Kellits High School Graduation 2024 (HD)

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8:25 seated chairman of the Board of Governors Miss Mar Brown caretaker for car North Mr W our esteemed guest speaker Dr Bentley Brown and his veter half the community representative On The Board of Governors Reverend Dr Ran Cameron president of the parent Teachers Association Miss Dolores Benjamin other members of the Board of Governors members of the ministers fraternity we have Bishop Dr linord

9:10 Henry with us today we have Reverend Milton Bailey's wife representing him today we also have other members of the Kell High School alumni association and and our principals and representatives from the various [Music] schools [Music] your [Music] to for

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10:48 all my [Music] amen thank you so very much at this time I am kindly asking you to remain standing as we about to have the scripture reading and this will be done by two fifth forers Martino Walker and J WI

11:34 good morning everyone morning our scripture reading will be taken from Isaiah 40 reading from verse 28-31 hast thou not known hast thou not heard that the Everlasting God the Lord the creator of the ends of the Earth fa not neither is weary there is no searching of his understanding

12:22 a is in he give power to the faith and to them that have no he incre strength the even the youth shall Fain and be weary and young men shall utterly fail 31 and final but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall Mount up with wings like Eagle they shall run and not be weary they shall

13:08 walk and not [Music] F here ended the portion of God holy word we honor by saying thanks be to [Applause] [Music] God thank you so much boys I am going to we a little bit longer out of reverence let us stand still for the invocation and this will be done by Reverend Dr Rohan C

14:01 Bor de [Music] everyone bow your heads heavenly father and our God we come to you with a broken heart and a contrite spirit as the wise man Solomon declared the heavens of the heavens cannot contain thee much l this little house but we ask your presence be manifested in our midst today because thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory you have given us the authority God that what we bind and hurt is bound in heaven what we loose and hurt is loose in heaven God you commanded us that we

14:48 should trust in you with all our heart and lean that to our own understanding but in all our ways we should acknowledge you and you will direct our we pray that your divine presence manifest in our midst today and oh God when we come to the end of this service we shall declare was good for us to be here we humble ourselves and we ask this blessing in Jesus name we pray and everybody says amen you may now be seated I want you to realize at P high school we are very exceptional and we

15:33 don't do anything ordinary we are very extraordinary with a little bit more of the extra you notice how the two young men came up for the Bible reading and many of you were probably wondering do it but they came and one read in Spanish and the other one read in English give it for so nice time bless the Lord but you know what is even more remarkable I know these two gentlemen and both of them have aspirations to become pastors amen so yes St them so the fact that we are here doing

16:19 the scripture reading trust me it is just that stepping stone into the greatness that they are about to enter so that is high school for you we now up here at all you know we have 99 Brad on here today and of course I made the 100 right cuz I love them so much that I am going with them amen good 99 of them it is indeed significant and we are just speaking all the remarkable things out of over their life because we know that they are going to move from here and they're going to become very successful in life I want to hear all my

17:04 forers give me a shout say hey hey not too bad a little bit Rusty you can do better but I'll come back to you at another time now I want to hear all my opposite former say hey hey Lord and extra you hear them I will also be coming back to you because this is just the warm up segment now I am going to be asking our chairman of the board Miss Marian Brown to come and allow you to feel a little extra D remember we we do everything extra up here so everything that you go on the program today will just be a little extra AI let me hear you say extra extra

17:54 no man give me a little attitude with it say extra all right very good you're catching on fast so she's going to make you feel extra special welcome ladies and gentlemen put your hands together as our Bo chairperson come to [Applause] let thank you mad moderator good morning K morning morning K good morning wonderful it is a pleasure to be here first of all I want to say it is a great honor and privilege to welcome you to the K High School graduation ceremony

18:42 under the inspiring theme maintaining Excellence through resilience today we come together to celebrate the achievements of our exceptional students who have demonstrated remarkable person perance and commitment to Excellence but before I go on I want to First acknowledge the very important persons here today the members of the board of management other members who are behind me here I want to acknowledge our caretaker Mr waven hands welcome sir our education officer 7 Mrs IIs Le I don't

19:33 think she's here as yet also our guest speaker Dr ventle Brown welcome sir and we welcome also your guest our celor Mr Noel nard of the kellex division our community rep Dr Rohan camon on our board president of the PTA M Delores Benjamin special welcome members of The Minister's fraternity our Bishop Dr Linford Henry thank you sir for having us today Reverend and Mrs Andrew Duffus and Mrs Milton Bailey we also

