS Volunteer Coach and Sports Parent of the Year

NAWS China Lake: Annual Burroughs High School STEM Day

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The Art of Being a Military Child

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Earth Day: Naval Support Activity Bethesda

2018 National Merit Scholarship Finalist

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CYP at a Glance

July 2018

A newsletter created for the Navy Child & Youth

Programs, a CNIC quality of life program.

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ODE TO ENROLLMENTWhat’s NewThe following poem was written by Kay Sullivan, Operations Clerk at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Youth Center. From the perspective of being a parent in so many dynamics, whether enrolling with CYP, school, extracurricular activities, or medical, the paperwork can seem neverending. The paperwork can never be completely eliminated, but we do appreciate the time CYP Operations Clerks spend on managing required documentation and hope this poem brings a smile.

I went to the center to enroll my child, the place was crazy; the place was wild.Fill out this and fill out that;I wrote and wrote,and sat and sat.They made me write,they made me think;my eyes were tired,they would not blink.Please cross your tand dot your eye,write, write write,please don’t ask why.There were forms herethere were forms there,there were forms everywhere.One for shots,one for the flu. So many forms,OH! what to do.I could not take it,please no more.I turned them in andran for the door. My kids are happy,they love it here.What? I said,Please not again next year!

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What’s New CONTINUED FUN WITH CYMS

ADDITIONAL STAFF TRAINING CODES ARE NOW AVAILABLECY-AT23 > Whistleblower ReprisalCY-AT24 > Suicide PreventionCY-AT25 > Workplace Violence Prevention

ADDITIONAL FORMS TO BE LINKED AND SCANNED ARE NOW AVAILABLEOn the Family Member Level:FM024 > Inclusion Support Information and Referral—CNICCYP 1700/42 - expired forms onlyFM025 > Inclusion Support Plan—CNICCYP 1700/42A (ISP) - expired forms onlyFM026 > Emergency Action Plan (EAP) – expired forms onlyFM027 > Permission for Release of Information Form

On the Household Level:HH118 > Ombudsman Letter

CYMS ADDITIONAL HELP DESK INFORMATION Please note that the following contact information is available for CYMS help: • Email support@aimshelp.com, or call 1-844-697-

HELP (4357).• Please contact Silvia at silvia.sawyer@navy.mil for

any questions or concerns.

HOW TO SET UP AUTO PAY FOR AUTHORIZED CYP DISCOUNTSCYMS reports show that some programs still use the ‘Bill Disc’ field in Household (HH) Installment Billing update to apply a discount (i.e. Vacation Discount). This field should NOT be used, Auto Pay needs to be set up instead! Auto-Pay amounts are processed first during installment billing, leftover amount due is either applied to the household, or the patron’s credit card.

1. Go to HH Installment Billing Update (File Maintenance > Global).2. Find and Select the household.3. From the list of enrollments highlight the appropriate one and click ChangeBill.4. Select the first Unbilled Line Item for which the discount will be applied. Note:A discount cannot be added to a Billed Line Item.5. Click Change Line Item.6. Click Set Up Auto Payments (or Edit Auto Payments).7. Click Add.8. Right-Click in the Auto Pay Code field and select appropriate PayCode (i.e. 61 for Vacation Discount).9. In the Auto Pay Amount field, enter the applicable amount to be discounted.Note: Do NOT select the Percent field.10. Click Done.11. Click <<Back.12. Click OK.• The ‘Schedule Changes’ box will default to ‘This Schedule Item Only’ – for a

one-time Auto Pay setup click OK and Done.• For an ongoing Auto Pay setup (e.g., Hardship) change the selection from

‘This Schedule Item Only’ to ‘Unbilled and Unbilled Adjusted’, complete thedate range for which you want to apply this discount by adding the “to” date(last billing the discount will be given).

13. Click OK – Make sure the Auto Pay column reflects the Amount of thediscounted payment that will be made at the time of billing, and the Net Bill Amtcolumn reflects their adjusted fee.

JOINT REGION MARIANAS TEEN DRIVER’S EDUCATION PROGRAMThree components factor into whether or not someone is a safe driver: their technical ability, the amount of time they’ve spent behind the wheel, and the knowledge about rules of the road. When it comes to teens, these components are all very important when they get to the legal driving age. Throughout the month of June, eleven teens from Naval Base Guam and Naval Support Activity Andersen Air Force Base came together to participate in this inaugural Driver’s Education program. This quarterly program teaches teens the necessary skills to help prepare them to be safe drivers on and off the installation, the road laws for Guam drivers, behind the wheel experience, and road safety tips from our US Navy Security Forces team.

