Check out this tribute to the AFS-USA Class of 2025 – a digital yearbook!

This yearbook highlights some of the incredible students who spent the 2024–25 academic year living with host families, attending American high schools, and sharing their cultures with communities across the country.

“This year was like opening a book I never thought I’d get to read—each chapter filled with faces that turned into family, places that became pieces of me, and quiet moments that taught me the loudest lessons. I learned how to belong in a new world without losing who I am. From the laughter echoing in the kitchen to the quiet walks home after school, every second was a stitch in the fabric of who I’m becoming. My heart is fuller now, stretched across oceans, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I met a family who took me in as theirs and friends who loved me for who I was and who I was able to be myself with.” – Rotnen from Nigeria, YES Program student hosted in Illinois

Click here to explore the yearbook!

Help us celebrate the curiosity, courage, and connection these students brought into our lives—and the lifelong friendships and global perspectives they take with them.

Thank you to the host families, volunteers, educators, and communities who made it all possible. 

P.S. Please share the yearbook on social media and with your networks!