The West Seneca School District welcomes students into our learning environment. We encourage students to get involved in school-sponsored activities, attend school functions, and learn about life as an American student. We look forward to our students having the opportunity to learn about the culture and life as a student from the country represented.

Upon the Foreign Exchange student’s arrival in West Seneca, please contact the high school to officially register in the school district. Host families will then be directed to contact the School Counselor at West Senior HS or East Senior HS to create a course schedule.

• Foreign exchange students and their host families/organizations will submit their application for registration to the respective Building Principal in the spring prior to the requested September/January enrollment. West Seneca currently participates with AFS
• Foreign exchange students are expected to have a solid academic foundation, above average grades from their home country and be proficient in English language
• Foreign exchange students will not earn a New York State High School diploma from West Seneca CSD. They will earn a Certificate of Participation/Attendance. Students will also receive a final report card depicting the grades earned in course work experienced at their respective WS HS. Full year Foreign Exchange students of senior status are welcome to participate in graduation ceremonies
• Foreign exchange students should not have previously completed their graduation requirements in their home country
• Foreign exchange students are expected to abide by the same school rules and policies as those of the regular school population, as found in the Student Handbook
• Foreign exchange students should expect to provide for their expenses such as: lunch, yearbook, senior sweatshirts/class trip, field trips, prom, Homecoming dance tickets, ski club, Athletics, graduation cap and gown, other extracurricular activities

• One (1) unit of ENGLISH at the appropriate grade level
• One (1) unit of Us History and Government
• One (1) unit of Math and/or one (1) unit of science as appropriate
• One half (1/2) unit of PE
• Elective courses, completing the required 6.5 credits of enrollment

No students will be registered without prior approval by the Building Principal