Alaska students finish first Russian immersion program

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A group of students in Alaska has become the first class to complete a Russian language immersion program.
Alaska Public Media reported (http://bit.ly/2qEFnwg ) Thursday that the group of 17 students started the program in kindergarten and stuck with it through their senior year at Western Anchorage High School.
The program was designed for American students specifically so they could learn Russian from a young age.
Program teacher Elena Farkas says the Anchorage S