Noblesville probably isn’t a target for ISIS or any other terror group, but that didn’t stop recent events from influencing the school’s French Club.

     Due to last November’s terror attack in Paris, the Noblesville High School French club has cancelled their trip to France, a reminder that extremism remains a problem for France, Europe and the world.

     Many students may not give much thought to international terrorism affecting them in the US, but that doesn’t change the role global politics can play in Noblesville.

     “I don’t really think that there’s a chance any of that could affect us,” junior Connor Roth said.

    “I looked on the French Teachers of America Facebook page, and I saw so many other schools cancelling their trips because of all this stuff going on,” French teacher Michelle Tharp-Taylor said. “I can see why: It’s tough to be responsible for teenagers that far away from home already, without ISIS coming into

the mix.”

     When the French Club decided to cancel their trip, most members understood, but some had their doubts about the decision.

     “While I can understand that there isn’t really a chance of that happening, it’s still a scary thought,” Tharp-Taylor said.

     The decision was still a blow to the members who had been excited to go.

      “Cancelling the trip to Paris was a smart move because of all the current events happening in France,” sophomore and French club member Kiersten Gillem said. “Even though it’s disappointing, my parents wouldn’t want me in France anyways for the same reason.”

     In contrast, NHS’s German club has reached their deadline to sign up for their foreign exchange program. The trip was open to those outside the club taking German class as well. The program will allow participants to travel to different parts of Germany next year for three weeks in the second semester, while taking in German students for three weeks in the first semester. The organizers are still continuing with plans to visit Europe despite the decision made by the French Club.

     Early January marked the one year anniversary of the infamous attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris by members of ISIS.

     In the past three months, many other schools, from Minnesota to Long Island have canceled trips to Europe and the Middle East in light of this new wave of terrorism rocking Europe, and its effects have reached all the way to Noblesville.