Rebecca lands a Fulbright to teach in Spain – wahoo!

Rebecca Funke

FHHS grad Rebecca’s proud mom Beth just sent me this – it’s the kind of thing that makes an island proud – way to go Rebecca! Here’s more:

Rebecca N. Funke has the honor of being selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to receive a Fulbright grant award to teach English in Spain for the 2009/2010 school year.  Rebecca will be representing the United States by demonstrating the qualities of service excellence and leadership which are the hallmark of the Fulbright program.  The principal purpose of the Fulbright program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of more than 150 participating countries.  Fulbrighters enrich the educational, political, economic, social, and cultural lives in countries around the world.

Rebecca will be teaching English to elementary students at the Can Andres Primary School in Colmenar Viejo, a small town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain.  Rebecca is a 2004 graduate of Friday Harbor High School and is the daughter of Kerry and Beth Anderson and granddaughter of Frank and Nelda Hastings, Friday Harbor.