This year’s French Students at Marcus Whitman had a very fun and interesting experience this year in their French class with Ms. Underwood. Twenty seven foreign exchange students along with two teachers came to America from France and shadowed students from Marcus Whitman High School for two weeks. During their stay here, the French students stayed with their American coordinates and the teachers stayed with other teachers like Mrs. Underwood and another French teacher from a different school.

While they were in America the French students and teachers went on many trips and saw many new things that they’ve only heard about, such as the George Eastman house, Genesee Country Museum, Letchworth State Park, Niagara Falls and the Rochester Planetarium. They also carved pumpkins at the school, did a Pick N’ Patch corn maze, and had a Halloween party at the Middlesex fire hall. The French students went to all of their American coordinates classes with them, but had their own homework to do on their own time. They even had to take English and Spanish tests while here.

When asked what, she thinks, the students had the most fun doing during their time here, Mrs. Underwood replied, "I would have to say Niagara Falls. We took them on maid of the mist. They had a ball!" She also said, "Many students said that it was probably exhausting, amazing and a great experience." This coming April, the French students from Marcus Whitman will be going to shadow the same students in France for two weeks. Good luck and have fun!