Win a full scholarship to embark on a life-changing experience—designed by you. Submit your idea for a community service project and travel to your top destination ...We have had a local winner. Catlyn Ellis from Rossview HS in Clarksville went several years ago to Russia on this. Last year. one of the winners was from the L and N Stem HS in Knoxville. She went to Guatemala.
2) AFS-USA High School Scholarship Deadlines for Study Abroad in 2018 are Approaching (Please, let your friends with high school students know of these opportunities.)
Adventuresome high school students wishing to study abroad w/without scholarships with AFS-USA need to go to http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad and http://www.afsusa.org/scholarships, Some deadlines for scholarships are as early as November 2, 2017. Programs include summer, home and language stays, year long, gap year, semester, global prep, etc. Students may apply for the YES and NSLI-Y both. The personal interview will be used for both. The Miss Tennky Area Team interviewed 64 for this last year and 40 received full scholarships.
3) Local volunteers are also needed to work with hosted AFSers and their families.. See http://www.afsusa.org/volunteer-with-afs for more information. Becky Heywood at AFSbecky@comcast.net and 615-473-4389 is the contact for volunteering and students going abroad.
The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team web site is http://www.afsusaorg.misstennky/. Follow AFS on Facebook, Twitter: afsusa,You Tube: AFSTV and Flickr: afsusa
Thanks for your assistance in getting this info to your folks so they may share with their families and friends.on social media, bulletins, web sites and announcements
First authorized by the U.S. Congress in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, the YES program seeks to increase mutual understanding between the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations. In 2007, the YES program was expanded to include YES Abroad, giving American high school students the opportunity to live and study abroad in a YES partner country.
The YES program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The 2018-19 YES Abroad scholarship application is open through 11:59PM Pacific on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Learn more and start an application on the scholarship's website: http://www.yes-abroad.org! You may apply for the YES and NSLI-Y at the same time and the interview will be used for both. Locally, contact Becky Heywood, Miss Tennky Area AFS Team Sending Coordinator, at AFSBecky@comcast.net.To see more opportunities for the many study-abroad programs and other scholarships, go to http://www.afsusa.org/scholarships.
Thanks for letting folks know about this one on social media, bulletins and on announcements..
I just got back from a 30 mile ride with a nice lunch in the middle with my training group. It was a very pleasant day full of sunshine, windmills, corn and soybean fields being harvested. It was 4 1/2 hours total with lunch. I am taking a nap now! Lol
I made it to my once a week spinning class this morning and got 17 miles in. After class I had to pick up books at two different libraries and stopped at school to drop off some materials and pick up more to work on at home.
I am really liking this four day work week. I sure put in my time but it's been fun. It feels great having the creative juices flowing again. I have to laugh though. Some of you might remember I was havingsudden discomfort in my hip earlier this month. I figured out it was from sitting criss cross applesauce again after all these years. I think the hip is making the adjustment gradually.
I won a package deal for two in our capital city next weekend including pro sport tickets and a stay at a really nice hotel across the street from the venue. I just found out about it. We are sending the grandkids to stay at my sister's house and hubby and I are making it a birthday celebration for me. This is the first weekend just the two of us in like a zillion years. Life is good!
We are having a cycling training group reunion ride tomorrow morning. I think we are doing around 30+ miles with lunch stop mid trip. I just love riding those county roads surrounded by all the windmills on a sunny day.
Speaking of cycling, DH and I took a day off yesterday (a day off retirement, of course). We drove to Peru, Indiana, about 2 hours away to take advantage of stunning weather here. We had lunch in a cafe with vegan options (jackfruit curry with macaroni/tease as the side); it was so yummy that we stopped after the ride for a to-go bowl of mango-vegetable soup. Equally tasty. I think I'd like to bike there again.
Twas a great ride. Lots of bridges. Views of fall soybean and corn fields. Tiny burgs to drive through (sort of sad, some of those). And, best of all (are you listening, Steps?) a deer sighting; they kindly posed, and we got 2 good photos! 22 miles round trip.
Today was our first day of our 31st Habitat family project. What an amazing group of volunteers--they got all the exterior walls put up. For the photographer (yours truly), perfect blue skies with random puffy clouds.
I walked my steps at dusk--took two books back to the library. DGS is going to have to eat breakfast without "Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site" for a few days until I check it out again. 11,862 steps today.
More building tomorrow.
Elaine P.S. Problems with this site again tonight. It won't let me log in, and it doesn't recognize my email address when I ask for a new password. I'll email this to my cell phone. I think I can access it there. Sigh. Of course, I have to log in there every time, even though I ask it to save my log-in. It's such a pain to use this site . . . .
NovelHate that. I spent almost four and a half hours completing an application yesterday only for the computer to glitch and lose it all - despite me saving it every few minutes! I slept on it and then did it all again this morning. Sent it off with about an hour to spare before the deadline...SO irritating! Really understand your frustration.
Think of Yom Kippur as a lookout on the top of a mountain that you have been climbing all year. See your days and their moments spread out before you. Be willing to look now at this big picture of your life.
Is this a good thesis for my 1st paragraph? Children of all ages with mild and moderate disabilities should be able to participate in the same physical education classes or non-competitive sports as with children that don't have disabilities, especially under adult supervision.
Build day. Perfect day. Lots of volunteers. Some serious skill there. 3 high school kid--i love you see that. 300+ pix on my camera.
Truck shopping tonight.
8,539 steps today.