Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School
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Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School is a public middle school
located in the community of Bovoni on the island of St. Thomas
in the United States Virgin Islands
, United States
. St. Thomas-St. John School District
operates Boschulte.
It was established in 1977, in double session with the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
. The building at the current location was first completed in 1980. The building, however, started to deteriorate, and wooden buildings were added to the school. Unfortunately in 1989, Hurricane Hugo
struck and further damaged some of the buildings. The school continued until 1995, when Hurricane Marilyn
further destroyed the school. It returned to double sessions at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, until construction started on a new building in school year 2002. By 2003, the building was complete.
s.
The school's uniforms were beige brown shirts and maroon bottoms but were changed due to another school's complaints. The current uniforms is yellow blouses and a plaid skirt for girls and yellow shirts and maroon pants for the boys.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in the community of Bovoni on the island of St. Thomas
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...
in the United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
, United States
United States
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. St. Thomas-St. John School District
St. Thomas-St. John School District
St. Thomas-St. John School District is one of two school districts in the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States.The district serves the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John....
operates Boschulte.
It was established in 1977, in double session with the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
The Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, also known as Nazareth, Eudora Kean, or simply Kean, or IEKHS is a public high school located on the island St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands at 6501 Red Hook Plaza, Suite 3. It serves students that live in the countryside area of the island...
. The building at the current location was first completed in 1980. The building, however, started to deteriorate, and wooden buildings were added to the school. Unfortunately in 1989, Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Hugo was a classical, destructive and rare Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and the USA mainland in South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane during September of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season...
struck and further damaged some of the buildings. The school continued until 1995, when Hurricane Marilyn
Hurricane Marilyn
Hurricane Marilyn was the fifteenth tropical depression and thirteenth named storm of the unusually busy 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, following closely on the heels of Hurricane Luis. Hurricane Marilyn was the most powerful storm to hit the Virgin Islands since Hurricane Hugo of 1989.Marilyn...
further destroyed the school. It returned to double sessions at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, until construction started on a new building in school year 2002. By 2003, the building was complete.
School uniform
The school requires its students to wear school uniformSchool uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
s.
The school's uniforms were beige brown shirts and maroon bottoms but were changed due to another school's complaints. The current uniforms is yellow blouses and a plaid skirt for girls and yellow shirts and maroon pants for the boys.