today is our inbound exchange student’s birthday…happy 17th birthday, isabella.
Our Youth Exchange Student, Miss Isabella attended her first American style - Prom at Ashland High School last week. She said she had “much fun.”
Madeline Finnerty, Denis Ragle look on as Isabella Franco shares pictures from prom.
*note - this article original appeared in the February 19, 2009 edition of the Ashland Times Gazette.
By COURTNEY ALBON T-G Staff Writer
- Exchange student Isabella Franco, center, looks over a high school football program from 1980 when her father was an exchange student in Ashland with her host family Kathleen Metcalf, left and Tom Metcalf along with their dog Reggie. Photo by Tom E. Puskar
Isabella Franco had her first snow day Jan. 28. She also made her first snowman, threw her first snow ball and rode, for the first time, on a snowmobile.
The 16-year-old Brazilian exchange student flew into Cleveland from Araraquara, Sao Paolo, Brazil, about three weeks ago and said her first impression of America is that it’s a lot colder than she’s used to.
Franco is spending a year in Ashland as a part of the Rotary Exchange Program. The Rotary pays for her plane ticket and various other expenses, hosts trips throughout the country — in July she’ll visit Hollywood, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon — and connects her with other exchange students at quarterly meetings.
Franco attends Ashland High School and takes ballet at Opus II Dance Studio. Her class schedule this semester includes biology, sculpture, dance and nutrition. She said dance and biology are her favorites.
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