Anguilla News covers Anguilla and the wider
Caribbean.
x
xx
xxx
Advertisement
The
Optimist club of Anguilla awards participants and winners of
first Positive Posters Competition
Date Posted: April 23, 2008.
The
Optimist Club of Anguilla, in keeping with its mottos
‘Friend of Youth’ and ‘Bringing out the best in Children’
organized a Positive Poster Competition to give some of our
youth the opportunity to communicate their views on our
community. The students were asked to express their opinions
artistically on the themes ‘drugs’, ‘friendship’,
‘community’, ‘family’ and ‘violence’. Students from the
Pupil Referral Unit (P.R.U.) and the Workshop Initiative for
Support in Education (W.I.S.E.) were specifically targeted
for this project and the response was overwhelming. There
were a total of 30 posters submitted. The competition took
place during the second term of school and was judged by
artists Optimist Collette Jones, Mr Adam Azaire and Ms Lynn
Bernbaum during the Easter Break.
First place was awarded to Giovanni Hughes (P.R.U.), second
place to Kendelle Lestrade (P.R.U.), third place to Ericiano
Carter (W.I.S.E) while fourth and fifth place went to Khamai
Isles (P.R.U.).
Four posters were also identified as being worthy of
honourable mention. These posters were created by Ryan
Gordon, Kalsar Thomas, Asheal Richardson (all from W.I.S.E)
and another poster done by Giovanni Hughes (P.R.U.).
On 22nd April 2008 there was a prize giving ceremony for the
winners and all participants of the Positive Poster
Competition at the Edison L. Hughes Public Library. First to
fifth place received cash prizes of EC$100, EC$80, EC$70,
EC$60 and EC$50 respectively from an Anguillian businessman
who wished to remain anonymous. Cable & Wireless a
conscientious corporate citizen supplied the winners with
school bags and the other participants with lunch bags and
also included little gifts such as bandanas, yoyos, skipping
ropes and football CDs in the gift packages. Gifts of
pencils, pens and mini staple machines were provided by the
Community Policing arm of the Royal Anguilla Police Service
and exercise books by the HIV/AIDS Awareness Promotion Unit. This photo along with the
caption photo, shows some of the young men who participated.
In attendance were Mrs. Ingrid Lake (A.L.H.C.S Principal),
Mrs. Bernice Fahie Richardson (acting Principal P.R.U), Ms.
Rado Gumbs (Literacy Coordinator W.I.S.E), Mrs. Jackie
Connor (Education Officer Muliti-Professional Support
Services), Erica Richardson (Education Welfare Officer),
Jerome Roberts (President Optimist Club), Giesel Francis,
Marketing Manager of Cable & Wireless, Optimist Members and
students from W.I.S.E and P.R.U.
Mrs. Fahie Richardson expressed her gratitude to the
Optimist Club for coming up with the Positive Poster
Competition as it gave teachers and students the opportunity
to work together. To the students she expressed her view
that the experience should have taught them that when work
together they can achieve great things.
Ms. Rado Gumbs said “when the students at P.R.U learnt about
the competition they picked it up and ran with it.”
Mrs. Lake in a moving speech to the students said she was
pleased to see that they participated in the competition
which was a good challenge for them as we know that they
have talents and gifts. She reminded them that persons love
and care for them.
President of the Optimist Club Jerome Roberts thanked the
Principal, Teachers, persons in the Education Department for
encouraging and assisting the students in participating in
this competition. He reminded all that the Optimist Club is
here to assist with the youth and therefore they should feel
free to call upon the club when the opportunity presents
itself.
The Optimist Club of Anguilla encourages one and all to
visit the lobby area in Edison Hughes Library and view the
posters of the Positive Poster Competition. Remember we need
to support, encourage and listen to the youth if we expect
them to become productive citizens in our community. Sample of Entries in the
Competition.
The
Optimist Club of Anguilla, in keeping with its mottos
‘Friend of Youth’ and ‘Bringing out the best in Children’
organized a Positive Poster Competition to give some of our
youth the opportunity to communicate their views on our
community. The students were asked to express their opinions
artistically on the themes ‘drugs’, ‘friendship’,
‘community’, ‘family’ and ‘violence’. Students from the
Pupil Referral Unit (P.R.U.) and the Workshop Initiative for
Support in Education (W.I.S.E.) were specifically targeted
for this project and the response was overwhelming. There
were a total of 30 posters submitted. The competition took
place during the second term of school and was judged by
artists Optimist Collette Jones, Mr Adam Azaire and Ms Lynn
Bernbaum during the Easter Break.
