AFS Miss Tennky Schedule 2007-2008
Miss Tennky Area Team
*Events with asterisks are mandatory - see below/bottom for details
Check the web site for the latest on times, directions, corrections, and updates!
Names in parentheses are volunteers in charge for details.
(last updated June 21, 2008)
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Saturday, August 4, 2007
8:30 AM-12:30 PM |
*Host Family Training and
*Liaison Training
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Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 8-9, 2007
4 PM |
*Welcome Orientation for AFS Students (Becky Heywood)
Arriving in Nashville, TN
Host Parents pick up their AFS students at 4PM
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Saturday, September 8, 2007
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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*Post Arrival ("Fall") Orientation for Host Parents and teen siblings in Nashville (Raymond Myers)
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Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9, 2007
7:30 AM
4:30 PM return
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*Post-Arrival ("Fall") Orientation (overnight) for for hosted AFS
students and recent AFS returnees at Mammoth Cave, KY (Samantha Terzis)
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Saturday, Sept 22
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**Mt. Juliet Pow Wow, Mt. Juliet, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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Saturday, Oct 6
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Celebration of Cultures, Nashville, TN (Becky Heywood)
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Saturday, Oct 13
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Octoberfest (need 12 volunteers for the 5K at 7:15 AM) (Becky Heywood)
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Saturday, Oct 20
6:30pm til 10:30pm
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Halloween Party, Old Hickory Church of Christ, Old Hickory, TN (Joyce Barrett)
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November 10
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**Habitat for Humanity, Lebanon, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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November 12-16
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International Education Week November 12th-16th http://iew.state.gov/ (Becky Heywood)
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December 1 TBA
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Pre departure orientation for Americans Going abroad in early 2008 (Becky Heywood)
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December 1
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**Tour Ft. Campbell Foreign Language Dept (Jackie O'Connor)
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Saturday, December 1
6:00 pm til 10:00 pm
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AFS Holiday Party at Susan & Brad Moon's home
1947 Cliffview Court
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
615-904-7763
Select for printer-friendly pdf invitation details.
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Friday, Dec 14
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**The Temple Synagogue, Nashville, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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January TBA
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**Islamic Center, Nashville, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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January 2008 TBA
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Departure for home of 2007 Winter arrival students (Samantha Terzis)
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
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Host Family Orientation for January arrivals only (Samantha Terzis)
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Saturday, February 2-3, 2008
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*Mid Year Orientation for Hosted Students and Host Families (Samantha Terzis)
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February 20
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**TN Supreme Court visit & Capitol Hill Tour, Nashville, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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March 22
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AFS Booth in Wilson County (Joyce Barrett)
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April 5
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West Wilson Tie Dye Party & Cookout, Mt. Juliet, TN (Joyce Barrett)
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April 12
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**Visit to Baha'i Center, Nashville, TN (Jackie O'Connor)
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May 17
9:30AM to 4:00PM
can break into two shifts
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Wilson County Chapter AFS Booth at Armed Forces Day, May 17 at Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet, TN (Joyce Barrett)
AFS Student volunteers are needed.
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Friday & Saturday, June 6 & 7, 2008
Friday evening (tentative) and
ALL DAY SATURDAY
8:45 AM to 4:30 PM
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Friday evening fun for the students (tentative and "to be determined")
Saturday "Super Orientation" Day for:
*Hosted AFS Students - All Day
*Host Families - All Day
*Families of students Americans going abroad - All Day
*Americans Abroad - All Day
Hosted Students - Do NOT sign up to take SAT on Saturday June 7th!!!
This orientation is for ALL Miss Tennky hosted students, not just those in middle Tennessee.
Lunch will be "brown bag" (bring your own). Drinks provided. There are several restaurants next door to the Watkins.
LOCATION: at Watkins College of Art & Design, located at 2298 Rosa Parks (formerly Metro Center) Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228. NOTE: Directions are on our "Directions" page. After the orientation, we will have a group activity/outing "to be determined."
Final details and updates to be posted.
(Samantha Terzis)
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June 29, 2008
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Select for printer-friendly pdf of this EOS information page.
What: EOS (End of Stay)
When: Sunday June 29, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Where: Calvary United Methodist Church on Hillsboro Pike in Greenhills/Nashville (directions are on our web site under "Resources"=>"Directions"
How/Why:
- Students and their luggage need to be dropped off at 1:00 p.m. sharp at the church and FINAL goodbyes said if not already said.
- NO VISITORS: Once students are dropped off, they will not be allowed any visitors during the EOS Orientation. This includes departure at the airport. This includes family and friends. Elmer explained this at orientation to students and families.
- EOS Orientation Leaders: Susan Moon and Sabine Schlunk
- Bedding: Bedding will be provided.
- Food: Please feed your students lunch before dropping them off. Dinner/Sunday: Pizza will be ordered and delivered. Maybe the kids can bring snacks to share. Monday: breakfast and lunch will be provided. Any special diet concerns, let us know well in advance.
- Please remember, no family or friends to show up at the airport. The kids need the period of decompression and transition from their host families to prepare for returning home. There will be a lot going on, so please work with us and do not invite family or friends and delay things for everyone. Say your final goodbyes on Sunday morning. We appreciate and need your assistance in this.
- EOS and Flight Chaperone - Sabine Schlunk
Luggage miscellany: All students and Host Parents should have received luggage guidelines directly from AFS, so read those closely. Here is some additional information:
All Students will be responsible for paying for their second bag for American Airlines. The charge for that is expected to be $25.00. We do not believe they will be charged for the first bag as the tickets were purchased prior to the 15th of June. See the following page for more details.
Special luggage charge concerns for Cluster/Scholarship Students going on to Washington DC from New York:
- YES Students will be taking a bus from New York to DC and therefore should have no luggage charges for that leg of the trip.
- CB Students will be flying United Airlines. We have the National Office checking with the Cluster Coordinators to let us know if there are charges and if so, will the cluster program cover them.
Updated Checked Bag Policies for American Airlines
http://www.aa.com/content/images/common/c.gif
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July 1, 2008
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International Departure Day - AFSers leave the USA and fly home (except Cluster Students)
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"*" = mandatory for ALL students by federal and international law
"**" = mandatory for YES & CB students (all students are invited to most of these activities)
Please let Jackie O'Connor, our Cluster Coordinator, know if you have suggestions or would like to accompany cluster students on a specific activity.
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