FIELD TRIP TO GARDENS

Biology students at St. Joseph High School on St.

Croix participated in a field trip to the St. George Village Botanical Gardens on December 7. Pictured above, Jordon Paul pointed to an interesting specimen at the lily pond.

LIBRARY OPENING

Rev. Dr. George Franklin, President/Principal of Ss. Peter and Paul School on St. Thomas, and Bishop George Murry, SJ, cut the ribbon on the school's new $50,000 library at a re-opening ceremony on November 30. The new venue, largely made possible by contributions from alumni, replaces the original library damaged by Hurricane Marilyn in 1995. The new library has been in use by students since the beginning of the 2006-2007 academic year.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Students of St. Patrick School on St. Croix performed in a Christmas play, A Christmas Carol, in St. Gerard Hall on December 8. Pictured left to right are LaQuasha Roache, Zaleha Syedali, Jenny Louriano, Kayla Asson, Nayirah Wilson, Bruna Schmidtt, Ernest William, Cara William, Coya William, Janell Cole and Shomari Francis. Not pictured were the stage crew, Kathleen Andrews and Janell Davis, narrator Alexis Carty, and Shaquilla Robinson, who portrayed Scrooge.

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PRINCIPAL'S DAY

The community at St. Patrick School on St. Croix surprised their principal, Pamela Tinsley-Moors, on Principal's Day, December 1. Students made cards and sang songs. Pictured above, first graders sang to their principal.

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