HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-17 Tsuchiura Exchange Students
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
______________________________ Ed Lauing Mayor
Proclamation