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February 11, 2010 at
3:38 PM AST
First
Lady Presents "Healthy VI Student
Awards"
Earlier this
week, Governor and First Lady
deJongh were pleased to host student award ceremonies for the Healthy VI school video contest in both districts this week. The ceremonies highlighted the final results of a community-wide, online vote at the Ourstage.com web site for best videos on a healthy living theme.
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February
9, 2010 at 1:24 PM AST
First
Lady Reads "Where the Wild Things
Are" to Students
The First Lady visited Lockhart Elementary School on St. Thomas
yesterday to read the greatly celebrated book, “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak to second graders. The school visit was part of an effort to raise awareness on literacy and the importance of reading throughout the territory, especially amongst youth.
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January
21, 2010 at 6:24 PM AST
Children
and Families Council Receives Updates on Early Education, Poverty, and Youth Gang Prevention
Initiatives
As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to address the many socio-economic issues plaguing the territory’s children and families, First Lady Cecile de Jongh chaired the year’s first meeting of the Children and Families Council at Government House, St.
Thomas today.
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First Lady's "Healthy VI Challenge"
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In
February 2009, the First Lady launched the Healthy VI
Challenge,
an initiative that seeks to raise
awareness on overall health and
wellness for all residents of the
Territory. As part of this important
effort, a committee of local experts
on nutrition, health, and wellness
was formed to address the complex
challenges associated with these
issues.
The
First Lady also partnered with
Ourstage.com, an online video
promoter, to host a School Video
Contest for grades 7-10 that invites
students Territory-wide to create
informational Public Service
Announcements on healthy living.
Ourstage has successfully worked
with the First Ladies of Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, and South Carolina on
similar efforts, and winning student
PSAs will be featured on local
television and radio. Cash awards
prizes will also be distributed to
the winning teams and their
respective schools.
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