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Friday, February 3, 2012

Rotary Seeks Students for Japanese Exchange Program

Are you 16 to 20 and would love to visit Japan? There are 10 spots remaining for three-week trip scheduled for this summer.

Students interested in a unique opportunity to experience Japan can apply for Rotary International’s 2012 short-term youth exchange program. Area Rotary clubs are currently recruiting students ages 16 to 20 to participate in a three-week trip to southern Japan scheduled for this summer. With 18 of 28 students already selected, there are 10 slots left. Remaining spots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Interested students must fill out an application and undergo an interview process. The dates for the trip are Thursday, June 28 through Thursday, July 19. According to a press release from the Rotary District 7470, the trip is designed for students who want to experience and learn about Japanese culture, interact with Japanese…

Thursday, October 8, 2009

SOMA Seventh Grader Attends Leadership Conference in D.C.

People to People's World Leadership Forum drew attendees from around the world; they visited sites including the Smithsonian, the Holocaust museum, and Arlington National Cemetery.

A wise man once said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” My journey began with a stumble. Perhaps it was because I had been anticipating for so long my People to People trip to Washington, D.C., the journey and new experiences, and the friends I would meet along the way. This was a journey that began with a letter of recommendation from my sixth grade Language Arts teacher Melissa Williams at South Orange Middle School. Now, 10 months later, I had finally arrived at a World Leadership Forum. But when we stepped into the hotel that would be my home, the only faces I saw were unfriendly and only made me more sensitive. Slowly I began to see that those unfriendly faces were nervous students like me. They were from all …

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