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May 18, 2008
GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY HOST CEREMONIES FOR FINALISTS IN ANNUAL "LAWS OF LIFE" ESSAY CONTEST Students from the territory’s public high schools received cash awards this weekend during ceremonies hosted by Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. and First Lady Cecile deJongh in conjunction with the Gruber Foundation and The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI). The students from Charlotte Amalie High School; Ivanna Eudora Kean High School; Central High School and Educational Complex were awarded for their participation in the annual "Laws of Life" essay contest. The contest, in its eighth year, is described as a character education program designed to get students thinking about their life values and expressing their thoughts in writing. Also participating in the contest were students in the ninth grade class at Julius Sprauve School on St. John. "Through this program, we have a chance to honor those who are our future but also our present. This event has given us a chance to be a part of recognizing the talent in our young people," DeJongh said at the Saturday ceremony. The governor commended not only the students for coming forward to express their laws of life but their parents and teachers who provide the "necessary guidance in molding the young people" for the future which lies ahead. The "Laws of Life" essay contest is organized by the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands; it is funded by the Gruber Foundation and Gruber’s company, Global Financial Strategies, LLC through a grant to CFVI. The ceremonies were held Saturday afternoon at the governor’s official residence at Estate Catharineberg on St. Thomas and Sunday afternoon at Government House on St. Croix. |