TrainingSTAFF QUALIFICATIONS FOR TESTING OUT OF VLS COURSESDirect care staff are permitted to test out of the courses in a Virtual Lab School track if they meet the educational requirements to be hired at Full Performance, regardless of whether the staff member has met the 12 months experience requirement to be hired at a Full Performance level.

A staff member must have at least one of the following in order to be approved to test out of courses:

• A current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or Military School Age (MSA) credential;

• A 2-year degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Child Development, Youth Recreation, Physical Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Youth Development, Psychology, Social Work, Home Economics with an emphasis in Human Development (related degrees are acceptable); OR

• A 4-year degree or higher in the fields listed above or a related field.

If a Training & Curriculum Specialist is unsure of whether a staff member has met the educational qualifications of Full Performance, he or she should consult with the Program Director, who may in turn consult with Human Resources as needed.If an employee is working on completing VLS coursework and becomes qualified via one of the methods earlier (i.e., graduates with a two-year degree), he or she may test out of all additional courses.

Training & Curriculum Specialists should work with Direct Care staff to ensure that they complete their Virtual Lab School track in a timely manner. As we have implemented the new VLS system, we have found that it has taken some programs or staff longer to work through the courses as both Trainers and staff adapt to and familiarize themselves with the new system. For a variety of reasons, Direct Care staff may occasionally fall behind on completing their assigned VLS track in a timely manner. Minimizing delays in course completion is important both for the staff member and the program.

• Course completion is tied to a staff member’s progression to a higher pay grade.

• A staff member’s knowledge and skill level with working with children affects the classroom environment, interactions with children, and the staff member’s confidence. The concepts covered in the VLS courses better prepare Direct Care staff for activity planning, classroom management, challenging behaviors, among many other concepts.

• The VLS courses and the associated coaching from T&Cs provide Direct Care staff with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in the classroom. If Direct Care staff do not feel supported, the staff member’s stress level rises, which can have negative effects in the classroom.

It is important to remember that the focus of working with and coaching staff on VLS courses is the staff member’s professional development and ensuring that staff have basic mastery and knowledge of the concepts presented in the courses. In the event that it becomes apparent that one or multiple staff members will not complete VLS coursework in a timely manner, the Training & Curriculum Specialist should involve the Director immediately to determine next steps for the program and/or staff member.

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KIT WEBINAR HIGHLIGHT: BITING – THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGEThe webinar “Biting: The Developmental Stage” is available on the KIT OLC. Biting is one of the top challenges teachers identify to KIT. In this webinar, participants will learn why they should expect young children to sometimes bite, as well as how to reduce biting and how to respond once a bite has occurred. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will summarize why biting is a typical part of development. 2. Participants will identify at least 1 reason why a child in their care is biting. 3. Participants will select 1 strategy they will try in their environment to reduce biting. CYP staff who complete this webinar can earn 0.05 CEUs by completing the quiz at the end of the webinar.This webinar and more can be accessed by logging into the KIT OLC and typing “Biting” into the “keyword” box.

SAVE THE DATE!NAVY MANAGEMENT WEBINARInclusion in Tough Situations (addressing what happens when there are complex needs, or the child has significant developmen-tal disabilities and the child needs a lot of support.)

August 7, 10:00 AM PST

KIT SCHOOL-AGE SERIESKIT is presenting a 3-part webinar series focusing on School Age Children. There are 2 webinars remaining. When available, reg-istration information will be posted on the KIT OLC and the CYP E-Library Calendar.

July 25: Teaching Youth to Respect Differences, 10:00 AM PSTAugust 29: Resources/Q&A for School Age Series, 10:00 AM

The Power of Family Mealtimes: Strategies to Promote Health and Wellbeing

August 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT Many of us overlook the importance of family mealtimes. There are many reasons such as being overbooked, overscheduled, work, and traffic- the reasons are endless. There seem to be fewer and fewer occasions when the family can sit down together and enjoy a meal. The benefits of family mealtimes are numerous. Research has shown that children consume more nutritious meals, get better grades, and engage in less high-risk behavior. Tune in to this webinar to learn more about the benefits of family mealtimes, how they affect health and well-being, and tips on how to create a positive family mealtime experience even during the busiest times!

