{"id":48846,"date":"2017-02-04T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=48846"},"modified":"2017-02-04T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:46:57","slug":"charlotte-amalie-high-school-students-excel-in-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=48846","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Amalie High School Students Excel In Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">ST. THOMAS &#8212; Three Charlotte Amalie High School (CAHS) students were the top winners in an essay contest that asked students to explore the role social media plays in today\u2019s educational system, the Department of Education announced this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The National Youth Essay Contest is held annually by the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Zeta Chapter during American Education Week in November. In the local installment of the writing contest, Kisha Courlanges came in third, Brianna Fuertes placed second, and Sumaiyah Richardson placed first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">An excerpt from Sumaiyah\u2019s winning essay, which has been submitted to the national contest for consideration, states, <i class=\"\">\u201cIn the technologically advanced world that exists today, it is no surprise that social media has become a vital learning tool in today\u2019s educational system and have changed the way teachers teach and students learn. Social networks such as Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube, not only connect students to the rest of the world, but they help to build teamwork, as well as awareness of current world events.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The students are juniors in Elaine Jacobs\u2019 AP English Language and Composition class at CAHS. Their achievements were recognized at a ceremony held at the school on January 24, where they were awarded a certificate and a gift card from the sorority\u2019s president, Helen Hart. The ceremony was attended by their peers, Mrs. Jacobs, and Assistant Principals Nneka Howard-Sibilly and Njnanya Boyd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cAt CAHS, the English Department stresses writing as a process in the quest to produce quality pieces,\u201d said Mrs. Jacobs. \u201cWe embrace essay contests because they make the publishing phase of the writing process real for our students. The Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Zeta Chapter supports our instructional efforts in this regard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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