Thursday, July 16, 2015

Help! - Host Families Still Needed!

We still are in need of several more host families for the students visiting from Takayama, Japan. This is only one weekend in August (7-10) and a very easy way to experience some international students in your home. Here is a summary of the activities for this weekend:

8/7 Friday afternoon (4pm) - The students will meet their host families at Euclid Middle School. Dinner will be provided that evening for all host families and Japanese students at a picnic/concert at Sterne Park in Littleton. This usually includes a performance from our drum line and fireworks to kick off Western Welcome week, as well.

8/8 Saturday - Optional activities for the students and families will be provided at Bellevue Park or host families are welcome to do their own activities with their Japanese students.

8/9 Sunday – This evening there will be a Farewell Party/BBQ at a Littleton location (TBD) with dinner once again provided for all host families and Japanese students.

8/10 Monday – Host families bring the Japanese students to Euclid Middle School that morning and say goodbye.

As you can see, there are several scheduled activities for these students. When there are not scheduled activities, host families are free to do whatever you choose. These students are visiting our community to see what life is like in an American home. Please don’t feel like you must entertain them the entire weekend. Just seeing how we live our everyday lives is part of the experience these students are seeking.

This is an activity that the LHS band has supported for several years and as an additional incentive, the travel agency we work with to facilitate the weekend gives the band a nice donation for helping. These additional monies will be used to offset the costs associated with the upcoming Grand Junction trip. 

Please consider hosting these students in your home for the weekend! Ideally, we would like at least 2 students per host family, but if you can help in any way, please contact Karla Elliott at kelliott@lps.k12.co.us and let her know how many students you can host and if you have a preference of boys or girls. We need to have these host families assigned within the next few days. THANKS for your support!!

Reminder: Marching Band camp resumes next week. M-F 9:00am-3:30pm at Euclid Middle School