KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 15
Jaynes, Bill (2017-07-03). KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 15 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 15: NEWS: Guam—seventeen well-prepared but visibly nervous contestants took the runway on June 21 at the Sheraton Laguna Resort in Guam as part of a pageant event, with each contestant presenting both environmental and non-environmental platforms through short statements describing issues about which they were passionate; one contestant’s non-environmental platform focused on positive body image, while coverage notes that despite impressions created by social media posts, contestants were not judged solely on appearance; additional news items include a brief reference directing readers to coverage of “Jenna” on page 13; FSM Senator David Panuelo, Pohnpei’s at-large representative to the FSM Congress, delivered the commencement address at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, on June 17, having been honored to speak at his alma mater, with reporting noting his trajectory from EOU graduate to public service, his transition from the private sector, his election in 2011 to a two-year congressional seat, and his 2015 election as the four-year at-large representative for the Pohnpei delegation; among more than 900 graduates, the Class of 2017 included five students from the Micronesia region; Panuelo told EOU prior to commencement that the university played a major role in the building blocks of his life and urged graduates to “become a global actor,” emphasizing that contemporary issues are no longer purely local; additional community coverage reports that the creators of a detailed three-dimensional scale model of U Municipality formally presented their work to municipal authorities, noting that the model was a cooperative effort involving the U Municipal Government and traditional leaders, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei, the Pohnpei State Government, The Nature Conservancy Micronesia Program, and the Micronesia Conservation Trust, with oversight by Patrick Vuet of Partners with Melanesians and Mike Aulerio of The Nature Conservancy, assisted by Bejay Obispo and Angel; OPINION / EDITORIAL: a resignation letter announces formal departure from employment with the Chuuk State School System effective June 19, 2017, while expressing the hope that the letter would inspire Chuukese communities in Chuuk and abroad to advocate for themselves and their children’s access to quality education, and concluding with acknowledgments of the teachers, staff, and principal Jason Reigon of Chuuk High School.
