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Some of this year's Duke of Edinburgh Award winners had only good things to say about the scheme and recommended that all young people pursue it.
Diarra Smith of Berkeley Institute said that many of his friends had become interested in the scheme onc...
DATE: Dec 12, 1998
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Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
More than 40 young people were warmly congratulated by Governor Thorold Masefield this week as winners of Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
In a short ceremony at the temporary Government House, "Malabar'' in Dockyard, Mr. Masefield shook hands with each bro...
DATE: Dec 12, 1998
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Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Bermuda High School for Girls won the top honours at last weekend's Ninth National Debate Championships at the Bermuda College.
And although she lost the war, Saltus Grammar School's Kalilah Robinson won the big battle when she earned the top individ...
DATE: Nov 28, 1998
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Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Keep Bermuda Beautiful have begun a programme of teaching recycling in schools to students particularly during Recycling Week.
KBB coordinator Lennox Boodram said he got the idea after talking with 17-year-old Berkeley Institute student Kenneth Brang...
DATE: Nov 21, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
this year's Bermuda Jazzfest was a 15-year-old Berkeley Institute student.
Dainavon Tuzo said he was nervous while sitting before more than 1,000 people at the Dockyard festival on October 16.
"I was not nervous offstage,'' Dainavon said this week. "...
DATE: Nov 14, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
completing homework -- but it is unique in that homework is done at school.
Berkeley Institute's After School Study Programme began on October 5 and already includes more than a third of the student body.
Programme director Keisha Douglas said the sc...
DATE: Oct 24, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
students at Berkeley Institute.
In separate interviews each said they only wanted to do their best in serving their fellow students.
Latanya, who has been on the honour roll each year at the school, would like to become a child life specialist and ca...
DATE: Oct 10, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
bug for missionary work.
Melissa Caldwell volunteered to take the two-month adventure organised by Teen Missions International to build dormitories for Camp Cenami in Escobar, which is 50 miles from the capital Buenos Aires.
Teen Missions is a non-de...
DATE: Oct 10, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
The Bermuda Junior Service league has launched "Coins for a cause'' a fundraising drive for two local charities.
The public has been donating loose change to the coin drive at dozens of sites throughout the Island since Wednesday.
The last donations ...
DATE: Oct 03, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
for tourists.
That is the result of the Spice Valley Middle School's M2 annual debate competition wining team Janaya Raynor, Stephanie Corday, and Zarha Muhammad.
The team took the affirmative argument right to the loosing team of Keith Smith, Allana...
DATE: Jun 20, 1998
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CATEGORY:
Young Observer
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess