The Stillwater area Rotary clubs send students to foreign countries for the life changing experience of spending a year attending high school and living with families in another culture.  Rotary sponsors the most US students going abroad of all exchange programs and is the most affordable due to the tremendous support of Rotarians around the world.  They also host students coming to our community – most recently from Ecuador.

An informational meeting is planned for students and parents to learn more about these wonderful opportunities to either study and live abroad or to host an inbound exchange student in your home. 

The meeting will be held Thursday evening, April 19th, 7-8 PM in the Main Forum Room of Stillwater Area High School.  Representatives from the area Rotary clubs, as well as current and former exchange students and host families, will be present to answer questions.

Families wishing to host a student must reside in the Stillwater School District or close to its border.  Students wishing to go abroad can live in the Stillwater or neighboring school districts. 

Candidates for Rotary Youth Exchange must be between the ages of 15 and 19 at the time of departure, and be a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in high school at the time of application.  Students must demonstrate scholastic competence, and be involved in extra-curricular activities.  Applications for studying and living abroad are due October 2012 for students leaving for their exchange year in July or August of 2013. 

Questions?  Contact Lake Elmo Rotary Club Youth Exchange Officer Julie Bunn, 651-748-1448, or Stillwater Sunrise Youth Exchange Officer Shari Clifford, 651-351-7996, or learn more at www.northstaryouthexchange.com.