80 students of Primary and Secondary receive extraordinary prizes and special mentions for their academic performance

A total of 80 students who have finished their Primary and Secondary studies in the public, private and private schools of Benidorm received special mentions and extraordinary prizes yesterday for their academic performance during the 2017-2018 academic year. The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, who holds the competences of Education, was commissioned to deliver these awards to the brightest students in the city by giving them a diploma and a gift.

The event was held yesterday in the Assembly Hall of the City Council and had first as protagonists to 58 Primary School students CEIP Aitana, CEIP Ausiàs March, CEIP El Murtal, CEIP La Cala, CEIP Mestre Gaspar, CEIP Gabriel Miró, CEIP Miguel Hernández, CEIP Serra Gelada, CEIP Els Tolls, CEIP Vasco Núñez de Balboa, CEIP Leonor Canalejas, CEIP Puig Campana, CC Our Lady of Sorrows and CI Lope de Vega.

Of these, a total of 16 received the Extraordinary Prize awarded by the Regional Ministry for the best records in the Valencian Community, while the remaining 42 have been recognized locally for their academic results.

After the act addressed to the Primary students, it was the turn of the Secondary students. One by one the 22 students from the IES Pere Mª Orts i Bosch centers, IES Bernat de Sarriá, IES Beatriu Fajardo from Mendoza, IES L'Almadrava, IES Mediterrània, CC Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and C.I. Lope de Vega worthy of the special mention for their performance.

The mayor congratulated the recognized students and wished them good results in their studies that have already begun to take this year. He also highlighted "the importance of the educational community and the family fabric to achieve an environment in which our children and young people develop their talent", adding that "I hope that this talent stays in Benidorm and serves to make even more important our city".

Toni Pérez also highlighted the prevalence of women in the awards and wanted to take advantage of the two acts so that the audience offered a strong applause "in memory of Laura Luelmo, a teacher and a talent", murdered this week in Huelva. This homage served to remember that "from our educational system and from families we are responsible for educating our children in Equality" and to fight against gender violence.