Mary Raissi Stewart is not your typical 93 year-old. The long time educator is more active than most people 20 years younger. She still visits St Croix twice a year, a place where she spent most of her five-decade teaching career and played an integral role in the founding of the St. Croix campus of the College of the Virgin Islands.

 Here's what is happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.

 Lisa Opie, 22, has been crowned Miss Virgin Islands United States 2013. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in history.

 Chaplains have been a part of the U.S. Military for more than 200 years, and on Memorial Day 2013, these men and women will be honored for their dedication and service to the United States of America As they transition to civilian life, one emerging trend has been of their migration to the workplace chaplaincy world.

 With funding from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the St. Croix Educational Complex High School partnered with the University of the Virgin Islands Sea Grant Marine Outreach Program and the St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) in “The Reef Is Closer Than You Think” community campaign.

 Here is what's happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.

 The St. Croix Dolphins Swim Team has been working with public schools teaching children general water safety, proper swimming techniques, and confidence in and around the water since the inception of the “Every Child a Swimmer” program in 2003.

 Russell “Butch” Richards Jr., also known as “Ibednego,” of Oakland, California, entered into eternal rest on May 16. He was 51 years old.

 Jordan K. Paul of Christiansted, V.I., graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in TV/film from DeSales University on Saturday, May 18.

 Good Hope School senior Jaleel Christopher will be presented his Presidential Appointment Certificate to the United States Military Academy at West Point at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the Friedensberg Moravian Church.