St. Thomas-St. John District Superintendent Jeanette Smith-Barry has announced the winners of the 2011 Foreign Language Cultural Showcase. The event took place on Saturday, May 14, at the Tutu Park Mall. The winners and their categories are as follows. The first, second and third prize winners are listed for each category.
Student/School/Teacher/Grade
Elementary Level Pinatas
Justin La Place /All Saints Cathedral/ Juan Christian 4th
Miguel Bougouneau/ Sibilly/ Cheryl Bougouneau 4th
Nevaeh Ward/ Milliner-Bowsky/ Terisha Fahie 4th
Elementary Level Wonders of the Foreign Language World
Tristan Alcosta/ Milliner-Bowsky/ Terisha Fahie 6th
Ithiopia Leerdam/ Milliner-Bowsky/ Terisha Fahie 5th
Kiara Berry/ Milliner-Bowsky/ Terisha Fahie 5th
Elementary Level Copy the Masters
Shawn Williams/ E. Benjamin Oliver/ Carol Petersen 5th
Qi’Niq Hansby/ Milliner-Bowsky/ Terisha Fahie 5th
Edlyn P. Gumbs/ All Saints Cathedral/ Camille Hernandez 5th
Elementary Level Theme Posters (Languages Make the World Go Round)
Malanja Carty/ Milliner-Bowsky/Terisha Fahie 5th
Lennard Finley/ Milliner-Bowsky/Terisha Fahie 5th
Tiffani Buchanan/ All Sts. Cathedral/ Juan Christian 5th
Junior High Level Pinatas
Luz Ester Perez/ Addelita Cancryn Jr. High/ Gladys Collins 8th
Deja Adams/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Camille Hernandez 8th
Mina Lewis/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Camille Hernandez 7th
Junior High Level Wonders of the Foreign Language World
Sahar Daas/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Juan Christian 8th
Marcus Norkaitis/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Camille Hernandez 7th
Audri Van Gores/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Camille Hernandez 7th
Junior High Level Copy the Masters
Kendy Jolly/ Julius E. Sprauve School/ Nyiesha Smalls 8th
Stephane Palme/ Addelita Cancryn Jr. High School/ Monika Emeran 7th
Samuel Jones/ Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School/ Beth Mc Murray 8th
Junior Level Theme Posters (Languages Make the World Go Round)
Kijana Powell James/ Addelita Cancryn Jr. High School/ Gladys Collins 7th
Zea Potter/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Juan Christian 8th
Cynque Andrews/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Juan Christian 8th
Senior Level Pinatas
Devonte Thompson/ Charlotte Amalie High School/ Jacqueline S. Dowe/Spanish I
Ahmard Dewindt/ Charlotte Amalie High School/ Fayette Granger Elcock/Spanish I
Dante Rivera/ Ivanna Eudora Kean High School/ Anita Flaharty/Spanish II
Senior High Level Wonders of the Foreign Language World
Brianna Hairston/ Charlotte Amalie High School/ Idalia Dockery/French I
Alvin Lettsome/ Charlotte Amalie High School/ Idalia Dockery/French I
Dhiraj Totwani/ All Saints Cathedral School/ Michelle Weichman/ 9th
Senior High Level Copy the Masters
Jasmine Linquist-John Baptist/Charlotte Amalie High School/ Sherry Hodge/Spanish II
Dennique Corbet/ Antilles/ Melanie Weyland/11th
Lili Silva/ Antilles/ Melanie Weyland/11th
Senior High Level Theme Posters (Languages Make the World Go Round)
Janique Hosier/ Antilles/ Melanie Weyland/12th
Aneesha Penn/ All Saints/ Michelle Weichman/Spanish III
Cristen Stoutt/All Saints/ Dena Langdon/10th
Best Performance
Elementary: Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School/Terisha Fahie, teacher
Junior High School/ Addelita Cancryn Jr. High School/Gladys Collins, teacher
Senior High School/Charlotte Amalie High School/Annette Yembia, teacher
District Foreign Language Coordinator Myrna V. van Beverhoudt offered congratulations to all of the winners, the schools, teachers and principals, and thanked the donors who so generously provided the trophies, medals, prizes or gift certificates for this event. They are: William Creque of Community Motors, Dr. Alfred Heath, Alana Alexander of the Marketing Department of First Bank, Mr. Allie Petrus, owner of Subway, and Steven van Beverhoudt. “Special appreciation is extended to the management of the Tutu Park Mall, all of our distinguished judges and officials, foreign language teachers and student participants and their parents,” she said.
Sixteen schools participated in the display and contest segments and seven schools participated in the show segment of the showcase. The entries in the show segment ranged from a rendition of Martin Luther King’s Speech “I Have a Dream” in Spanish and English presented by Sra. Dussan’s students at the Marcelli Elementary School to a wonderful performance of “ Pour que tu m’aimes encore” performed by Mme Yimbia’s students at the Charlotte Amalie High School. The segment featured Spanish and French dances performed by students of the: Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School, All Saints Cathedral School, Antilles School, Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School, Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, and Charlotte Amalie High School. The Spanish Ballet dance from the All Saints Cathedral School, the Zouk and the Salsa dances from the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, the French dance and song from the Charlotte Amalie High School, and the dance from the Milliner Bowsky Elementary School deserve special recognition.