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15 Dolphins to visit Down Under
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Posted on Mar 22 2005
Tenth, 11th and 12th grade students from Marianas High School students would not be here for Holy Week, as they will be spending Lent off island, participating in a cultural exchange program in the land Down Under.
Vice principal Karen Borja said yesterday that 15 students and members of the MHS National Honor Society would be spending five days in Cairns, Australia.
The students, together with their advisers Lyvonn Taisacan and Chas Algaier, will leave for the world’s smallest continent tomorrow afternoon.
Education associate commissioner David M. Borja and his wife MHS vice principal Karen Borja will also join the group.
Karen Borja said the students were able to raise funds for the trip by conducting fundraising events such as hot lunches and car washing activities.
Parents of the students also shouldered some of the expenses for the trip. She said the Public School System did not spend a single cent for the trip.
She described the trip as a great opportunity for the students to learn about the culture of Australia, especially how the aborigines—Australia’s native people—live.
Karen Borja also said the sojourn would give the students a chance to see first-hand one of the natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef, and observe Australia’s famed wildlife, which includes crocodiles, wallabies, koalas, and kangaroos.
“This will be a whole new experience for them,” said Borja, who also noted that some MHS students visited Australia in 2000.
MHS principal James Denight said the trip is a great opportunity for the children to check out and see how other people live.
“I think they are going to enjoy it. It’s going to be very informative for them.”
