DGS’s student Tana Valmond has placed 2nd in the Senior Division of the FCCA 2018 Environmental Poster Competition.
The competition was held under the theme “Weathering the storm: Disaster preparation for my Destination”.Tana will receive US$1,500, and the Dominica Grammar school will also get US$1,500. St Mary’s Academy’s Emilio Sanford also made it to the final round in the Junior Division on this year’s FCCA Poster Competition.Emilio will receive a prize of US$200 for participating in the Poster Competition. Dominica also secured a winning spot in the Competition in 2017, when Dominica Grammar School came 3rd in FCCA2017 Environmental Poster. This competition is held annually, as the FCCA Environmental Poster Competition seeks to promote and stimulate environmental awareness among Caribbean students, while educating the younger generation on the importance of environmental protection. This year’s competition attracted entries from six schools: Orion Academy, St Mary’s Academy, Convent Prep School, Kelleb John Laurent Primary, Wills Strathmore Stevens Primary, and the Dominica Grammar School. The Annual FCCA Environmental Poster Competition is locally coordinated by the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) through the Ministry of Tourism & Culture.The local selection of the posters for submission to FCCA was done by local artists Earl Etienne & President of the Waitukubuli Artist Association, Lowell Royer. DDA is appealing to the various primary & secondary schools on island to work with students for continued participation in future competitions, aimed at increasing tourism awareness.
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