On December 3rd, Foyil Varsity Basketball Team aka “Lady Panthers”, the girl’s basketball team from Foyil High School Claremore, Oklahoma was playing against the Copan High School in a non-conference game. All players were doing their best to win the game, with double dribbles and triple-doubles. With ranking in the Copan Classic Shoot Out 2021 […]
While Christmas and Independence Day is held in the U.S. as the biggest holidays of the years, no national celebration is considered as American as the one that stands between them: Thanksgiving. Commemorated on the 4th Thursday of November, Thanksgiving, a national holiday honoring the early settlers and Native Americans who came together to have […]
Private school vs public school is an age-old debate in the US. Parents leaning in the direction of private education have to ask themselves if the benefits of private school are worth the high cost. While public schools in the States are far from perfect, they are different from how they are usually perceived in […]
Going on a student exchange program in a foreign country can be a thrilling adventure, thanks to the brand-new experiences
While food is a huge part of cultural exchange, one thing that almost all international exchange students have in common is missing their mothers’ cooking not long after their arrival in the study destinations. Different students from different countries have different ways to deal with the challenges. For example, America, a melting pot of different […]
A long-standing tradition in American high schools is celebrating Homecoming to welcome alumni, current students and teachers back to campus. Every high school has its own Homecoming traditions and can mean a lot of different things. Yet, it generally presents an opportunity for school alumni to visit their old stomping grounds, to see old friends, […]
Over one year ago, Chihok Guay, a student from Aii Language Center and American Intercon School, still had a physique of a young boy. Back then, no one could have expected that 10 months in the US would have such an impact on the 16-year-old’s growth. After going on an exchange year in the US […]
One skill that should never be overlooked, whether in work or personal life, is financial literacy. To put this concept in layman’s terms, this kind of ‘’literacy” is what compels individuals to save for retirement, invest for the future and avoid getting into debt. No doubt it is a qualification to help people survive in […]
Not everyone can remember their first day at school- let alone the mixed feeling felt by their young selves when they took their first step into the classroom and were greeted by their teacher and new friends. Yet, Amra Chamroen, an 11th grader from Cambodia who is now attending a high school exchange program in the United […]
While International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES), an international student academic and exchange organization, for 30 years have been dedicated to promoting international awareness and cultural understanding and headquartered in the US, its branch ICES Cambodia has only been in the Kingdom for just about two years. However, the speed at which ICES Cambodia’s popularity is […]
