High school students ages 14 – 17, are you looking for an adventure that takes you out of your comfort zone for 12 days, while learning in an Eco-friendly environment serving people from a different culture? With the goal to help you develop leadership skills, the Costa Rica Eco-Study tour is for you. Tour dates are June 9-20, 2014. Interested students can pick up applications at the following locations: Cherokee High School (see Yona Wade), Swain High School (see Kathy Decano), Robbinsville High School (see Brenda Norville), Smoky Mountain High (see Linda Wittekind), WNC 4-H offices, Cherokee Youth Council (see Sky Sampson) and the EBCI Extension Office. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 4pm. Info: Tammy Jackson, community development coordinator, 554-6934