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US Embassy gives Mona High Library a boost
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The US Embassy in Kingston gave the Mona High School a boost last Wednesday, when the embassy presented the school with a brand new desktop computer and laser printer, as well as over 120 books.
The gifts earmarked for the school's library, includes titles from the Scholastic Secondary Ambassador collection among other books.
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| US Embassy Public Affairs Officer Patricia Attkisson (second right) explains one of the many books the embassy donated to the Mona High School Library to student Itai Wanyou. Looking on are (from left) Kimberly Williams, Shimoye Dennis, Immanie Guthrie, Seveina Francis (partially hidden) and Antia Steer, principal of Mona High. |
The Scholastic collection includes titles on US history, geography, art and music, sports and sports personalities. The set also includes popular titles such as the Mark Twain's Adventure of Tom Sawyer, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Wizard of Oz; Treasure Island; Little Women and Call of the Wild as well as popular historical fiction Pocahontas and Davy Crockett among others.
In making the presentation to Mona High, Patricia Attkisson - public affairs officer at the US Embassy - encouraged the students to make good use of the resources that they have available and work hard to get a good education.
She also reiterated US President Barack Obama's remarks to American schoolchildren recently, noting "No matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it."
Attkisson also encouraged the students to visit the embassy's Information Resource Centre (IRC), which is the best source for information on the United States, facilitates study sessions on US History, and has a student adviser who provides guidance for those wishing to study in the United States.
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