Meet our new
foreign exchange students!
Find
out about our three exchange programs with Spain, Germany and France.
Officers:
Presidents: Obed Chung & Mike Bacha
Vice-President: Marian Dinkha
Secretary: Alex Kim
Treasurer: Elif Orhan
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Next event? Multicultural celebration at Hunting Ridge? April 18
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Tuesday, April 1st
The Welcome Dessert 7pm in FHS student cafeteria.
The French are here!
Here is the calendar of events!
Agenda/Minutes
Calendar for the French Exchange
Loose Change for the Exchange: April 11th
April 16th is Hunting Ridge's Multiculturalfest... we need some volunteers to greet students in different languages!
Brownies for Mother's Day...take orders and then make
Culver's and Pizza Hut days coming in April and May...and June?
William Fremd High School's
Foreign Exchange Club Currently Sponsors 3 School Exchanges.
Spanish
Exchange is partnered with a private school
outside of Barcelona,
La Ginesta
in
Spain.
The exchange program consists of a two week home stay here in
September of 2008. Our students return for two weeks to Barcelona, Spain in
June of 2009 before going to another city for 5 days. The exchange takes place every other year.
-For
links that will tell you about our return trip, click
HERE
German Exchange consists of a 17 day home stay here, usually in October. Our students return to Berlin in June with a possible side trip to Munich. The exchange currently takes place every other year. We host in the Fall of even numbered years (2008) and return during the summers of odd numbered years (2009).
We received 10 students and 2 teachers
in the fall of 2006. For links that will tell
you about our return trip, click
here. Our school partner is
Hugo-Gaudig-Schule in Berlin-Tempelhof.
If you need to download the German exchange teacher evaluations (need 4) or the application or the Parent Advisory form, just click them!
French Exchange is partnered with the PEJAC in Strasbourg. The exchange program consists of a two week home stay here, this year in October and April. Our students return for two weeks to Strasbourg in June before going to Paris for 5 days. There is the option of staying a week longer this year in the Rivera. The exchange takes place every year. For links that will tell you about our return trip, click here and Here.
For more information about the trip, click
here.
To apply click
application
and
Parent Advisory
. Early bird discount is due Oct 12!
www.Skype.com
Use your computer as an international phone!
Fundraisers:
Wendy's May 31
Pizza Hut May 23
popcorn
Boston Market June 7th
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Ideas for end of year ?????
pizza picnic and Frisbee Golf
Gino's East and Putting Edge
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Concessions:
Sign up to work 5:30 to 7:30 or 7:00 to 9:00
Sat Jan 20
Feb 3
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Parent meeting for German Exchange:
Tues. Sept 5th at 7pm in room 209
Parent meeting for French Exchange:
Thursday, Sept 28th at Palatine high school room 191!
COMING EVENTS
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homecoming golf cart Pumpkin carving contest trick or treat room |
Sept Oct 30 Oct 31
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Silent Auction Yearbook pictures |
Nov
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| Holiday party Water tower Trip concessions |
Dec Dec 7th Dec 5:30/7:00 |
| concessions | Sat Jan |
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Mardi gras celebration with French club concessions |
Feb
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Silent Auction Pizza Hut Fundraisers |
-March -N/A |
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Cooking Day With Language Clubs Silent Auction |
- N/A -March |
| French Exchange | - April |
| Language Clubs End Of The Year Outing | - May |
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French Exchange Leaves For Strasbourg! |
- June |
Foreign Exchange Club
meets on certain Thursdays in room 209
Watch for signs in the language
hallway!