At a school board meeting, three East End Elementary fifth-graders were recognized for being “determined not to let the language barrier hold them back.” From left are fifth-grade teacher Andrew Lefevre, students Ichika Ebisawa, Antony Puz Siquinajay and Hina Maruyama, and Principal Jen Martin. Lefevre said he understands some of the challenges of being a student trying to do well where the language used is not your first language — he was a Rotary exchange student in Brazil.
At a school board meeting, three East End Elementary fifth-graders were recognized for being “determined not to let the language barrier hold them back.” From left are fifth-grade teacher Andrew Lefevre, students Ichika Ebisawa, Antony Puz Siquinajay and Hina Maruyama, and Principal Jen Martin. Lefevre said he understands some of the challenges of being a student trying to do well where the language used is not your first language — he was a Rotary exchange student in Brazil.
