Education

Kerra Samuel And Shernore Prince Named 2018-19 District Teacher Of The Year

The Virgin Islands Department of Education in a release issued Saturday recognized Kerra Samuel, above left, the intermediate computer lab teacher at Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School on St. Croix, and Shernore Prince, above right, a sixth grade math, science and health teacher at Joseph Sibilly Elementary School on St. Thomas, as the 2018-2019 St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John District Teachers of the Year, respectively. Samuel and Prince will serve as public education ambassadors in their respective districts through October 2019, D.O.E. said. “Ms. Samuel’s dedication to students was apparent from her detailed answers in the application packet to her innovative strategies in teaching her students about cyber safety and online etiquette, despite not having devices for students to use,” St. Croix District Superintendent Colleen Williams said. “Ms. Samuel demonstrated resiliency and determination in educating our students with the tools available.” St. Thomas-St. John District Superinte...