SAVE THE DATE! MILITARY FAMILIES LEARNING NETWORK EXTENSION

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ANCHORED4LIFE: GRIEF KITSIn addition to providing the CYP-CYES Resiliency to School Based Pro-grams in K-12 Schools, the Welcome Kit and Grief Kits have been in big demand with both Gold Star families and Save Harbor/Wounded Warrior families through Fischer House.

CYES-SLOs have the below resources in School-Based Programs and can provide to support needs in all our CYP programs. This includes outreach support to our Reserve and Geo-dispersed families.

Transition Support• Welcome Kit• PCS KitDeployment Support• Deployment Kit• Reintegration KitResiliency Support• Healthy Body• Making friends• Bully Components• Facing Fear• How to Do Homework• Grief Kit• Divorce KitFor information on obtaining kits, please contact your School Liaison Officer.

Focus On CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAMS Focus On YOUTH PROGRAMS

4-H NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE DAYThis October, 4-H and Google will launch an exciting National Youth Science Day (NYSD) challenge, Code Your World, which invites kids to get involved in computer science through hands-on doing. Code Your World is a four-part computer science (CS) challenge that teaches to apply CS to the world around them through hands on activities. Developed by Google and West Vir-ginia University Extension Service, it includes a computer-based activity on Google’s CS First platform and three unplugged activities that bring coding to life through games and interaction. Code Your World uses games and hands-on fun to teach kids important CA and computation thinking concepts, and is perfect for first-time and beginner coders ages 8-14. 4-H NYSD kits are now available for pre-sale! Visit https://shop4-h.org and save $2 on the “Code Your World” kit today!

Focus On CHILD DEVELOPMENT HOMES

UPDATED CDH PROGRAM CONTACTDeborah Enright, CDH and 24/7 Center Program Coordinator, has been detailed to an installation to provide assistance. Until further notice, CDH questions and information should be fowarded to Christy LeDuff at christy.leduff@navy.mil. 24/7 Center questions and concerns should continue to be forwarded to Terri Dietrich at terri.dietrich@navy.mil.

4-H: DID YOU KNOW?Among the many activities and curricula available through 4-H, STEM Lab is an online resource available with fun, hands-on STEM activities for kids of all ages to do anywhere. The activity designs work through positive youth development to instill curiosity and critical thinking. The activities are lots fun and some have a messy factor that kids just love.

As you consider your summer programming, check out STEM Lab activities online at www.4-H.org/STEMLab.

While the activities themselves are great, why not consider expanding the work of STEM lab to develop a dynamic grouping of activities across the center for the day or even within a themed week? STEM Lab could be become activities for each day of Scientist Week where youth find science in the kitchen with simple food preparation reaction and science in their health as they explore how foods fuel the body and create good health habits. Invite different professionals to visit for a career question and answer time with all folks focusing on science—maybe it’s the weather forecaster, the local pharmacist, an engineer or even a mechanic. Discuss the science in exercise with how our bodies use fuel as energy or the scientific feats of dribbling or hitting a baseball. With a little creativity, STEM lab is a launch to each of our Navy core programs and a great way to incorporate learning and fun into this summer’s activities.

4-H FOOD FOR THOUGHTYoung people may have more opportunities and access to information than ever before yet there is still an American crisis in workforce pre-paredness. Employers across the board cite today’s youth as unprepared in critical thinking and people skills needed to lead now and in the future. The 2016 4-H National Survey on Leadership found that young people also recognize this deficit with only one in three young people indicating they have the skills they need to be prepared to lead. Half of all survey participants added that they were not prepared to lead in life after high school for college or career. Youth (86%) further explained that the adults in their lives recognize the negative in their genera-tion more than the positive.

What does this mean for the youth in our programs? The study reminds us of the importance in thinking strategically about planning our pro-gramming and activities, particularly in summer months when we have longer sustained engagement with more young people. Youth want opportunities to lead, and we have the opportunity to create these experiences. Whether through our 4-H, Boys and Girls Club, or Anchored for Life programs or by our intentional planning to create youth-led activities throughout the summer months.

