2022-11-22 04:15

Congratulations to all the students who were selected for Youth Ambassador exchanges in 2023! Students go through a rigorous application and interview process before being selected for travel to one of our sister cities. After selection, students attend cultural orientations to prepare for travel abroad and to get to know the culture of their destination.

A special congratulation to Delia Sanchez-Juarez who received the Yamagata Emerging Leader Scholarship for her excellence in community service and leadership. Delia will be using the scholarship to travel to Nagaoka, Japan in the summer.

Budapest, Hungary

• Julie Almanza, R.L. Paschal High School
• Virginia Caceres, Fort Worth Country Day
• Hawaii Guerin, Southwest High School
• Camila Howard, Arlington High School
• Keiko Sanchez, I.M. Terrell Academy
• Aileen Santillan, World Languages Institute
• Luke Waddell, All Saints Episcopal School
• Julianna Wood, World Languages Institute

Delegation Leaders

• Jane Card, Western Hills High School
• Nicole Vallee, Tarrant County College

Nagaoka, Japan

• Nara Acuña-Guba, Fort Worth Country Day
• Andrew Booth, Fort Worth Country Day
• Sam Brown, R.L. Paschal High School
• Vivian Chastain, World Languages Institute
• Shynice Conner, Crowley Collegiate Academy
• Oscar Cruz, Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
• Ariel de Alba Chu, World Languages Institute
• Natalia Gusman, Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
• Aiden Gutierrez, All Saints Episcopal School
• Luca Riccetti, R.L. Paschal High School
• Delia Sanchez-Juarez, World Languages Institute
• Carson Stavenhagen, Southwest Christian

Delegation Leaders

• Chelsy Beninate, Fort Worth Country Day
• Sam Whiting, Harmony Science Academy

Nagaoka, Japan – Harashin

• Laila Abu Tobeh, Aledo High School
• Julie Almanza, R.L. Paschal High School
• Dorthea Hart, Booker T. Washington
• Leah Peterson, I.M. Terrell Academy
• Jonathan Pulido, World Languages Institute
• Alexandra Rodriguez, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Conner Smith, R.L. Paschal High School
• Ian Valderas, I.M. Terrell Academy
• Alternate: Anjali Ferguson, Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
• Alternate: Myiesha Sharma, Flower Mound High School

Delegation Leaders

• Dimanche Brewer, International Charm School
• Kimberly Kowalski, Fort Worth Academy

Nimes, France

• Abigail Cawyer, Nolan Catholic High School
• Anjali Ferguson, Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
• Aspen Guerin, Southwest High School
• Sebastian Harasimiuk, Nolan Catholic High School
• Emelia Marquino, Nolan Catholic High School
• Chloe McLain, Nolan Catholic High School
• Daisy Pulido, All Saints Episcopal School
• Penelope Sauer, Nolan Catholic High School
• Gigi Schueneman Helling, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Zoe Schwarz, All Saints Episcopal School
• Lauren Venegas, Nolan Catholic High School

Delegation Leaders

• James Gleaton, Tarrant County College
• Kenzie Knox, Nolan Catholic High School

Mbabane, Eswatini

• Abigail Cawyer, Nolan Catholic High School
• Aspen Guerin, Southwest High School
• Dorthea Hart, Booker T. Washington
• Antti Havia, homeschool
• Leah Peterson, I.M. Terrell Academy
• Emerson Smith, Trinity Valley School
• Ava Stubblefield, I.M. Terrell Academy
• Lauren Venegas, Nolan Catholic High School

Delegation Leaders

• Tracey Cravens, Northside High School
• Imelda Dunlap, Young Women’s Leadership Academy

Reggio Emilia, Italy

• Valdemar Gomez, Nolan Catholic High School
• Mariana Gonzalez, World Languages Institute
• Saira Grant, Independence High School
• Antti Havia, homeschool
• Celeste Jenkins-O’Reilly, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Preston Jezek, Southlake Carroll High School
• Karen Medina, Western Hill High School
• Jonathan Pulido, World Languages Institute
• Myiesha Sharma, Flower Mound High School
• Conner Smith, R.L. Paschal High School
• Carson Stavenhagen, Southwest Christian

Delegations Leaders

• Kimberly Tezak-Daus, Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
• Courtney Upp, Stuard Elementary

Trier, Germany

• Brenna Belauskas, Nolan Catholic High School
• Logan Bettinger, Trinity Valley School
• Aaron Clark, All Saints Episcopal School
• Bryn Kane, Arlington Heights High School
• Erin Miller, All Saints Episcopal School
• Kelly Ngyuen, Amon Carter Riverside High School
• Nancy Tran, Amon Carter Riverside High School

Delegation Leaders

• Cindy Vasquez
• Julia King