BOE REP
Board of Education chair Maria Lourdes S. Ada administers the oath of office to Mount Carmel School president Galvin Deleon Guerrero yesterday morning. Deleon Guerrero officially began his second consecutive term as the non-public school representative on the CNMI Board of Education. (PSS)
BOE REP
Board of Education chair Maria Lourdes S. Ada administers the oath of office to Mount Carmel School president Galvin Deleon Guerrero yesterday morning. Deleon Guerrero officially began his second consecutive term as the non-public school representative on the CNMI Board of Education. (PSS)
NASA PROGRAM
The Northern Marianas College School of Education’s Teacher Preparatory Program was recently selected to participate in the National Aeronautics Space Administration’s Minority University Research Education Project or MUREP. Four NMC students have been selected to participate in a NASA education program as part of their teacher training. Standing from left, Myron Mendoza, Edinna Cepeda, Mele’Ani Cepeda, and Jason Atrero. Also in the photo are NMC School of Education director Charlotte Cepeda, NMC president Dr. Carmen Fernandez, NMC School of Education instructor and NASA team adviser Rosaline Cepeda. This is the third year MUREP’s Office of Education has offered a summer program to help ensure that NASA can meet future workforce needs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by strengthening involvement with higher education institutions to include participation of underrepresented and underserved students. In a Skype conference that included NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer Program facilitators Dr. Ota Lutz, NASA senior education specialist for Elementary and Secondary Education; Dr. Lyle Tavernier, NASA education technological specialist; Dr. David Seidel, JPL executive educational director; Northern Marianas College SOE instructor Rosaline Cepeda and NMC SOE director Charlotte Cepeda, it was known that NMC-SOE’s NASA team will be the first representatives from a far-western Pacific location. (NMC)
GOLF TOURNEY PRIZE
Triple J Motors sponsored a 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer ES as a hole-in-one prize during the 7th Annual Docomo Pacific Golf Classic held at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort last Saturday, May 13. Shown with the car are Triple J Motors and Docomo Pacific managers and staff, led by Randy Steele, GM of Triple J Motors, far left, and Ryan Calvo, account executive at Docomo Pacific, far right. (Contributed Photo)
CHONG’S CORP. DONATION
Chong’s Corp. donated $2,500 in cash to the upcoming Governor’s Tournament of Champions on May 27 and 28, 2017, at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort. Joanna Pai, president of Chong’s Corp., third from left, presents the check donation to Marida Pensader, TOC committee member, third from right. Also in photo are representatives of Chong’s Corp. (Contributed Photo)
BRIDGE
CAPITAL
DONATION
Bridge Capital, LLC Business Development manager Joseph Guerrero, left, presents a donation to 16th HANMI Golf Tournament committee members Socorro Huliganga, center, and Das Krishnan, right, on April 24, 2017. The tournament will be held at Laolao Bay Golf & Resort west course on June 24, 2017.
(Contributed Photo)
PIC DONATION
Pacific Islands Club recently announced a $2,500 cash and in-kind donation made to the 22nd Annual Governor’s Tournament of Champions, which will be held on May 27 and 28, 2017 at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort. From left, Marie Sablan, TOC committee member; Yoshihito Shibahata, PIC general manager; Ben Babauta, TOC tournament director; Steve Balakrishna, PIC F&B director; and Marida Pensader, TOC committee member. (Contributed Photo)
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT
Congratulations to Christina Manabat Flores, who graduated magna cum laude from Maryland University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration last May 14, 2017. Flores, who is also a U.S. Air Force veteran, is married to Darrel Flores of Guam. They have two children. She is the daughter of Efren and Omega Manabat, both longtime employees of Herman’s Bakery. (Contributed Photo)
