It been more that a year since I've written. Wow!
To date I have been back at Preston Albury Central Secondary school for three years. So much has changed in those years.
Mr. Frank Jones the principal when I returned has retired, so has Mrs. Jones his wife and Mrs. Sybilene Taylor. Teachers have transferred to other islands of the Bahamas, some moved because they got married, but the school is still here making its mark on the community of South Eleuthera.
The school has made some strides including having the Jr. Ministry of Tourism for the District of Eleuthera one year and the assistant Jr. Minister of Tourism for the District the other culminating with the Jr. Minister of Tourism the following year. In the Hospitality area students have received partial scholarships to Lincoln Tech, and the College of The Bahamas. These achieved with the school's physical plant not being anywhere near where it should be.
In Junior Junkanoo and Sports the school continues to dominate.
Now, it's 2015 and the school has a new principal in the person of Mr. Jason Thompson a direct descendant from Bannerman Town, the furthest community in the south of Eleuthera.
He seems proud to be a product of the soil and so far pledged to increase the prominence of the school. We welcome that.
Projections include but are not limited to- community based meetings with parents;having teachers walk through the communities where the students come from; engaging parents so that they are attached to the various departments of the schools. This to help with and ensure that their children and the teachers have a more comfortable surroundings.
The first project sited is the teacher's staff room, at this time, it is so hot that teachers have taken to sitting under the trees to remain cool as they prepare for their classes. Some have even had to take their class under those trees.
Students have been encouraged to keep the school's ground clean. Recycling bins are placed at various sites to ensure that materials like plastic, paper and styrofoam containers and placed in their own space.
Despite all of this the school is still lacking a Carpentry and Joinery teacher and a business teacher. We are hopeful that in short order that would no longer be so.
This school year the students of 9P will be Blogging about the school. The site would be established soon.
Shipwrecked Island
Ripley's Believe it or not.
Wolf Gang Puck Restaurant.
Downtown Disney
Ringlin Circus
Motor Bike riders in a cage.
The Great Cats
A Unicorn or not!
The Elephants
Even the Goats perform
