VIDE encourages young women to ‘lead and connect’ in vlogging workshop

John McCarthyMarch 25, 2024March 25, 2024inBreaking News, Community Affairs, Education News, St. Croix News, St. Thomas News, Technology News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In celebration of International Girls in Information Communication Technology (ICT) Day, the Virgin Islands Department of Education State Office of Curriculum and Instruction and VIYA will host a Vlogging Workshop for female students in 4^th to 12^th grade.

The workshop is open to female students of public, private, and parochial schools. It will take place on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm via Zoom.

Students will meet with Cira Burke, vlogger and VIYA ambassador. For additional information please contact State STEM Director Shamika S. Williams at shamika.williams@vide.vi or at 340-774-0100, extension 8073.

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.