The End

I work at Mannheim Elementary School in Mannheim, Germany. This is a K through 5 school for children for US military personnel stationed in Mannheim, Germany. The school began in Mannheim Feudenheim in 1946 as a K through 12 school. It was in a house! As it grew, it moved to a renovated barracks on Funari Barrack in Mannheim-Kaefertal. By the 1963, the present school was built on Benjamin Franklin Village. Mannheim Elementary School was once the biggest elementary school in DoDDS with over 2200 students. For school year 2011/2012, we had over 150 students for most of the year. The school's last day forever was today, June 15, 2012.

I have taught at this school longer than any other school. I was transferred to the school on a Thursday afternoon and I started my first class the following Monday. It was a traumatic year where I experienced many highs and lows. I will remember the staff camaraderie and the rambunctious students that I taught. I will remember Cochem week long study trip and too long Volksmarches. I will remember Corey, Gerald, Kerstin, Timicus, and many more!

Watch the closing ceremony from AFN!