Charles Henry of grade 9 Forrest is the first George Thompson scholarship awardee. The award covers activity fees and other expenses for the 2009 / 2010 academic year.
The George Thompson Scholarship was established by the Atlanta chapter in memory of the legendary and beloved Kingston College Old Boy and Jamaica National Football coach. The scholarship's goal is to assist current students of KC as well as Old Boys with their education. There are two components, the student scholarship and the Old Boy's Scholarship.
Charles was born February 20, 1994 in Yallahs, St. Thomas, Jamaica. He started Kingston College in 2006 and so far has received trophies for good work, in 2008 he was a member of Kingston College under 14 cricket team and in 2009 he was a member of Kingston College under 16 cricket team.
His hobbies include swimming, playing football, cricket, watching television, reading novels or other interesting books. His favorite novel is “The Silver Bird.” He plans to attend sixth form and hopes to attended the University of Technology and graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. Eventually, he'd like to become a Marine Biologist, a pilot, or a businessman.
The student scholarships awards are determined by a committee at the school which interviews students recommended by coaches, the sportsmaster, guidance counselors and grade coordinators.
A very well deserved thank you goes to Ainsworth Walker a guidance counselor at the school who worked with the Atlanta chapter to put the necessary processes in place. Thanks also to guidance counselor, Mrs. Watson, Vice Principal Marguerita Hall, the sportsmaster and coaches for their invaluable assistance.
Please consider a donation to the scholarship fund. The need is great and we plan to increase the number of scholarships as the fund grows.
