School Graduations
CIT junior high top student Wilber - an "SLT Scholar" - with the school flag. Behind him the 8th grade top student Edwin - also an SLT Scholar - ready to take over the flag. November 2009
ENCAR high school graduation. Top student Elvis, an SLT Scholar, carries the flag. Behind him are eight "escorts", top in their classroom. Five of the eight were "SLT Scholars" November 2009
Parents and friends crowd to the high school graduation November 2009
Amongst the poor people of San Lucas, the graduation of a son or daughter is a major event - be it from grade school, junior high school or high school.
Many parents never went to school, or only got as far as third grade - so to have a son or daughter graduate is a dream come true
Top 9th grade student Yensi Carolina - an SLT Scholar - passing under the flags in Pampojila, November 2009
IMED top 9th grade student Lucia Stefani - an SLT Scholar - carrying the flag at the graduation ceremony in the town hall November 2009
80 of our students graduated from a course in leadership and Internet, given exclusively to SLT Scholars by the Rigoberto Menchu foundation October, 2009
The top students in the class that is graduating have the privilege of carrying the national and school flags.
During the graduation, they pass them over to the top students in the class that will graduate next year.
The best student in each classrom is an 'escolte' - escort - to the flag bearers: a big honor
Pablo in front of his house and, superimposed, at his junior high graduation. His little brother is an honor student:- both are SLT Scholars
Parents and students in a village celebrate the junior high school graduation, November 2009
Forty 6th graders in a village - we will help five of them carry on to junior high
With more sponsors, we could help more bright, needy students! September 2009
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