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The Center of Excellence and Education through Sport (CEES) celebrated the young Saint-Martin athletes who distinguished themselves throughout the year at the "Rising Talents" ceremony on Saturday, June 27, at the Grand Case Beach Club. In the presence of CEES Board Chairman Marc Gérald Ménard, interim Vice-Rector Fanny Giausseran, and Prefect Cyrille Le Vély, 18 student-athletes were recognized for their achievements based on three criteria: academic excellence, athletic excellence, and civic excellence.

First launched last year, the "Rising Talents" ceremony of the Center of Excellence through Education and Sport (CEES) recognizes young athletes. The second edition took place last Friday at the Grand Case Beach Club, beautifully concluding the sports season. 71 athletes – 15 girls and 56 boys – are supported by the CEES within the Territorial Sports Centers, which bring together young student-athletes, the National Education system, and sports organizations to assist them in their development. While all participants were in the spotlight across nine categories for the first edition, this year's event was held in a more restricted format. This choice was justified by CEES director, Charles-Henri Palvair, to reward the most deserving individuals – those who distinguished themselves through their academic, athletic, and civic excellence.

Le Centre d’excellence et d’éducation par le sport (CEES) a organisé, samedi 27 juin au Grand Case Beach Club, la deuxième édition de sa cérémonie « Rising Talents ». L’objectif : récompenser les élèves-athlètes qui se sont distingués tout au long de l’année sur les plans scolaire, sportif et citoyen. Vingt-cinq distinctions ont été remises à 19 jeunes issus des sept disciplines du CEES, qui accompagne aujourd’hui 71 élèves-athlètes. Le prix le plus attendu, celui de « major de promotion 2025-2026 », a été décerné au jeune cycliste Ashtan Benitez. Déjà récompensé pour ses résultats académiques, son comportement et ses performances sportives (vice-champion de la Caraïbe en U17 et champion de Guadeloupe U17), il a été salué pour son excellence dans les trois domaines.

Excellence scolaire, performances sportives et engagement citoyen : le CEES de Saint-Martin a récompensé samedi 19 élèves-athlètes qui se sont illustrés tout au long de l'année. Une édition marquée par le triplé du jeune cycliste Ashtan Benitez, major de la promotion.‍C'est dans la salle de conférence du Grand Case Beach Club que se déroulait, ce samedi 27 juin, la deuxième cérémonie des Rising Talents du Centre d'Excellence et d'Éducation par le Sport de Saint-Martin (CEES). Une audience volontairement restreinte comparé à l'an dernier, pour n'accueillir que «la crème de la crème» des élèves-athlètes qui se sont démarqués cette année par leurs qualités académiques, sportives et citoyennes. «Un choix qui met à l'honneur celles et ceux qui ont compris le sens profond de notre démarche vers l'excellence», a précisé Marc G. Ménard, élu au sport à la Collectivité.

The Center for Excellence and Education through Sport (CEES) is holding an information meeting on Saturday, June 20th at 5 PM at the Grand Case Beach Club to present the Territorial Sports Centers (CSTs) to prospective students and their families ahead of the September school year.This meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about how this program works, its organizational structure, and the opportunities it offers to young athletes in the region. The CSTs are one of the pillars of the sports policy of the Collectivity of Saint-Martin. Implemented in partnership with local leagues, committees, and sports clubs, as well as with the National Education services, they are based on a triple objective: athletic, academic, and socio-educational.

An information meeting dedicated to the CST (Territorial Sports Centers) program was held on Saturday, June 20th at 6 PM at the Grand Case Beach Club in Grand-Case. Led by CEES, this tripartite program brings together young student-athletes, schools, and sports organizations to support the success of their triple academic, athletic, and socio-educational project.

On May 15th and 16th, the Jean-Louis Vanterpool Stadium Sports Hall hosted the first edition of the Sister Islands Basketball Tournament (SIBT), an international U18 men's tournament organized by the Northern Islands Territorial Basketball Committee, with the support of the Center for Excellence and Education through Sport (CEES) and the Territorial Fund for School Works (CTOS).

In early May, 43 students from the Centre of Excellence and Education through Sport (CEES) participated in several workshops led by the Soualigan Slangs association as part of the Languages, Arts and Cultures Festival (FLAC). The objective: to learn to "work as a team to solve challenges" and to "cultivate differences" to progress.

Saint-Martin's U18 team won the first edition of the Sisters Islands Basketball Tournament this weekend against the United States, 33 to 30. A successful first edition, which highlights the Territorial Committee's ambition to make the island a must-attend event for Caribbean basketball.

The 2026 edition will take place on May 15 and 16 at the Jean-Louis Vanterpool Stadium Sports Hall in Marigot. Over two days, the best U18 teams from the United States, Anguilla, Tortola, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Sint Maarten, and Saint-Martin will participate in high-level matches, recognition events, official ceremonies, and activities designed to highlight youth, sport, and Caribbean cooperation.