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  1. FLEX Student of the Month — October 2012

    Anna is ambitious, driven and determined to make the most of her FLEX program year.

  2. A-SMYLE Student of the Month — January 2014

    Marija Srejic, a World Link student from Serbia, eagerly seeks volunteer opportunities and has found several ways to help her host community, such as volunteering twice a week with a children’s literacy program and tutoring an elementary age student.

  3. FLEX Student of the Month – February 2015

    Anastasiya's positive attitude, passion for volunteering, 4.0 GPA, and involvement in many clubs earns her the Future Leader Exchange program student of the month honor.

  4. December 2015 - American Abroad Student of the Month

    Georgia native Maxwell Meyers fully embraced the YES Abroad program's ideals by going above and beyond to learn about his host country Macedonia and share his American culture through presentations at a local high school and volunteering with a living library project, among many other activities.

  5. American Abroad Student of the Month - October 2016

    Although apprehensive at first about jumping into Chinese-only classes, Mackenzie embraced her experience and has taken advantage of resources such as her tutors and classmates.

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    March American Abroad Student of the Month

    Joey Johnson, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s March 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month
  7. December American Abroad Student of the Month: Hikaru Hayakawa

    Hikaru Hayakawa, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s December 2019 American Abroad Student of the Month. Hikaru graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and is currently a gap-year student in Skopje, North Macedonia.

  8. American Abroad Student of the Month - October 2017

    Dana Slayton, a National Security Language Initiative Youth (NSLI-Y) program participant, is the October 2017 American Abroad Student of the Month.

  9. TechGirls: Fatma’s Story

    Before Fatma began her three week TechGirls exchange program in the United States, she had yet to venture outside of her “tiny slice of life in Yemen.”

  10. After FLEX, ‘There is Absolutely Nothing I Can’t Do’

    Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program participant Anton Meshkov traveled from a bustling city in Russia to the small, sprawling American city of Shevlin, MN.

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