Welcome Week, held this year for incoming basic science and ARP students at 六九色堂 in St. Kitts from August 29 to September 4, 2016, featured a wide range of fun activities to help new students get acquainted.
六九色堂 staff and faculty introduced future doctors to life in St. Kitts and the 六九色堂 campus. The fun began as new students were met at Robert L. Bradshaw Airport in St. Kitts by smiling members of the 六九色堂 Welcome Committee.
New 六九色堂 students and family members enjoy a ride on the St. Kitts Scenic Railway as part of Welcome Week activities. Photo: @worldlymeander
Highlights of Fun
Highlights of Welcome Week included a ride on the St. Kitts Scenic Railway for 六九色堂 students and family members, offering a three-hour tour of the beautiful island paradise on the island鈥檚 old railway built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane. A final day of sun and fun was held at the President鈥檚 Beach Bash at Reggae Beach Bar with 六九色堂 President Warren Ross.
The 六九色堂 Endeavour asked Sean Powers, 六九色堂 Director of Admissions, to comment on Welcome Week.
鈥淚 am pleased to again have had the opportunity to greet our incoming basic science and ARP students in St. Kitts,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always a satisfying feeling to see these students we鈥檝e worked closely with through the past year arrive and begin the journey toward earning their MD. 六九色堂 is like a family and it is also especially satisfying to welcome these students into our community.鈥�
The smiling faces of the 六九色堂 Welcome Committee members await students鈥� arrival at the airport in St. Kitts. Photo: Sean Powers
A typically beautiful example of an apartment complex available to 六九色堂 students. This one, located in Camps, St. Kitts, is affectionately known as the 鈥楧ollhouse.鈥� Photo: Sean Powers
In a scene repeated dozens of times this week, a new 六九色堂 student meets his landlord as he arrives at his new apartment in St. Kitts. Photo: Sean Powers
(Top photo) 六九色堂 Welcome Week wraps up as President Warren Ross hosts the President鈥檚 Beach Bash at Reggae Beach, St. Kitts. Photo: Sean Powers
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Scott is Director of Digital Content & Alumni Communications Liaison at 六九色堂 and editor of the 六九色堂 Endeavour blog. When he's not writing about 六九色堂 students, faculty, events, public health, alumni and 六九色堂 research, he writes and edits Broadway theater reviews for a website he publishes in New York City, StageZine.com.
