10 August 2005
12 Dagupeño HS studes bound for Stanford U
TWELVE outstanding high school students from Dagupan City will take part in the U.S. study exchange program as part of the sister-cities memorandum of understanding between Dagupan and Milpitas in California.
City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, coming home from a two-week trip in the United States, signed the MOU with Milpitas City Mayor Jose Esteves on July 21, 2005.
He said that the Dagupeño students will attend classes at Stanford University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and in the whole world.
Lim said that aside from joining classes inside classrooms, the students will also participate in sports events, drama acting and visits to museums, libraries, exhibit centers, and outdoor adventure.
“Their stay will be hosted by families from various Dagupeño associations in the area,” he said. They will also be given a one-week break to stay with their relatives in the U.S.
The mayor will personally select the final 12 scholars who must belong to the cream of the crop as recommended by various public and private schools in the city.
This year, Public Order and Safety Office chief Robert Erfe-Mejia also participated in the “Emergency Training Seminar” at Camp San Luis Obispo in California, the only Asian who participated in that seminar which simulated disaster scenarios.
Mejia is now implementing and sharing his experience with members of the City Disaster Coordinating Council.
Lim also launched the Nandaragupan Coffetable book in the places he visited which included aside from Milpitas City: Seattle in Washington, Los Angeles and San Diego, California.
City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, coming home from a two-week trip in the United States, signed the MOU with Milpitas City Mayor Jose Esteves on July 21, 2005.
He said that the Dagupeño students will attend classes at Stanford University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and in the whole world.
Lim said that aside from joining classes inside classrooms, the students will also participate in sports events, drama acting and visits to museums, libraries, exhibit centers, and outdoor adventure.
“Their stay will be hosted by families from various Dagupeño associations in the area,” he said. They will also be given a one-week break to stay with their relatives in the U.S.
The mayor will personally select the final 12 scholars who must belong to the cream of the crop as recommended by various public and private schools in the city.
This year, Public Order and Safety Office chief Robert Erfe-Mejia also participated in the “Emergency Training Seminar” at Camp San Luis Obispo in California, the only Asian who participated in that seminar which simulated disaster scenarios.
Mejia is now implementing and sharing his experience with members of the City Disaster Coordinating Council.
Lim also launched the Nandaragupan Coffetable book in the places he visited which included aside from Milpitas City: Seattle in Washington, Los Angeles and San Diego, California.
