Education

Elementary School Teacher and Daughter Enjoying Disney Vacation Courtesy Tim Duncan, Vivid Streaming, Seaborne Airlines, Neighborhood Pharmacy and Dept. of Education

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Dept. of Education announced Saturday evening that Joseph Gomez Elementary School fifth grade teacher Roselyn Samuel-Hodge traveled to Orlando, Fla., July 18-24, with her daughter Janelle, in an all-expense paid trip for two to Disney World, courtesy of local radio and television personality Rashidi Clenance, owner of ViVid Streaming, in conjunction with NBA Hall of Fame inductee Tim Duncan, Neighborhood Pharmacy, Seaborne Airlines, and D.O.E. According to the release, following the May 5 revival of the popular “Swag Call” promotion, where students, teachers and parents were invited to call in to the Madd House Radio Show on ViVid Streaming each weekday morning to nominate a teacher to win a free trip to Disney, Samuel-Hodge was randomly selected and announced as the contest winner on June 4.  “The idea behind the promotion is to build school morale and pride, especially this past year that was so difficult on both teachers and students,” Clenance said. “We want...