{"id":34016,"date":"2014-05-02T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T02:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=34016"},"modified":"2014-05-02T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T02:13:19","slug":"island-snapshots-may-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-may-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; May 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34016 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/155374ID26341.jpg'>155374ID26341<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34024'>\n\t\t\t\tCONGRATULATIONS! 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)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/155374ID26344.jpg'>155374ID26344<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34025'>\n\t\t\t\tWICHE 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)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chamber-pix1.jpg'>Chamber pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35386'>\n\t\t\t\tCHAMBER MEETING: IT&#038;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)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chamber-pix21.jpg'>Chamber pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35388'>\n\t\t\t\tIT&#038;E Sales &#038; Marketing manager Hans Mickelson, says, \u201cWe\u2019re 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.\u201d From left, Amy Quito-Weiss, Business Accounts manager; Janice Tenorio, Customer Service manager; John Compton, chief executive officer; Hans Mickelson, Sales &#038; Marketing manager; Velma Palacios, Network Operations director; and Natashia N. Tomokane, Marketing coordinator. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix1.jpg'>McDonalds pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35389'>\n\t\t\t\tISLANDWIDE CLEANUP: Employees of McDonald\u2019s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix2.jpg'>McDonalds pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35390'>\n\t\t\t\tMcDonald\u2019s Saipan Islandwide Cleanup. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix3.jpg'>McDonalds pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35391'>\n\t\t\t\tEmployees of McDonald\u2019s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix4.jpg'>McDonalds pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35392'>\n\t\t\t\tEmployees of McDonald\u2019s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix5.jpg'>McDonalds pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35393'>\n\t\t\t\tEmployees of McDonald\u2019s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/McDonalds-pix6.jpg'>McDonalds pix6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35394'>\n\t\t\t\tEmployees of McDonald\u2019s Saipan participate in the Islandwide Cleanup held on April 25, 2014, on Saipan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mathcourt-11.jpg'>Mathcourt-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35490'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan International School\u2019s Mathcourt winners.(Contributed photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mathcourt-21.jpg'>Mathcourt-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35491'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 2014 CNMI Mathcourt winners. (Contributed photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Mathcourt-31.jpg'>Mathcourt-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35492'>\n\t\t\t\tSome members of TEAM CNMI. (Contributed photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CNMI-Alliance.jpg'>CNMI-Alliance<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36148'>\n\t\t\t\tCHANGING THE ODDS:\nMembers 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\u2019s Pacific Center for Changing the Odds, focused on defining key college and career readiness indicators for the CNMI. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Class-of-2014.jpg'>Class-of-2014<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36980'>\n\t\t\t\tCONGRATULATIONS!: Congratulations to the Saipan Community School\u2019s 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\u2019s Education Award for outstanding academic performance in 8th grade: Gold Award \u2013 Prudencio Cabrera, Paul Heo, Isaac Jang, Joo Young Kim, and Rachel Kim; Silver Award \u2013 Kento Akimaru, Melanie He, Judy Kim, Herald Lee, Daniel Calvo II, Yun Pyo Jeon, Tae Yeon Kim, and Nathanael Lim. 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