Bon voyage!

Neighbors briefs for the week of June 9, 2019.

Juneau Empire
Sunday, June 9, 2019 7:00am
Neighbors

Global ambassadors from Juneau are headed overseas for two weeks on an educational tour.

Group leaders, Tristan Berkey and Leslie Scranton, along with chaperones Amy Ballard and Molly Hillis, will lead the middle school students through Portugal, Spain, the Rock of Gibraltar and the French Rivera.

Families with middle schoolers interested in next year’s tour of Australia and New Zealand can contact Leslie at juneauglobalkids@gmail.com.

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