Let your success speak volume for you as you take your light and light the world,” he told them. Note well the six P’s: proper planning and practice prevents poor performance. “Be strong, be determined, be polite, be independent, be kind, be ambitious and always leave your footprints on the sands of time. Mr Clowson also had a strong message of his departing students. The school entered the daCosta Cup, Flow Super Cup, the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships and also excelled in tennis. There were also excellent performances by the school in the area of sports. Find your high school alumni, plan a reunion & view over 60 years worth of yearbooks online. Ocho Rios High School also won their first round match in the TVJ School Challenge’s Quiz competition and lost by only one point in the second round. Reconnect with your graduating class by signing up on. The school placed second in both the Debate Mate Competition and the Burger King National Schools’ Debate Competition and received several medals in the JCDC speech, music and dance competitions. The principal also reflected on the significant successes of Ocho Rios High School in extra-curricular activities throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. She encouraged the graduates to surround themselves with the right people and ask for divine guidance. Guest speaker for the afternoon’s ceremony was Fae Ellington, lecturer of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), who was introduced by head boy, Shavoy Lyons. In his report, principal, Marvin Clowson explained that the graduating ceremony “continues to mark a significant milestone in the life of the Ocho Rios High School as a critical reminder that there is a time and a place for everything and as such there is a need to capitalize in every existing opportunity and it is used as one of the motivational tools for students to work assiduously and to excel in their undertakings.” (See associated story) He told them that with the future developments in tourism, especially in Llandovery with a new hotel set to be constructed, there was a need for technical and highly skilled persons. Among those bringing greetings were: Verona Dean, senior education officer Veraldene Nelson, PTA president and the mayor of St Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis.įor his part, Mayor Belnavis commended the graduates for making it this far in their journey. ![]() Several persons gave greetings and congratulated the students on their completion of secondary education. Several musical items from the school choir and the graduating class also tingled throughout the afternoon’s programme. ![]() The head girl of the Ocho Rios High School, Deandra Moffatt gave the welcome. Following the singing of the hymn ‘Now Thank We All Our God,’ the prayer was done by prefect Jevroy Blake and the lesson was done by youth ambassador, Shaniel McKoy. The chairman’s opening remarks were delivered by the Very Reverend Richard Tucker, who is also the board chairman of the institution. The graduates were well supported by many family and friends who experienced an informative and, enticing ceremony. They were accompanied by their form teachers. The ceremony opened with the procession of the graduates, dressed in their gold and green gowns.
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