{"id":190881,"date":"2015-02-03T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=190881"},"modified":"2015-02-03T04:00:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:00:16","slug":"mt-carmel-recognizes-4-parents-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mt-carmel-recognizes-4-parents-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Carmel recognizes 4 Parents of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Annie Cepeda, representing her father Joaquin Cepeda, James Reyes, Evangeline Villar, and Chiharu Sato were named as Mount Carmel School\u2019s 2015 Parents of the Year. (Thomas A. Manglona II)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Concluding its weeklong celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Mount Carmel School recognized its Parents of the Year for their outstanding volunteerism and commitment to the students, faculty, and staff. Unlike previous years, four parents were recognized last Friday during the school\u2019s Family Night.<\/p>\n

James P. Reyes, Joaquin Cepeda, Chiharu Sato, and Evangeline Villar were recognized as the sole school\u2019s 2015 Parents of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very fitting that we wrap up our celebration with Family Night. MCS is really a family. We could not function without our parent volunteers,\u201d school president Galvin Deleon Guerrero said in his remarks. \u201cThey give their time and resources and love and heart to the school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guerrero noted that one of the hardest jobs at the school isn\u2019t teaching or cleaning\u2014it\u2019s directing traffic.<\/p>\n

James Reyes was recognized for his efforts in directing traffic after school dismissal.<\/p>\n

Reyes told Saipan Tribune that he \u201cjust wants to help and encourage other parents to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is a responsibility to volunteer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Annie Cepeda received the award on behalf of her father, who assists Reyes in after-school traffic directing. The Mount Carmel senior said she is elated that her father is being recognized. \u201cI am happy that he is giving back to the school that I spent so many years in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Volunteer parent coach Chiharu Sato has brought her skill and passion for sports to the Mount Carmel family. Sato can be found on campus during weekends coaching the school\u2019s athletic teams for hours. She said, \u201cWatching students enjoy playing sports is a great joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evangeline Villar spends eight hours twice a week at Mount Carmel\u2019s library organizing books and allowing students to utilize the resources that would otherwise be unavailable to them.<\/p>\n

She said she is blessed to have the time to serve the students and the school and vows to work even harder to make sure the library is a safe and quiet sanctuary for students to study.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt inspires me to also see students who really want to learn and read and spend their time in the library. It makes me want to do an even better job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student Council president Andrea Lazaro said families are the backbone of the school community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the Parents of the Year truly deserve the recognition. They show their commitment to the school through service and that\u2019s really admirable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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