Considering activities that boast thinking skills is also important. Providing youth with opportunities to “figure things out” is key and even more important than figuring it out is the discussion and reflection that follows. Asking key questions about what did you see? What worked? What didn’t work? What will you do next time? How is this like something else we’ve done? Often we are busy moving to the next activity (or kids are excited to move to the next activity) that we forget the important outcomes of reflection.

As you look to your summer plans, ask yourself these questions:• How can I empower a young person (or team of young people) to take the lead with others in this activity?• What activities can I use to reflect on work we’ve done and apply it to new settings?• Am I praising the good work done each day or am I focused on problem behavior?

If you would like more information from the 4-H National Youth Survey on Leadership both an in-depth document (https://4-h.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/National-Youth-Survey-Report-PUBLIC.pdf) and a summary are available (https://4-h.org/wp-content/up-loads/2016/04/2016-4-H-National-Youth-Survey-on-Leadership-Backgrounder-1.pdf)

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4-H MYSTERY BOX CHALLENGETeens at Kings Bay completed the 4-H Mystery Box Challenge during a recent visit with Navy 4-H Youth Program Specialist, Jenny Jordan. Based on the concepts of popular escape rooms, teens used their critical thinking skills to solve challenges un-locking boxes looking for clues to a mystery. In teams of four, the youth worked to solve the Great Bank Robbery, Mystery. If you are interested in learning more about this activity or created your mystery boxes & escape challenges contact Jenny Jordan at jjorda51@utk.edu.

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Established in 1947, Youth of the Year is Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) premier recognition program. It celebrates young people, ages 14-18, for their commitment to community service, academic success, good character and citizenship, and establishing long-term goals. Military Youth of the Year (MYOY), a distinct component of the YOY program, was introduced in 2013 to recognize outstanding teens served by Military Youth Programs affiliated with the BGCA on military installations worldwide. With support from Disney and Toyota, six finalists emerge from local, state, and regional competitions to represent Military Youth Programs. MYOY finalists deliver their story and address issues of America’s youth with congressional representatives, senators, and military leadership. The National Military Youth of the Year advances to the final round to join the five Regional Youth of the Year winners, from non-military BGCAs, to vie for the honor of National Youth of the Year. At each level of the MYOY program, teens receive college scholarships. In 2017, the National Military Youth of the Year was awarded a $65,000.00 college scholarship by Disney. This year, nine (9) Navy teens were selected as their State MYOY, each earning a one-time $5,000 college scholarship and (to date), an unprecendented three (3) Navy Teens have been selected as their Regional MYOY, each earning a $10,000 college scholarship, renewable for up to four (4) years! GOOD LUCK to Janasia Underwood, Ryan Walker, and Kah’ron Connor as they advance to the National Military Youth of the Year held in Washington, D.C. in August and CONGRATULATIONS to all of the teens that participated in the 2018 BGCA MYOY Program!!!

BGCA MILITARY YOUTH OF THE YEAR - NAVY UPDATE

Janasia Underwood, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia MYOY,

Southeast Regional MYOY

Hannah Bethard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii MYOY

Hannah Rowe, Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Navy EURAFSWA MYOY,

Europe MYOY

Kah’ron Connor, Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut MYOY,

Northeast Region MYOY

Katherine Taylor, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada MYOY

Khaleel Anderson , Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida MYOY

Kristian Sapien, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba MYOY

Ainsley McGrath, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia MYOY

Ryan Walker, Naval Support Activity, Singapore, Asia MYOY, Overseas Regional MYOY

Focus On YOUTH SPORTS AND FITNESS

NAYS EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH SPORTS AWARDHistorically, organizations that were interested in applying for the Excellence in Youth Sports Award would complete a preliminary application and based on that information select organizations would be invited to participate in a final, more thorough review to determine each year’s winners. Starting in 2018, the new Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation will take the place of the former preliminary application process. Organizations that earn the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation demonstrate they have met benchmark standards when it comes to administering youth sports programs. Therefore, only organizations that have earned the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation will be invited to apply for the Excellence in Youth Sports Awards. Any organization can apply to be evaluated for the designation, and no cost is involved. To be invited to apply for the Excellence in Youth Sports Award, an organization must first earn the Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider designation by July 31, 2018. To apply, go to http://www.nays.org/awards/excellence-awards.

