Office of Public Relations and Communications

About Us

The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Office of Public Relations and Communications exists to heighten the public’s awareness of the Department’s mission to ensure that all students are prepared for college or the career of their choice upon graduation from high school.

In support of the mission, the Public Relations Office provides publicity for events, activities and the many successes of the Department’s schools, students, teachers, employees and leadership through internal and external communication.

The Office of Public Relations and Communication, through an integrated marketing communications approach services the marketing, branding, public, and media relations, advertising and graphic design needs of the Department, districts, and schools.

The Public Relations Office reports directly to the Commissioner of Education.

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Public Relations Submission Guidelines

All promotional material pertaining to the Department of Education’s schools, programs, services, employees and events should be released through the Office of Public Relations.

Request for media coverage of events including video, news articles, and photos, must be submitted to the Public Relations Office at least a week prior to the event date.

A PR Request form must be filled out and sent to cynthia.graham@vide.vi in order to confirm coverage.

The Public Relations Office communicates with media representatives on a regular basis and will determine the best way to pitch your story idea. Some options include, but are not limited to:

News Releases
Media Advisory
Website
Social Media
Internal Email Blast

When submitting your news or story idea, include following:

Provide facts and details: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
Share your opinion: Why is this newsworthy? What makes this awesome? How is this different? – These can be used as quotes for articles.
Gather supporting material, resources, or documents if any. For photos, share names of students, grade level, and information regarding their recognition or awards – based on the photo.
- All photos for print and web publication must be high-resolution. Images from phone cameras are not sufficient unless your phone has a high-quality camera and the images are saved at the highest resolution possible (300 DPI and up to 15 MB file size in jpeg or .png file formats.
Make sure students have permission to be published. See Media Release Form
Contact the Public Relations Office with questions or ideas.

Governor's Summer Reading Challenge

Welcome to the 13th Annual Governor's Summer Reading Challenge! To complete the Challenge, all you have to do is read five or more books during the summer months! Keep track of the books you read by downloading the Tracking Sheets below. When the Challenge ends on September 3, 2021, turn your Tracking Sheets into your teacher at school.

Everyone who completes the Challenge will be invited to Governor Bryan's BIG CELEBRATION!

Should you have any questions or concerns about the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge, email jason.hilaire@vide.vi.

Good Luck, Readers, and remember to...READ FIVE!

Tracking Sheet - K & 1st Grades

2021 BingoSheet Kinder 1

Tracking Sheet - 2nd Grade

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Tracking Sheet - 3rd Grade

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Tracking Sheet - 4th Grade

2021 BingoSheetGrades 4

Tracking Sheet - 5th Grade

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Tracking Sheet - 6th Grade

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Kallaloo!

A Caribbean Tale

Written by David and Phillis Gershator

Illustrated by Diane Greenseid

Can a shell really make soup? It might, if it’s a brown and white West Indian shell, fresh from the sea. All it needs is a master soup-maker like Granny to stir the pot, along with a little help from the folks in Market Square. Who wouldn’t be willing to led a hand when it comes to cooking up such a super soup as kallaloo, a soup famous from Jamacia to Trinidad? But there’s one thing missing—and even the magic shell forgot to mention it…

Hope Is Here!

Written by Christina Kessler

Illustrated by Marcos Castillo

“I’m bored!” I’m tired!” “I’m thirsty!”

This is all Miss B. hears from her students during a field trip to Great Pond to look for a bird called Hope. Little do the kids know that the amazing story of this whimbrel, a species of shorebird, will not only take their breath away, but by the end of the day, nothing will be more important to see Hope for themselves.

Based on the true story of a bird’s annual journey that even scientists knew little about, Hope Is Here! will teach, entertain, and leave the reader with a deeper appreciation of just how incredible nature really is.

Footprints Into the Sunrise

Alexander Hamilton’s Life Through the Eyes of a Boy

By Alscess Lewis-Brown

For Azkiah, nothing is easy after losing his mother. Attending a new school and having no friends are just two of his problems. He also has to figure out why his grandfather put him on a plane all alone from Nevis to live with a stranger on the island of St. Croix. Who is this man that he lives with? Why does he treat Azkiah with such indifference? The answers are not arriving fast, but Azkiah finds two sources of comfort: writing letters to his grandfather and reading about another orphan born in Nevis who, just like him, was forced to move to St. Croix in his youth. A man named Alexander Hamilton.

Brown Pelicans

Close to Nature – Caribbean Natural History Series

A fun and educational book filled with information about a very unique bird. Meet the amazing Brown Pelican!

One of only two species of pelicans that dive for fish
The pelican’s bill is the longest of any living bird
Pelicans have been around for 30 million years
Brown pelicans can drink sea water
Brown pelicans were on the U. S. endangered species list until 2009

Broo ‘Nansi and the Tar Baby

A U.S. Virgin Islands Story

Collected and written by Dr. Lois Hassell-Habtes – Story as told by Ector Roebuck

Broo Tukuma knows better, but as the good brother that he is, he can’t watch his nephews starve. So, much against his better judgement, he takes Broo ‘Nansi (that good for nothing fellow) to get food from his secret garden. The trip turns into a disaster when Broo ‘Nansi disobeys his brother’s strict orders.

Another great Broo ‘Nansi story filled with the humor and wisdom that only this ancient little spider can impart. A must-read for all Virgin Islanders, and for everyone who loves a good tale.

