“It [the Foreign Exchange Student Club] gives them [the foreign exchange students] time to step out of their classroom, and just be with each other,” school counselor Krista Koenen said.
The school...
Senior Laura Kern is from Hamburg, Germany, and is studying abroad her senior year. Kern wants to see what life is like outside of Germany. She decided it would be a good opportunity to travel to the United...
Ida Holde Bjorkelund is a foreign exchange student from Norway joining the district for her senior year. She has been welcomed in by many, including girls on the varsity gymnastics team. She is meeting...
Senior Fredrika VonEssen knew from the time she was 12 years old that she wanted to study abroad.
She arrived in Minnesota on Aug. 21, her new home for the next 10 months.
“I wanted to go on a...
![Working among her fellow classmates, Fredrika enjoys her time in the U.S. away from Sweden. Having only been here seven weeks, she said, "The biggest difference is all the rules. The bathroom passes for example. [In Sweden] we can go to the bathroom whenever we want."](https://sahsponyexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Fredrika11-644x10242-e1422390371443.jpg)