A broad smile spreads across Melissa Carper’s face when she talks about New Zealand.
In just a few days, the 1999 SHHS graduate will begin a three-month adventure down-under, working as an intern with that country’s Department of Conservation on the Boundary Stream Site Project.
Melissa is the daughter of Gary and Marsha Carper of 1012 Northside Drive.
“I’m very excited,” said Carper, now a junior at Oregon State University studying biology and English. “I’ll…