20:20 want to acknowledge Mr Nigel Benjamin our past student uh I don't think he's here right but still will acknowledge Him as our exceptional past student other members of the Kell High School alumni association principals of other school and I want to acknowledge them Mrs Karen Brown Walters from the Kell Primary School principal of mne all a School Mr ASA har and also principal of the Claude Mckay school Mr James Smith welcome sir I also want to acknowledge Mrs Monica Bo past

21:07 members of staff and Miss Grace pman and let me now acknowledge the principal of the Kell High School Dr Christie and your lovely wife our vice principal Mr devil Lu and our acting vice principal Mr Ked hin members of the academic administrative and anciliary staff specially invited guests parents Guardians students gradu welcome now to our dedicated teachers and members of the staff thank you for your hard work passion and unwavering commitment to nurturing of our

21:55 students their minds and their hearts your role and this is to our teachers I want to especially acknowledge our teachers your role in their journey is invaluable and is deeply appreciated to the parents and families who are here today your support your encouragement and love have been vital to the success of our students you have been The Pillars of Strength helping them to maintain their focus and resilience your contributions are deeply acknowledged and appreciated graduates as you step into the next

22:41 phase of your lives remember that maintaining Excellence requires resilience life will present you with challenges but it is your determination and ability to rise above these challenges that will find your success follow your heart pursue your passions never give up and do not shy away from hard work you are the leaders innovators and change makers of our society as you go out into the world remember the values and lessons that you have learned here at Kellis High School strive to be

23:28 productive members of society contribute positively to your respective communities and always seek to make a difference Excellence is not a destination but a continuous Journey it requires you to work hard be determined and be courageous Embrace every opportunity learn from every experience and continue to push the boundaries of what you can achieve parents and loved ones continue to support and encourage your children your belief in their potential is a

24:14 powerful force that will propel them forward together as a community we can nurture the Next Generation to contribute meaningful to the devel M of our Jamaican society and the world graduates congratulations you may continue may you continue to maintain Excellence through resilience in your future endeav the world is waiting for your contribution and I have no doubt no doubt that you all will make us proud thank you and enjoy the rest of the [Applause]

25:13 ceremony thank you so much the chairman of the school board Miss Marian M now she had a little extra for everybody radan I hope that you took heed to her word she spoke about Excellence not being a destination but a journey so yet just that okay she also encouraged you to embrace every opportunity and that you should continue to push the boundaries you are filled with potential and you will not realize that unless you work extremely hard at it so you have to put in a little extra

25:58 right you hear me Mela you hear me mm all right and parents you were not left out either she gave you a little extra as well she encouraged you to continue to support your children continue to support them and encourage them because they are still on the journey now at this time we are going into some greetings you know that when you love some people and you know long time you want to something to your you know everything to you you [Music] do okay so we have on our program a

26:47 lineup of individuals who are delighted to be here and they are extra happy to come to the Lector and say something to you now at this time I am going to invite the caretaker for Karen North Mr W Hind to come and bring greetings please give him a hand I thank you madam Master [Music] ceremonies cheer person for the school board Miss Mariam Brown principal

27:34 Dr Christie and your teaching attorney your leadership teachers members of the board members of the Ministries fraternity parents family boys and girls graduating class of 2024 good morning as you heard I'm wave hands and um the caretaker for North LaRon representing the People's National party I'm delighted to be here today to speak to the future of our country to speak to

28:19 to speak with the leadership that will take your rightful place in the not too distant future I want to encourage you to continue to excel to continue to strive continue to thrive continue to make your path for a briad future I want to pause to acknowledge the parents the Guardians who may be the grandmothers the aunts the uncles but I want to single out the fathers and if the fathers are here to stand

29:06 please that is yes thank you of Applause and I want to say to the daddies the fathers that whether you accept it or not we are the leaders within our homes communities Parish country and we will get good support from the unwavering mothers aunts grandmothers of our familyes and we have a beauty of care to ensure that our children are looked after not just to protect them and to provide but to stand as their teachers and where you don't

29:51 have a competence to teach them you should seek same in a place like K High School where they can be brought up properly I want to also encourage our graduants to make sure that you stay the course as your board shair said earlier success is not any particular destination it is a journey that you are already on and you see to go as far as your competence and the opportunities provided to you so I ask that you be clear in your mind as it will be said in James 1:6 a double-minded man is unstable in

