The Valley, Anguilla – On Saturday 26 March 2016, two very talented young singers represented Anguilla in the 2nd Annual International Interscholastic Idol Competition. After a very stiff competition, Miss Kyliyah Baird from Campus B of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School was crowned the winner of the Secondary segment, with little Miss Mariska Matthew of The Valley Primary School bringing home the third runner-up trophy in the primary category.
The International Interscholastic Idol Competition, organised by the Young Ambassadors Foundation of St Maarten was held ‘Under the Tent’ at Port de Plaisance in Cole Bay, St Maarten. The event attracted participants from several of the neighbouring islands including Curacao, St Eustatius and host St Maarten. Anguilla’s participation in this annual event was made possible through the kind sponsorship of the Government of Anguilla/Department of Youth and Culture (DYC).
The DYC extends sincere congratulations and thanks to Kyliyah and Mariska on their sterling performances. The department also wishes to express its appreciation to parents Dwayne and Kyra Baird and Karesa Pemberton, music teachers Daphne Jacobs-Richardson and Roxana Brooks and the children’s chaperones Dwayniqua Baird and Toniquewah Ruan.
– Press Release
