Monica Podermo Vega (far left), Sarita, Principal Claudia Liliana Iriarte Barrios (centre), Elibeth, with Richard King (far right), Principal of Ridgemont High School
On a cold and brisk morning in February, Principal Claudia Barrios of Colegio Anglo Canadiense in Neiva, Colombia, made a surprise visit to two students from her school, Sarita and Elibeth, who are attending Ridgemont High School this semester as OCENET international students. It was a warm reunion and both the Colombian principal and recruiting agent Monica Vega were pleased to find the girls very happy and and enjoying their new school in Ottawa. The girls were impressed by the friendly Canadian reception they have received from Principal Richard King, and all the staff and students of Ridgemont.