Charlemont High School, Jamaica

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Charlemont High School
CharlemontHighSchool.jpg
Entrance to the main building of Charlemont High School
Location
Linstead, Saint Catherine

Coordinates18°10′19″N 77°02′44″W / 18.1719064°N 77.0454428°W / 18.1719064; -77.0454428Coordinates: 18°10′19″N 77°02′44″W / 18.1719064°N 77.0454428°W / 18.1719064; -77.0454428
Information
School typeGovernment
MottoStriving For Excellence
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationOpen bible
Founded1978
FounderJohn Bernard Stephenson
StatusOpen
School districtByndloss
ChairpersonCollin Gyles
DeanMr. Weir
PrincipalMr. Garth Gayle
ChaplainReverend Franklyn King
Grades7-13
GenderMale and Female
Age11+
School roll1400
LanguageEnglish, Jamaican English
Hours in school day8
CampusBlocks
Campus typeRural
HousesDrummond, Grant,Powell, Stephenson,Whitehead
Colour(s)Red and White
SloganTHE EAGLE
AthleticsTrack and Fields
SportsFootball, Cricket, Netball, [ Table tennis] Basketball
NicknameC'Mont
AccreditationCSEC, CAPE
National rankingAspiring Ivy League
Communities servedWhite House, Ewarton, , Linstead,
AffiliationSeventh day adventist

Charlemont High School is a co-educational traditional High school located in St Catherine, Jamaica.

History[]

Charlemont High School was 'conceived' by the late John Bernard Stephenson, a former Member of Parliament for . The idea came about as a result of concerns expressed by parents in the area whose children had to attend schools outside the area, as far as Kingston and Claremont in St Ann. The land was bought from the late , with funds for the building and infrastructure coming from businesses and service clubs in North St Catherine including , the Lions Club, the United States and the . The landscaped the school grounds.[1]

The school admitted its first students on September 11, 1978. There were three first forms and three second forms accommodating a total of two hundred and forty students. There were twelve teachers including the principal, Mr. Ruel Forsythe.[1]

Mr. Forsythe left at the end of 1979 and was succeeded by Mr. Donaldson Bernard in September of the same year.[1]

In 1981 the school was expanded with funds from the Norwegian Government. This was the start of phase two of the building program when several classrooms and laboratories were built and the Home Economics center expanded.[1]

Proposal to change the school's name[]

In November 2009 a proposal was made by the to the government to rename the school to the Asafa Powell High School, after the former 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell, a past student of the institution.[2] In a statement at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on November 26, 2010, Chairman of the Asafa Powell Foundation, Delano Franklyn, stated "...and I am absolutely sure that every category of persons and groups relating to that particular school, based on our, our own investigation is in support of such a proposal."[3] However, this announcement was met with opposition from the . According to the Charlemont High School Past Students' Association Public Relations Officer Judith Wilson, the past students were not made aware of the proposal. Franklyn later admitted that neither the school board nor the principal was consulted about the name change, since it was just a recommendation.[4] Since the announcement many persons have voiced their opposition to such a proposal on radio talk-shows and on Facebook.

School song[]

Come let's lift our voices to the father
Oh valiant youth arise
With hearts and souls and voices
Let's magnify his holy name
For in this day he has given to us
A gift, a crown a school
An eagle flies in bright new glory
Praise His holy name
Chorus
Charlemont, Charlemont
Striving always for excellence
Charlemont, Charlemont
Great eagles of the sky.
God's blessings are always on his children
Students, teachers, friends
Together with caring parents
We work to glorify His name
For surely the time of harvest shall come
When the victors shall hear "well done"
When young eagles fly in bright new glory
Praise His holy name
Repeat Chorus

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Charlemont High Year Book
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Charlemont High to be renamed Asafa Powell High School?. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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