Jackson – Jennifer Norton of Cal State University in Sacramento has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Poland in teaching English as a foreign language. This is quite an honor for the 14-year English, European history and art history teacher at Argonaut High School in Jackson. Back in 2005, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Regional Education Corps added her name to the list of “a nationwide corps of museum-trained educators who will help bring Holocaust education into their communities.” Norton’s award will enable her to live in the culturally-rich country of Poland while teaching English. With this honor, she becomes one of approximately 1,500 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2009-2010 academic year through the Fulbright program. “The school and I think it’s quite an honor and we are incredibly happy for Ms. Norton,” said Argonaut Principal Dave Vicari. “She will also continue to promote Argonaut High School while living abroad,” he said. The Fulbright exchange program, long known as America’s flagship international educational program, is managed by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program has provided approximately 294,000 exchange students with the opportunity to observe each others’ political economic educational and cultural institutions. This includes 11,000 Americans and 183,000 students, scholars and teachers from other countries. The program operates in over 155 countries worldwide. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.