Oct. 19, 2025 Yokota High School hosts DODEA, MOFA SEED event American and Japanese students prepared presentations for military and community leaders during the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue event at Yokota Air Base. The youth exchange program first made its way to every installation in Japan during the 2022 and 2023 school year, with the
Sept. 3, 2025 Students begin universal pre-kindergarten at Yokota Students began their first day of universal pre-kindergarten at Joan K. Mendel Elementary School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, 2025.
Aug. 17, 2025 School is in session! Yokota families, school faculty celebrate students return to school Yokota parents and school faculty welcomed new and returning student back to school after summer break at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2025. Parents and teachers lined the hallways of Yokota Middle School to celebrate the beginning of a new semester. The school is one of 20 schools in the
May 9, 2025 Mendel Elementary Alumni open 25-year-old time capsule Staff members and former students of Mendel Elementary School opened a 25-year-old time capsule at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 2, 2025.
Sept. 4, 2024 Universal pre-kindergarten kicks off at Yokota Yokota, U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force leadership cheered on students for their first day of universal pre-kindergarten at Mendel and Yokota West Elementary School, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9.
Aug. 15, 2024 Yokota students participate in Student Ambassador Bootcamp Students throughout the middle and high schools on base gathered to participate in the Student Ambassador Bootcamp Aug. 12 -14, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
May 15, 2024 Yokota educators take flight for teacher appreciation week The 374th Airlift Wing hosted a Department of Defense Education Activity teacher appreciation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 7. Teacher Appreciation Week, celebrated during the first full week of May, is meant to show gratitude to educators and acknowledge the long-lasting impact they have on
April 10, 2024 Yokota Middle School hosts career fair for students Members of Team Yokota participate in the Yokota Middle School career fair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2024. Students were able to explore several different U.S. Air Force career choices such as security forces, firefighting, medical and civil engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman
Dec. 21, 2023 Ready, set, winter break Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and his wife, Renee, read to students during the Mendel Elementary School holiday assembly at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15.
Nov. 17, 2023 Yokota High School administers modernized ASVAB CEP For the first time, students from Yokota High School were administered the web-based Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program test, Nov. 9.A Pacific region record-breaking 154 students took the test at YHS, assessing their skills and interests, providing them with an