CHS will be hosting 24 Japanese students from Nichidai High School March 27-April 2. We would like to have at least 12 host families to host 2 students in each household. The students will arrive in Corvallis the afternoon of March 27 and depart the morning of April 2. The students will be attending school during the week.
The program with Nichidai students has been well-received in the past. This is a great opportunity to share our culture with students from Japan. Families interested in hosting or needing further information please contact Kathleen Muravez, CHS parent volunteer muravezk@casco.net or Linda Alderman in the main office.
An informational meeting for students and parents interested in a trip to Washington D.C. March 14-20 will be held on Thursday, November 6 in Room 201 at 6:30 PM. Please come to hear about this exciting opportunity to travel to our nation's capitol and learn first-hand about our government. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Sarah Gates Theurer at Sarah.Gates@corvallis.k12.or.us or 757-3825.
Ms. Kiekel and Mrs. Harlan are planning a trip for students to Costa Rica this summer. Students will go for their choice of either 2 or 3 weeks. All students will live with families (one student per family) and therefore will have LOTS of opportunities to put to use the Spanish they have learned in high school. We will also do some traveling and sight seeing daily and on the weekends. For more information please attend our informational meeting on Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 PM in Room H20.
The Uzhgorod exchange program has been extended to November 14 and the price with some good fundraising will hopefully come in at around $1500. Applications are available in Beyond CHS
There is still time to sign up for the trip to France over Spring Break 2004, but you should act soon. This is an educational tour for students, but adults are also welcome. We will be visiting Paris, the Alps, the Riviera, Provence, Carcassonne, the Loire Valley and Normandy. It's a 16 day trip . Please contact mary.langlois@corvallis.k12.or.us for details, or leave a message at 757-4494.
French students of the month for September were: Mara Bateman, Ariella House, Jenna Sullivan, Ruby Arbogast and Crystal Peck. Thanks for all your hard work!
Understanding other people and their cultures is as important today as it was in 1947 when the AFS high school exchange program was established by the American Field Service ambulance drivers of World Wars I and II. Since 1960, 151 Corvallis students have lived with families and attended schools in 42 nations. Explore the many international opportunities listed in the new 2004-2005 AFS Intercultural Programs Catalog. Choose from a wide variety of programs available in 45 countries: year, semester and summer. Some involve community service, the environment, arts/culture and language study. AFS offers interim opportunities for students 18 and over. Some semester and year winter departure ‘04 programs are available. Apply early for the best selection. Partial scholarships are available. For an AFS catalog, contact Linda Keller in the Corvallis High School Counseling Center or visit Beyond CHS. To receive further information and an admission packet, contact Alan Muhl, 757-1502 or 800-AFS-INFO.