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Congrats Math Geniuses!   3 students from Richwood High School in Nicholas County were invited to attend the WV State Math Field Day competition at Fairmont State University April 30, 2016. Junho placed 5th and was named the most valuable team member and will attend the National Math Field Day competition in Pennsylvania in June. Shown from left to right: … Read More

ICES foreign exchange student joins Russellville Lady Cyclones basketball team, Arkansas   Ester is a senior from Valladolid, Spain. “The first friends I made here were on the basketball team,” she said. “My host family found out I like to play, so they said I should join, so I did.” “The gym is crazy,” she said. “I walk in here, and I’m … Read More

ANNA SMITTEN BY EXTENDED SIUSLAW FAMILY PARTS OF ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN EXPLODING WHALE SPORTS, OREGON   Belgium exchange student Anna speaks four languages. Five, if you count superlative as one. “I love Siuslaw. I couldn’t have asked for a better school,” Anna said, in the afterglow of her second Senior Night as a Viking. “It has been awesome. The first … Read More

To Host or Not to Host – Still time to Share your Life Article on LinkedIn, May 3, 2016 by Linda Deutmeyer   Host what? Foreign Exchange Students. Why? The first reason to host a foreign exchange student to to help promote world peace. When families come together and share teenagers, something magical happens. Understanding between two different worlds begins … Read More

Cuban of the Month: Margaret Murray SW News 4U, Wisconsin, February 25, 2016 by Dena Harris   CUBA CITY — Continuously surrounding herself with young people is Margaret Murray’s key to feeling young. Her job as a regional coordinator for the Youth Exchange Program keeps plenty of teens on her radar, but it’s her volunteering to interact with them that … Read More

Foreign exchange students enrich lives Wilmington Star News, North Carolina, January 30, 2016 by George Barley / Your Voice correspondent   International Cultural Exchange Services students from Finland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy and South Korea participated in the Shallotte International Parade in Shallotte on December 5, 2015. Hosting a foreign exchange student is an exciting and rewarding experience. Families join … Read More

Bozeman Foreign Exchange Student’s Experience abc FOX Montana Montana Right Now Montana, February 23, 2015   BOZEMAN – A group of 50 high school students in the International Cultural Exchange Services are a little over half way done with their 10-month-long stay in Montana. Lisa Mensing is one of the high school exchange students who arrived in August. To learn … Read More

Opening your home Lumina News, North Carolina, January 14, 2015 by By Cole Dittmer   Each year a handful of families around the lower Cape Fear region open their homes to foreign exchange students from around the world through organizations like International Cultural Exchange Services. George Barley, ICES local coordinator for the tri-county area of New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender … Read More

Meet Zhexuan   ICES exchange student Zhexuan from China is the first Asian student his high school has had in 22 years who has made the varsity team. Zhexuan goes by the name of “Raymond” and is also on the school’s honor roll. Zhexuan lives with his host parents Marilyn and Ron Bidwell in Spirit Lake, Idaho.

  A family away from home Clark Fork Valley Press Mineral Independent, Montana, June 4, 2014 by Alex Violo   HOT SPRINGS – The small town of Hot Springs is a long way from Germany, but Dominik Schwarz, found he fit right into the community, and will be staying in Hot Springs until July, when he will return to his … Read More