The First Lady’s office, the Ministry of Education and Banco de Reservas have recognized 256 outstanding students who won a reading and spelling contest held among 15,000 fifth to eight grade basic and middle school students from both public and private institutions from different provinces around the country. Listin Diario reports that prizes were awarded during a public function at the National Theater attended by First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, Education Minister Alejandrina German, the administrator of Banco de Reservas, Daniel Toribio and the president of the National Council for Children (CONANI) Kirsis Fernandez.