Hamilton High School Hosting 20 German Students

Hamilton High School students have been working towards making 20 German exchange students and two teacher-chaperones feel welcomed in the school.

Students from Reutlingen, Germany arrived in the Hamilton School District March 14 and will stay until March 31.

The German American Partnership Program (GAPP) exchange opportunity is again offered at Hamilton to promote international understanding among young people and provide students with an opportunity to learn German in an immersion experience.

“I have seen true friendships formed within this program and the students learning used in real- life situations,” said German teacher Lindsey Klein.

Nineteen Hamilton families and students are hosting the German guests.

Twenty students will also travel to Germany this summer for a three-week exchange at the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, a college-preparatory secondary school. While in Germany, Hamilton students will attend classes at gymnasium and visit places of historical and cultural interest.

Hamilton students participating in the GAPP exchange are: Paige Brandt, Tess Carlson, Katharine Dowlding, Connor Engel, Joel Fotsch, Alexander Gwinn, Megan Hessler, Ashley LeBlanc, Rebecca Leibiger, Robert Little, Addie Morris, Amanda Muckerheide, Hannah Muckerheide, Kenneth Neitzke, Ashlyn Paulson, Joseph Rosewicz, Natalie Schmidt, Andrew Ullmann, Caitlyn Weiner and Kirsten Windbiel.