Focus On CYES NAWS CHINA LAKE: ANNUAL BURROUGHS HIGH SCHOOL STEM DAYTwelve years. That’s how long members of the Naval Air War-fare Center Weapons Division workforce have been volunteer-ing to participate in Burroughs High School’s annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Day. This year’s event took place March 16 and welcomed 12 presenting teams from Chi-na Lake. In summary, we ended up with 1290 students and 73 China Lake employees who supported 14 different programs.

“This school has fantastic facilities for engineering and I think it’s nice to show them how these classes that they are taking can relate to actual jobs and things that they can do, especially jobs that we have right here in town,” said Meghan Baronows-ki, whose team presented a materials engineering demonstra-tion. “As a student in high school, I knew about engineers, but I didn’t know what they did and what kind of jobs they could have, so being able to expose them, even just a little bit, I think opens a whole lot of doors.”

Students made ice cream during chemistry demonstrations, tracked flying tennis balls using Kinteto Tracking Mount tech-nology, saw a 2D representation of the displaced air caused by heat and much more.

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NAYS VOLUNTEER COACH AND SPORTS PARENT OF THE YEARDo you know a special volunteer coach in your league who is incredible with his or her players, building confidence, teaching skills and motivat-ing through high energy and positive feedback? Or how about a parent who does it all - that mom or dad you see always exemplifying good sportsmanship, cheering for everyone and doing whatever is needed to help? If so, here’s your chance to show your appreciation to these special individuals by nominating them for the prestigious 2018 National Alliance for Youth Sports Volunteer Coach of the Year and Youth Sports Parent of the Year awards. Each award winner and their guest will receive compli-mentary travel and accommodations to the NAYS Youth Sports Congress in New Orleans on Nov. 7-10, where they will be recognized during a special Awards Ceremony. Nominations are currently being accepted at http://www.nays.org/awards/.

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Schools and school divisions across the country recognize the month of April as a time to celebrate our youngest heroes. In Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS), a highly impacted school division where approximately 18K of the 68K total students are military-connected, individual schools across the division recognize military students in a myriad of ways. Colorful banners, video announcements, special assemblies and “Walls of Honor” are just a few of the many ways schools at the “Beach” pay tribute to those who experience daily sacrifices because of service to country. But in 2012 an idea took shape to expand the monthly celebration beyond the individual schools with a division wide event that would be available to all K-12 students. The event is called, “The Art of Being a Military Child”.

School Liaison Officers (SLOs) from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and Naval Air Station Oceana partnered with VBCPS and Lynnhaven Mall to establish an art contest and exhibit that would showcase student art designed around topics such as honor, patriotism, deployments and homecomings. In 2012, the inaugural event, 180 pieces of art were submitted with every piece displayed in the mall for the entire month of April. While event participation has grown more than four-fold in the last six years, submissions topped 750 in 2018, interest beyond the classroom walls has also expanded. From mall shoppers to mall walkers (including many military veterans), everyone looks forward to art that honors those who “serve too”.

Madeline, a 4th grader titled her piece “Deployment Moon”. Madeline explains her inspiration, “When I look at the moon I know he is always there for me and my family. No matter how long he is gone, I know he is right there beside us…nothing separates us, even if he is far away. It is like when I look at the moon, he is always there”.

While many submissions come from students with a serving family member like Madeline, it is not uncommon to receive submissions from VBCPS students who are friends of military-connected students. The multiple relocations of Haylee’s friend inspired Haylee to showcase her friend’s life in different states.

Haylee describes her inspiration, “Of course I can only imagine how it was to move so much without a parent around all the time. I put all those emotions she relayed to me into my piece. It’s supposed to show understanding and support for all my military friends.”

Amanda Yoder, one of Virginia Beach Schools military-connected counselors, agreed that all students experience feelings related to the military experience. They see their classmates experience deployments and celebrate homecomings, and they are impacted by military moves and the relocations of their friends. “What is really powerful in this exhibit,” says Yoder, “is that it’s sharing the way military children experience their parent’s deployment. In addition, because it is open to all VBCPS students, sometimes the art is submitted by someone that has watched a friend go through these emotions. Sometimes the ‘left behind’ students are the ones who are not military connected but they are still impacted by the military in a division as big as ours.”

Everyone involved with this partnership, installation leadership, the SLOs, the school division and the mall have embraced this event. Art transcends age, gender and race and speaks to the heart. Every piece submitted and displayed

tells a story of military service, through the eyes of a child.

