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Welcome to the Ketchikan • Gero • Kanayama Exchange Web Site
Established 1986
Established 1986
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The Ketchikan-Kanayama Exchange program started in 1986, beginning with teacher exchanges and annual exchanges of students in 1987. The exchange started as part of a school district program, and then the Ketchikan-Kanayama Exchange Association was formed in 1989 to administer the program. It is a non-profit organization run totally by volunteers dedicated to keeping the program running well. Funding from the school district and the borough is minimal and covers only expenses for the teacher exchange and some of the expenses incurred during the Kanayama student visit. The first visit from Kanayama delegates (the Mayor and Superintendent, etc.) to Ketchikan to decide whether or not to start an exchange, took place in November 1986. Ketchikan delegates (Ketchikan’s Mayor and Superintendent) then visited Kanayama in March 1987 for the first time. Following that, Christa Bruce and family went over, and the Ketchikan and Kanayama students first visited each other |
Board Meetings ~ 5:30PM
First Monday of the Month at Jeremiah's Next meeting January 8th, 2024 |
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KGK Board
President - Jill Walker Vice President - Claire Gilleg Secretary - Matt Armstrong Treasurer - Dan Patton Student Reps - Ally Trugon Japanese Teacher –Mahiro Tohyamaa Teacher to Kanayama –Malika Brunette Board Members: Ole Sullivan Christa Bruce-Kotrc Elizabeth Avila Tim Currall Archie Inoncillio Jacob Alguire Kana Mettler Tracy Mettler Ty Hewitt Shelley Hewitt Lynlee Mitchell Penny Leighton Alex Trugon Ema Oshima Jenny Dupree |
Exchange 23-24!
From Kanayama to Ketchikan: Updates soon! Chaperones: |
Exchange 23-24!
From Ketchikan to Kanayama: Aiden (Mia) Artz Alex Jones Emery (Bella) Stack-Torres Isaiah Guinn Kalyn Jurczak Kason Fowler Kaydee Forrester Nikomi Tucker Orsen Mike Rhys Barry Tavin Jansson Thorington Thierry Oyedeji Ursula Whiteley Chaperones: Applications open until December 18th |