A Caribbean Journey from A to Y

(Read and Discover What Happened to the Z)

Written by Mario Picayo

Illustrated by Earleen Griswold

Join us in this fun and educational journey through the Caribbean islands, one letter at a time. A Caribbean astronaut? From which island? Seals in these tropical waters? And island with over 300 rivers? And what is a coki?

Beautifully illustrated, this is a book that readers of all ages will enjoy opening again and again. Ad wait until you see what happened to the Z…!

Brown Pelicans

Close to Nature – Caribbean Natural History Series

A fun and educational book filled with information about a very unique bird. Meet the amazing Brown Pelican!

One of only two species of pelicans that dive for fish
The pelican’s bill is the longest of any living bird
Pelicans have been around for 30 million years
Brown pelicans can drink sea water
Brown pelicans were on the U. S. endangered species list until 2009

Caribella

By Phillis Gershator

Is this a Cinderella story?

Caribel’s stepmother treats her cruelly. But in Caribel’s story, there are also people who care for her: an uncle, who is now her pen pal; a spritely old lady who lives hidden away in the bush; and a devoted school teacher. Caribel hopes that someday she’ll become a real, “inside” member of her family, if only she can be good enough. She tries her best. She does her chores. She wins the school spelling bee. But what does good enough mean? Can she be good and keep secrets, too? Or speak her mind? Or break a promise? Or, when the time comes, save her own life?

Where Did the Baby Go?

Written by David and Phillis Gershator

Pictures by Phillis Gershator

Oh, no! Is the baby missing? Or hiding in plain sight? The noisy rooster knows where the baby is. Do you?

David and Phillis Gershator live on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the setting for this lyrical mystery. Bright, cut paper illustrations feature close-ups of sea and shore life—birds, coral, reef fish, critters of the deep, and of course, the rooster, who never stops trying to share his news.

Malcolm & the Money Tree

Written by Eudora Esdaille-Richardson

Illustrated by Christopher Williams

If Malcolm had it his way, he would sleep all day and all night. But Granny simply won’t have it—there is work to do! One day, Malcolm meets a very special tree that he is sure will help him get what he wants. But even if money really did grow on trees – does even such luck require responsibility?

Efa and the Mosquito

Written by Alscess Lewis-Brown

Illustrated by Cynthia Hatfield

One morning, Efa rescues Ms. Aedes, a very smart, fast-talking mosquito trapped in a net. Her act of kindness is rewarded with the granting of a wish. Not even Worren, Efa’s science-loving older brother, could prepare her for the amazing events that lay ahead.

With the Virgin Islands as the background, Efa and the Mosquito is a fun and educational tale, set to the beat of an old Caribbean folk song. Read the story of a curious girl, her music-loving family, a very special mosquito, and their magical adventure together.

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St. Croix Educational Complex Orchestras and Choir set to perform in Christmas Concert

The Fine Arts Department of the St. Croix Educational Complex (SCEC) will host its Annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 3, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The public is invited to come out and support the SCEC Concert Band, Jazz Combo and Choir as they perform musical selections to bring in the Holiday Spirit. Admission is $5.00 for students and $7.00 for adults.

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St. Croix's Central High School and Educational Complex Orientation Schedule

ORIENTATION SCHEDULES: St. Croix Central High School and Educational Complex

St. Croix Superintendent Gary Molloy announced this week the upcoming orientation schedules for St. Croix Central High and Educational Complex.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Central High’s orientation sessions will be held in the school’s gymnasium, according to the schedule below:

All 12th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 11th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All 10th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 9th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All students must wear their school uniform to the orientation. Young men are asked not to wear earrings and young ladies are asked not to wear large hoops, name- plated, long, or dangling earrings.

Parents are expected to attend and please come prepared to pay fees for I.D.'s ($15.00), Insurance ($15.00) and Lockers ($10.00).

EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX

Orientation sessions for the St. Croix Educational Complex will also begin on Aug. 26th, and will be held in the school’s gymnasium according to the schedule below:

All 12th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 11th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All 10th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 9th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Students are asked to wear their school uniform to the orientation. Young men are asked not to wear earrings and young ladies are asked not to wear large hoops, name- plated, long, or dangling earrings.

ORIENTATION SCHEDULES: St. Croix Central High School and Educational Complex

St. Croix Superintendent Gary Molloy announced this week the upcoming orientation schedules for St. Croix Central High and Educational Complex.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Central High’s orientation sessions will be held in the school’s gymnasium, according to the schedule below:

All 12^th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26^th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 11^th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26^th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All 10^th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27^th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 9^th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27^th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All students must wear their school uniform to the orientation. Young men are asked not to wear earrings and young ladies are asked not to wear large hoops, name- plated, long, or dangling earrings.

Parents are expected to attend and please come prepared to pay fees for I.D.'s ($15.00), Insurance ($15.00) and Lockers ($10.00).

EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX

Orientation sessions for the St. Croix Educational Complex will also begin on Aug. 26^th, and will be held in the school’s gymnasium according to the schedule below:

All 12^th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26^th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 11^th graders- Tuesday, Aug. 26^th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All 10^th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27^th, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

All 9^th graders- Wednesday, Aug. 27^th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Students are asked to wear their school uniform to the orientation. Young men are asked not to wear earrings and young ladies are asked not to wear large hoops, name- plated, long, or dangling earrings.

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