Alta Vista construction ahead of schedule
Construction of Alta Vista High School is well ahead of schedule. The punch-list check for the substantially completed facility is scheduled for Aug. 17. The move-in date, however, is not likely to be earlier than Jan. 1 unless the second of two contractors finishes much sooner than anticipated.
The multiuse building, parking lot and landscaping must be completed before the second contractor can be signed off. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District’s business manager, Joe White, said he’s hoping that those projects will be finished early, too, but he doesn’t plan to schedule a move-in date just before first semester final exams, the winter prom and the holidays.
“It’s too much turmoil,” White said. “Can you imagine taking final exams in a building you’ve never been in before?”
Foothill students need homes
Hosts are needed for Foothill College students for three or more months. Students will arrive in late August. Hosts will be paid $700 per month to provide students room, board and TLC. For more information, call Kristi Clarke, 949-3091 or 400-1390.
Hosts needed for foreign students
The Foundation for Intercultural Travel, a U.S. State Department-designated exchange program, is matching international students ages 15-18 with host families of all types, from single-parent to retired couples.
The exchange students will arrive about a week before school starts. They all speak English and have their own medical insurance and spending money. Host families agree to provide room and board and to include the student in their family life. Some students will need a home for one semester only and others for a full school year.
For more information about hosting a student or to set up an interview with a local representative of the Foundation for Intercultural Travel, call Maryann at (877) 439-7862.
Locals can host Muslim students
High school foreign exchange students from primarily Muslim countries are seeking host families for next school year.
Academic Year in America, one of the largest and most respected programs in the United States, has been awarded grants for the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) and the Partnership for Learning Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) for 2005.
Exchange students in the FLEX and YES programs live with host families, attend school, engage in activities to learn about American society and values and help educate Americans about their own countries and cultures. These programs place special emphasis on leadership skills and seek ways for participants to develop these skills during the school year.
FLEX participants are high school students, 15-17, who come from the countries of the former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
YES provides full scholarships for a year or semester of living and studying in the United States to a select group of young people, 15-18, from Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
Both programs are funded by Congress under the FREEDOM Support Act and administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
To host a student, contact Keli Rising at (800) 322-4678, ext. 5164, or [email protected]. For more information, visit www.academicyear.org.
