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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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As the Spanish exchange program resumes for the first time since pre-covid, the SPA community should welcome visiting students with intention and warmth.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] Welcome Colegio Malvar students with open hearts and minds

RubicOnline Staff September 14, 2023
Everyone in the SPA community is called on to be welcoming hosts for the Spanish exchange students.
PAY ATTENTION. US Spanish teachers present information about next year’s exchange program in an info session May. 9. The program was stopped for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Info meeting launches Spanish exchange; travel resumes next year

McKinley Garner, The Rubicon May 28, 2023
SPA will exchange students with Colegio Malvar in Spain next school year.
Junior Adelia Bergner is eager to show her exchange student, Elena, what her daily life looks like so they can compare cultural routines. I want to go to places and do things that I would normally do on a day-to-day basis because that’s the sort of experience I want to have when I go to Spain, Bergner said.

Host families open home, city and culture to Spanish exchange students

Flannery Enneking-Norton, RubicOnline Editor September 16, 2017
Host families from SPA look forward to showing off Minnesotan and American culture to their visitors from El Colegio Malvar in Spain.
Sr. Castellanos addressed the crowd of host families and exchange students, welcoming them to Minnesota.

Spanish exchange students arrive, excited for 2 weeks of cultural immersion

Flannery Enneking-Norton, RubicOnline Editor September 15, 2017
26 students from El Colegio Malvar in Arganda del Rey, Spain arrived on Sept. 15, and will stay until Sept. 26.
Aventuras y aviones in Spain told on our blog

Aventuras y aviones in Spain told on our blog

Marlee Baron, A&E Editor March 12, 2016
In the first days of the exchange, cultural differences are apparent and intriguing.
Sophomore Sabrina Rucker stays in touch with her Spanish exchange student through texting and Instagram. “We mostly talk about important things in our lives. I texted her when I got a new jacket and she texted me when she won this really cool competition,” Rucker said.

Students keep in touch with Spanish exchange students between visits

Marlee Baron, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 1, 2016
Social media and smartphones keep exchange students close between trips.

Spanish Exchange Students leave behind memories

Marlee Baron, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 1, 2015
On September 26th the Spanish exchange students departed to go back to Spain. This is a gallery with photos from their time her.
Spanish exchange students pose for a group photo. “My favorite things that I have done [in Minnesota] are shopping in Albertville and Mall of America and staying with Neerja’s family, Spanish exchange student Cristina Montero said.

Spanish exchange students depart

Gita Raman, Feature Editor September 30, 2013

Homecoming week was exciting for the Spanish exchange students. Their stay in Minnesota included visits to the Mall of America, apple orchards, and pumpkin patches. Spanish exchange student Cristina Montero,...

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