Nigerian student to study at Waukon High School

Mimidoo Shie, a 15 year-old from Benue State, Nigeria, will be studying at Waukon High School this year.
She was chosen by Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS), an Ames-based nonprofit, to receive a scholarship to study in Iowa for a year through the U.S. State Department’s Youth Exchange and Study Program.
Each year, IRIS brings 60 students from Nigeria and Tanzania to study in Iowa high schools. The students are top scholars in their home countries and go through a rigorous selection process before being offered the scholarship.
IRIS is a nonprofit, non-religious organization founded in 1993. Its mission is to promote international understanding, diversity and peace. Through several grant programs, IRIS brings students, journalists, business people, educators and government leaders to Iowa from Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia.
For more information, or to support IRIS, visit www.iris-center.org.