Barbara Gautier, a foreign exchange student at Sauk Prairie High School this year, shared information on her homeland at the April 6 Sauk Prairie Optimist meeting.
Gautier talked about France’s history, holidays, government, schools, food, famous writer Jules Vern and about her hometown of Nantes, which is on the west side of France and 2 hours from Paris.
The most interesting section was about her school schedule. It is the same schedule every week but not every day. On Mondays she goes to school from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., for example. Sports and activities are outside of school. The membership had many questions for her!
Barbara has been active in several school activities and recently took part in Sauk Prairie Theater Guild’s A Night of Comedy Shorts in the play “The Very Unmerry Adventures of Robin Hood.”
Pictured, Optimist member Joy Pulsfus, Barbara Gautier, SPHS foreign exchange student, and Bart Mauch, Sauk Prairie Optimist President, on April 6 at the JAybird Cafe’,