​The 2017 Student delegation concludes.

At zero dark thirty Thursday morning March 30, with sad and teary eyes we said a fond farewell to our dearest new friends from Rubtsovsk, Russia.   The two and half weeks went by so fast and yet such strong personal bonds and memories have been formed.  So now we reflect back on the special time we had together and dream of meeting again sometime in the future.  
 
The delegates’ time here was filled with amazing events ranging from trips to the pacific coast, the redwoods, Crater Lake and Mills Falls, three days at both Hidden Valley and Grants Pass high schools, TV studio tour, city council, fire and police station, hike up Table Rock, Wildlife Images, parties, shopping, and special private time with host families.  Below are some of our favorite pictures and highlights of their visit.
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Welcome party, Saturday March 18, 2017, delegates and host families.
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Crater Lake, Sunday March 19, 2017.
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Daria stayed with Gisela and Fritz the first week and the last 3 days. They took her to many places in GP and the area. Here they are on top of the hill at Starlight overlooking out beautiful Grants Pass.
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Daria and Arturo practicing guitar to make a surprise for the farewell party at the Walkers.
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Dima celebrates his 17th birthday American style with balloons, birthday cake, the happy birthday song, and a wish with candles. Here Marina cuts the special cake she baked.
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Leadership class in GPHS
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Arturo Ville in a Russian outfit gifted to him by Svetlana Ivanova
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The last day in GPHS - Russian students with their American buddies
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Roma demonstrating Russian alphabet to foreign language students.
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RCC science class lab
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Students at Grants Pass city hall.
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At the top of Table Rock.
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Mills Falls
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March 30, 2017, departing Grants Pass.
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Onto their next adventure in Los Angeles, before returning home to Rubtsovsk