Our Partners From Different Countries

Christmas Card Exchange is the name of the international project that gives us an opportunity to exchange holiday cards and make new friends.We prepare envelopes with holiday cards and send them to our partners by post. Students do their best, write stories about themselves and Christmas traditions in Russia.We look forward to envelopes with cards from our friends. It's a great pleasure to get an envelope, open it and find beautiful and funny cards. This year our partners are students and their teachers from the USA (Indianapolis, Indiana), Canada, Taiwan, Slovenia and Belorussia. We are glad to show you our friends' cards here.
                                                                                                             
         

Answers to Some Questions about Student Life in the U.S.

This is a photo of our school's new cafeteria.

This post is for Nataliya Leonidovna's oldest students.  Here are some short answers to your questions about the life of high school students in the U.S.:

1.What subjects do American students study at school? 

This link will take you to Mt. Blue High School's list of available courses.  Some courses are required; some courses are elective (students choose to take them).

2.What subjects are compulsory? 

English, math, science, social studies (history), and physical education are some of the courses students are required to take during their four years of high school at Mt. Blue.  Those requirements are much like requirements in other public high schools in the U.S.

3.What foreign languages do they study? 

Our students study French and Spanish.  We used to have German, but courses for that language ended recently.

4.How do they address to their teachers? 

Teachers in the U.S. are addressed as "Mr.," "Ms.," or "Mrs."  For example, my students call me Mr. Logan.

5.Do the students publish their poems and stories in newspapers and magazines? 

Students in our school published their own creative writing magazine earlier this year.  When enough students sign up for Journalism, our school has a newspaper.  Students do not usually publish their poems and stories in professional newspapers and magazines, though.

6.How and when do they pass exams? 

Students have midterms in some of their classes.  They have finals in all of their classes.  Most of these exams do not greatly affect students' grades – it is possible to do poorly on an exam but to pass a class.

7.What do they have for lunch in school canteen? 

Here is link to our lunch menu for March.

8.Do they eat hamburgers and hot dogs there? 

Yes.  You will see the word "frank" on our school menu.  "Frank" is another word for "hot dog."  You will also see the word "hamburger" on the menu.