The White Falcon - 06.05.1977, Page 1

White Falcon
Volume XXXIII Number 18 Kellavik. Iceland May 6, 1977
LA. realigns AFTV film circuit;
will affect local programming
SOMF SACK TIME helps to make Saturday afternoon at the Family Services Flea
Market more enjoyable--dreams April Stick!en, the baby in the bag.
NATO Base dependent wives and child-
ren will find some of their favorite
afternoon programs missing beginning to-
morrow through June 3. There will be
six programs missing during the four-
week period—all normally shown during
the early afternoon.
The six programs which will not be
shown are: "General Hospital," "Mike
Douglas," "Truth or Consequences," "Ses-
ame Street," "Sew What’s New" and "Price
Is Right."
The program director at the televi-
sion station will substitute, for the
missing programs, other shows from the
station film library. Such shows as
"Get Smart," "Gentle Ben," "Love on a
Roof Top" and "Mayberry RFD" will re-
place some of the missing children's
programs. There are no substitutes for
"General Hospital" or "Sew What’s New."
The lapse in programming is necessary
for several reasons. The first, and
probably the most important, is to put
AFRTS Keflavik programming closer to
stateside airings. Another reason is to
realign the film shipment circuit to
help ensure that this station does not
miss programming because of late arrival.
Each week AFRTS Keflavik receives
three basic film/video tape program
packages. All three originate at Los
Angeles and are sent to lead stations .
and then circuited to other AFRTS sta-
tions around the world.
Each package is numbered and this
number helps determine when that partic-
ular shipment will be aired in Keflavik.
For example, this station receives a TW
(Television Weekly), a TU (Television
Unrestricted) and a TP (Television Pri-
ority) shipment each week. The bulk of
the weekly programming comes with the TW
shipment while all the dependent related
programs come with the TU. There are
some movies that also come with the TU
shipment.
Starting June 3, this station will
begin to receive yet another program
package called a TD (Television Depen-
dent) . This package will incorporate
the six programs that will be deleted
from the Television Unrestricted package.
AFRTS Keflavik will continue to receive
the TU shipment but it will not contain
any dependent related programs.
The unfortunate aspect about the sit-
uation is that the six programs will be
deleted from the Television Unrestricted
package about four weeks before AFRTS
Keflavik will air the first Television
Dependent shipment.
In the long run, however, the entire
film/video tape circuiting will be made
better and help prevent time delays, out-
of-sequence programs and help ensure re-
ceipt of programs for the NATO Base de-
pendent audience.
Director praises
Dr. Anthony Cardinale, Director of
the Department of Defense Dependents
Schools (DODDS), stated in a recent in-
terview that he believes the 268 schools
serving appoximately 140,000 children of
military personnel overseas comprise
"probably one of the most outstanding
school systems in the world."
Noting the interest and support of
defense officials, Congressional commit-
tees , school administrators, teachers
and parents of children in the system,
Cardinale said, "Professionally, our pro-
gram is really second to none. We have
dedicated people in our system and com-
plete support by everyone in the Depart-
ment of Defense. The education, I think,
is comparable to anything we have in the
states."
Assessment survey
Cardinale's office, under the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Manpower
and Reserve Affairs, is responsible for
the centralized administration of DODDS.
He said his office and the Department of
Defense Dependents Education Council,
which includes representatives from each
military department, is currently devel-
oping a "needs assessment survey of the
system on a worldwide basis" which will
provide personal and professional input
from students, parents, teachers, ad-
ministrators and command officials on all
aspects of the system, from textbooks to
school facilities.
Cardinale said the assessment survey
will be distributed throughout the school
system later this year and future plans
and programs will be strongly influenced
by the survey results.
Driver nets 2 - year
accident - free award
At a recent award ceremony, Senior
Airman Mark A. Coplan of the 932nd
Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
at Rockville was presented the Air Force
Two Year Safe Driver Award.
To be eligible for the award, an in-
dividual must compile an outstanding
driving record over a two year period
without an accident or moving traffic
violation.
In earning this award, Coplan amassed
more than 55,000 miles of error free
driving between December 1974 and Decem-
ber 1976. More than 25,000 miles were
driven in Iceland.
Coplan received a certificate
and a letter of appreciation from Colonel
William E. Lindeman, Commander, Air
Forces Iceland which stated, in part,
"The excellent driving record established
by this young man is commendable...the
ability and dedication displayed by
SRA Coplan are indicative of the high
standards that must be met by all trans-
portation personnel if we are to pre-
serve our resources."
DODDS system
School lunch aid
Some 1,500 questionnaires have recent-
ly been distributed to service families
overseas to see if children in the system
would qualify for the lunch aid program
which is administered by the Department
of Agriculture but now limited to school
children in the United States. Cardinale
said he urges parents to fill out the
stionnaires and return them promptly
since the data will be helpful in seeking
an extension of the lunch assistance pro-
gram for DODDS.
0n-going evaluation
Cardinale pointed out that the schools
and the students are constantly evaluated
by and measure up to stateside standards.
DODDS works closely with the U.S. Office
of Education, receives assistance from
national education associations and out-
standing education consultants and is
accredited by the North Central Associa-
tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Students take national achievement
tests and college entrance exams, and
their scores are comparable to those of
stateside students. "We had 2,500 stu-
dents last year who took the college
boards, "Cardinale said, "and the results
showed that our students were on par with
students in the United States.
"In the area of languages—German and
Spanish,our students really scored higher
than those in the states. We were a lit-
tle bit weak in science. In some places
our schools don't have equipment or the
laboratories for laboratory type sci-
ences, and this is one of the things
we're working quickly to improve."
Curriculum development
Cardinale said the system is currently
involved in a five-year curriculum re-
view cycle for intensive evaluation and
curriculum development of specific
subject areas each year. In addition,
particular attention is given to ful-
filling the special education needs
of the approximately 1,000 physically
and mentally handicapped students in
DODDS.
Dorm students
The ten high school dormitory opera-
tions, for students in the European
area who live too far from the schools
to commute daily, are also given special
attention. "Provisions for these young
adults during a critical stage of their
development are extremely important,"
Cardinale said. "These students who
live away from home are provided
qualified dormitory counselors and
challenging extracurricular activities.
The students themselves have taken an
active role in defining their responsi-
bilities ...
Pointing out that high marks given
the dependents' schools are backed up
with high performance, Cardinale said a
recent follow-up study of 6,000 students
returning to U. S. schools indicated that
only six of that number had difficulty
in making a stateside adjustment.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, AFRS staff member Stan Halstead interviews
two visitors during the Sunday open house, (top) BIG BARGAIN HUNTERS UNITE
at the Family Services Flea Market as typified by Patty Foster (left) who
ponders a purchase from Pat Eastham. (bottom)