GEMS News You Can Use

June 4, 2025

GEMS News You Can Use

News you can use

AAFES “You Made the Grade” program: Your Garmisch Exchange is part of the “You Made the Grade program! The “You Made the Grade” program is designed to reward students, 1st-12th grade, for above-average academic achievement and to inspire them to work that much harder. See the attachment below for more information.

Spirit wear! If you have spirit wear that no longer fits your children, please consider donating it to the PTA so it can find a new home with another student. Donations are being collected in the front office. 

1000 books before High School GEMS is supporting our base library with their awesome program called '1000 Books before High School'. Students can count any book they read from the GEMS library and the base library towards their goal of 1000 books. They also receive a prize for every 100 books they read! Please see the flyer below for more information, or contact Ms. B at laini.blanchard@dodea.edu

School Meal Selection (Grades K-8 only): The menu for the week is posted on the GEMS website at School Meals Program | Garmisch Elementary Middle School | DoDEA 

From the Registrar If you haven’t already, please be sure to verify your student in Aspen. Also, if your phone number or address has changed, please send the updated contact information to the Registrar at gemsoffice@dodea.edu

 

 

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School Administrators

Name Position Details Phone
Amy Cox, MSN Nurse +49 (0)611-143-545-2167 ext. 3
GEMS front office Registrar +49 (0)611-143-545-2167 ext. 1
Jill Straka School Counselor +49 (0)611-143-545-2167 ext. 4

School Hours

Grade Regular Hours
PK to 8th

08:00 - 14:30

08:00 - 13:45 (Thursday only)

School Secretary 07:00 - 16:00
School Admin 08:00 - 16:00

Parents/Guardians - Please notify the school by 09:00 every time a student is absent

 

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We’re excited to share that DoDEA has won the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award – Website Award of Merit for our School Newsletters Project! This NSPRA award honors outstanding school communication efforts that help connect schools with their communities. This wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of our amazing school webmasters. Thank you for keeping families connected with your hard work and heart!

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