STEM Joy at St Catherine High

Enjoying the company of MP Juliet Holness, Guest of Honour and Alumna
of St. Catherine High, and School Chairman Sharon Dale.

by Jean Lowrie-Chin

Excerpt from Jamaica Observer column published 15 April 2019

Students at St. Catherine High lined the driveway for the arrival of their distinguished Alumna Member of Parliament Juliet Holness last Wednesday.  This is the high school of both Prime Minister and Mrs Holness, as well as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kingston Kenneth Richards. Other excellent graduates include media colleagues Dashan Hendricks and Dennis Brooks, School Board Chairman Sharon Dale, Hugh Douse, founder of the talented Nexxus singing group and Don Williams, CEO of CS Citi-Scape.  Kudos Sister Mary Paschal, for your seminal work in developing this great school.

The occasion was Mrs Holness’ opening of the expanded and newly equipped science lab at the school, courtesy of the Digicel Foundation. “If we are to be the people of the future – the innovators and creators of the future technology,” said Mrs Holness, “then we have to start by training our students and no better place to start than my alma mater, St Catherine High.”

The dynamic Conrad Moore, Head of St. Catherine High Science Dept.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Karl Samuda, urged students to fully capitalise on the resources provided, while Principal Marlon Campbell enthused, “Our students are full of exuberance and zeal at the sight of the laboratory in its completed state.”

When MC Elon Parkinson announced that Head of Science Department Conrad Moore would give the vote of thanks, the audience erupted. And no wonder – Moore is a rock star of a science teacher. He gave a rousing vote of thanks backed by the talented St. Catherine High band. No doubt, science rocks at St. Catherine High.