By David F. Rooney
After a grueling day-long journey here from Japan, high school students from Ono Cho were welcomed to RSS by their teenaged peers on Friday, February 13.
The students had arrived in time for a 5:30 pm formal welcome at RSS by the School Board on Thursday evening but were pretty discombobulate by their day-long journey from Japan. After a good night’s sleep they spent the day at school and will see everything there is to see in town this weekend. They will be treated to lunch at a downtown restaurant on Monday as well as a farewell party that evening before returning to Japan.
This years-long exchange of visits by curious students and teachers fosters international understanding and a tangible relationship between the two communities.
RSS Vice-Principal Andy Pfeiffer was busy during much of the day taking photos and will be posting them to the school’s new website.
Here are some photos I took during the Friday welcome, which was held in the Performing Arts Centre:
