Ono Cho students welcomed at RSS

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:

Revelstoke Secondary School Principal Greg Kenyon (right, behind the podium) welcomes the visiting students and chaperones from Ono Cho, Japan, on their first morning in town on Friday, February 13. David F. Rooney photo
Revelstoke Secondary School Principal Greg Kenyon (right, behind the podium) welcomes the visiting students and chaperones from Ono Cho, Japan, on their first morning in town on Friday, February 13. David F. Rooney photo

RSS students Miranda Cound and Melina Miertsch welcome their Japanese counterparts on behalf of the student body. David F. Rooney photo
RSS students Miranda Cound and Melina Miertsch welcome their Japanese counterparts on behalf of the student body. David F. Rooney photo

Ono Cho students Nanako Yagi and Hideki Onashi thank the RSS student body for the opportunity to sample life in our little mountain town, while Principal Greg Kenyon and Ono Cho interpreter Hiroyo Kato look on. David F. Rooney photo
Ono Cho students Nanako Yagi and Hideki Onashi thank the RSS student body for the opportunity to sample life in our little mountain town, while Principal Greg Kenyon and Ono Cho interpreter Hiroyo Kato look on. David F. Rooney photo