Clarendon College (Jamaica)

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Clarendon College
Location
Clarendon College (Jamaica)
Middlesex County

Chapelton
,
Clarendon

Jamaica
Coordinates 18°05′16″N77°16′18″W / 18.0878515°N 77.2717166°W / 18.0878515; -77.2717166
Information
Type Public
Motto Latin: Perstare et Praestare
(Persevere and Excel)
Patron saint(s)Rev. Lester Davy
Opened1942-02-02
FounderRev. Lester Davy
StatusOpen
ChairpersonMr. Leslie Chung
PrincipalMr. David Wilson
ChaplainRev. Hyacinth Edwards
Age range12-19
Enrolment1900 Students
LanguageEnglish/Spanish
Hours in school day7 Hours
CampusCollege
Campus size120 acres (49 ha)
HousesAshberry, Davy, Sharpe, Nichol, Pershadsingh and Harvey
Colour(s)    Blue/Yellow/White
SongWe Build Our School
AthleticsTrack and Field, Basketball, Netball, Table Tennis, Football, Cricket
SportsTrack and Field, Football, Basketball, Netball
MascotA torch
Nickname C.C./College
RivalGlenmuir High School and Edwin Allen
AccreditationMinistry of Education

Clarendon College, commonly called CC, is a high school in the town of Chapelton in northern Clarendon, Jamaica.

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History

It is the oldest school in the parish and was founded on 2 February 1942 by the Rev'd. Lester Davy, Minister of Religion of the Congregational Church Union of Jamaica. [1]

Lester Robert Davy was born in 1909, son of Ruth-Ann Eliza Davy (née Phillips) and David S. Davy, of Davyton, Manchester. He originally trained as a teacher at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica. Rev'd. T. Hughes of the Congregational Union of Jamaica convinced Davy to build a school and that he did accomplish at Rose Bank in Chapelton Clarendon.

The school started with only two teachers, [2] Rev. Davy and Mrs. Hyacinth Balford, and ten students, including Davy's nephew, Horace V. Freeman (later, CD, an attorney-at-law). The school was later relocated to its current location on Chapelton Hill. Following Davy'ss tragic death in a train accident at the end of February 1942, the school was administered by Rev'd. and Mrs. T. A. M. Grant. An annual march is held on February 2 to highlight and commemorate the legacy of Rev. Lester Davy.

The current principal of Clarendon College is David Wilson, and its motto reads: "Perstare et Praestare", which means "persevere and excel".

In 2023, the school's football team beat Trinidad & Tobago to win the fourth KFC International School Football tournament. [3]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jamaica Gleaner website, Clarendon College Celebrates 75 years
  2. ↑ Clarendon College official website
  3. ↑ Guyana Chronicle Jamaica’s Clarendon College storms to KFC Football title, article dated December 24, 2023
  4. ↑ Barrett, Lindsay (6 February 2012). "Black History Month: Dudley Thompson, When Jamaica meets Africa". The Africa Report. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Fraser-Reid, Bert (2012). "Growing Up In Jamaica". From Sugar to Splenda: A Personal and Scientific Journey of a Carbohydrate Chemist and Expert Witness. Springer. pp. 15–30. ISBN   978-3-642-22781-3 . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ↑ First Global Bank website, Minna Israel
  7. ↑ RonFanFair website, Clarendon College alumni urged to help alma mater, article dated July 19, 2017
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