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School Spotlight: Spangdahlem High School

This week our School Spotlight is on Spangdahlem High School in Germany, whose video team and classes provide a vital link with the local community.

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Travel

Europe’s best medieval festivals for 2026

Here is your resource to finding historical-reenactment festivals in 2026. Figure out how to find small local medieval fairs, huge multi-day Middle Ages festivals and the best Ren Faire for you in Europe.

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Germany

Spotlight on Köln Karneval

The city of Köln (Cologne), however, hosts the biggest Karneval in Germany, and this place does not hold back.

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Kids

America’s 250th Anniversary Youth Essay Contest: Deadline Feb. 16

Join Stars and Stripes in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America by entering our youth essay contest for a chance to win $100 and get published.

Travel

Visit Bastogne for NUTS weekend

Every year images of the past descend on Bastogne, Belgium to celebrate Nuts Weekend when Allied forces declined to surrender at a turning point in the Battle of the Bulge.

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This Weekend in Germany

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Military Life

Visit Bastogne for NUTS weekend

Every year images of the past descend on Bastogne, Belgium to celebrate Nuts Weekend when Allied forces declined to surrender at a turning point in the Battle of the Bulge.

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