The students, who applied to the club this fall, were interviewed in October by club members and advanced to the district-level interviews. The students received notification of their acceptance and tentative placements in December. Students anticipate a late-summer departure, pending the successful completion of an intensive orientation.

 

Selected students are:

Gitzie Simonson, a junior at Southwest High, selected for a year in South Korea.

Camryn Simmons, a junior at Southwest High, selected for a year in Colombia.

Julia Larson, a senior at Washburn High, selected for a year in Brazil.

Sophie Martin, a junior at Washburn High, selected for a year in Indonesia.

 

There are currently six Minneapolis students sponsored by Minneapolis South Rotary participating as Rotary Youth Exchange Students. Juliette Croce, Washburn High, is in Belgium; Sivan Sartin, Washburn High, is in Paraguay; Luc Langille and Delaney McCarthy, Southwest High, are in Italy; Paige Piper-Hauswirth, Academy of Holy Angels, is in Denmark; and Korrina Chantland, Southwest High, is in Japan.