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(PLTM) - Hon. Sharie B. de Castro has announced the winners of the 2020 Territorial Back to School Essay Competition on Monday, October 19, 2020.
The top essay in the Primary Grades 1-3 category was written by Danya Lettsome, a third-grader at the Cedar International School. She will receive an iPad Mini 64GB.
The top essays in the Primary Grades 4-6 category were written by Aaliyah Freeman, a sixth-grader at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School, and Tykai Fahie, a fifth-grader at the Joyce Samuel Primary School.
They will each receive the iPad 7thGeneration 128 GB.
The top essay in the Secondary Grades 7-9 category was written by Anjanique Cheltenham, a ninth-grader at the Elmore StouttHigh School. She will receive a Lenovo IdeaPad.
The top essay in the Secondary Grades 10-12 category was written by Ryan Ramlall, an eleventh grader at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division. He will receive a Lenovo Think Pad.
The top essay in the Tertiary category was written by Olivia Freeman from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. She will receive a Macbook Air 256 GB
Hon. de Castro stated, “It was incredibly inspiring to read all the essays submitted for the contest. Students showed their creativity and articulated their views using varied writing styles that vividly captured their experience and ideas. It was humbling and insightful to envision the impact of the pandemic from their perspective.”
Hon. de Castro concluded, “While COVID-19 forced us to modify our educational initiatives, we were eager to connect with students in a different way, namely through this essay competition. It was a resounding success and I look forward to the competition next year.”
Students from across the territory were challenged to write on one of the following topics:
* PRIMARY: My COVID-19 Experience; My Role In Keeping The BVI COVID Free; The Impact of the Pandemic on my Family * SECONDARY: BVI Tourism in a Global Pandemic * TERTIARY: The BVI Post-Pandemic
Hon. de Castro received over 60 entries in this inaugural essay competition from all around the Territory. The competition, which was open to all BVI students, was an opportunity for the youth to articulate their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic based on their chosen topic.
Participants were expected to structure their essays around one of the given topics which were designed to engender insightful youth perspective on how the pandemic has impacted our economy, families and our tourism sector. Additionally, students were prompted to express their involvement in keeping the BVI COVID free.
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