Let's Celebrate!
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| Photo: Karaine Holness-Smith |
On or leading up to Sept 21st, let us celebrate St. Andrew High School's 86th birthday by wearing SAHS paraphernalia and or posting a photo of yourself with a brief caption and graduation year directly to the Museum's Facebook wall. [Non-Facebookers, please send pictures to sahsmuseum@gmail.com]. Photographs could be an
'Andrews' badge (actual or printed), SAHS graduation ring, SAHS beret or tie (from uniforms over the 85-year period)
or school colors (in your decade), at home, work or play, in quirky or
regular settings.
SAMPLE CAPTION:
NOTE: All submissions received will be compiled, bound and displayed in our Museum. Just think this could be your first archived piece on display in a museum for all to see including visitors from across the globe!
NOTE: All submissions received will be compiled, bound and displayed in our Museum. Just think this could be your first archived piece on display in a museum for all to see including visitors from across the globe!
1925 Happenings
St. Louis, Mississippi was known as the entertainment and tourist city around the 1920s. Beautiful music from the Arcadia Peacock Orchestra of St. Louis would likely have been heard.
From the Radio Museum, it was noted where "radios were significantly more
expensive in the original purchase as well as in the daily operation for
which reason crystal receivers enjoyed great popularity in the early '20s. For the same reason, namely cost, many a radio was assembled in
do-it-yourself fashion." Before long the St. Louis beat made its way to Jamaica.
Interestingly, research revealed that the original Broadway play, The Vagabond King*, opened at the Casino Theatre on September 21, 1925 the very day Jamaica High School for Girls (now St. Andrew High School) opened her gates! To give another perspective on the sights and sounds from that period, have a go with the video clip below: -
*It starred Dennis King as Villon and Carolyn Thomson as Katherine and ran for a successful 511 performances at the Casino Theatre (the first theatre in New York City to be lit entirely by electricity).
*It starred Dennis King as Villon and Carolyn Thomson as Katherine and ran for a successful 511 performances at the Casino Theatre (the first theatre in New York City to be lit entirely by electricity).
SAHS Alumna Feature
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| Source: dianebrowneblog.blogspot.com |
SAHS
alumna and former SAHS teacher, Diane
Browne (nee Aiken), recently won the Commonwealth Foundation's special prize in the 2011Commonwealth
Short Story competition for her submission,
The Happiness Dress (a short
story for children). Browne is the author of children's literature as well as
a writer and editor of textbooks and the proud mother of Mandi and Rachel, who are both SAHS
graduates.
As a proud Cavellite, Diane happily cheered "Cavell for ever!!!!" in our recent Inter-House Facebook competition and
leaves little room to wonder about the colour featured on the cover of her
latest novel, Island
Princess in Brooklyn. It is perfect for little girls
aged 10-13 (daughters, nieces &/ god-daughters). Be sure to get a
copy. We are exceedingly proud of Diane!
NEXT SUNDAY's FEATURE: Ashley-Jade Grennell, Zara Henry, Narique McIntosh & Linet Reid, the four (4) SAHS ladies who recently gained distinctions in nine (9) CXC/CSEC subjects. Don't miss out!
Other SAHS Family News
- Mother of Prime Minister Bruce Golding and former teacher at St. Andrew High, Mrs. Enid Golding, has passed away. Our sincerest condolences to PM Golding's family including Dionne Golding (Class of 1988) and Glenda Charles (Class of 1989). Read more
- Dr. Patrece Charles - Freeman - Public & environmental health consultant and Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has signaled her interest to enter representational politics. Note: Patrece attended SAHS for 1st - 4th form then moved on to Campion College. Indeed, we are proud of her achievements. Read more
- St Andrew High School's first former, Sanya-Lee Howell, is among 53 proud recipients of a Windalco 2011 Educational Bursary. Read more
Emrie James Museum (EJM) Trivia
Winner of the inaugural lunchtime
trivia was Celia Burnett (Class
of 2009). Her prize was valued over J$3,500 and kindly donated by a past student from Class of 1989.
Q. SAHS Houses - Cavell, Darling, Gartshore, Arc, Stockhausen & Anderson - got
their names from? Celia's answer was: -
A. Cavell House - Edith (Louisa) Cavell, an English nurse; Darling - named for Grace Horsley Darling, a British
heroine; Gartshore - named
for Margaret Gartshore, SAHS Principal; Arc - named for Joan of Arc; Stockhausen
(fondly called Stocky) - named for Doris M. Stockhausen, SAHS Principal and Anderson (aka Andy) - named for Dr Elizabeth Garret Anderson.
Join us at http://facebook.com/sahs.museum to have a chance to win a gift in our next trivia. Details for participation: -
1. Must be a fan on our Facebook page. This is open to members of the public, so do encourage relatives, friends and or neighbors to
become fans by clicking the 'like' button.
2. Trivia questions could be posted Monday
through Sunday (until Oct. 31, 2011) at exactly 1:15p.m (Jamaican time). Exact
dates will be revealed on Facebook so keep checking as
often as you can (wink).
3. Information
for trivia questions and answers will be taken from items on display in
our museum (located at St. Andrew High - 10 Cecelio Avenue, Kingston),
museum blog posts and or the SAHS
website. Therefore being a current or former St.
Andrew High student or teacher will not necessarily give an advantage to
winning a prize in EJM trivia games.
EJM Inter-House Facebook competition
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The SAHS competitive spirit was re-awakened and saw DARLING
HOUSE on top with 102 votes!!! CAVELL HOUSE took second place with 89 votes followed by ANDERSON HOUSE's 77 to secure a third place trophy.
Fourth, fifth and sixth were resilient Arc on 67 votes, Stockhausen with 46 and
Gartshore with 41 votes, respectively. Overall, 422 persons voted (as at 12Noon
Sept 15th). Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places were handed over to SAHS
Principal on Friday afternoon. They will be presented to respective house
captains during devotions in the Assembly Hall this week.
Congratulations
to all participants, you are all winners in our book. Other Inter-House competitions will be done, until then 'rally' the troops.
We welcome ideas, suggestions and thrive on feedback. Drop us a line, we would love to hear from you!
The Emrie James Museum
Mrs. Margaret Reckord - Bernal, The Curator
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Upcoming Events
- Thurs, Oct 6th @8p.m: SAHS Alumna, Regina Beavers, stars in local production, A Gift For Mom.
- Sun, Oct 23rd @5p.m: An Evening of Culture - 'The Celebration Continues'
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