DoDEA Pacific Public Affairs
Unit 35007
APO, AP 96376
DSN: 315-544-5657
From the States: 011-81-6117-55-5657
PublicAffairs@pac.dodea.edu
The DoDEA Pacific Public Affairs Office initiates and manages DoDEA's communications and outreach efforts for the Pacific to include Guam, Japan, Okinawa, South Korea. The office is responsible for media relations, internal information programs and communication with students, parents, teachers, school administrators and the public.
Pacific in the News
Students reunite with friends as new school year begins at Pacific bases
Stars & Stripes
Sasebo Naval Base, Japan | August 29, 2011
They came carrying new backpacks and binders, wearing fresh outfits and the caps of their favorite sports teams.
The sounds of laughter and chatter filling the air Monday morning could only mean one thing: it was back to school for the more than 22,000 Department of Defense school students across the Pacific.
At Sasebo Naval Base’s E.J. King, which serves as both a middle and a high school, the excitement was palpable. For some, the excitement soon gave way to angst as lockers wouldn’t open and schedules needed to be adjusted. Read rest of article.