The Class of 2019 Represents the PGIA's 10th Graduating Class!

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Sunday, May 26, was an incredible day at Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy. The Class of 2019 represents the PGIA’s 10th graduating class and these thirteen graduates shined during their last event as high school students! This group has a very notable bond and there was an overwhelming sense of ‘readiness’ to start the next chapter of their lives.

Valedictorian Talia Feshbach

Valedictorian Talia Feshbach

Salutatorian Axel Bartsch

Salutatorian Axel Bartsch

Gregory Christian, 2019 Student Selected Commencement Speaker, receives the Masjid Nur International-Mindedness Scholarship

Gregory Christian, 2019 Student Selected Commencement Speaker, receives the Masjid Nur International-Mindedness Scholarship

 Talia Feshbach led the class as Valedictorian and Axel Bartsch was Salutatorian. Gregory Christian was chosen by his peers as the student speaker. He was also awarded the Masjid Nur Organization's International-Mindedness Scholarship at the ceremony. Gregory shared wonderful anecdotes and perspective, having been a part of the VIMSIA school community since Primary. Ms. Alexandra Silva was selected as the teacher speaker and encouraged students to take on each of their classmate’s best and most signature qualities as they venture off into the world. The crowd enjoyed a keynote address from Shane Feldman, founder and CEO of Count Me In, one of the world’s largest millennial movements for volunteerism, community and mentorship.  

 Twelve students are planning to attend university in the fall.  They were accepted to 53 different universities and received over $5 million in scholarships and grants.

Our students will be attending:

  • Allegheny College (PA)

  • Bryn Mawr College (PA)

  • Drexel University (PA)

  • Florida Atlantic University (FL)

  • Georgia State University (GA)

  • Grove City College (PA)

  • High Point University (NC)

  • Howard University (DC)

  • Jacksonville University (FL)

  • Occidental College (CA)

  • Rider University (NJ)

  • University of Miami (FL)

PGIA Graduates Largest Class Ever!

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Peter Gruber International Academy Class of 2016

Peter Gruber International Academy Class of 2016

Sunday, May 22, was a glorious day at VI Montessori School and Peter Gruber International Academy.  Seventeen bright and beautiful graduates of the PGIA took their final walk as high school students.   These 17 promising young people are ready, nervous, anxious, excited, scared - you name it - to start the next chapter of their lives.

All 17 students will be attending university in the fall.  They were accepted to over 50 universities and received scholarships of over $4 million.

Marcus Norkaitis leads the class as Valedictorian.  Naren Advani is Salutatorian.  Nicholas Figueroa was chosen by his class as the class speaker.  Jessie Wyatt was awarded the Masjid Nur Organization's International-Mindedness Scholarship.  Mrs. Elger had the honor of addressing the students as their choice for teacher speaker - not a dry eye in the house!  Mr. David Edward Garcia, a "pent-lingual" teen motivational speaker and comedian was the keynote speaker...and he was a hit!

Imani Sidiropolous-Kearney returned to the PGIA from her first year at Johnson and Wales to graduate with her classmates. Imani attended Johnson and Wales during 2015/2016 to complete her senior year of high school and begin her undergraduate studies.  

Our graduates will be attending:

  • Naren Advani, Elon University (Elon, NC)
  • Kiyalyn Bump, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada)
  • Shakima Esprit, The University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, USVI)
  • Ca-Jani Fahie, Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Nicholas Figueroa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL)
  • Abraham Hamed, Valencia College (Orlando, FL)
  • Christian Kean, American University (Washington DC)
  • Naomi Laing, University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
  • Germaine LaRonde, King University (Bristol, TN)
  • Xiara Lima, Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL)
  • Christopher Murphy, The University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, USVI)
  • Marcus Norkaitis, Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Dakarai Potter, Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Khalese Potter, American University (Washington DC)
  • Isabel Setorie, Drew University (Madison, NJ)
  • Imani Sidiropolous-Kearney, Johnson and Wales (continuing)
  • Jesse Wyatt, St. John's University (Queens, NY), or Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln, IL), or Ball State University (Muncie, IN)