Foreign Exchange Students Arrive At Franklin
Nagam Khaled Qanadilo from the Kingdom of Jordan and Max Stoiber from Austria are two students who have joined the Franklin Community this year, each part of different exchange programs. Nagam has been at Franklin since August and came to us as part of a U.S. State Department exchange. She is sponsored by the Pacific Interculture Exchange Program. Nagam’s host family is Yvonne Vandehaar and Carl Eymon whose children previously graduated from Franklin.
Max Stoiber is the son of the Austrian Marshall Plan Assistant Director: Wolfgang Stoiber. The Austrian Marshall Plan sponsored forty-five Franklin students who visited Austria and stayed with host families over the past three summers. Mr. Parauka, the Franklin teacher coordinator of that exchange, and the University of New Orleans Austrian Center helped coordinate Max’s exchange along with the Global Insights Program. Max joined Franklin in January. Max is hosted by Marcel Garon’s family and Andrew Chang’s family. Both Marcel and Andrew are sophomores at Franklin. Max also brought German books and games from the Austrian Marshall Pan, for our new Franklin library.
Nagam and Max took only a short time to become part of the Franklin Family. They have both embraced the New Orleans culture and look forward to experiencing both Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest. They are not looking forward to leaving their new friends in May.
Revised 1/19/2009
