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14 winners in ‘Vaccination for Education’ raffle
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Posted on Aug 19 2021
The Public School System’s first day of classes for this school year yesterday saw 14 CNMI students being named winners of raffle prizes in PSS’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign, “Vaccination for Education.”
Seven students each won $500 cash prizes. They were Casey Chambers from Saipan International School; Janna Mapeso from Tinian; Rosalia Agbayani from Rota; Ysharei Sanje from Dandan Middle School; and Judy Bang, Kassandra Oropesa, and Rheeza Lopez, who are all from Marianas High School.
Seven top-of-the-line smartphones—four Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultras and three iPhone 12 Pro Maxes—were also up for grabs in the raffle. The four Samsung winners were Mark Cao from Saipan International School; Edgard Acollador II from Tinian; Aiden Masga from Rota; and Zyron Espiritu Santo from Kagman High School. The three iPhone winners were Samuel Cope from Marianas High School; and Gabriel Baylon and Kilistina Passa from Dandan Middle School. The smartphones come with free one-year contracts.
Education Commissioner Dr. Alfred B. Ada said Tuesday that he and a team will be going to the students’ campuses soon to personally hand them the raffle prizes.
To enter the raffle’s selection pool, students who were eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine had to submit their COVID-19 vaccination cards to their respective school’s registrar before noon Aug. 17. Ada spun a virtual wheel on Tuesday afternoon to select the winners.
The number of students in the raffle selection pool and the number of students who submitted their COVID-19 vaccination cards to their school registrars were not immediately learned as of press time Wednesday.
Students being vaccinated against COVID-19 is not required but is highly encouraged.
