COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, SPORTS, PARKS AND RECREATION

The Committee on Youth, Sports, Parks and Recreation has scheduled a meeting for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in the Frits E. Lawaetz, Legislative Conference Room on the island of St. Croix.

BLOCK I         10:00am-12:30pm

Status update relative to the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Division of Sports and Athletics programs, to include student-athletic development initiatives and the status of school sports for the 2021-2022 school year.

 Invited Testifiers

The Honorable Raquel Berry-Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education

The Honorable Justa Encarnacion, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Health

Ms. Lucille Hobson, President, Interscholastic Association – St. Croix

Ms. Therese Hodge, President, Interscholastic Association – St. Thomas/St. John

BLOCK II        1:00pm-4pm

The Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation will give an update on projects and initiatives, to include the status of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium Construction Project.

Invited Testifiers

The Honorable Calvert White, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation

The Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Public Works

Mr. John Wessel, Owner, GEC, LLC