Munich American High School
| Munich American High School (MAHS) | |
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| Location | |
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Munich, Bavaria APO NY 09407 Germany |
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| Information | |
| School type | Department of Defense Dependents Schools |
| Established | 1946 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Grades | 9–12 except for the later years/1977–1992 it was 7–12 |
| Color(s) | Blue/White |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Yearbook | Annual – First published in 1948 |
Coordinates: 48°5′39″N 11°36′1″E / 48.09417°N 11.60028°E
Munich American High School (MAHS) was a Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) system school located in Munich, Germany, on Cincinnatistrasse. MAHS was open from 1946 to 1992.
Munich American High School was established to serve the US military in the Southern Bavarian region after World War II. The school is located in the Perlarcher Forst area of Munich. One of DoDDS original six high schools in Germany, the school served the children of American military, government and civilian personnel from 1946 until its closing in 1992.
School was for grades 7–12; grades 7–8 were considered Junior High School, but shared facilities as well as some teachers.
The school opened on October 15, 1946, and consisted of two large adjacent houses – one for grades K-8 and the other for grades 9–12. The high school was originally located at Holzkirchnerstrasse 2 (formerly the Lehmann-Villa) before moving to an old school house on Rotbuchenstrasse a year and a half after opening. The high school opened with 47 students, but grew rapidly and was short of supplies. Mr. Rex Gleason taught the students, but also supervised 18 boys in the school dormitory. Mr. Rex Gleason had the help of four other teachers to assist in the teaching duties. Army field tables served as desks; plywood, painted black, was a chalk board; paper was at a premium and students did assignments on paper bags from the commissary; and Army education manuals served as math texts. Munich seniors attended the Dachau War Crimes trials as part of their studies. Sixteen seniors graduated in the first class on July 14, 1947.
The Army requisitioned and repaired an old German school (formerly the Hans-Schemm-Schule) on Rotbuchenstrasse and the Americans moved into that in 1948, leaving the very overcrowded houses on Holzkirchnerstrasse. The old school became the location of the "German Youth Activities Program". A German elementary school shared the complex, which included a gym and auditorium. Rex Gleason asked the custodian to remove some wall decorations on each side of the stage, but underneath were black swastikas; the decorations were immediately put back. The Munich American HS class of 1948 published the first yearbook overseas.
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