November 3, 2004
Local Professional Hockey Players to Visit Carolina International School
Eastern European natives introduce students to their home country
HARRISBURG, N.C. - The sixth grade class at Carolina International School (CIS) will host a visit from Juris Stals and Eddie Pershin, two professional hockey players from the Charlotte Checkers on Monday, November 8 at 2 p.m.
Juris Stals, a native from Latvia, and Eddie Pershin from Russia will entertain questions from the students about their homeland and careers. Russia is the Sister Country to the sixth grade class.
“We are honored to have Juris and Eddie share their cultural and professional experiences with our students. This is another great opportunity to expose our students to international players and to build upon our international focus,” says Scott Morris, physical education teacher and athletic director at CIS.
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Carolina International School is a new North Carolina public charter school offering grades K-7 and adding a grade each year to offer a full K-12 education. The school’s mission is to nurture students’ natural curiosity and joy of learning while they achieve academic excellence through a challenging, interdisciplinary, international curriculum. For more information, visit the Carolina International School Web site at http://www.carolinainternationalschool.org.
