Great Bay:--- Two young students have been chosen to represent St. Maarten at the 2011 FCCA Children's Environmental Poster Competition. Janean Peterson, (12 years old) of the St. Maarten Academy who won in the senior category and Lateefah Thomas, (14 years old), from St. Dominic High, winner of the junior category, are the two students whose posters have been forwarded to the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Selection Committee for judging to determine who the overall regional winner will be.For the St. Maarten leg of the competition, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association along with the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau invited all students from the Primary and Secondary schools on the island to participate in the two categories of the annual contest. A total of 26 entries were received from various schools and were judged on island.
The posters depicted three ways in which the student's destination can make a difference in preserving the environment. Students were also asked to provide a title of their art work, Janean Peterson of the St. Maarten Academy, poster was entitled " My lovely island" and Lateefaf Thomas of St. Dominic High, "Let's protect, clean and go green".
The FCCA will now choose a first, second and third prize winner from the two age categories and award cash scholarships to the overall winners and their schools as follows:1st place $3000,- for the student and school
2nd place $1500,- for the student and school
3rd place $1000,- for the student and school
"This is a competition in which St. Maarten has been participating for a long time and we wish the two winners this year the best of luck in the regional contest," said LaBega.
Last year, Shemar Abdul Hamid, 11 years of age of the Rev. A. Campus, Methodist Agogic Center was placed second place in the Junior Division by the FCCA Foundation Children's Environmental Poster Competition. The FCCA will notify all winners by Friday, February 14th , 2011.
