2025-11-20 03:06

Congratulations to all the students who were selected for Youth Ambassador exchanges in 2026! Students go through a rigorous application and interview process before being selected for travel to one of our sister cities. After selection, students attend cultural orientations to prepare for travel abroad and to get to know the culture of their destination.

A special congratulations to Michael Rodriguez who received the Yamagata Emerging Leader Scholarship for his excellence in community service and leadership. Michael will be using the scholarship to travel to Trier, Germany in the spring.

Budapest, Hungary

• Marely Arguello, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Shreya Barat, Coppell High School
• Elizabeth Brown, Birdville High School
• Miles Brown, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Katherine Nytko, Science, Etc./Home School
• Eliza Stubblefield, I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA

Delegation Leaders

• Trinity Crockett, T.R.E.E. Academy
• Hao Tran, Trimble Tech High School

Associate Delegation Leader

• Alexandra Rodriguez, University of Texas at Arlington

Mbabane, Eswatini

• Charles Cady, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Mackenzie Crain, Trinity Valley School
• Kennedy Laster, Ray Braswell High School
• Walker Maxwell, R.L. Paschal High School
• Maxwelle McPhaull, I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
• Hassan Piaubert, Game Development and Design School
• Michael Phillips, I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA

Delegation Leaders

• Paige Collins, Fort Worth Sister Cities International
• Brandy Sapp, DAS, Inc.
• Courtney Upp, Stuard Elementary

Nagaoka, Japan

• Sherlyn Avelar, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
• Hannah Cady, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Grace Campos, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
• Jacob Galindo, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Jacob Hernandez, Charlene Mckinzey STEM Academy
• Ella Holbrook, World Languages Institute
• Jaden Lowery, TCC Southeast Mansfield ISD Early College High School
• Tanatswa Manyande, Aledo High School
• Jacob Martinez, Trimble Tech High School
• Vanessa Patino, World Languages Institute
• Drew Rhodes, R.L. Paschal High School
• Mia Rico, Stripling Middle School
• Gene Starr, Marine Creek Collegiate High School

Delegation Leaders

• Rachel Hackworth, FWISD Homebound
• Megan Johnson, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Associate Delegation Leader

• Maria Castruita, University of North Texas

Nagaoka, Japan – Harashin

• Marlee Allen, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
• Akshaya Balaji, Coppell High School
• Will Conner, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Nate Hackworth, Trinity Valley School
• Riley Ledesma, Southwest High School
• Sophia Mora, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Amanda Quintana, North Side High School
• Mason Rawlins, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Alternate: Andrea Herrera, Cristo Rey Fort Worth
• Alternate: Dakota Vega, TCC South FWISD Collegiate High School

Delegation Leaders

• Nicole Erickson, Tarrant County College
• Rubi Roy, University of Texas at Arlington

Nimes, France

• Chloe Adams, Southwest Christian School
• Alexander Angon, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Akshaya Balaji, Coppell High School
• Sloane Criado, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
• Bela Jackson, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Alyssa Reyes, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Dakota Vega, TCC South FWISD Collegiate High School
• Zoe Williams, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
• Annabel Young, Southwest Christian School

Delegation Leaders

• Alexis Gross, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Greg Gross, All Saints’ Episcopal School

Associate Delegation Leader

• Sarai Flores, University of Texas at Arlington

Reggio Emilia, Italy

• Isabelle Almanza, Southwest High School
• Daniel Barreto, World Languages Institute
• Jackson Cross, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Daisy Daniels, Western Hills High School
• Clara Enlow, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Romelia Flores, World Languages Institute
• Kennedi Kula, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Elizabeth Nytko, Science, Etc./Home School
• Chloe Soule, Southwest High School
• Sophia Tinley, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Victoria Tran, Nolan Catholic High School

Delegations Leaders

• Monica Prochnow, Tarrant County College
• Brian Wooddell, Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences

Trier, Germany

• Solomon Bode, Southwest Christian School
• Abigail Dzurik, Fort Worth Country Day High School
• Natalie Flores, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Adam Gamero, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Angel Garcia, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Andrea Herrera, Cristo Rey Fort Worth
• Jimena Luna, Bethesda Christian School
• Michael Rodriguez, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
• Bowie Royal, Aledo High School
• Tori Thurmond, R.L. Paschal High School

Delegation Leaders

• James Gleaton, Tarrant County College
• Elizabeth Kuhns, Annetta Elementary School

Bandung, Indonesia June 2027

• Akshaya Balaji, Coppell High School
• Elizabeth Brown, Birdville High School
• Will Conner, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Abigail Dzurik, Fort Worth Country Day School
• Natalie Flores, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Jacob Galindo, Amon Carter-Riverside High School
• Aiden Gutierrez, All Saints’ Episcopal School
• Kennedy Laster, Braswell High School
• Amanda Quintana, North Side High School
• Michael Rodriguez, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Delegation Leaders

• James Gleaton, Tarrant County College