On Thursday, July 30, 2002, the awards ceremony for the 1st Edition of the IB Awards for Academic Excellence took place at the IVAM CADA in Alcoy to the 21 award-winning students from Alcoy, Cocentaina and Muro.

In a most endearing and emotional event, journalist Marina C. Aresté acted as master of ceremonies alongside Iñaki Berenguer. The awards ceremony also included the participation of the mayors of Alcoy, Toni Francés and Cocentaina, Mireia Estepa, and the councilor of Muro, Juan Manuel Sanchis. Full of pride and emotion, the winners were accompanied by their families, teachers and directors of the educational centers.

These awards publicly recognize excellence, effort and the spirit of improvement among high school students. They celebrate academic achievements and motivate students to continue striving and growing for years to come.

As Iñaki rightly indicates, seeking excellence is an attitude. It is not enough to have talent and be intelligent. It also requires work capacity and perseverance to shine.

This award also seeks to activate citizen solidarity. Each of the 21 winners will donate half of their prize to a non-profit association of their choice, providing a moment of reflection on the importance of giving back to society with time, knowledge and contributions. The students have already shown their solidarity with the election of local associations and messages of affection and explanation of the reason for the choice, some donating up to 100% of what they received.

These students are called to be leaders and stand out in society. They will be a reference for other young people in their communities.
Below is the list of the winners of each Institute and the Association to which they present their prize.

Photography Credits: Rafa Romero
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