Morant Bay High School
| Morant Bay High School | |
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| Location | |
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Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica   Morant Bay High School | |
| Coordinates | 17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°WCoordinates: 17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°W |
| Information | |
| Motto |
Carpe Diem (Seize the day) |
| Founded | January 1961 |
| Principal | Mrs. Earline Thomas |
| Enrollment | ~600[1] (2012) |
| Website |
morantbayhigh |
Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.[2][3]
At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a High School.[3]
The original site was seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.[3]
Headteachers
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- William Hayden Middleton 1961-1966[3][4][5]
- Stanlie Parkins 1966-1988[3][6]
- Howard Jackson 1988-1990[4][7]
- Valrie Marshall-Lodge 1991-?
- Mohan Kumar (acting) ?-?[1]
- Dalton Shaw 2014-?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "History". Morant Bay High School. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/william-hayden-middleton
- ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/stanlie-parkins
- ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/howard-jackson
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