The Fourth Annual Science Bowl Regional competition will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, at Charlotte Amalie High School
Eight teams are competing in the first round matches. The teams are paired as follows:
All Saints vs Antilles
Charlotte Amalie High School vs St.Croix Educational Complex
Central High School vs Good Hope
Ivanna Eudora Kean vs St. Croix Country Day
Matches begin at 4 p.m. on Friday with an award ceremony at 6 p.m. The competition will continue on Saturday with a closing ceremony at 1 p.m.

Sophia Mwaura, a third grade student at Joseph Sibilly Elementary School won third prize and $1000 for her poster submitted to the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's Children's Environmental Poster Competition.
In addition to the prize awarded directly to Miss Mwaura, Sibilly School will receive art supplies.
The FCCA poster contest focused on re-cycling and Miss Mwaura was one of the finalists alongt with Jakoi Todman, a second grade student at Sibilly Elementary.

Parents and guardians of 9th grade students at Ivanna Eudora Kean High SChool are advised of the meeting to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the school's library.
Mrs. D. Lambertis, of the Jest Program will be the guest speaker.
The monthly $5 dues will be collected during the meeting.

Parents and guardians of 9th grade atudents who attend Ivanna Eudora Kean High School are advised of the monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the schoool's library.
Mrs. D. Lambertis, of the Jest Program will be the guest speaker.
The monthly $5 dues will be collected during the meeting.

Parents and guardians of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School's 9th grade will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the library.
Mrs. D. Lambertis, of the Jest Program will be the guest speaker.
The monthly $5 dues will be collected during the meeting.

Parents and guardians of ninth grade students who attend Ivanna Eudora Kean High School are advised of the monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the school's library.
Mrs. D. Lamberits, of the Jest Program will be the guest speaker.
The monthly $5 dues will be collected during the meeting.

Report cards will be distributed during Open House at Joseph Sibilly Elementary School from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22.
A Book Fair will be held that day, between 9 and 11 a.m. This Fair will offer a wide variety of books for purchase.

The Joseph Sibilly Elementary School will hold its Annual Black History Program at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, on the school's campus.
All parents, guardians and friend of the school are invited to attend.

"You've heard about him, now see him," touts the print newspaper advertisement this week for the Pay-Per-View Eminem concert on cable television on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Parents, are your kids listening to Eminem?
I'm writing to parents who may not have heard about this popular rapper. If your child wants to take in his concert on television on Saturday, consider this: Although Eminem won a Grammy award last year, that does not make him worthy of the adulation he is getting and the money he is making.
Have you heard that he recites rhymes about acts of violence, especially sexual violence, against women? Have you heard some his lyrics, such as, "My little sister's birthday, she'll remember me / For a gift, I had 10 of my boys take her virginity"? Have you heard the names that he calls women? That he chants of raping his mother and killing his wife? That he gives gays equal treatment as he sings of beating them and leaving them for dead?
Eminem, who is white, claims to have some moral sense in that he has vowed never to use the "n" word for blacks, maintaining he wants to break down racial stereotypes. Maybe he does, but maybe he is a savvy business person who wanted to break into the megabuck rap music industry, which was originally black. People used to refrain from criticizing black rappers as being sexists and homophobes because they wanted to avoid being accused of racism.
I have no qualms about blurring my liberal sensibilities when it comes to urging parents not to support music monetarily that glorifies hatred of women and gays. The goofy grunge bands that I still enjoy sing for social change.
Parents, be aware of whom your kids may be listening to. This young man, Eminem, may just be an American showman marketing whatever sells and laughing all the way to his broker. But it is repugnant that our kids can now see him as well as hear him for $19.95 on Pay-Per-View television. I hope that the Virgin Islands does not have a high number of subscribers for this transmission.
Betty Story
St. Thomas

The Annual Black History Program at Joseph Sibilly Elementary School wil be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, on the schoool's campus.
All parents and guardians and friends of the school are invited to attend.