Denison Sister Cities

Applications Extended: 2025 Sister Cities Exchange Program

The deadline to apply for the 2025 Sister Cities Exchange Program has been extended to Friday, December 20th. This is an incredible opportunity to experience life in Cognac, France, and host a French partner here in Denison.

Who Can Apply:

Students: Denison High School freshmen, sophomores, and juniors
Chaperones: Adults interested in supporting the program
What’s Included:

Spend two weeks in Cognac, France, living with a host family
Host your French partner in Texas for two weeks in July 2025
Cost: $1,000 (major expenses covered, thanks to the Munson Foundation)
How to Apply:

Pick up an application at Denison City Hall (300 W. Main Street) or download it here: https://www.denisontx.gov/652/Sister-Cities-Inc
Return completed applications to Denison City Hall or Coach Cates at DHS

For questions, contact Rachel Reinert at (903) 647-7976 or [email protected].

Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in a new culture, create lifelong memories, and build global connections. Apply today!

The 2024 Exchange Program has been advertised to Cognac students in the newspaper - check out the article and the translation below!

Who wants to welcome American correspondents?

Who doesn't dream of going to taste XXL milkshakes and burgers in the United States? For six young people from Cognac, the American dream is within reach. Well, rather, 1,700 in the bank account, since that is the price proposed by the twinning committee to fly to Denison, Texas, from July 21 to August 2. All inclusive "On condition that these young people, aged 15 to 18, welcome their American correspondent in Cognac, from July 8 to 18," specifies Monique Arramy, president of the twinning committee. "During the day, we will show them the region with excursions, notably to La Rochelle, to the Courdouan lighthouse, to caves in the Dordogne... During the afternoon and at the weekend they will be with families."

These exchanges between correspondents are not new, since they began shortly after the start of the twinning between Cognac and Denison, in 1993. Due to covid, they were stopped for two years, before resuming last year.

"It’s a great opportunity for young people to improve their English and discover another culture," says Martine Granier, committee member and retired English teacher. "For example, we don't eat at the table in the United States: we help ourselves from the fridge!"

Once in America, a nice program awaits future globetrotters: visit to the cattle market and the house of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, excursion to Dallas to the Sixth Floor Museum dedicated to President Kennedy, baseball match, discovery of the city ​​and its skyscrapers, among others.

“In addition, we are also organizing a stay in Koenigswinter, in Germany, from April 29 to May 6, for which there are still places available” adds Monique Arramy. For 390 participants will discover the citadel of Ehrenbreitstein, the rock of Lorelei, Koblenz, Kommern, Badmunstereiffel and Bonn, as well as Kayserberg and Colmar in Alsace.

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