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Wednesday September 21, 2011
Wonderful experience for students in Japan
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Mayor Dean Lynch presented certificates to the Monaro High School students who recently visited Japan. The students gave a presentation on their experience to Cooma-Monaro Shire Council prior to its September 12 meeting. Fourteen local students recently experienced a cultural whirl as they participated in the Lions Club biannual youth exchange program to Cooma’s Japanese city sister, Yamaga. The trip abroad began on August 11 when they departed Cooma. Accompanying them was Monaro High School teacher, Kari Ingram, Cooma-Monaro Shire Mayor Dean Lynch and his wife, Louise, as well as Cooma Lions - President John Britton, and Mick and Lynne Mayhew. Throughout the week, students were hosted by Japanese families and visited various places including an active volcano, a traditional theatre house, hot springs and the city of Kumamoto. Chris Gardiner was one of the students who attended and commented that it was “a very rewarding experience”. He especially liked marching in a parade with Ryan Constance, Niko Bakker and Japanese primary school children at the lantern festival. One of the highlights of many of the students was the Yamaga Toro Matsuri, a festival based on a legend that the Yamaga hot spring was discovered approximately 800 years ago when a stricken deer was found nursing its wound in a marsh. Accompanying teacher, Kari Ingram, and a number of the participating students made a presentation to council at this month’s meeting. Ms Ingram expressed how fortunate she was
to go on the trip. She said, “It was an honour to be part of the group representing Cooma for the sister city and Lions youth exchange program.” “I cannot speak highly enough of the value of this visit in strengthening the relationship between the two communities and the amazing opportunity it was for the tour members to experience Japanese culture on a more personal level.” She congratulated the students on their confidence, maturity and exemplary conduct as ambassadors of the school, community and country as a whole, and thanked the local Lions Club, Cooma-Monaro Shire Council and Monaro High School for their ongoing support of the program ever since 2001. Lion’s Club member and teacher, Chris Reeks, must be commended on his fantastic job in liaising with the Japanese hosts and coordinating the visit. This year was unique to others as students were fortunate to have the opportunity to learn Japanese prior to the visit, facilitated by Monaro High School Japanese teacher, Kevin Kirton. This is a highly valuable program for the youth of our community and the ever-growing relationship Cooma has with its Japanese sister city. Without the support of the local council, Lions Club and Monaro High, such an asset would no longer be.
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