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Rotary Spelling Bee Semi - Finals On Sunday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Scotiabank Bright Future Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee 2015 qualification round was held on October 18th at the Belair Community Center.

Eleven schools, including two from Anguilla, participated with 26 students in this event.

In the qualification round, students were asked to write a total of 30 words. The top ten students with the most correct words, move on to the semi-finals.

This year there was a three-way tie for 10th place. Those three students were given five additional words as a tiebreaker to determine the 10 finalist.

The finalists are:

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Island Gems Donates To No Kidding With Our Kids

Island Gems members Asha Stevens and Jody Rosen with a foundation representative and some children who benefit from the afterschool program. Photo contributed

St. Maarten – Island Gems Charity Foundation recently paid for the installation of gas lines and connectors for the No Kidding with Our Kids Foundation’s afterschool activities program in Retreat Estate.  The connectors and lines were necessary for the foundation to hook up its stove to cook warm meals for children who attend the program every day Read more

Rotary Donates Big To Third Digikidz School

From left to right: Jeffery Sochrin, José Sommers, and Danny Ramchandani. Photo contributed

St. Maarten – After a recent car raffle the Rotary Club St. Maarten has pledged $15,000 towards the DigiKidz Project of the Foresee Foundation. The money will be used to equip a classroom at Helmich Snijders Christian School with technology devices and contribute in the installation of a full wireless network infrastructure with Wifi in all classrooms and offices.

Teachers will be trained in the use of Skoolcontrol, the school’s new management platform, and the use of the Promethean digital boards.

Danny Ramchandani, past president of the Rotary said that he was impressed by the project and likes the fact that the effect of these donations can be seen physically in the school Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:---- After recent successful car raffle fundraiser event, Rotary Club St. Maarten has pledged US$ 15,000 towards the DigiKidz Project of Foresee Foundation. The amount will be used to equip a classroom at Helmich Snijders Christian School with technology devices and contribute in the installation of a full wireless network infrastructure with WIFI in all classrooms and offices.
In addition to that teachers will be trained in the use of Skoolcontrol, the school’s new management platform, and the use of the Promethean digital boards.
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Rotary St. Maarten Makes Large Donation To Helmich Snijders 3Rd Digikidz School

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - After recent successful car raffle fundraiser event, Rotary Club St. Maarten has pledged US$ 15,000 towards the DigiKidz Project of Foresee Foundation.

The amount will be used to equip a classroom at Helmich Snijders Christian School with technology devices and contribute in the installation of a full wireless network infrastructure with WIFI in all classrooms and offices.

In addition to that teachers will be trained in the use of Skoolcontrol, the school’s new management platform, and the use of the Promethean digital boards.

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