Schools in Guam - Elementary Schools in Guam, High Schools in Guam, Middle Schools in Guam, Private Schools in Guam (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Elementary Schools in Guam, High Schools in Guam, Middle Schools in Guam, Private Schools in Guam, Roman Catholic Secondary Schools in Guam, St. John's School, Santa Barbara Catholic School, List of Schools in Guam, Saint Anthony Catholic School, John F. Kennedy High School, Southern High School, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, George Washington High School, Okkodo High School, Andersen Middle School, Academy of Our Lady of Guam, Father Duenas Memorial School, Notre Dame High School, Guam High School, Simon Sanchez High School. Excerpt: St. John's School is an international university preparatory school located in the Tumon area of Tamuning, Guam, United States. The school, affiliated with the Episcopal Church in Micronesia, serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade including a boarding program for grades 9-12. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASe and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to provide the IBO Diploma. The Episcopal Church is base off St. John the Divine, which was established in Upper Tumon, Guam in 1957. The church originally occupied three Quonset huts donated by the Navy, but a parish hall was built in 1961, making two of the huts vacant and motivating the parishioners to request they be used for a school. St. John's School opened in September 1962 with five teachers to serve children in kindergarten through fourth grade age groups. In November 1962, Super Typhoon Karen destroyed the Quonset huts, which were shortly replaced with tents by the Marines. Since the island's public schools were badly damaged, the Air Force requested St. John's to immediately add grades 5 and 6 because of the need on the island. In April 1963, Typhoo... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4655126