CHS Counseling Center
Welcome back, Blue Eagles!!
Seniors, stay tuned for more information about your final IGP conferences. You will have the chance to sign up to meet with your counselor in September to discuss your postsecondary plans. We'll provide lots of information to help you prepare for what's to come this year and beyond!
Counselor Contact Information (assigned by student grade level and last name)
Please call (803) 810-8211 to contact Mrs. Hester or a counselor on the Main Campus (grades 10-12).
Please call (803) 621-8500 to contact a counselor on the Ninth Grade Campus.
Schedule changes will only be honored for specific reasons within the first five days of first and second semester. After the fifth day, students will be dropped from classes with penalty (which results in a grade of an F in the dropped class). "I do not want to take this class," "I chose this class as an alternate," "I would like to change teachers/I don't like this teacher," "I would like to be in a class(es) with my friends," and "I would like to change lunches" are examples of invalid schedule change requests. If you have a particular issue with your schedule, please reach out directly to your counselor.
Clover High School
Exchange Student Guidelines
Clover High School values the educational benefits of hosting exchange students on campus. Exchange programs not only provide opportunities for students from other countries to experience the unique structure of an American high school but also create a platform for our students to engage with diverse worldviews and cultures.
If you are interested in hosting an exchange student in your home, you are not just opening your doors but also your hearts to a unique cultural exchange.
Please read the following CHS guidelines to learn more.
Expectations of the Exchange Agency
The exchange agency must be listed on the Council on Standards for
International Education Travel (CSIET). www.csiet.org. CSD will verify the
status with CSIET.
The exchange agency must have a local representative (living in or near the
community) to coordinate, supervise, and monitor the placement and
progress of foreign exchange students.
The exchange agency must be aware of the school calendar and assure that
the student will be present on the first day of school and remain until the last
day of the school year to receive credit. The school year calendar is linked
here: https://www.clover.k12.sc.us/o/district/page/district-calendar
The application window is from April 10th to May 15th each year.
The exchange agency must send a copy of the completed application to the Exchange Student Coordinator and Clover High School Registrar.
The
application package must include all information collected by the Exchange
Agency, such as:
Personal letter
Demographic information
Written evidence of English proficiency
Signed verification of student's age
Request for a full-year placement
Original transcript of student's high school grades, with English translation
Medical history, including proof of immunization as required by the school district.
School policies regarding exchange students:●
Each exchange student will be placed in the 11th grade unless he or she
requests placement in the 10th grade. We do not place exchange students in
the 12th grade, and exchange students do not participate in "senior only"
activities such as early release or graduation.
Exchange students will receive grades and a transcript, but they will not be
included in class rank.
Exchange students must not have graduated from a high school in their
home country.
Exchange students are eligible to participate in athletics if they meet the SC
High School League requirements: https://schsl.org/archives/1654. Most
teams require tryouts.
Exchange students and host families must know and follow all school
policies and rules.
All students are issued an iPad upon enrollment. Exchange students will
return the iPad at the end of the school year.
Number of exchange students:
● We enroll a maximum of four students per year. Each student will commit to a full school year (no semester placements).
Timeline:
● CHS will receive the applications from April 10th to May 15th of the preceding school year. Placements will be approved, and coordinators will be notified as soon as possible for the following school year.
● The Clover High School selection process includes: The diversity of countries represented, the location of the local exchange company coordinators, the applicant's English proficiency score, and their academic record.
Please email complete applications to:
Dr. Jennifer Forrest: jennifer.forrest@clover.k12.sc.us
Ms. Tammy Conrad: tammy.conrad@clover.k12.sc.us
Contacts
Below are exchange coordinators who have placed students at Clover High School in the past. This is not a comprehensive list but a starting place for local families who are considering becoming a host family.
AYA - Academic Year in America
AYA is one of the largest and most respected high school homestay programs in the U.S. AYA host families and exchange students share life-changing experiences, and we are delighted to provide the opportunity. Since 1981, our professional network has been dedicated to helping students, families and communities as they build unforgettable memories, lasting friendships, and open lines of communication through cultural exchange.
Local Representative: Ginger Jeffcoat
Sr. Coordinator/ Supervisor
SC/ NC Region
Nationally Certified Representative
704-209-1714
704-747-3372 Mobile/text
CIEE
CIEE is a nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization that transforms lives and builds bridges between individuals and nations by sponsoring a wide variety of opportunities for the exchange of ideas and experiences. CIEE helps people develops skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world, and contributes to a more peaceful global community by humanizing international relations.
Trish Hasty
Local Coordinator
(704)661-4765
trishhasty@gmail.com
ETC – Education Travel and Culture
Since 1998, Education Travel & Culture promotes cultural exchange programs. Our inbound program opportunities are for high school exchange students where they study in an American high school and live with a volunteer American family. Our outbound program offers students the chance to study and live in a foreign country.
Jessica Gutierrez
Senior Field Manager
Education Travel & Culture (ETC)
P: 803-431-5348
E: jgutierrez@edutrav.org
A Non-Profit Organization for Student Exchange
World Heritage Student Exchange Programs
www.world-heritage.org
Founded in 1980 as Spanish Heritage and focusing mainly on the Hispanic culture, World Heritage has since expanded its program to embrace many other nationalities. From a universal perspective, World Heritage is contributing to global harmony by promoting closer ties of friendship between the participating countries.
World Heritage, affiliated with and operated under the sponsorship of ASSE International, is granted full listing by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) and is a member of the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.
Maya Schmelzle, Area Coordinator
(503) 998-9774
www.world-heritage.org