ARCHERY: BVI SDA School hosts first NASP Invitational

Email this Article

Talented young archers were engaged in an exciting showdown of skill, focus, and precision when the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School hosted its first National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Invitational on the school’s compound on March 2, 2025. Photo: VIFAF

Archers on the shooting range at the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School's National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Invitational on March 2, 2025. Photo: VIFAF

From left: John Hatchett (Gold in High School Boys Division), Robyn Stoby (Gold in Elementary Girls Division), and Ava Ghiorse (Gold in High School Girls Division). Photo: VIFAF

Beyond the competition, archers had the chance to mingle, sharpen their skills, and get a taste of 3D archery. Photo: VIFAF

NASP Island Coordinator Ritseeniyah Georges-Haughton presents the top High School Archers, Ava Ghiorse and John Hatchett, with their gold medals. Photo: VIFAF

Photos from the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School's NASP Invitational on March 2, 2025. Photo: VIFAF

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Talented young archers were engaged in an exciting showdown of skill, focus, and precision when the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School hosted its first National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Invitational on the school’s compound on March 2, 2025.

13 archers (8 females and 5 males) competed in three categories: Elementary (Grades 4-6), Middle School (Grades 7-9), and High School (Grades 10-12), showcasing incredible talent and sportsmanship.

See results below:

Elementary Girls: Robyn Stoby (Gold)
Elementary Boys: Sanjay Samuels (Gold)

Middle School Girls
JLeisha Penn (Gold)
Sade Samuel (Silver)
Keriya Smith (Bronze)

Middle School Boys
Maximilian Zurich (Gold)

High School Girls
Ava Ghiorse (Gold)
Kasadiyah Baird (Silver)
Princess Vergel (Bronze)

High School Boys:
John Hatchett (Gold)
Ethan Ismael (Silver)
Oshane Mason (Bronze)

Ava Ghiorse of Cedar International emerged the overall top archer, ahead of John Hatchett of the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School.

Beyond the competition, archers had the chance to mingle, sharpen their skills, and get a taste of 3D archery, an exciting new challenge that is being offered through the Virgin Islands Field Archery Federation (VIFAF).

NASP Island Coordinator Ritseeniyah Georges-Haughton was also on hand to witness the event and assisted in the presentation of awards.

The BVI SDA School included archery in its Inter-House Sports Programme for the first time this year. It is also the first school in the Virgin Islands to host a NASP Invitational.

Meanwhile, young archers will now be taking aim at the NASP Nationals set for May 4, 2025!

8 Responses to “ARCHERY: BVI SDA School hosts first NASP Invitational”

Well (16/03/2025, 08:12) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
I dont know about precision. Somebody needs to look up the definition but it sure looks like fun
… (16/03/2025, 08:33) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
This is good stuff
Senior native citizen of the British Virgin Islands (16/03/2025, 09:45) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
The real mission of the SDA church is not for physical to achieve recreational goal, but the rather the restoration of lost souls.
Some SDA leader in order to attract more members to its number have adopted physical activities to help them fulfilled their spiritual mission.
This new tactics will surely fail, because " it is not by might not by power (humans power), but by my Spirit says the Lord.

Many SDA leaders and some members, too, have lost their way, because they have failed to follow in the straight and narrow way of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

In one patiticular passage of scripture in the bible we are warned to "Love not the world, neither things (evil things) of the world, for all that is in the world is the lust of the eyes (mind)!, and the pride of life. Its lost and pride will past away (come to an end), but the word of the Lord abide forever.

Notice the photos. They are teaching the youth to shoot arrows into fake dogs.
God created dogs, and other animals, too.

The animal shelter association people love animals, dogs included.
- David slew Goliath (16/03/2025, 13:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
  With a sling and a stone
Re (16/03/2025, 10:13) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
I am casual observer. This is a really positive outlet for our youth but I see lots of things that needs to be gixed. Keep up the good eork guys.
Senior native citizen of the British Virgin Islands (16/03/2025, 10:19) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
No wonder why so many SDA Seventh day Adventist youths are leaving the shurch shortly after been member on its list.
The SDA church has partly turned away from spiritual transformation to pleasurous, worldly, physical speculation in a failed attempt to proved that it is the true church of God on earth.

Jesus Christ said, "If the blind lead the blind, all will fall in the ditch."

Archery shooting is surely not a part of God's planned salvation mission
Unless the Lord builds the house (God'schurch) they that built it built it in vain. (16/03/2025, 14:12) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Correction is greivious for them that lost their way. Proverbs 15:10

they that built it, built in vain.
Unless the Lord builds the house (God's church)they that built it built it in vain. (16/03/2025, 14:23) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
The bible teaches true believers to not to rely on physical weapons to achieve their Spiritual goals. Why not, you may asked? Because the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,(physical), but they are mighty though God for the pulling down of strong holds. That means all manmade weapons are excluded, including archery.

Disclaimer: Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) welcomes your thoughts, feedback, views, bloggs and opinions. However, by posting a blogg you are agreeing to post comments or bloggs that are relevant to the topic, and that are not defamatory, liable, obscene, racist, abusive, sexist, anti-Semitic, threatening, hateful or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be excluded permanently from making contributions. Please view our declaimer above this article. We thank you in advance for complying with VINO's policy.

Follow Us On

Disclaimer: All comments posted on Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) are the sole views and opinions of the commentators and or bloggers and do not in anyway represent the views and opinions of the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Virgin Islands News Online and its parent company.

ARCHERY: BVI SDA School hosts first NASP Invitational

8 Responses to “ARCHERY: BVI SDA School hosts first NASP Invitational”

Create a comment

Create a comment

Follow Us On