Education

Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting ten years of congressional certificates for American Samoa’s graduates. Each year, Amata is delighted to honor each individual graduate’s achievements, a total in all categories approaching almost 2,000 yearly.

Washington, DC – The office of Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was delighted to welcome American Samoa’s Close Up student delegation Wednesday for lunch in the congressional office, including Samoan food, and then guide their tour of the U.S. Capitol.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is thanking teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, which started May 6^th and concludes on the 10^th.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to announce the nominations of 13 excellent students from American Samoa for consideration by the prestigious military service academies this year. The students can apply to more than one academy, so there are 15 nominations in all.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a recent notice of a grant of $56,250 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Pacific Horizons School. The funds from the USDA Rural Development program are for transportation of healthy hot meals for the school, along with supplies and shuttling as needed, to provide a cost-savings and support student health and safety.

 Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice of $5,352,840 for American Samoa’s Head Start program, a major grant from the U.S.