KC's New Principal
Herbert "Herbie" Nelson, the powerfully built former Jamaica College forward of the 1970s, has been appointed the new principal of the all-boys school, KC, and is bursting at the seams in his quest to improve the 84-year-old institution that has produced some of Jamaica's outstanding all-round talent.
"It will be a daunting task, but it is something that I have accepted humbly, while recognising the mission ahead," Nelson, 53, told the Observer, days before he replaces acting principal Everton Burrell as day-to-day head of the school that has campuses at North Street and Upper Elletson Road in the Jamaica capital.
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NY Chapter Donates to the College
President of the New York Chapter, Robert Kelly, presented a cheque for J$608,000 to guidance counsellor Sonia Wilson-Watson to cover tuition, books and incidentals for 32 KC students in the 9th, 10th and 11th grades for the 2009/10 academic year.
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The David Hunt Memorial Awards
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Mrs. Hunt Presents Scholarships |
Ata function held at the Norman Manley Law School on Saturday, October 10, 2009, two inaugural David Hunt Memorial Scholarships were awarded in honour of the late Calabar High School and Jamaica national coach, David "Wagga" Hunt. The scholarship winners are Jehvaun Faulder of Calabar and Miguel Morrison of Kingston College.
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Exam Results
After reviewing the 2009 examination results, I think the boys have done very well under trying circumstances and this is in keeping with the true spirit of Fortis. We must commend the teachers for a job well done. They have demonstrated an exceptionally high level of dedication, commitment and love for the school, not seen in any other high school in Jamaica.
As a matter of fact, at a meeting with the Acting Principal, he made the point that the teachers know the background, social condition and ability of each boy that passes through KC which highlights the level of interaction. Also, we have to factor in the role of the Old Boys in this success and commend the continuous support from the all Chapters in the different programmes at the school.
Coming out of this success, there is a great concern as a number of boys who have done well and qualified for Sixth Form cannot be accommodated at the school due to limited space and resources.
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Graham is 2009 Bruce Rickards Scholar
Eighteen-year-old UTECH 2nd year computing student, Francois Graham is the 2009 recipient of the Bruce Rickards Scholarship. The annual scholarship which is in its 8th year, is awarded by the Grace Kennedy Foundation to a KC student of outstanding academic achievement, in memory of the first chairman of the KCDTF, Bruce Rickards who was also a manger of Grace Kennedy and also a director of the Foundation. The Scholarship which is awarded to Bruce Rickards’ alma-mater, was first announced by the Chairman of the Foundation, Douglas Orane at Rickards’ funeral at St Andrew Parish Church in 2001.
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Derrick R. Wright to Speak at Yonsei University, Korea
KCOld Boy, Derrick R. Wright, has been invited to address students at Yonsei University, Korea. The topic of his address will be “Technology and Ethics.”
Mr. Wright, who has been a technical consultant to corporations such as IBM and Boeing, has an extensive background, not only in technology, but also in ethics. He has lectured in ethics, privacy and security over the course of 15 years at Mercer University.
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Reprinted from the Jamaica Observer
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ECURITY cameras are to be installed at one of Jamaica's leading high schools, Kingston College, before the end of September, a group of former students undertaking that and other projects at the school disclosed Tuesday.
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Former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, Keith M. Johnson, passed on in New York recently. He was a Kingston College Old Boy.
KCOBA USA Life Director, Noel Spencer, remarked that the Ambassador was "one of the
pioneers who crafted the Jamaican brand here in the US. He was the
foundation for many a successful story. I will miss him dearly."
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When I saw Molo's photograph in Sunday's obituaries, I was shocked. The last time I saw him, he seemed his usual self, with not a care in the world, and not a hint of illness. But life is like that: here today, gone tomorrow.
As young old boy Ted Donaldson put it a few days ago, the old guard is "slowly drifting off into the sunset; this is our common heritage."
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