{"id":64064,"date":"2018-06-10T12:45:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T12:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=64064"},"modified":"2018-06-10T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T12:45:08","slug":"juanita-gardine-school-students-perform-for-herbert-grigg-home-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=64064","title":{"rendered":"Juanita Gardine School Students Perform For Herbert Grigg Home Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ST. CROIX &#8212; Students at the Juanita Gardine Elementary School (JGES) are incorporating caring for others as part of the school&#8217;s overall learning and recovery process following the 2017 storms, according to a recent Department of Education release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A group of about 21 students performed in the courtyard at the Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged on Wednesday, May 30, surrounded by residents and staff, along with preschoolers attending a nearby Head Start program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team of talented Gardine students are called the \u201cJuanita Gardine Elementary School Culture Bearers,\u201d according to Assistant Principal Ann Marie Gordon. They pooled their talents to put on a first-class act for audience members in dance, song, poetry and drama with all performances woven together with a cultural theme.\u00a0\u00a0First, the JGES Quadrille Dancers performed several popular numbers, setting the atmosphere for the joyous occasion that followed:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Song, \u201c<em>Clear de Road\u201d<\/em>\u00a0sung by 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grader Kioni Leon;<\/li>\n<li>Poem, \u201cTurtles\u201d recited by 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grader Adejeah Hamilton;<\/li>\n<li>Storytelling, \u201cHuss,\u201d told by Kg. student Jahkim Williams;<\/li>\n<li>Skit \u201cCultural Bus Tour,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0performed by Kg. students Cetoute Williams, Shayla Ayala and Anaiyah Burroughs;<\/li>\n<li>Poem, \u201cI Love My Islands,\u201d recited by 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grader Mellissa Knight;<\/li>\n<li>Storytelling, \u201cAnansi at the Tug of War,\u201d told by 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grader Tyashte Jackson;<\/li>\n<li>Poem, \u201cI Sing of,\u201d recited by 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0grader Ameer\u00a0\u00a0Norman;<\/li>\n<li>Song, \u201cWe Will Rise,\u201d sung by 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grader Jahnyah Greenidge;<\/li>\n<li>The JGES Quadrille Dancers closed the program with a final dance selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet our gems shine!\u201d declared Assistant Principal Gordon after the students\u2019 performances. \u201cWe want to keep nurturing them to their fullest potential. That is the culture that we are striving to build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Principal Gordon explained that the event was a part of a celebration of Senior Citizen Month. \u201cOur students were cultural bearers showcasing their cultural gifts and talents to bring joy to the residents of the Herbert Grigg Home in honor of Senior Citizens Month.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Pat Browne, a retired Gardine computer teacher and now quadrille advisor, was the caller for the outstanding performance by the student dancers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program was the first of many planned performances by Gardine School students at Grigg Home, which the school has adopted, according to Gordon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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