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SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS ISSA/Grace Kennedy 2010 Boys' and Girls' Championships
 Puma Support For Jamaican High SchoolsSeveral Jamaican high schools have received additional equipment support from the internationally acclaimed brand, PUMA through their Jamaica Project. The project is a planned partnership to assist their track and field athletes to produce more of the outstanding achievements as were evident at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the World Championships in Berlin the following year. Continue Dinthill gives St Catherine agriculture a shot in the armJamaica imported US $763m in agricultural produce last year. Now Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine is doing its part to keep agriculture production high, in an effort to reduce that import bill. "Dinthill has been contracted by Caribbean Broilers. For a number of years, it has provided the school with (baby) chickens which are raised over a six-week period. This has been a vibrant project producing 12,000 chicken, six times yearly," said Dennis Clarke, principal of the school. He said the school produced 72,000 chickens annually for Caribbean Broilers at a value of approximately $3 million. Continue Fantastic FromeAs the moon and the seasons undergo changes, Frome Technical High School has certainly gone through numerous changes to rise from the cane fields to a well-established institution. Frome Senior School High School opened its doors in 1957, but there were many more changes for the school as it was renamed Frome Junior School in the late 1960s. Continue Fraser returns to Wolmer'sCorporate giants GraceKennedy, sponsors of Olympic and World 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, handed over $400,000 towards the track and field programme of the athlete's alma mater, Wolmers High School for Girls, at a special ceremony in the school's auditorium yesterday. Source St Andrew High school opens $24-million learning complexSt Andrew High School for Girls on Tuesday officially opened a $24-million facility which it hopes will help to maximise its students' learning and become a source of revenue for the institution. Source Campion College in pursuit of financial securityFcaced with increasing operating costs and the changing economic profile of its students, Campion College is launching an ambitious fund-raising plan to further develop the school over the next decade. Campion, the secondary school with the best academic record in Jamaica based on results in external examinations, plans to "build a sustainable financial base" to fund a state-of-the-art library, new laboratories improved technology, sports programmes and teacher excellence up to 2020. Source Jamaica College takes wings - Introduces aviation courseCAREER CHOICES for senior students at one of the country's oldest secondary institutions, the prestigious Jamaica College (JC), in Kingston, have widened with the introduction of an aviation programme in the school's curriculum, beginning this academic year. The programme, the first of its kind to be offered at any high school in the English-speaking Caribbean, was recently launched at the Old Hope Road-based institution. Source Charlie Smith High Uses summer camp to promote academic excellenceA quick Internet search on Charlie Smith High School turns up an article on an educator's horrific experience while teaching in violence-plagued Arnett Gardens where the institution is located. But for the last three weeks, the school has been home to more than 500 children participating in the South St Andrew Constituency Summer Camp, which it is hoped will help to improve the image of the community while at the same time enhance the academic performance of youths from the area. Source Education minister lauds Bishop Gibson HighThe Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Andrew Holness, has hailed the all-girls Bishop Gibson High School as one of the 10 best schools in Jamaica. Source Norman Manley High School...Positioned for positive thingsNever judge a school by its "wrong location", according to one student. Although Norman Manley High School is nestled in the back roads of Kingston, the school is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence. Source Bridgeport High School Total Education For Total ResponsibilityBridgeport High School in Portmore, St Catherine opened its doors in 1978 with just about 200 students. Its mission at the time was to offer quality education to the people of Jamaica largest growing community. From those humble beginnings, Bridgeport has increased its roll by over 1000 per cent, catering now for approximately 2396 students on two shifts with a teaching complement of 90 teachers. The 26 year-old school's motto is "Total education for total responsibility." Source Westwood High School By work and by prayer'Neatly tucked away on a hill in Stewart Town in Trelawny is Westwood High School for Girls. Westwood is one of the oldest schools in Jamaica and was established in 1882 when Rev William Webb, a Negro, was unable to find a high school for his children. During that period high schools in Jamaica accepted only white children. So Rev Webb decided to start a school of his own. Source |
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