Island Snapshots – May 2014
- CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to my Marine, Lance Cpl. Nicko S. Salem, for all the hard work and determinations he put up since coming from Corpus Christi, Texas. Salem, a native of Saipan recruited from RSS Guam, earned the title of company honor graduate for Company M aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on April 25. We both miss home, Saipan. Love lots from Maria Victoria Sandmeier. (Contributed photo)
- WICHE INFO SESSION Dr. Sharon Hart talks to participants during last Wednesday?s WICHE information session held at the NMC Campus in D1. This is the first of a series of monthly WICHE Info Sessions that the Northern Marianas College will be hosting. The info session gives participants an opportunity to learn about WICHE and its programs, especially programs that provide CNMI residents discounted tuition at colleges and universities in the western United States. For more information, visit www.marianas.edu. (RAYNARD TRAVILLA/NMC)
- CHAMBER MEETING: IT&E chief executive officer John Compton is introduced at the Saipan Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting at the Hyatt Regency Sand Castle on Wednesday, May 7. (Contributed Photo)
- IT&E Sales & Marketing manager Hans Mickelson, says, “We’re excited to have John onboard and look forward to working under his leadership as we continue to excel in providing superior telecommunications services to the CNMI.” From left, Amy Quito-Weiss, Business Accounts manager; Janice Tenorio, Customer Service manager; John Compton, chief executive officer; Hans Mickelson, Sales & Marketing manager; Velma Palacios, Network Operations director; and Natashia N. Tomokane, Marketing coordinator. (Contributed Photo)
- ISLANDWIDE CLEANUP: Employees of McDonald’s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- McDonald’s Saipan Islandwide Cleanup. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- Employees of McDonald’s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- Employees of McDonald’s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- Employees of McDonald’s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- Employees of McDonald’s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
- Saipan International School’s Mathcourt winners.(Contributed photo)
- The 2014 CNMI Mathcourt winners. (Contributed photo)
- Some members of TEAM CNMI. (Contributed photo)
- CHANGING THE ODDS: Members of the CNMI Alliance for College and Career Readiness from the Department of Labor, Public School System, and Northern Marianas College complete the first of three scheduled trainings facilitated by McREL’s Pacific Center for Changing the Odds, focused on defining key college and career readiness indicators for the CNMI. (Contributed Photo)
- CONGRATULATIONS!: Congratulations to the Saipan Community School’s Class of 2014! From left to right, front to back: Tae Yeon Kim, Rachel Kim, Julie Kim, Judy Kim, Joo Young Kim (Valedictorian, Loyalty Award) and Melanie He; Yun Pyo Jeon, Isaac Jang, Paul Heo (Salutatorian, Loyalty Award), Daniel Calvo, Prudencio Cabrera, Dominic Basilio, and Kento Akimaru (Citizenship Award, and Loyalty Award); Arthur Sondheim, Abbas Shakir, Darian Salas, David Paik (Loyalty Award), Manato Machida, Nathanael Lim (Loyalty Award), and Herald Lee. President’s Education Award for outstanding academic performance in 8th grade: Gold Award – Prudencio Cabrera, Paul Heo, Isaac Jang, Joo Young Kim, and Rachel Kim; Silver Award – Kento Akimaru, Melanie He, Judy Kim, Herald Lee, Daniel Calvo II, Yun Pyo Jeon, Tae Yeon Kim, and Nathanael Lim. (Contributed photo)