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St Andrew High School for Girls recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a commemoration service at the school’s Garden Theatre.
The event, which initiated a year-long series of centenary activities, marked 100 years since the school’s founding, with an initial cohort of 21 students. During the service, the governor general of Jamaica proclaimed September 21 as an annual observance to be known as St Andrew High School for Girls Day.
Over the past century, the school’s alumnae have pursued careers in various sectors including civic life, science, entrepreneurship, the arts, and education. The centenary is structured around the theme ‘A Century of Abundance — Honouring the Legacy, Inspiring Our Future’. See the highlights in Business Social.
Norma L Walters, (left), patron and custos rotulorum emerita of St Ann, presents the proclamation on behalf of Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, declaring September 21 as St Andrew High School for Girls Day to Maxine Henry-Wilson, centenary chair and chair of the St Andrew High School for Girls Foundation.
‘Old girls’ of the St Andrew High School for Girls, Jacqueline Douglas Brown (left), architectural and urban designer, and Kimberly Burrowes, senior manager in the field of research, reminisce on their experiences at the institution..
At the centenary commemoration service for St Andrew High School for Girls, ‘old girls’ unite to celebrate a Century of Abundance. Past students, Jodi Evans (left), HR business partner KPMG; Shanette Graham (centre), owner of the Shrimp Lady; and Yama Samuels, general counsel, J Wray & Nephew Limited, are pictured in conversation..
Generational abundance: Dr Tamika Benjamin, assistant chief education officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information and former SAHS Head Girl (second left), shares a proud moment with her three daughters — also SAHS alumnae — at the institution’s centenary commemoration service. Pictured (from left): Naomi Silvera, Elizabeth Benjamin, and Raechel Benjamin..
St Andrew High School for Girls marked its centenary legacy with a symbolic cake-cutting ceremony at the commemoration service. Pictured (from left): Norma L Walters, patron and custos rotulorum emerita of St Ann; Hermenia Burke-Robertson, the school’s oldest living alumna; and Zenovia Lawrence, the youngest current student of SAHS..
President of the St Andrew Old Girls’ Association Sharon Williams (right) and fellow alumna Lesline Thomas are all smiles at the SAHS Centenary Commemoration Service.
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