30:39 all his ways so you may not know if you want to be a teacher a doctor a civil engineer um a journalist whatever it may be but what you know is that you want to make something of yourselves and to make your families proud of you and that deter and that will be determined by how focused you are that will be determined by how conscious you are that will be determined by how determine you are your graduating the is maintaining Excellence through resilience and resilience is always important I was once in your seat I was once a graduate of fifth form I was going to graduate of sixth form

31:24 matriculated to University and I also took on another career in sports playing Cricket at the highest level and I needed to acknowledge maintaining Excellence through resilience because a lot of times when I went to bat I was a batsman and umpires gave me out and I was nothing close to being out and I had to go back to the pav and sit and watch everybody else but home home train and then go again and that happened time and time again and not because you can prove that it work out doesn't mean that the Game Stops so not because you apply for the job and you didn't get it that doesn't mean the Game Stop not because

32:10 you apply for the University and you didn't get accepted doesn't that doesn't mean the Game Stops what it means is that you're going to redouble your efforts you're going to call on your support group and there's no greater support than God almighty so in everything you do make sure father God is a front and center of what you do so the game will continue and you will always have a way out they say the good Lord does not give you more than you can bear I want to speak to you as simply as I can to say that stay in the game stay focused keep your family Close to You Keep a community around you and make sure that you Excel

32:58 now geographically Kell is in Clarendon and many in Jamaica and I can say this on experience believe that Kingston is Jamaica well we have newday K has produced some wonderful students and we have 99 of them sitting with us today that will go and take over this world so do not allow anybody to tell you that your geographical location will determine where you go or who you are it is not where you're coming from it is where you're going it is not how you start it is how you finish so ensure that you believe in yourself hold your heads high as you danced in the hallway

33:46 today I saw some energetic diverse [Music] Dynamic bright handsome beautiful students of Ken high school dancing them themselves out of one space high school and preparing themselves to dance in another space some will go to to University training school any ter institution go some may have to go straight into the workforce and take up responsibilities as young HS to help your families and may return and I hopefully return to to higher training

34:31 so that we can get to where you want so may become entrepreneurs and big business persons all I ask of you is that you believe in yourself you remember where you're coming from your board spoke about the T alumni you will soon have to be part of that leadership as well to make sure that you prepare a better place at T for the future students so you you are a the other world you have a lot of responsibilities on your shoulders take it one day at a time we believe in you your school believe in you your families believe in you your community believe in you and certainly the world is yours I want to say congratulations to you again congratulations to all the teachers who

35:17 would have contributed to your development from you started in first long right through your graduating and to say Well done to the parents again the communities who look after their their their students and to say to the fathers that it is our responsibility to lead and if we lead as we are to do Jamaica will be a better place and certainly clar will be certainly better thank you very much and all the very [Applause] [Music] bless thank you so very much Mr hin for those very inspiring words R I hope that you are listening ke to what he had to say he reminded you that you should stay

36:03 in the game and it is not how you start but it is ultimately how you will finish and that is why you need to keep your head up we believe in you so you ought to believe in yourselves as well once again thank you so much Mr hind he is the caretaker for Cent um representing the People's National Party Now ladies and gentlemen brothers and sisters before I go a foot further I have to make an apology I hang my head in sh now we talk about extra know but sometimes

36:48 not all extraness is very applicable now after our esteemed board chairman gave her warm welcome to you and I was thanking her can anybody remind me what I called her you me and I recogniz the AR [Music] Jesus I know no disrespect you right so my Hess apologies Miss Brown all right not Maran Hall Miss bro so ladies and Gentlemen

37:33 please do no exercise you see the children Kelly School Board is Maran not allish it's Miss Maran BR amen good good now we are continuing and at this time I am going to invite you the Lector the one and only the one done for high school who are talking who the one the one principal who that all right so we are inviting Dr Tex Christie to the Lector and he will be making the principal [Applause]

38:30 M ceremonies Miss P Henry make sure get ready chairman of the board of governance Miss Marian Brown and here taker Mr W hind guest speaker Dr Ben Brown and his wife per representative of the Board of Governors Reverend Dr Ran Camron president of the parent Teachers Association Miss Delores

39:15 Benjamin other members of the Board of Governors and when I look over there Mr BR Mr Nar we acknowledge you and Mr AR Mr but Mr AR Vice chair right and members of the ministers fraternity and we want to really acknowledge Bishop Dr Linford Henry sir we acknowledge you and thanks for hosting us

