Search launched for Rizal model student

MANILA, Philippines - The 2011 Search for Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines, an annual nationwide contest for college students conducted by the Knights of Rizal in conjunction with the Commission on Higher Education, was launched last July through a series of letters and emails to various colleges and universities all over the country, with the deadline for submission of entries set on Dec. 2.

 Schools should send their entries via courier or fax/email to the following address, properly endorsed by their college dean or president: The Selection Committee, Search for Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines. International Headquarters 3rd Floor, Knights of Rizal Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila. Fax 528-1973/email: [email protected].

Initiated in 1988, the search has honored the best of Filipino youth who epitomize the Rizalian qualities of academic excellence and leadership in campus and local, regional, national community activities as well as achievements in international undertakings, and who also exhibit the Rizalian virtues of love of country, thereby serving as living models to the youth.

For full rules and further information, call 521-0141 or 528-1974.