CASEY GARRISON, South Korea--Elementary and middle school students who, Uijeongbu-Dongducheon are located in the region North of Seoul-no longer take 90 60-minute one-way bus ride Yongsan Garrison to participate in school thanks to the opening of the historical development of 30 Casey Elementary School.
Before the General Walter Sharp, thus Commanding General of the United States forces Korea announced plans to normalize the travel the entire peninsula 10 Soldiers and their families.Dec 2008 Warrior country was dependent on a limited demo.
"It's great," said Sgt. Luis Cruz, company b, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment tour normalization and that his 6-year-old daughter-in-Office of the new school. "Now children do not need to obtain the right to ride the bus for a long time so (community) and in the event of a change for the better. "
Although the school found some snags transport, lunches and a student of the first registration, Casey Elementary School principal Shelly Kennedy and his new staff were prepared to deal with them.
"We had some snags first but today all presented in a timely manner to the line," Kennedy said at the end of the second day of school.Perhaps the greatest challenge for the Department of Defense Education activity to the opening of the school had a short timeline.
Kennedy said, the principal shall normally be effected on the spot for a period of one year before the opening day of December 2009 had not made a decision to build a school and he arrived the following March.
"It was actually quite amazing," he said."They made the construction of this excellent work. we are still trying to outfit it to meet the needs of the us."
The original estimates were around 250 students, but registration is increased to more than 300 creating some of the challenges of Kennedy.
"Is higher than expected, and therefore, we are forced to accept only one command sponsored class students," he said.
Kennedy expects to improve the situation for the second part of the eighth grade school through the Start opens adjacent building 20 Aug 2011. it is also in progress, civil-engineering activities, which converts it to school Now Kennedy Barracks. academic year will focus on the current.
"The goal is quality education for students," he said.
Kennedy and his staff continue to work through some of the problems, and he said processes have improved categories for first day of his historical faculty share his enthusiasm.
"I'm kind of starts up information," said Bess Testaments, which is transferred within a brand new school DODEA before classes started first. "I selected here luxurious location in Europe and this is very exciting to see our children such access to servicemembers. It is a great. "
(Major-General William Griffin, 2nd Light Infantry Division Public Affairs, contributed to this article.)
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