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THE ART OF BEING A MILITARY CHILDDEBBIE PATCH, NRMA REGION SLO

Figure 1 Madeline, a 4th Grader

Figure 2 Haylee, VBCPS

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EARTH DAY NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA CHANEL SHARP, NSAB SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER

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In honor of Earth Day, NSAB School Liaison Officer Chanel Sharp and Environmental Scientist Alexia Martinez hosted Emerson Preparatory High School from District of Columbia for a day of Science, Space and hands on learning. Community organizers also joined the fun as they passed out information regarding preservation and recycling on April 18, 2018.

The Partnership in Education with Emerson Preparatory School promotes sup-port and collaboration between the command, military community and civilian community. Forty-three students ranging from 9th through 12th grade accom-panied by ten staff members attended the Fair. Students listened to Dr. Peter Hildebrand former NASA Goddard Science Director as he gave a demonstration of “Science on a Sphere.”

The sphere is a giant globe displaying real time planetary data using technol-ogy and video projectors of scientists heavily rely on. In addition, two more staff members from NASA utilized the sphere to further teach students how to observe climate changes, space occurrences and weather fluctuations across the globe.

Maurice Henderson, NASA Outreach Engineer discussed the spheres on Earth- land, sea, air, water. Mr. Henderson enthusiastically encouraged students to preserve the Earth and reminded them, “…humans have a stewardship responsibility for the planet.” The remarkable lessons and animated globe helped increase the students’ awareness and understanding of the effects occurring within Earth’s land, oceans and atmospheres.

The event concluded with water bottles given to students from Montgomery Coun-ty, NASA book bags, Women in Science Poster and a picture taken at the NASA kiosk were students captured their image landing on Mars.

CYP HighlightsJUNAJOY FRIANEZA (SIGONELLA HIGH SCHOOL) NAMED 2018 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTJunajoy V. Frianeza from Sigonella High School at NAS Sigonella (now a student at Kinnick High School at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan) has been named a 2018 National Merit Scholarship finalist. Junajoy plans to attend Pepperdine University and major in business administration under the Regents’ Scholars Program this fall. She said being a finalist is a great honor and this distinction underscores her continued dedication to her educational and extracurric-ular pursuits as well as her potential for greater achievement after high school. She thanked her teachers and faculty members that guided and supported her.

To become a National Merit Scholarship finalist, a student must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by the high school principal, and have taken the SAT.

The student finalists, who are all high school seniors, are eligible to compete for the National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, the Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarships, and the additional College-sponsored Merit Scholarships. Some winners were announced, and other scholarship announcements will be made in June and July.

**Excerpted with permission from Three DoDEA Students Named Among 2018 National Merit Finalists by Jade Fulce. To view the full arti-cle, visit https://www.dodea.edu/newsroom/Three-DoDEA-Students-Named-Among-2018-National-Merit-Finalists.cfm

QUESTIONS? CONTACT USCDC/TEACHING STRATEGIESLeslie Carter901-874-6693 leslie.carter@navy.mil

YOUTH PROGRAMSBrent Edwards503-453-9448 brent.a.edwards@navy.mil

IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER/24-7 CENTERS/OUTREACHTerri Dietrich202-433-2912terri.dietrich@navy.mil

CAREER DEVELOPMENTRikki Leigh901-874-6692 rikki.leigh@navy.mil

CDH/E-LIBRARY/VIRTUAL LAB SCHOOLChristy LeDuffchristy.leduff@navy.mil

FACILITIESLorie Boyd901-874-6700lorie.boyd@navy.mil

INSPECTIONSJanie Heisner901-600-9538janie.heisner@navy.mil

K12 EDUCATIONChuck Clymer202-433-0519chuck.clymer@navy.mil

4-H PROGRAM SPECIALISTJenny Jordanjjorda51@utk.edu

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SMART Girls Tea Party at Joint Base Pearl Harbor -Hickam

Panama City celebrates Baseball and Cheer at an end-of-league pizza party.

Yokosuka Teen Center kicks off a new photog-raphy and movie making program by setting

up a one-light set.Naval Base Ventura County Teen Center youth

participate in a flight simulation.

Children at Chinhae CDC participate in Daddy and Me event

NAS Lemoore CDH Month of the Military Child Event