"The purpose of the awards was to give those high school students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement in things of the spirit and of the mind at least a fraction of the honors and rewards accorded to their athletic classmates for demonstrating their bodily skills."

VOA: special.2011.05.27

"The spirit is high, back to normal," "The whole village has pulled together to help each other.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

"The volunteer spirit is as high now as it was on the first day."

VOA: standard.2010.02.21