Public Secondary School in Rankit is Inaugurated

On Friday, January 18^th, 2013, a beautiful summer-like day in the Haitian town of Rankit, the first public secondary school building (lycee) ever built in this town of about 20,000 people was officially inaugurated. Many important officials were present, including the town’s mayor, the Deputy (Congressman) for that area, the Ministry of Education’s Supervisor for northern Haiti, representatives of various Minnesota Rotary Clubs and the Pignon (Haiti) Rotary Club, many Haiti Outreach employees, plus hundreds of students and adults of the community.

Deputy (similar to our Congressman), Mayor, School Officials, and representatives of Rotary and Haiti Outreach on stage at the school inauguration.

The band is leading the parade of students and VIPs through the town towards the new school.

Part of the large audience attending the inauguration ceremonies under canopies to avoid the hot sun.

Students in uniform at their new school.

Students and teacher in their brand new classroom.

Click here to see more photos of the Rankit Lycée as it is being built and inaugurated.

Minnesota and German Rotarians Participate in School’s Groundbreaking

Digging for the foundation of the new lycée (public secondary school) in Rankit.

Digging for the latrine on the school site.