Tortola to host VI College Fair Thursday

By MERRICK ANDREWS
Online News Editor

The Tortola event of the three-island 2023 Virgin Islands College Fair is scheduled to place on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the new Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rams Media Group has announced.

Senior students – 11^th and 12 graders – and community members are invited to attend and interact with college recruiters from the United States and the Virgin Islands, the Group – the official media/entertainment organization for ESHS – said on its Facebook page.

“[The] BVI’s very own H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will also be in attendance to present their amazing programs!” Rams Media stated.

The Fair kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 14 on St. Croix. It wraps up on Friday, February 17, 2023 after its showcase on St. Thomas.

The annual event serves as a guide in preparing students, making them abreast of programmes and scholarships, officials said in a Virgin Islands news report.

According to Rams, other institutions which have been participating in the fair are:
Coppin State University

Monroe College

Cannon University

US Naval Academy

Paine College

Johnson C. Smith University

FAMU

Delaware State University

University of the Virgin Islands

Morgan State University

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico

Oakwood University

Huston-Tillotson University

Spelman College

Tuskegee University

Virginia State University

West Virginia State University

Stillman College

VI Army National Guard

VI Air National Guard

Army

Marine Corps

Navy