Orientation sessions for the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School will be conducted in the school auditorium.
All students attending these sessions must be dressed in proper school uniforms and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The schedule is as follows:
6th grade – Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 8:30 a.m.
7th grade – Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 12 noon
8th grade – Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8:30 a.m.
A final orientation will be at 12 noon on Monday, Aug. 27, for those who have not picked up a schedule.

Yvonne Pilgrim, Acting Principal of Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, advises all new and returning students of the orienetation schedule.
Seventh Grade students are to report on Monday, Aug. 27, based on the first letter of their last names:
A-L – report at 12:30 p.m.
M-Z – report at 2 p.m.
Eighth Grade students are to report on Tuesday, Aug. 28:
A-L – report at 1 p.m.
M-Z – report at 2 p.m.
All students are to wear the full school uniform. Class schedules will be given only to students. Those who are not able to pick up schedules on Monday or Tuesday are to report to the school at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21.

Parents and guardians of all new and rturning students of M.J. Kirwan Elementary School are advised of the opening for the new school year.
There is a mandatory orientation at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the school's auditorium for new and returning students in grades one through six.
Parents of Kindergarten students are to attend an orientation at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Kindergarteners will be dismissed with their parents after the orientation.
The schedule for the first day of classes for Kindergarteners is:
Students with last names beginning with A-L, 8 to 11:30 a.m.on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Students with last names beginning with M-Z from 8 to 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31.
All new and transfer students including Kindergarteners must present an updated immunization card to be admitted to school.

Dear Source,
Myself, my wife and two young daughters recently visited St. Croix and had a great time and will return.
The roads are better than five years ago – our last visit – and things look more prosperous at every level, including the beautiful, first-class airport. And the auto license plates have dropped the "America's Paradise" theme and adopted something more realistic. It says to me the USVI is somebody's home, not just a fantasy from a travel brochure.
This is a small thing to focus on out of all the things we saw and experienced, but it signifies a notable change in attitude.
We met courteous, friendly people everywhere who possess an uncommon forthrightness and sincerity. We are familiar with the crime "problem" on the island, being daily Source readers and were fully informed by local merchants of same in detail. My guess is many tourists are unprepared for an encounter with islands that are a modern society complete with today's unfortunate difficulties.
There is poverty, there are drugs, there are people desperate enough to commit any crime to survive, but this is everywhere. There is plenty of blame to go around but again, as elsewhere, there is always blame ready and waiting to be distributed.
God made only so much Caribbean beachfront and of that even less under the American flag. The business people we talked to know this and their calm, optimistic outlook proves it. St. Croix has a great deal more going for it than sunshine, Brow Soda and guava tarts, as wonderful as these are.
Sincerely,
Pete Pappentick
Philadelphia, PA.

Aug. 21, 2001 — The University of the Virgin Islands has officially begun the search for a successor to its retiring president, Orville Kean.
In June, Kean, 63, publicly announced his retirement, effective September 2002. In anticipation of his departure, the UVI Board of Trustees was briefed at its May meeting on presidential search practices by Dr. William Weary, a search consultant with the national Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
On Thursday, the UVI board announced the formation of a 12-member committee charged with conducting a "local and national" search for what will be the university's fourth president in its 39-year history.
The trustees will select that person from among five candidates recommended by the search committee, according to Auguste Rimpel Jr., board chair.
The search process is expected to take four to six months, Rimpel said. The vacancy will be advertised locally and nationally, with potential candidates invited to submit their resumes to the search committee.
The search committee is chaired by a UVI trustee, Eleanor Thraen, and includes representatives of the board, administration, faculty, students, alumni, UVI Foundation and the St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John communities.
In addition to Thraen, Roy Jackson, Alexander Moorhead and Henry Smock represent the board. Edward Thomas represents the UVI Foundation; Aubrey Washington, the faculty; Marthious Clavier, the student body; Vincent Samuels, the administration; Deanna Rogers, the alumni; and Eileen Petersen, Jose George and Beulah Dalmida-Smith, the communities of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, respectively.
"We have tried our best to ensure as broad a representation as possible on this committee," Rimpel said. "We are looking forward to receiving a large number of both local and national applications."
After a similar local/national search, Kean was named UVI's third president in 1990. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor of mathematics in 1966, four years after the school’s founding. He went on to become an associate and then full professor of mathematics, vice chair of the Science and Mathematics Division, acting director of the Caribbean Research Institute, founding director of the Eastern Caribbean Center, academic dean of instruction, acting vice president for academic affairs, executive vice president and president.
Kean succeeded Arthur A. Richards, who served as president from 1980 to 1990. The first president of the then-College of the Virgin Islands was Lawrence C. Wanlass, who held the position from 1962, when the college was chartered, unti l980.
In 1999, the Board of Trustees approved a new organization and governance structure for UVI, making the second-ranking office that of senior vice president and provost, the position now held by Laverne Ragster. The other top officials are four vice presidents and two chancellors — one for each campus.

