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St. Rose's High School now boasts new Science and Home Economics laboratories. Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, who attended the opening of the facilities on November 15, 2007 stressed the importance of fully equipped science and technology labs in schools. He pointed out that this area has been neglected for a number of years but noted that the Ministry is currently working on a policy document on science and technology education to promote in schools across the country. The laboratories were refurbished through financial assistance from the Alumni Associations of New York and Toronto. The work was effected by K.P Thomas and Sons Inc. The home economic laboratory was refurbished at a cost of $6.4M and was completed on August 30, 2007, while the Biology, Physics and Chemistry Laboratory was refurbished at a cost of $7M and were completed on October 5, 2007. Minister Baksh also pointed out that there is a shortage of trained science teachers and that the Ministry is embarking on several initiatives to change this since many students do not get to sit the examinations for those subjects. The Ministry is currently training 300 teachers and working to rehire retired teachers. The plaque was unveiled by Minister Baksh and representative of the Toronto Alumni Association Maureen Webb. Others present at the ceremony included Vice Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the school Mrs. Cathy Hughes, Member of the Board of Governors and Chairman of the Building and Works Committee Dr. Nicholas McLean, and Representative of the New York Alumni Association Mary Ferreira. Immediately after the opening of the laboratories the school also hosted its annual prize giving and graduation exercise, at which Magistrate Oneige Waldron-Allicock delivered the feature address with prizes, certificates and diplomas being distributed to the lower school, graduating students and special awards for the Best Graduating Students at CSEC, APE, GCE and the Visually Impaired Unit. |
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| Dear Friends of St. Rose’s Alumni Association USA ( New York City): Our Tea Party held on November 4 th, 2007 was a tremendous success. This was only possible because of your generosity, support and donations. Our organization is able to improve the quality of education and environment of our school in Georgetown, Guyana because of the support we received in the past and continue to receive from caring individuals like you. We do appreciate all that you have contributed to our Tea Party and extend our heartfelt thanks. As a team, we were able to surpass our estimated goal for this event. Once again thank you. The evening festivities held at St. Therese of Lisieux School on Avenue D was well attended and the guests were treated to tasty home made cakes, ice cream, buns and pastries, just to mention a few. The evening was highlighted with dance selections from the “Impressions Dance Troupe” under the guidance of Verna Walcott-White and a hat parade sponsored by Helen Stubbs of “Chriscerrine Accessories” - what a treat it was for our guests. As we continue to move forward in our endeavors to meet our organizational goals, we will always be grateful to those individuals who continue to support us. Please feel free to visit us on line at www.strosesalumni.org. You can reach me directly at b112888@aol.com. Thanks again, |
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Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, The St. Rose’s Alumni Association is offering alumni and friends the opportunity to advertise their businesses on our web site. We have decided to offer this opportunity at a small contribution of $20.00 for one year and $10.00 for ½ year. The size of the advertisement would be the size of a business card with all the necessary information. Making this service available to you, would alleviate the association of all the relevant charges billed for the use of the web site, the site would become self sufficient. If you are interested or know of an alumni or friend of the organization, who might be interested, please follow the directions listed below to begin the process. Instructions are as follows:- 1. Scale business card and save as a JPEG image. 2. Send image via e-mail to njagdeo@bellsouth.net. 3. Or send business card and check to: St. Rose’s Alumni Association 4. Make check payable to St. Rose’s Alumni Association. 5. Pay Pal is also available on our web site http://www.strosesalumni.org. Please be sure to specify what the payment is for when using the Pay Pal service. Thanks again for your continued support for our organization. Sincerely, Carol Cholmondeley-Jonas |
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During the latter part of this year, Brenda Ince-Hing and Mary Ferreira visited St. Rose's High School, Guyana. You can click on the link below to view their trip reports and photos. Please support our fund drives next year so that we can be successful in achieving our goals.
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May she rest in Peace.
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Dear Friends and Family, It is with deep regret I wish to advise of my beloved sister, Sherilyn Bridgette Tessa Abrams-Sobers’ passing. She decided that she wanted no further treatment and wanted to go home. She did so peacefully and surrounded by her husband, Philip Sobers of 33 years, and daughter, Tiffany at 11:00 p.m. on Monday, 26th November 2007. Sherry was 53 years old and her funeral was at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 1st at Grace Funeral Home, 5980 West Oakland Park Boulevard, FL 33313. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Cancer Society in Sherry's name. Those wishing to express their condolences can do so at Grace Funeral Chapel’s web site. |
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