Iwanaga hosts a Japanese Christmas Home is where the heart is — which for the Iwanaga family will be in Montana, at least for the holiday season. FHS Japanese exchange teacher Toshiharo Iwanaga — as well as his daughters Ryo and Naho — will experience a true Christmas reunion next week after being separated from his wife and oldest daughter for more than four months.
Horvath reaches out to younger children On Dec. 11, Australian ex-change teacher Robyn Horvath, during her final two weeks at FHS, worked with a group of second graders from St. Matthew’s School. Before returning to Australia, Horvath helped little hands turn the lumps of clay into their own personal masterpieces, along with help from the “big kids.”
Years of practice, sacrifice begin to pay off for pianist Tedious scales, dull warm-ups and sight reading that lasts for hours a day. For sopho-more Robin Hok, nine years of this hard work finally paid off in November when she won the piano competition of the Montana Chapter of the Music Teachers National Association competition.
