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Youth Exchange Students 2008-2009
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INBOUND 1 YR
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Monica
Spain
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Claire
France
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Monica has medaled nationally in diving.
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She is now a cheerleader for Waimea High School
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Claire won a rowing gold medal in the Régates Internationale de Mâcon and plays oboe. |
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She is now in the Kauai High School marching band playing cymbals, plays oboe in the band and in the KCC orchestra,
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| Youth Exchange |
RCPB Youth Exchange serves not only the students who participate bu
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| Monica (ESP) & Claire (FRA) get right to learning the Hawaiian culture starting with surfing. |
t the the schools who learn about other life styles and cultures. We are proud to have hosted 2 students each of the last 3 years. If you know a student who is 16 or 17 and wishes to have a great experience overseas, please contact our club. Inquiry
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| RYLA |
We sponsor the Rotory Youth Leadership Awards event at Kokee State
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| Student going through a team building exercise called the Spider Web. |
Park in January or February of each year. If you know a student who could benefit from this program please contact us. |
| INTERACT |
We sponsor the Interact club at Island School. The Interact Club at Island School is one of three High School Chapters on the island of Kaua'i. The Rotary Club of Poi'pu Beach sponsors the Island School Interacters. |
| ROTORACT |
All six Rotary clubs on the island of Kaua'i joined to sponsor the Rotaracters. It is the first Rotaract chapter in Hawaii outside of the island of Oahu (chartered 27 April 2005) at Kauai Community College.
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| Rotaract student officers are seated, from left, Dera Caberto, Treasurer; Rosie Ann Mendoza, President; Elizabeth Kane, Secretary, Gilmore Guirao, Vice President. |
| Representatives standing from left, Bill Harper, RC of Kaua'i; Marcia Osmala, RC West Side; Laurie Oshida, RC Kalepa Sunrise; Renee Hicks, RC Kapa'a; D.J. Colbert, RC Kapa'a; PDG 5000 Claude Thompson; Margee Faunce, PP Poi'pu Beach. Not shown: Deanna Schafer, RC Hanalei Bay. Photo by Bob Ray, RC Poi'pu Beach. |
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Exchange Student Hall of Fame
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Bhutan
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Dechen 04-05
Dech stays in close contact with our club. She is hoping to come back to the U.S. to study as her educational opportunities in Bhutan are very limited. She is now working at a call center in India, has helped on a documentary film about Bhutan and translated documents.
She also helps in her family bakery business, hits the internet fairly often and gets time to travel a bit.
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Thailand
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Kim 04-05
Kim is studying hard at university. In her spare time she reads Harry Potter books and enjoying student life.
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Thailand
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Pimpap 05-06
After returning to Thailand she had to repeat her junior year. She has been accepted at the University of Chingmai. She looks forward to the University life!
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Brazil
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Evelin
Now lives in the big city of Florianopolous and will be teaching English and attending college.
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Italy
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Anna
Is finishing high school, studying hard and missing the beaches of Kauai.
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