FRANCISCO
HENRIQUEZ Y CARVAJAL HIGH SCHOOL IN COTUI
By Wandy Yoel Santana
‘’There is strength
in numbers,’’ people say. Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal High School is the
result of the union and great effort made by students and people from Sanchez
Ramirez province. The high school is important for our society. The high school
provides many facilities and its structure allows people to do different kinds
of activities. Also, people from the country side come to this high school to develop
new skills.
The foundation of
Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal was turbulent. The school was founded on
February,1957 by many important people such as teachers, lawyers, students, and
residents of the area. Miguel Angel Garcia, José Altagracia Matos, Delsa
Sanchez, And Antonio Estrella were some of the people involved in the advance
of education in cotuí. The high school was located in front of the park. At the
moment, there were just 108 students registered. Some years letter, the school
was moved to the Banco Agricola building because of the big noise. In 1968,
students and people around started protests. They stopped the traffic for hours
and made big posters calling the government’s attention. The same year, the
students burned the place they were studying in, forcing the authorities to
look for a new place and build a well equipped school. A family from Libertad community donated part
of the land, helping the government to solve the problem. The sacrifice of many
young people and adults resulted in the foundation of the most important high
school in cotuí.
Also, Francisco
Henriquez y Carvajan High School is not only the most important; it is the
biggest high school in Sanchez Ramirez Province. It has three buildings
surrounded by a big wall. At the entrance, there is the principal’s building
with two rooms, the secretary’s and the principal’s office and the teacher’s
office. To the left and right, there are the second and the third buildings,
each one with fifteen rooms and six bathrooms. In the first level, there are
the fourth grades. In the second level, there are the third grades, and in the
third level there are the second and first grades. Besides, there is a computer
laboratory and a library. Above the library, there is an assembly hall. Between
the first and second buildings, there is a cafeteria. Next to them there is a
green area and two basketball fields. The walls of the building are painted
with patriotic and cultural symbols. This is an enjoyable place for the
students, and its facilities transform the high school in one of the most
important and biggest ones in the complete city of cotuí.
Beyond that, Francisco
Henriquez y Carvajal High School’s Facilities has changed the lives of people
in cotuí. This high school has provided
the communities in cotui with many changes through the years. Not only because it
is a school, but also for its facilities. One reason for those changes is the big
library the high school has, which allowed many students to enjoy different
kinds of books, preventing students from traveling very far to obtain them. Another
important reason is the computer laboratories that permit people to get information
from the internet for free. Also, teachers teach computer courses for children
and adult people, helping them to learn about computers in their free time. One
of the most important reasons is the big activities hall the school has. It is
used for teaching folklore, dance, technical courses, and other activities to
take out people out of the streets and help them to be better in the future. Those
are the reasons why people love the high school and how it changes lives in the
community.
To Sum up, Francisco Henriquez
y Carvajal high school is the most important and the biggest high school in
Sanchez Ramirez Province. Its comfortable facilities make this high school a
very important place for the children and adults to learn new knowledge and new
technical skills. Therefore, Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal High School has archived
great changes for Cotuí City.
Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Friday, May 16th, 2014
