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Record Number of Applicants for
Long-Term 2004-05
The District 6970 Youth Exchange Committee is pleased to
announce that a record number of applications has been received from
candidates for outbound exchanges in 2004-05. When district interviews are
held in January, 30 area teenagers will be be seeking placement
overseas next year as Rotary exchange students.
Members of the District YE Committee visited a number of
high schools around northeast Florida this fall, and candidates surfaced
from a dozen different schools: Bartram Trail, Buchholz, Douglas Anderson,
Eastside, Edward White, Episcopal, Fernandina Beach, Gainesville, Nease,
Paxon, Ridgeview, and Santa Fe are each sending one or more applicants to
the interviews.
We wish all the students the best of luck in their
interviews, and we look forward to getting to know them better as they
pursue their dreams as Rotary exchange students.
Application Deadline Approaches for
Long-Term Applicants
December 15 is the deadline for applications to be
received from students in northeast Florida who wish to apply for the
Long-Term Exchange Program in 2004-05. Interested candidates should work
with their local Rotary clubs to properly complete and submit the
application forms in advance of the deadline. Questions about the
application can be addressed to any member of the District 6970 Youth
Exchange Committee, or to rotary@kaltermail.com.
Students will be notified of their interview appointments shortly after
the December 15 deadline.
Students interested in the Short-Term Exchange Program
for summer 2004 have until January 31 to submit their application forms,
but the sooner those are received the better the student's chances of
obtaining a desired destination for the exchange.
Informational Meetings for Interested
Students and Parents
IMPORTANT: An
additional information meeting has been scheduled, for interested students
and parents who were unable to make the earlier sessions. The meeting will
be held on Monday evening, December 8, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, at Mandarin Oaks
Elementary School, located at 10600 Hornets Nest Rd., Jacksonville, FL
32257 (map). The agenda
will include basic
information about the program, the benefits that exchange students enjoy, what
is expected of students and parents, the application process and beyond,
etc. The presentation should last about an hour. There will be plenty of time for questions as well.
Those planning to attend are asked to send an e-mail
RSVP to rotary@kaltermail.com,
so we know how many to expect that evening.
Students who are interested in
applying for long-term exchanges during the 2004-05 year are invited to
bring their parents to one of three informational meetings to be held
during the week of November 17, as follows:
Gainesville area: Tue, Nov. 18, 7:00 PM, High
Springs Women's Club, 40 NW 1st Ave., High Springs (map)
Jacksonville area: Wed, Nov. 19, 7:00 PM,
Mandarin Public Library, Kori Rd. off San Jose Blvd. (map)
Palm Coast area: Thu, Nov 20, 7:00 PM, Cypress
Bank, 21 Cypress Point Pkwy, Palm Coast (map)
(Students in Daytona Beach and surrounding communities
are welcome at Palm Coast.)
The agenda for these meetings will include basic
information about the program, the benefits that exchange students enjoy, what
is expected of students and parents, the application process and beyond,
etc. The presentation should last about an hour. There will be plenty of time for questions as well.
Those planning to attend are asked to send an e-mail
RSVP to rotary@kaltermail.com,
so we can know how many to expect that evening.
Applicants Now Being Sought
for 2004-05
Fall has arrived, and that means that District 6970 is
now looking for area high schoolers interested in applying to be Rotary
exchange students for the 2004-05 year. Members of the District Youth Exchange
Committee and local Rotarians will be visiting schools during the next two
months, talking to students, and encouraging those students to apply for
the program.
To qualify, students must be (1) currently attending a
high school in one of the twelve northeast Florida counties that make up
our Rotary District, (2) in the top half of the class academically, (3)
born in 1986, 1987, or 1988, (4) willing to learn a new language, and (5)
adventurous, adaptable, and outgoing. If you fit those qualifications,
contact a member of your local Rotary Club, speak to one of our
representatives at your high school, or complete and submit our
Inquiry
Form.
Completed applications are due in to the District no
later than December 15 (prior to which students will be interviewed and,
if successful, sponsored by their local Rotary clubs). District-level
interviews will take place in January for all students whose applications
are properly submitted on time.
District 6970 to Welcome 17 Inbounds in 2003-04
The clubs of Rotary District 6970 are set to host a
record number of long-term inbound students in 2003-04. A total of 17
students from 13 different countries will be hosted by 15 different Rotary
clubs in northeast Florida this year.
Included are students from four new exchange partners -
Poland, Slovakia, Turkey, and Taiwan. Special kudos are extended to two
clubs that are each hosting two students this year. The Rotary Club of
Mandarin hosts students from Switzerland and Taiwan, while the Rotary Club
of Daytona Beach West is the home for students from Argentina and
Thailand.
Click here to meet all the
2003-04 inbound students.
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