Every
September, Windham High School welcomes a new batch of students, mostly from
the towns of Windham and Raymond, but seven spots are held each year for
exchange students traveling from other countries. Students travel from a
variety of locations and have the choice to select to stay only a semester or
the entire year, depending on their preference. Christopher Howell, principal
of Windham High School, said “This year we have hosted students from Bangladesh,
Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Brazil and the Czech Republic.” The students who
travel and attend WHS get to select their courses and take part in extracurricular
activities, gaining the average American high school student experience. In
some programs, the student gets to choose where they wish to travel, but in
others, such as junior, Fernanda Arcoverde’s, program, her host family chose
her. Although Arcoverde only stayed the first semester at WHS, she got to
participate in sports and homecoming.
“Windham
High School is a really good school with amazing teachers. The people there are
so nice and lovely. I can’t say how much I appreciate all the nice things they
did for me,”Arcoverde said. Arcoverde travelled from the bustling streets of
Brazil to the tranquilness of Windham, meeting the crisp leaves of autumn and
the blizzards of winter for the first time. “Maine is such a great place, I
learned a lot there, I accomplished my goals, approached my English and I met
different people that I have a bond forever. That is priceless. I have grown a
lot with
the experience of being away from home,” said Arcoverde.
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