Laila Cintron, a 12th grade student at St. Joseph High School on St. Croix, read her speech, "Capital Punishment in American Society," after the school Mass at St. Joseph Church on March 19. The essay won first place in the Rotary Harborside 4-Way Speech Contest on March 15.
Students at St. Joseph High School on St. Croix participated in a Teen Health Forum on March 19. Pictured above, Alicia Barnes, Assistant Commissioner at the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) and Fr. Kenneth Gaddy, CSsR, Director of Formation at the Blessed Peter Donders Residence, led a discussion group entitled "Distractions: How to Recognize and Avoid Them" in the library.
St. Patrick School on St. Croix held a Black History Talent Show in the St. Gerard Hall on February 27. THE student pictured above danced a ballet.
Students at St. Patrick School on St. Croix participated in a Black History Quiz Bowl in the St. Gerard Hall on February 25. Pictured above, the first place winners posed with their principal, Pamela Tinsley-Moors.
St. Mary School on St. Croix held a Black History Month Expo on February 29. The talent showcases included a traditional quadrille, pictured above.
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