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1st Quarter Honor Rolls
YEMBES Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Mary Smith, YEMBES Teacher of the Year
Flag Raising
Students raise and lower the flags with the guidance of Monitor Gomez.
Week 3
At YEMBES, we Learn. Achieve. Succeed.
Bring Your Child to School Day
D.A.D.S. (Dedicated Achievement Demonstrate Success)
Promotion Exercise
Principal Wilkinson and Sharlize Brown after promotional exercise.
Cheerleaders
Thank you "Banquet" for the Bowsky Cheerleaders.
Athletics Banquet
The Bowsky Marlins Basketball and Volleyball classy banquet at the end of the school year.
Logan Cruz
Logan Cruz Super Hero Day
Week Of The Young Child
Ready to Read
Mr.&Ms. Bowsky/Little Mr.&Ms.Bowsky
The winners of the Mr. & Ms. Bowsky, and Little Mr. & Ms. Bowsky were chosen for having portrayed the PBIS behavioral expectations, B Average or above in academic performance and lastly, sold the most vote.
Living Wax Museum
Alexcia Mahabir as Aliyah Boston, both Virgin Islanders. Alexcia was an MVP for Girls Basketball.
Girl Scouts Troop 44502
Girl Scouts selling cookies.
The Bowsky Dancing Gems
Bowsky Dancing Gems performed at the Emancipation Garden during the Model Closet Thrift Pop-Up Sale of the Fashion Stargate and Caribbean Cutie.
Territorial Spelling Bee- 4th Place
Cameron Daley, a 5th Grader at Yvonne E. Milliner Bowsky Elementary School, won 4th place in the District and Territorial Spelling Bee Contest. We are proud of you. Congratulations!
Book Character- Reindeer
Kali dressed as a reindeer during the Read Across America
Malcolm X of Bowsky
Who am I? Malcolm X- a presentation from Ms. Cardin's class
MIS 1 Intermediate Dance Presentation
Diversity in action- A dance presentation during the VI/Black History Program.
Read Across America
Students read books under the beautiful Flamboyant Tree during the Read On The Green.
Black History Door Decoration Contest
Winner/s of the Black History Door Decoration Contest
Autism Class baking.
One of the activities for the Read Across America Week was to make edible snacks, the Autism class of Ms. R. Hodge did Chocolate Chip Cookies.
"Music Is Me" Concert
Students are showcasing their musical instrument talents during the concert.
STEM Challenge- Aerospace Innovator's
Pre-Kindergarten Students launched their "helicopters".
Teacher of the Year
Congresswoman Plaskett congratulated Mr. Hanley.
Christmas Concert
Children's caroling during the Christmas.
Quelbe Resurrection Band
Quelbe Resurrection Band at Bowsky
Mental Health
Social and Emotional Presentation of the Department of Health.
Mr. and Miss Valentine
Mr. Valentine- Adonis Batista and Miss. Valentine- Imani Fontenelle
Week Of The Young Child
Bowsky celebrated the Week Of The Young Child
Nigel O. Hodge Foundation
Nigel O. Hodge Foundation was at Bowsky morning assembly.
Harvest Festival
Students dressed up as a cowgirl and a pilgrim with Ms. Wilkinson
Cheerleaders
Cheerleaders in action
Cheerleaders
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The worldwide Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is rooted in the human right to access high-quality education. This shift in educational practice is about participation and co-creation, which offers opportunities for systemic change in teaching and learning content through engaging educators in new participatory processes and effective technologies for engaging with learning. By joining this movement, the USVI ushers in a wave of openly-licensed digital resources modified to adjust to the needs of our students.
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By The Numbers
1973
The Peace Corps Elementary School was established in 1973 and later renamed to Yvonne E. Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School in 2007.
5
Employees have been St. Thomas/ St. John District Awardees.
431
Total students enrolled in the 2024-25 School Year
14:1
Student-Teacher ratio
1
Boys Basketball Championship (2024)
2
Spelling Bee Champions
1 District Primary Spelling Bee Winner and 1 District Intermediate Spelling Bee Winner