HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will hold its commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, in Summit Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center. There are 97 students in the Class of 2013.

Three seniors will speak during the ceremony. Student Government Association President Sorena Lo of Paris will give the senior address. Mehr Shah of Little Rock will provide the welcome, and Dimple Shah of Paragould will give the senior speech. Lo is the daughter of Vanessa and Hue Lo. Mehr Shah is the daughter of Sitara and M.B. Shah. Dimple Shah is the daughter of Nisha and Himansu Shah.

Pulaski Technical College’s commencement exercises will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.

 This spring, 1,397 students have completed associate degrees, technical certificates and certificates of proficiency during the academic year. Many have earned multiple degrees, bringing the total to 2,054 degrees to be conferred. Nearly 900 students plan to participate in commencement exercises. As customary, members of the Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees will assist in the awarding of diplomas.

 Arkansas Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock, will deliver the commencement address.

LITTLE ROCK - The Council for Educational Travel USA (CETUSA) is looking for qualified families in Central Arkansas interested in hosting a student from abroad for the 2013-14 school year.

CETUSA, a non-profit organization that has been bringing international students to live and study in the United States since 1995, is expanding into Arkansas in an effort to increase international understanding of the Natural State, according to Scott Zielstra, who is leading CETUSA's efforts here.

"We want to build more insight about what Arkansas is really like and what it has to offer," Zielstra says. "Hosting a CETUSA student is also a way for families to become lifelong cultural learners with open minds and hearts."