09/21/2005: "Spend A Year Overseas: Rotary Club To Sponsor Exchange Student"

The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands is accepting applications from local high school students who are interested in attending secondary school overseas for one year as a part of an International Student Exchange Program.

To qualify, the student needs to be between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, in the upper 20% of his or her academic class, of good character, mature, and in good physical condition. Most importantly, he or she must be willing to be a good ambassador for the San Juan Islands and the United States.
The student or student's family is expected to pay travel and insurance costs, as well as provide some spending and emergency money. Room, board and schooling are provided by the host Rotary club and families.

Annually, approximately 7,000 students from more than eighty countries take part in exchanges sponsored by Rotary clubs worldwide. They will be asked to speak to the sponsoring club upon their return about their experiences.

The application forms for the Rotary Youth exchange are available at the Friday Harbor High School counseling office. Contact can also be made with Dick Shorett, (360) 378-4757 for application forms or additional information. Deadline for submission is October 14th, after which the Rotary club will interview students in late October for exchanges commencing in July or August of 2006