The newest scholarship grant recipients, Ella B. Apuya, class valedictorian, and Darwin B. Jimenez, class salutatorian, both 12 years old, are top pupils among 229 graduates from the Cesareo Villa-Abrille Elementary School, Davao Central District, Davao City.
Lawyer Leoncio Villa-Abrille, chair and president of Don Cesareo Villa-Abrille Foundation, awarded the high school scholarships during the school recognition day on March 20. He was assisted by school principal Emerita Mapula, and assistant principal Erlinda Semacon in the awards presentation.
The scholarship covers matriculation, tuition and other allied fees plus textbooks and school uniforms annually. As valedictorian, Apuya will study free in high school at the Holy Cross of Davao College at the Bajada Campus in this city.
Jimenez, as salutatorian, will enjoy 50% of all the benefits that the valedictorian will get. However, because of the K-12 law, both scholars will enjoy the scholarship grant for six years, instead of only four years.
Valedictorian Apuya, the only daughter of Celestino and Estrella Apuya, was a consistent first honor since Grade I. Apuya excelled in all her subjects especially in Mathematics. In Grade 6 she was president of the Supreme Pupils Government.
Jimenez, son of Demetrio and Benita Jimenez, was a consistent winner in all competition he joined in school including the Tagis Talino competition where he won first place. He dreamed on becoming a successful informational technologist one day.
The Villa-Abrille Foundation was formed in 2002 by Villa-Abrille with his siblings, notably to help in building a future for the youth especially the poor children. It is the foundation’s way of inspiring the schoolchildren to value education and aspire for excellence in school.
Today, the scholarship program of the foundation has also extended to Davao Central High School, University of Southeastern Philippines, in addition to Holy Cross of Davao College and UP Mindanao. [Llora Mae V.A. Obsines]
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