Westwood High wins PCJ Energy Competition
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Westwood High emerged as the 2017 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Energy Competitions winner last week Friday. The school walked away with the grand prize of a solar water heater from Conserve It Limited.
In a press release today the PCJ said the school also walked away with various sectional prices.
Additionally, students from Cedric Titus High School, who won the 16 – 19 age category of Science Competition, earned a $500,000 grant to implement their proposed renewable energy solution at their school.
The PCJ said the annual competition saw close to 2,000 students from 85 primary and secondary schools participating in the activities this year.
They also said the initiative allowed students between ages six to 19 to gain exposure to the energy industry through seminars where lectures were delivered by industry professionals and tours at energy related facilities. Participants also had the opportunity to demonstrate their grasp of energy concepts and share their views on matters affecting the sector by entering the science, essay and poster competitions.
At the awards ceremony, the PCJ’s group general manager, Winston Watson said.
“The Schools Energy Programme is stimulating a way of teaching our nation’s children the importance of energy and how it is generated while fostering their creativity.”
“The entries in the competitions demonstrate that the students who participated in the programme have developed an understanding of the issues that affect the energy industry which is one of our goals as we seek to create an energy conscious society,” he added.
The PCJ received sponsorship support to underwrite cash and prizes from public and private sector entities including JMMB, Half Moon Resort, JPS Foundation, PetroCaibe Development Fund, Conserve It Limited, Pear Tree Press, West Kingston Power Partners, GraceKennedy Foundation, Allied Insurance Brokers, Jamaica Aircraft Refuelling Service, Petrojam Limited, Petrojam Ethanol Limited, Digicel Jamaica, Development Bank of Jamaica, Wigton Windfarm Limited, Restaurant Associates Limited, Palisadoes Co-operative Credit Union and Mayberry Investments Limited.
