Support for the establishment of a specialized high school for baseball in the cement industry… sponsorship of 100 million won including training expenses

A crisis of school closure turned into a decision to transform into a baseball specialized high school
Selected for the Autonomous Public High School 2.0 competition this year, ‘The cement industry has stepped up to support the establishment of a specialized baseball high school.’,
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On the 14th at Sangdong High School in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, a ceremony was held for the donation of sponsorship funds from the Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation to the Sangdong High School baseball team. [Photo provided by Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation],
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, ‘The Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation announced on the 16th that it will provide 100 million won in training fees to Sangdong High School in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, which is pursuing the establishment of the world’s first specialized baseball high school. The foundation was established by cement companies such as Sampyo, Ssangyong C&E, Hanil, Hanil Hyundai, Asan, Sungshin, and Hanra.’,
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, ‘Sangdong-eup in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, faced a low birthrate and population decline crisis as residents left due to the closure of nearby mines. The total number of students at Sangdong High School was only three last year, pushing the school into a crisis of closure.’,
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, ‘To revive Sangdong High School, residents and alumni decided to ‘transform into a baseball specialized high school’. They formed a steering committee, established a baseball team on August 9 last year, and recruited players from across the country. This year, they were selected for the Autonomous Public High School 2.0 competition and are implementing specialized education.’,
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, ‘The Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation decided to execute 100 million won for training fees to allow Sangdong High School baseball team students to focus solely on baseball practice as part of contributing to local community development and discovering sports talent in the area. The fund delivery ceremony was held in the principal’s office of Sangdong High School with attendance from Sangdong High School alumni association chairman Lee Kyung-sik, coach Baek Jae-ho, and Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation office manager Lee Jae-ho.’,
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, ‘Principal Han Seung-yong of Sangdong High School said, “I will do my best to train and educate the students.”‘,
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, ‘Jeon Yun-jae, chairman of the Yeongwol Fund Committee of the Cement Industry Social Contribution Foundation, said, “We hope that Sangdong High School, which has the vision of being the world’s first specialized baseball high school, will gradually advance toward the initial goal of becoming a public baseball high school. The donations from Ssangyong C&E’s Yeongwol plant and Hanil Hyundai Cement will hopefully become a catalyst for increasing the local population and revitalizing the local economy, contributing to the development of the local community in the future.”’,
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