Philipsburg:--- The five students that are scheduled to leave St. Maarten on Tuesday to participate in the Scotia Bank- York University program Emerging Leaders Program (EGLP) was advised by Commissioner of Education William Marlin to make good with the opportunities given to them. Marlin said already the schools has already identified the leadership qualities in them and it is for them to continue on a positive path in making themselves, their schools and most of all the youths of St. Maarten proud.
St. Maarten team has chosen to work on a project focusing on the destruction of the mangroves and its environmental impacts. The students would be making their presentation in St. Kitts next week they are Kristen Sorton, Kelly Velasquez, Girish Motwani, Sherwin Toulon, Yannick Remie, and would be accompanied by Olga Mussington of the Education Department.
Facilitating the trip was Scotia Bank St. Maarten in the person of Ellie Bendally. Also participating in the EGLP are students from Jamaica, BVI, Cayman Islands, Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla, Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis.
On Wednesday Bendally presented the students with their tickets while commissioner Marlin pinned a St. Maarten Flag on each of the student who would be representing St. Maarten.