Imagine relaxing in your own soothing spa on your deck, in your yard, in your bedroom or even on your boat. Warm bubbling water caressing you from head to toe…
Softub – the world's favorite full-featured portable hot tub that pampers you with hot water fun, hydrotherapy, stress reduction and relaxation – unlike any other hot tub in the world – is now available on St. Thomas at
MSI Tile Bath and Home! Weighing as little as 45 lbs. (empty) Softubs are soft and comfortable, with no hard surfaces or obstacles to hamper you. The spacious interior provides soothing, luxurious comfort with open, barrier-free seating to allow unlimited positioning for serene relaxation or stimulating massage.
Powerful hydrojets are strategically positioned around the interior of the tub for exhilarating, churning jet action.
The Softub simply plugs into a 110V outlet; no special wiring or plumbing is required. Sets up in minutes. Enjoy relaxing in your Softub spa and soothe away the stress of everyday life. Softubs, available at MSI Tile Bath and Home, come in three sizes to fit two to six people comfortably.
Hot tubs can offer help for diabetics
The New England Journal of Medicine, in a 1999 article, suggested that hot tubs can help diabetics. The results of a small pilot study indicated that soaking in a hot tub for 30 minutes a day for a three week period can reduce blood sugar levels by 13 per cent.
In the study, as reported by Reuters news service, Dr. Philip Hooper of McKee Medical Centre in Loveland, Colo., experimented with the hot tub therapy in hopes that it would mimic the effects of exercise, which is already known to reduce the need for insulin.
Hooper said, "results suggest that hot tub therapy should be further evaluated as a therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. It may be especially helpful for patients who are unable to exercise."*
So, whether it is for stress reduction, health or just plain fun, Softubs are just a quick ride away at MSI Tile Bath and Home at Fort Mylner or call 775-1655 or e-mail tommy@tileandbath.com for more information.
*Treatment should not be attempted without supervision as patients may become dizzy in water warmer than 40 C.

Aug. 4, 2001 – The annual Island Stylin' fashion show fund-raiser for The Safety Zone is making some moves this year — to a tea-time Sunday slot and an open-air setting at the Westin Resort.
This fifth annual event is set for 4 p.m. Aug. 26, in the beachside gazebo at the St. John resort. "An Afternoon of Limin'" is the theme. It will be the first time the fashion show hasn't been held at Caneel Bay. And the afternoon scheduling, according to a knowledgeable source, includes plans "to have at least two models emerge from the water."
As usual, community role models and celebrities are lining up to strut their stuff in the show. The list so far includes Dr. Elizabeth Barot, Troy Billingham, William "Champagne" Chandler, Danielle Cole, Cathy Dove, Julien Harley, Robert Luke, Dr. Kimberly Moore and Gayle Varlack.
Radio personality Luke portrayed the groom in a wedding fashion segment of last year's show, but he's back again this year still fashionably footloose and fancy free. Lorna Nichols and Lindsay Brockington from TV 2 will provide the commentary.
The models will be showing off clothing and accessories from St. John shops and boutiques — so far Bamboula, Bougainvillea, Caneel Bay Gift Shop, Dreams and Dragonflies, and the Love City Surf Shack.
Along with the fashion show, the event also will feature a silent auction and a raffle, both of offering numerous gifts and services donated by local businesses.
The summertime fashion show is one of two annual community fund-raising events held each year by the St. John Abuse and Neglect Task Force to benefit The Safety Zone, which provides services to victims of domestic violence and other violent crime, both residents and island visitors. The other event is an art auction held in the winter.
Island Stylin' tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the gate. On St. John, they're being sold at The Chelsea Drug Store, Connections, St. John Drug Center and the Safety Zone offices. On St. Thomas, they're available at Color of Joy and Dockside Books.
The price of admission includes two drinks and complimentary light foods, courtesy of Baked in the Sun, Chilly Billy's, Morgan's Mango, the Mongoose Restaurant, The Stone Terrace, True Love Catering and The Westin. There also will be a cash bar
More information may be obtained by calling the Safety Zone executive director, Iris Kern, at 693-7233 or 690-7233.

Aug. 20, 2001 – The V.I. Inspector General's Office is looking to hire two lawyers, two investigators and other staff to beef up the Public Corruption Task Force and to provide more financial oversight of government agencies.
Meantime, the Attorney General's Office may be rehiring the former lead prosecutor of its White Collar Crime Unit as a liaison between the unit and the task force.
Inspector General Steven Van Beverhoudt said on Friday that he is looking to increase his office staff to 17 people from the current eight in the next few months.
"We'll be able to accomplish more than we have in the past," Van Beverhoudt, who has served as inspector general since 1989, said. "The good part of it is we'll be able to conduct more audits and more investigations."
Along with conducting routine audits and audits upon request by government officials, the Inspector General's Office has teamed up with the Attorney General's Office to form the Public Corruption Task Force. Its mission is to bring cases of government fraud to prosecution.
The task force has spearheaded several major investigations in the last two years, including the prosecution of former Gov. Roy Schneider on charges of misuse of government funds following Hurricane Marilyn, and more recently cases against former acting Health Commissioner Lucien Moolenaar and Tourism Department employee Susanna Riddle. The case against Schneider was dropped after prosecutors and the former governor agreed to a financial settlement. Moolenaar's case is pending; Riddle entered into a plea agreement.
Investigations have slowed since the task force's two lead white-collar crime attorneys left the Justice Department. The task force also has been hampered by having only a handful of investigators qualified to handle embezzlement cases.
Last week, Van Beverhoudt said he had the funds to hire a new general counsel for his office and that federal funds would pay for a prosecutor to head the task force. He said he also will be able to hire two investigators with white-collar crime experience, as well as other auditors and support staff to increase the ability of his office to handle the workload. One investigator will be assigned to the task force hotline to identify which tips might lead to criminal prosecutions, he said.
"You're never going to eliminate corruption," Van Beverhoudt said, "but having an aggressive prosecution will set an example — and make people think twice about doing it."
The Inspector General's budget has been decreased slightly for Fiscal Year 2002, but Van Beverhoudt told the Senate Rules Committee several weeks ago that he could live with that because of supplemental federal funding. Now, he said, funds allocated last year finally have been approved, giving him the green light to fill the vacancies.
Meantime, Attorney General Iver Stridiron said last week that his office is looking to hire at least one additional lawyer, and possibly two, to handle white-collar crime cases. He indicated that one of them could be Doug Sprotte, his former head of the White Collar Crime Unit.
At a press conference last Tuesday, Stridiron said that Sprotte, who resigned last October, had just been back on St. Thomas discussing the possibility of returning to the Justice Department. "Of course, we can't give him his old job back," the attorney general said. Winston Chen is now the unit's lead prosecutor.
However, Stridiron said if Sprotte were to return, he would make him the liaison between the unit and the Public Corruption Task Force, because Sprotte is familiar with many of the cases the task force is addressing.
Sprotte, reached at his home in Florida Monday, said, "I have talked with the Attorney General's Office, and although no firm offer has been made, I would take any such offer into consideration when and if it is made." He said that because of schedule conflicts, he didn't have a formal meeting with Stridiron while he was on island last week. However, he said, "I expect to talk to the A.G. in the near future and look forward to it."
Stridiron said last week that he hoped to have at least one additional lawyer on board by the end of September. With the help of the new investigators from the Inspector General's Office, he said, he expects to make progress in the government corruption cases.
Stridiron has said previously that the task force has received so many tips about possible corruption that the cases filed so far appear to be "only the tip of the iceberg."
Shaun A. Pennington also contributed to this report.

Elizabeth Shortt, principal of the Peace Corps Elementary School, announces the dates for new and returning students.
Tuesday, Aug. 28 – new and returning students in grades one through six and special classes are to report to school. New students are to be accompanied by a parent or gruardian and are to have their birth certificate, health record and two emergency contact telephone numbers available for school personnel.
Tuesday, Aug. 28 – 5:30 – There will be an orientation and pre-registration meeting for parents and guardians of kindergarten students in the school cafeteria. Bring the child's birth cetificate, health record and an emergency contact telephone number. Kindergarten students are to report to school with a parent or guardian on Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Dr. Dora Hill, principal of Joseph Sibilly Elementary School in accordance with this schedule:
Monroe Campus Kindergarten: parents are requested to accompany their child and to report on the following days:
Students with last names beginning with A-G are to report from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
Students with last names beginning H-Z are to report from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Wednesday, Aug. 29.
Multi-age and Transitional students in grades one through six are to report to school at 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
Lunch will be served and bus transportation will be provided.