LEWISTON — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for boys and girls from a variety of countries around the world.

The students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These select exchange students have good English, are bright, curious and eager to learn about the United States by living as part of a local family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their host families.

Each ASSE student is fully insured, brings his or her own personal spending money and expects to bear his or her share of household responsibilities, as well as being included in normal family activities and lifestyles.

To become a host family of find out more about ASSE and its programs, call Joyce at 737-4666 or 1-800-7877-2773 or visit www.asse.com.