Education News – Page 70 – Virgin Islands Free Press

St. Croix Elementary School Student Tyrone Lake Wins FCCA Poster Competition

TYRONE LAKE'S WINNING ENTRY FREDERIKSTED -- Tyrone Lake of St. Croix is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation Children’s Environmental Poster Competition.…

John McCarthy August 14, 2018

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UVI Plays Vital Role in Virgin Islands Ocean Glider Pilot Project

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is releasing data-collecting drones into the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin…

John McCarthy July 31, 2018

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Ivanna Eudora Kean and CAHS Salute Graduating Seniors in St. Thomas Ceremonies

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter said they commended 329 graduating seniors on St. Thomas who overcame "numerous difficulties during a challenging school year due…

John McCarthy June 26, 2018

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DPNR Emphasizes Importance of Reading With ‘Adventure in Library’ … Deadline Thurs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces its first territorial summer camp, "Adventure at Your Library." The "Adventure at Your Library" Summer camp is designed to foster…

John McCarthy June 24, 2018

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REPORT: UVI’s Research and Technology Park, Destroyed By Hurricane Maria, Has Value

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The UVI Research and Technology Park (RTPark) of the U.S. Virgin Islands said Friday that it has value and contributes to the territory.…

John McCarthy June 9, 2018

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DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks

QUALITY UNKNOWN: An area of beachfront St. Croix that used to be sampled, Princess Condo Row in Golden Rock. (PHOTO COURTESY: DPNR) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The…

John McCarthy May 28, 2018

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Puerto Rican English Teacher Found Guilty of Taking 14-Year-Old Boy To Motel For Sex

FOUND GUILTY: YAIRA COTTO FLORES [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A federal jury in Puerto Rico has found a teacher guilty of transporting a 14-year-old male student…

John McCarthy April 27, 2018

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FUCHSIA NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! Kendra Kent Crowned Miss UVI 2018-2019

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Kendra Kent won the coveted title of Miss University of the Virgin Islands on Saturday April 14, at the St. Croix Educational Complex…

John McCarthy April 17, 2018

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4th Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair Set For UVI, Caribbean Museum

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The 4th Annual Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair is scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2018 on the Albert A. Sheen…

John McCarthy April 12, 2018

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Space Still Available For People Who Want To Attend Resiliency Workshop on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force is hosting several community meetings in order to inform and engage the public…

John McCarthy April 12, 2018