A report received late says that the community in Georgia has offered honor and appreciations to the high school graduates (2008-2011) on Saturday amidst a special function.
A temporarily formed Bhutanese Honor Society, which comprised the community leaders, among others, extended sincere appreciations to younger generation for successfully graduating from the high schools.
So far an estimated 50 Bhutanese have graduated from the six different high schools in Atlanta, GA beginning 2008.
- High school graduates pose to camera after receiving appreciation letter. Photo courtesy/Mahendra Dahal.
BM Rai, one of the honor organizing committee members informed BNS over telephone that the main motive of the program was to encourage younger generation Bhutanese to explore more opportunities.
“It is the community’s responsibility, in general, to encourage younger generation folks to continue with the western education and explore more opportunities in future,” said Rai, adding—“we just initiated here in Georgia and this short of encouraging function is worth organizing in other regions where community folks live.”
According to Rai, at least 35 high school graduates, including Ram Siwakoti, recipient of the Gates Scholarship Award program, which will pay for his needs until he finishes the Ph.D. in any colleges in the US, attended the function.
The honor society also provided appreciation letters along with khada to the high school graduates. Meanwhile, the community leaders, addressing the function, encouraged students to continue with the modern education.
The local artists from the Bhutanese Artists of Georgia had rocked the floor with various presentations. The community also tasked Raman Dahal, a long time teacher back in Nepal, with the responsibility of working closely with younger generation students in Atlanta to help them explore further opportunities.
