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Photos by Richard Lykes WELCOMING WORDS: Co-chairs Barbara Adolfi and Carol Lucking open the festivities.
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By Richard Lykes
Special to the Rappahannock News
International Day at Rappahannock County High School on Sunday afternoon was both an educational and motivational experience for students and visitors alike. A large audience came to meet some 15 foreign exchange students who are studying in our community. Those attending learned about the visitors’ culture, music, dress, and food. Students in this international student exchange program came from Rappahannock County High School, Wakefield Country Day School, Hearthstone School and Luray public schools.
For several years, Rappahannock County has had a unique opportunity to host foreign students in private homes here through a U.S. State Department-sponsored program and the Aspect Foundation, underwritten here by Headwaters. This program brings foreign students to the United States as “goodwill ambassadors” to build bridges of peace through understanding.
Many of the 15 foreign students designed booths in the commons area of the school where visitors could see exhibits showing each country’s map and aspects of its culture, including food. A special treat was provided by Apple Hill Bakery which provided Turkish pastries to share with the attendees.
The big event of the afternoon, however, was the various performances by the students on stage, including a style show of elaborate costumes from their respective countries. The program began with a rhythmic African drumming of a “Welcome Song.” This was followed by a host of Wakefield Country Day School children singing in Spanish, “Amigos—Uno, Dos, Tres.”
A big hit of the afternoon was the Kardelen dance group from Northern Virginia, accompanied by Turkish folk musician, Hsn Aydogdu, who performed a potpourri of Turkish Folk Dances. All were dressed in exotic Turkish and Gypsy costumes. Capping the afternoon’s performance was Scottish bagpipe music provided by Norman Weaver and Eileen Grant,
with young students showing off their
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