FREDERIKSTED – Senator Alicia Barnes issued the following statement after participating in a walking tour of the Arthur Richards Junior High School modular classrooms on Thursday morning. “I appreciated the Department of Education affording us the opportunity to have a walk-through of the Arthur Richards Jr. High School modular facilities,”

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Musical acts aboard the Carnival Fascination hosted a variety of workshops for students from schools across the territory this week. In an effort to support its port-of-call communities, Carnival Cruise Line joined with the V.I. Department of Education to make possible a day-long workshop for local students

MID-ISLAND — The Office of the Insular Superintendent, St. Croix District regrets to inform the public that St. Croix Central High School will remain closed on Tuesday, September 11. “The electrical component needed for repairs is currently in transit from the mainland,” the V.I. Department of Education posted on Facebook.

Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he applauds Education Commissioner Sharon McCollum “recommissioning” an Ivanna Eudora Kean High School generator that was used to keep tilapia fish alive on St. Thomas for her own personal use at her private home: “Resourcefulness,” Mapp asserted. FREDERIKSTED – Governor Kenneth Mapp said today that

THE FORMER MANOR SCHOOL IN ESTATE LA GRANDE PRINCESSE, ST. CROIX [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — The Elena Christian Junior High School will be housed at the former Manor School in La Grande Princesse for the 2018-19 school year. St. Croix District Insular Superintendent Colleen Mae Williams said

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Children of low-income parents will be able to apply for increased medical insurance benefits from the federal government starting on Oct. 1. The V.I. Department of Education will play a key role in helping the local government to identify children who will be eligible for

CREATIVE CHEF: Nandi Furet of St. Thomas showed she had the right stuff when it comes to culinary creations. Furet, a senior at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, got top honors at the 2017 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami. [ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI —

SHOW TIME: Deputy Education Superintendent Faith Dane George Boone introduces the students on stage. FREDERIKSTED — Steel bands from public and parochial schools on St. Croix showcased their musical talents at the Department of Education Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education’s annual Steel Pan Exposition held April 22 at the

SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN: Alfredo Andrews Elementary School was placed on lockdown as a safety measure when gunfire broke out at a nearby housing project. FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix elementary school was placed on lockdown Monday due to the proximity of gunfire coming from a local housing project nearby, the

JUNIOR ACHIEVERS: Arthur Richards Junior High School had 14 students inducted into the National Junior Honor Society recently. FREDERIKSTED — The Arthur A. Richards Junior High School (AARJHS) inducted fourteen of its top scholars into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) on Friday, April 21, 2017 during a ceremony held