02 November 2005
BSL starts interview of 18 final aspirants
CITY Mayor Benjamin S. Lim is now screening the qualified candidates for the U.S. study exchange program that starts sometime in May 2006.
The City Schools Division has submitted 18 qualified students from various schools in the city who are individually interviewed by the mayor. Twelve of the eighteen will officially become student exchange scholars to the US, Lim said.
After the interview of each qualified student, the mayor and the city’s student exchange coordinating committee, in consultation with the City Schools Division, will deliberate on the official list of students for the study exchange.
The qualified high school students are from Mother Goose Special School System Inc. (3), Dominican School (3), St. Albert the Great School (3), Pangasinan Universal Institute (3), La Salette School (3), University of Pangasinan (1), St. John’s Cathedral School (1) and Dagupan City National High School (1).
Lim stressed that the program will allow the students to experience the public/private educational system of Milpitas.
The criteria set by the city’s Student Exchange Coordinating Committee require that the candidates must be at least 14 years old, must have a general weighted average of 85 percent or above (30%); demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities (20%); has excellent oral and written communication skills in English (20%); has demonstrated good manners and right conduct (20%); and actively taken part in extra-curricular activities (10%). (Sunshine D. Robles)
The City Schools Division has submitted 18 qualified students from various schools in the city who are individually interviewed by the mayor. Twelve of the eighteen will officially become student exchange scholars to the US, Lim said.
After the interview of each qualified student, the mayor and the city’s student exchange coordinating committee, in consultation with the City Schools Division, will deliberate on the official list of students for the study exchange.
The qualified high school students are from Mother Goose Special School System Inc. (3), Dominican School (3), St. Albert the Great School (3), Pangasinan Universal Institute (3), La Salette School (3), University of Pangasinan (1), St. John’s Cathedral School (1) and Dagupan City National High School (1).
Lim stressed that the program will allow the students to experience the public/private educational system of Milpitas.
The criteria set by the city’s Student Exchange Coordinating Committee require that the candidates must be at least 14 years old, must have a general weighted average of 85 percent or above (30%); demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities (20%); has excellent oral and written communication skills in English (20%); has demonstrated good manners and right conduct (20%); and actively taken part in extra-curricular activities (10%). (Sunshine D. Robles)
