WELCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES
FROM TSUCHIURA, JAPAN AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
PALO ALTO HOST STUDENTS AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS
WHEREAS, the exchange program between middle schools is the foundation of the Sister City relationship to promote international and intercultural understanding; and WHEREAS, Palo Alto and Tsuchiura have engaged their middle school students and their families in cultural and educational exchanges; and
WHEREAS, the opportunity to host Tsuchiura students here and send Palo Alto students to Tsuchiura, Japan has proven to be mutually beneficial; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto thanks the City of Tsuchiura for their warm hospitality extended to Palo Alto students since 1995.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ed Lauing, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City Council, hereby express our heartfelt welcome to Tsuchiura Chaperones: Ms. Kayoko Ozeki, Mr. Kazushi Endo, and Ms. Misaki Kumiko and ten Tsuchiura students: Aoi Koizumi, Erena Chiba, Yumi Yamamoto, Nayu Masuoka , Nao Yoshimura, Koharu Otsuka, Mei Hirakawa, Aida Itsuki, Yukinori Ishikawa, and Nao Ozeki.
FURTHER, we recognize with pride our own students ( eleven strong) as Student Ambassadors of the City of Palo Alto: Ava Burrell, Mila Rosen, Victoria Kislitsyn, Malaika Middleton, Madeline Chang, Anya Zhang, Adela Sojan, Mikael Llamas, Joseph Grinkrug, Austin Shovkoplyas, and Klyde Lopez.
Presented: March 17, 2025
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Ed Lauing
Mayor
Proclamation