Happy New Year from Around the Pacific!

Happy New Year from around the Pacific! May the year 2011 bring you many blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - English
Filis Añu Nuebo! – Chamorro
Feliz Año Nuevo! – Spanish
Engan ke ya sasu! - Kosraean
Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese
Ungil Beches Er Rak! – Palauan
Selsalan Ebéach e duw! – Yapese
Peren En Parakapw! – Pohnpeian
Hauoli Makahiki Hou – Hawaiian
Pwapwan Ei Ier Mi Fo – Chuukese
Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo! – Korean
Maligayang Bagong Taon – Tagalog
Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan! – Vietnamese
Jeramman ilo iio in ekaal! – Marshallese
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu – Japanese
Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layúi Luugh me raagh féé! – Carolinian


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Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Thank you for all that you do to make a difference! Enjoy the holiday, and may God Bless you always. :)

ND Alumni Showcases Guam IRA Website

One of ND's alumni, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Class of 1991, serves as the Guam Council International Reading Association Webmaster. She is a Guam IRA Board member and maintains the Guam IRA website on a continual basis.

The Guam Council of the International Reading Association helps educators and parents alike discover the wonder and the worlds to be found in books. Guam IRA is a professional organization for individuals who are genuinely concerned with the development of reading programs for children and adults. They work together to improve literacy and reading instruction in Guam and Micronesia.

Click on the image below to view the Guam Council IRA September 2010 Newsletter or visit the IRA website at http://iraguam.blogspot.com. Enjoy!

ND Class of 2011 Hosts Snack Booth at the IGP Back to School Carnival and Concert

The ND Senior Class, under the direction of Ms. Huey and Ms. Reyes, hosted a snack booth to support IGP and raise funds for the ND Class of 2011.

ND Senior Receives Special IGP Award

ND Senior, Julia Naputi Rivera (far right), receives a special service award from Island Girl Power during its Back to School Carnival and Concert held August 28, 2010.

ND Seniors Volunteer at IGP Back to School Carnival and Concert

ND seniors Julia Naputi Rivera, Ciera Salas, and Christiana Borja assisted with the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) game booth and face painting during the IGP event.

The following are snapshots taken during this special event.

ND Class of 1991

Check out the Class of 1991! It‘s hard to believe that about two decades have passed since the ND Class of 1991 graduation! I wish the best for all my fellow alumni. God Bless you all.