With the goal of releasing stress, an afternoon of relaxation and invigoration was uppermost in the minds of Lyford Cay International School’s (LCIS) Interact Club members who hosted a Health
At the age of 15, Melania Nixon, an 11th grade student at Lyford Cay International School (LCIS), already has some college experience under her belt. This summer she successfully completed the University of Miami’s Pre-College Summer Scholars Program in business, ethics and leadership, walked away with the top “2023 Summer Scholars Ethics debate Outstanding Debater Award”,
The Bahamian Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship program will provide 10 new scholarships ranging from 25 percent to 100 percent of tuition which will allow deserving students to avail themselves of a Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) education. David Mindorff, LCIS principal, announced the launch of the scholarships during the school’s 60th anniversary Founders’ Day Assembly.
Judged by the content of their character
Martin Luther King Jr. arguably said it best in his iconic “I have a dream” speech, which he delivered 57 years ago and in which he said: “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” For the turbulent year that was 2020, there was a stronger focus on humanity with a call to action for justice and making life better. People advocated for social change and came together to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
And organizers of Character Day Bahamas’ Hidden Heroes Champions 2020 say the “Champions” are the people who consistently show their character strengths by their actions, words, or deeds – celebrating the good in people, and the people who make The Bahamas a great place to live. And that justice and humanity were the top character strengths of the winners of the fifth Character Day Bahamas Hidden Heroes 2020 campaign that wrapped up at the end
Hidden Hero Champions 2020 included a cross section of individuals: from New Providence Melania Nixon, Logan Stubbs and Dr Willard Barr; from Andros brothers Andra (Andy) Smith and Stephen Smith; from Abaco chefs from Da Blue Hole Restaurant, Antonio Huyler and David Thompson; from Grand Bahama LaToy Williams; and from Eleuthera Earlyn Mills and Jonathan Kelly. (CONCHBOY MARKETING)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The PACE foundation has named ten champions of its first ever “Hidden Hero Champion 2020” campaign that was part of their annual Character Day Bahamas education program.
Held in the last quarter of 2020, the campaign expanded into the communities where “hidden heroes” were nominated. Character Day is affiliated with a global program that included over four million people across 200,000 groups and spanned 125 countries. For the past four years in The Bahamas, focus had involved schools and organizations.