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Viva la espana
Amirah Ahmad
The Spanish exchange students in front of the entrance to Langley High School.
Amirah Ahmad, Executive News Editor
September 12, 2012
Filed under News
El programa de intercambio españoles fue un éxito.
In other words, the Spanish exchange program was a success.
However, being the first ever Spanish exchange program atLangley, there were concerns at the beginning. The LHS Foreign Language Department was almost forced to cancel the exchange due to a lack of host families. With ten Spanish and American students, the girls to boy ratio was quite uneven. There were just two Spanish girls, and three American boys.
“This was a challenge, because we wanted to match everyone up evenly,” said Senora Prell. However, the hospitality offered by the host families helped everyone feel welcome. The age differences were also not a problem. For example, junior Katie Moody was paired with Oscar, a 13-year-old. “I wouldn’t have [wanted] anyone else. He was basically my little brother,” she said.
The exchange trip itself was also a success. The students had get-togethers in host families’ homes, went laser tagging, visited Tysons and watched a movie, and touredWashingtonD.C.The Spanish students’ adventures aren’t over yet. Yesterday, the students took a bus fromLangleyto visitNew York Cityfor three days.
The Spanish teachers and administration are hopeful that this exchange will be the start of a tradition atLangley. They are considering some changes to the program in the future, however. Instead of exchanging withSpain, they may exchange with another Spanish-speaking country.
I had no idea LHS was having exchange students from Spain. We would have loved to host a student from Spain or any Spanish speaking country. Please send out more info next time to the LHS community.
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Ahhh no wayy!! VIva Espana!! Mucho Jlove
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Harris LaTeef Reply:
September 12th, 2012 at 7:02 PM
Arianna!! We miss you!
-Harris
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