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Each island is holding a school uniform redistribution drive so that kids who need them can have clothes for the new school year. The drives on St. Thomas and St. John are organized by Parents Matter. The St. Croix drive is organized by Love Our Culture (LOC). Distribution Day will be Aug. 24 on all islands.

The St. Croix School District Office of the Insular Superintendent has announced mandatory orientations for the 2019-2020 school year. The school fees that are not outlined below will be shared with students and parents during orientation.

The program will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Charlotte Amalie High School auditorium and cafeteria and on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Educational Complex cafeteria from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on both days.

Coral disease researchers at the University of the Virgin Islands Center for Marine and Environmental Studies are calling for the community to help hunt for coral disease. The VI Reef Response Hunt for Coral Disease will take place Aug. 24 through Sept. 7.

The Caribbean Writer, nestled within the University of the Virgin Islands College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, has announced the prize winners for its Volume 32 edition. Winners in the various categories are as follows:

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

Brinc runs leading accelerator programs worldwide in Hardware IoT, Drones and Robotics, Food Technology, and Energy and Industrial IoT, according to their website.

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

The students in attendance, representing each of the territory’s public, private and parochial schools, as well as adult continuing education, were awarded a token of appreciation from the governor and invited with their family members to join the governor for a luncheon at the close of Friday’s ceremony.

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