2016 Youth Ambassador Program Delegates Are Back Home!
The four students that were chosen to participate in the exchange this past summer have returned from their amazing adventures.
The two delegates that visited Antrim-Newtownabbey are:
Jessie Gentrup and Josie Landers
The two delegates that visited Leshan are:
Jaclyn Palmer and Corinne Johnson
Congratulations to all those selected and all of the students that participated in the process!
2015 Youth Ambassador Program Delegates Announced!
Four students have been chosen to participate in the exchange that will take place in the summer of 2015.
The two delegates that will visit Antrim-Newtownabbey are:
Cassie Hancock and Jacinda Shelton
The Leshan delegates are:
Chloe Crawford and Alexandra Allred
Congratulations to all those selected and all of the students that participated in the process! This is a great chance to participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity.
2014 Student Exchange Delegates Announced!
Four students have been chosen to participate in the exchange that will take place in the summer of 2014.
The two delegates that have been chosen to visit Newtownabbey are:
Kathryn Cuiffo & Emma Helvig
The Leshan delegates are:
Curtis Lunt & Peyton Mahony
Congratulations to all those selected and all of the students that participated in the process! This is a great chance to participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity.
2013 Student Exchange Delegates Announced!
Four students have been chosen to participate in the exchange that will take place in the summer of 2013.
The two delegates that have been chosen to visit Newtownabbey are:
Jezzica Smith & Sarah Serrano
The Leshan delegates are:
Staci Allen & Hunter Henderson
Congratulations to all those selected and all of the students that participated in the process. This is a great chance to participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Gilbert Sister Cities – Student Interviews
2012 Student Exchange Delegates Announced!
Four students were chosen to participate in the exchange that took place in the summer of 2012. The two delegates that were chosen to visit Newtownabbey are:
Malea Lunt & Sara Siadat
The Leshan delegates are:
Selena Sanchez & Kellen Law
The alternates were Brooke Lindahl & Ciera Lederer
2011 Student Exchange Program Summary
Four students were chosen to participate in the 2011 program – Lara Ford, Sarah Hester, Cassandra Klosterman and Johnny Guzman. Two of the students, Lara and Sarah, traveled to Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland this summer. Their student counterparts from Newtownabbey were Naomi Cahill and Emma Callender. Naomi and Emma visited Gilbert from June 27th to July 16th and then Lara and Sarah flew back with them to Northern Ireland and spent three weeks there.
Lara is a senior and is musical and plays the violin. Sarah is a senior and is a swimmer and competes in sailing.
This is the second time in the history of Gilbert Sister Cities students were sent to Leshan, China for the exchange. The two students chosen this year are Cassandra Klosterman and Johnny Guzman. The Leshan students, Ding Chuhao and Luo (Vanilla) Chuyang, arrived in Gilbert July 1 and returned to China with their Gilbert counterparts July 20. Cassandra and Johnny visited Leshan until August 8.
Cassandra is a senior in high school and is involved with the Diversity Club and Honor Society at her school. She is especially interested in world history. Johnny is also a high school senior and very involved in his studies.
Check out the following link to some of the photos Johnny took in China:
Here is a sampling of some of his photos:
