WELCOME TO
SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA
WELCOME TO
SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME TO
SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina, officially separated from North Carolina in 1729, was the scene of extensive military action during the Revolution and again during the Civil War. The Civil War began in 1861 as South Carolina troops fired on federal Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, and the state was the first to secede from the Union. South Carolina today has many large textile and other mills that produce several times the output of its farms in cash value. Charleston makes asbestos, wood, pulp, steel products, chemicals, machinery, and apparel. Points of interest include Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, and aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston; Cowpens National Battlefield; the Hilton Head resorts; and the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia.
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HI! MY NAME IS NOLA AND I’M FROM GERMANY.
ETC STUDENTS LIVING IN THE CAROLINES
I DID MY EXCHANGE YEAR 2019/20. AN AMAZING FAMILY FROM FORT MILL SOUTH CAROLINA PICKED ME AND I WENT TO FORT MILL HIGH.
I MADE SO MANY AWESOME EXPERIENCE AND “I REALLY ENJOYED HOW I GOT I GOT MEMORIES THAT I’LL NEVER FORGET! TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE SEASONS TO SEE AND LEARN SO MANY NEW THINGS AND THE BEAUTY OF THE IN SCHOOL, WHEN WE WENT ON VACATION, CAROLINAS, IT IS LIKE A MOVIE FOR AT HOME, EVERYWHERE! FROM US EUROPEANS. ANDI GREW THE PEOPLE, THOSE EXPERIENCE AND FEEL MORE ESPECIALLY THE COORDINATORS AND CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT NOW. OTHER EXCHANGE STUDENTS, ARE MY THE HOSTBEST; FAMILY WHONEVER WAS JUST STRANGERS I WILL FORGET FORTHEM!” ME AT FIRST BECAME MY SECOND FAMILY AND SOUTH CAROLINA MY SECOND HOME. - ELENA FROM SPAIN I‘M HAPPY THAT I HAD THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN EXCHANGE YEAR AND I WOULD DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN IF I COULD!! Nola from Germany
(Fort Mil HS, Fort Mill, SC)
ETC STUDENTS LIVING IN THE CAROLINES “I REALLY ENJOYED HOW I GOT “ETC MADE MY DREAM TRUE AND I TO EXPERIENCE ALL COME THE SEASONS WILL BE FOREVER GREATFUL AND THE BEAUTY OF THE FOR IT . CAROLINAS, IS LIKE A MOVIE FOR SCHOOLS HEREITARE AMAZING, THEY ALL US EUROPEANS. AND THE PEOPLE, HAVE MAGNIFICENT CAMPUSES AND I LOVE ESPECIALLY THE THEY COORDINATORS THE EVENTS THAT ORGANIZE. I AND AM OTHER EXCHANGE STUDENTS, ARE GLAD TO HAVE BECOME AN EXCHANGE THE BEST; I WILL FORGET STUDENTAND TO BENEVER HERE IN SOUTH THEM!” CAROLINA”. - Matteo from Italy - ELENA SPAIN (AC FloraFROM HS Lexington SC)
HELLO! I’M IDA AND I WAS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT LAST YEAR. I STUDIED AT FORT MILL HIGH SCHOOL FOR 10 MONTHS. I COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE AS AN ETC STUDENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. BOTH MY HOST FAMILY AND MY ETC FAMILY HELPED ME THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JOURNEY.
ETC STUDENTS LIVING THE CAROLINES NOT ONLY THISIN EXPERIENCE CHANGED MY
LIFE IN SO MANY POSITIVE WAYS, BUT IT ALSO MADE ME GROW UP AS A PERSON, BECOMING THE STRONG AND CONFIDENT WOMAN THAT I AM NOW. “I REALLY ENJOYED HOW I GOT TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE SEASONS BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND THE BEAUTY OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR A LITTLE WHILE CHANGES CAROLINAS, IT IS LIKE A MOVIE FOR YOUR OPENS USPERSPECTIVES EUROPEANS. AND AND DEFINITELY THE PEOPLE, YOUR MIND. GETTING KNOW ALL THEAND OTHER ESPECIALLY THE TO COORDINATORS INTERNATIONAL KINDS, AND SHARING ALL OTHER EXCHANGE STUDENTS, ARE THE DIFFERENT CULTURES HABITS, REALLY THE BEST; I WILL AND NEVER FORGET TURNS KIDS INTO YOUNG ADULTS READY TO THEM!” WORK THEIR WAYS IN THE WORLD. - ELENA FROM SPAIN
AS EVERY BIG STEP THAT WE TAKE IN OUR LIVES, IT COULD BE TOUGH AT FIRST, BUT THE ETC FAMILY NEVER FAILS HELPING AND SUPPORTING ITS STUDENTS, FROM THE FIRST MINUTE OF THEIR AMAZING ADVENTURE TO THE LAST. ONCE AN ETC STUDENT, ALWAYS AN ETC STUDENT! - Ida from Italy
(Fort Mill HS, Fort Mill, SC)
ETC STUDENTS LIVING IN THE CAROLINES MY EXPERIENCE IN CONWAY WAS GREAT! THE SCHOOL ORGANIZED A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS “I REALLY ENJOYED HOW I GOT AND THE CLASSES WHERE FUNSEASONS TOO! MY HOST TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE FAMILY WAS A GREAT MATCH AND WE AND THE BEAUTY OF THE CAROLINAS, IS LIKE A MOVIE FOR I’M EXPERIENCED SO IT MANY THINGS TOGETHER! US EUROPEANS. AND THE PEOPLE, GLAD THAT I COULD LEARN SO MUCH AND GET ESPECIALLY THE COORDINATORS TO KNOW SO MANY AWESOME PEOPLE! AND OTHER EXCHANGE STUDENTS, ARE THE BEST; I WILL NEVER FORGET THEM!” - Christoph Myrtle Beach/Conway (SC- Conway HS)
- ELENA FROM SPAIN
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HIGH SCHOOL LIST AC Flora HS Lexington AC Flora High School hasSchool won many Porter Ridge High athletic state championships and numerous awards. Porter Ridge High School opened in August Welcome toacademic Arizona Claudia! www.richlandone.org/Domain/45
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Gilbert HS Lexington Gilbert High School is proud to be a part Marvin Ridge High School of Lexington County School District One. The town of Gilbert is famous for being Welcome to Arizona Claudia! Marvin Ridge High School provides a diverse the location of the annual Lexington educational experience which will empower County Peach Festival. the students to succed. www.ghs.lexington1.net https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/697
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Fort Mill HS Fort Mill Fort Mill High School's Mission is to provide Myers Park High School skills and each student with the necessary knowledge needed to become a lifelong Welcome to Claudia! learner and aArizona responsible, productive citizen Myers Park High School is a top rated, public located in Charlotte, inschool a democratic society. NC. www.fmhs.fortmillschools.org http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/myersparkHS/Pages/
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Cox Mill High Nation Ford HSSchool Fort Mill Welcome toofArizona Claudia! The mission Cox Mill High School is to Nation Ford is dedicated to supporting all graduate all students as empowered problem student learning through faculty solvers, continual learners, andof productive collaboration and a sense family.
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Catawba Ridge HS Jay M. Robinson High School The mission of Catawba Ridge High School Welcome to Arizona Claudia!
is to unleash the talent of each student to JMRHS willcollege be a passionate, diverse, andand creative become and career ready educational institution that empowers the reach the heights of their potential. entire school family to become life-long learners and respectful productive citizens. www.crhs.fortmillschools.org https://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/robinson
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Conway HS Conway High School's vision is to be a multicultural and socially inclusive, Brevard High School world-class school centered around high-quality teaching and learning. Welcome to Arizona Claudia! Mission statement: Believe in education, www.horrycountyschools.net honor all people, and succeed in life. https://www.tcsnc.org/Domain/8
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