Alexander M. Patch American High School
Alexander M. Patch American High School (also known as "Patch American High School" or "Patch High School") is an English language high school on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. It is an American Department of Defense Education Activity school (DODEA). The school was opened in 1979; its students are mostly military dependents, commonly referred to as "Military Brats" or "Third Culture Kids", whose guardians are stationed at Patch, Robinson Barracks, Panzer Kaserne, Nellingen Kaserne, or Kelley Barracks. The school was named after Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch, an officer of the United States Army during World War II. PHS used to have students from grades 7-12 however at the start of the 2006-2007 school year the school changed to 9th-12th in order to have room for larger numbers of students predicted to enroll as more families moved to Stuttgart. Middle schools were created on Panzer Kaserne and Robinson Barracks to be used by these middle school students.
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[edit] Academics
The school offers the same typical classes as schools in the states.
Some of the offered courses are as follows
- English (AP and Honors courses are also offered)
- Mathematics (Algebra through AP Calculus)
- Science (Physics, chemistry, anatomy, biology,etc)
- Foreign Languages (German, French, Spanish)
- Computer Courses
- Fine Arts (humanities, band, art, chorus)
- History (Government, US. History, etc)
- Business
- Army JROTC
[edit] Administration
Patch American High School's current administration is Principal Mr. Danny Robinson and Assistant Principals are Dr. Blankenship and Ms. Hendrix
[edit] Faculty
Patch High includes a staff of teachers from all types of backgrounds.
[edit] Sports
Patch American High School has a large variety of sport including Football, Cross Country, Track, Golf, Soccer, Baseball, Wrestling and for JROTC there is Drill and Rifle. Many of the teams win Europeans including Rifle, Drill, Cross Country and Wrestling.
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