Captivating Capiz Celebrates Boys and Girls Week

Captivating Capiz Celebrates Boys and Girls Week

The Province of Capiz is celebrating its 9th Boys and Girls Week which started last Monday, September 22 and would end on September 26. This 5-day project is sponsored by the The Rotary Club of Metro Roxas (RCMR). The Project started in 1999 which committed to help the Capiz youth to develop their leadership skills.

"The idea about the project was hatched after The Rotary Club of Metro Roxas had seen the need for the youth to become oriented and acquainted with what our public officials are doing and how they run our local government," said a press release about the project. A rigorous selection process conducted in order to select the best and the brightest youth in the province. The project was only offered to the top 5 fourth-year students both in the public and private high schools in Capiz. They were given qualifying examination and the top 20 qualifiers had undergone another written examination. A panel interview was conducted, which determined the final 15 winners who was installed as Capiz Boy/Girl Governor,Vice-Governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan members. These selected boys and girls are address as real province officials. They are being called Honorable Governor or Honorable Board Member for the entire week.

This project is supported and endorsed by the Department of Education. According to Rotary International this project vital because it gives importance and recognition to the youth as the future hope and leaders of our fatherland. They also believed that they can help build future leaders by helping the youth realize their dreams. This year theme for Boys and Girls Week is "Make Dreams Real".

The Captivating Capiz Zinnia and The Seer believe and wish that this project could make honest leaders in the future. Leaders that have real concern to the welfare of our country.