By Christine Briel / Skaneateles Design
Friday, February 11:49 AM EST

This year was the third year that High School students from Fowler and Skaneateles have participated in an exchange that included traveling to each others schools. There were 62 members that participated in the exchange this year. They met in November and followed each other around to their various classes, lunches, etc. They discussed racism and stereotyping with one another in small groups. This exchange was coordinated through the InterReligious Council of Central New York.
A Skaneateles student stated “We have different backgrounds, but we’re all teen-agers and we all have the same interests, like hanging out with friends and listening to music.”
A Fowler student stated “I thought Skaneateles kids would be stuck up and unfriendly.
But they were all willing to meet and I didn’t feel any tension at all.”
The kids from both schools have said their communications will go beyond this exchange
that officially ended in January 2008. Some have even made plans to get together for
dinner at Joe’s Pasta Garage (Wiki) - good choice
The original news article, from The Post Standard, by Elizabeth Doran can be read here.

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