40:01 than we have with us Mrs milon Bailey who is representing both herself and Reverend Bailey and of course I will join the chairman in recognizing Mr Nigel Benjamin who is not with us this morning but want to acknowledge Him other members of the Kell High School alumni association now we have principals that I really want to acknowledge this morning and we have the principal for the

40:49 kellet primary school with us this is we have principal of mne all age Mr arot and we have a principal for the CLA M High School us SM yes sir so we're happy to have you with us this morning we have to acknowledge past members of staff and we have Mrs bu M Forman we

41:38 acknowledge you thank you for being here with us Vice principals Mr Neville Le Mr Hines car hin academic staff administrative staff staff special invited guests parents Guardians students who are with us and and who gradu really happy to have you here this morning it is your moment grad so it is indeed a privilege for me to deliver this speech under this theme maintaining excellent School resilience it's my pleasure to address

42:24 this distinguished audience and Shar the joy of this momentous occasion with these young people who are passionate about making their Mark and Society so today We Gather to celebrate their achievements and honor their work now grad you began high school as a some some muchat shy group they just come in you not even know what to expect right shy and timid But as time goes by and as you navigate your journey

43:11 through High School you were presented with various challenging educational opportunities and you have stretched your abilities and we taught you to adapt and to learn to deal with challenges now you Rose to the occasion you embrace the various changes at the school went through changes in the per and you did so with remarkable flexibility and resilience I would like to extend my

43:57 sincere gratitude to the board teachers and the support staff of kesi school or there and wavering dedication to the students to assist the students and they have shown a remarkable commitment to empowering you students that you can sit here this morning I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the parents Guardians and the family members of these students we acknowledge

44:45 you and we know in many cases it wasn't easy but we work together right and here they are we're proud of them so thank you parents Guardians and family members for your contribution I extend my sincere appreciation with the wider community and our alumni yes so ladies and gentlemen I PA to acknowledge our Member of Parliament Mr Dwight Serv

45:35 welcome yes so I really appreciate the wider community and Kell is a community school the community has been invaluable and encouraging in their support of the school their dedication to the development of Kelly high school and I want to highlight some persons we have received many

46:24 contributions including class materials contributions towards Miss K High the pens relays pen relay that the school participated in Teachers Day boys and girls Champs the cadet C United Nation club that went to New York 4 AG club that have achieved many distinctions other staff social and many other things some of our contribution

47:11 contributors include Mr Dwight SI Member of [Music] Parliament he has one he's one who has contributed tremendously to Kell High schol schol we have bargain wholesale Fair Deal wholesale and self serve the Jamaica B company kcof Enterprise RCA Enterprise Superior stationary Mr Seymour matis chairman of the Jamaica education CL Force cnj proper Credit Union right

47:58 dros Sunshine Pharmacy Dr CH Gold Line pharmacy and goine Pharmacy in chapleton Cas Pharmacy right here in Kell Community drugs center with Mr Williams grams hardware and farm supplies pres Palace ad more Nelson SE Auto Vero International dress for baskets plus more National Youth service art trust NST and I in point the school the NYS

48:45 and UST they have programs by which the school benefits from these youth workers who have been tremendous help to the school so we want to thank these agencies the consumer affairs the Social Development [Music] commission we work very close with them and now we have a club in the school the SDC club and we're looking forward to a behavioral camp that we will partner in this summer the 4 Club they have donated to the school a

49:32 t ports R cash donated to the school at Tong Kelly Community Center we continue to benefit from the use of the k Community Center the northern Caribbean FM station they had a broadcast at the School highlighting acts of kindness in the school we have the Bureau of gender Affairs that addressed our young men spoke with them and took their questions and gave them some answers kellet's Health Center continue to partner with us with

50:22 the HTV and other vaccinations and when they came over the school I myself got some shots and they told me some shots that I didn't even know that I need to get them so I'm going to get them so they continue to work with us closely also the cross police station we really are grateful to them that's where we keep our school bus that's why we still have it so we really are thankful to The Crossing police station and they from time to time come to address the students on various topics so we're thankful for the police The Minister's

51:08 fraternity are scheduled for devotions and they come and they conduct devotions with the school and ladies and gentlemen the Ministry of Education as a major partner that we have and they have been very supportive of K High School Ministry of Education is our Rock and our support the Jamaica Defense Force contributed some uniforms to the KCT for we're happy for that we went to a par to collect them Lawrence mle a past

51:55 student made personal contribution Mr Mel Enriquez also made a personal contribution and the past Student Association the class of 1983 very active group we want to recognize them and thank them for their contribution so contributors we can see the school is well supported and these contributions have enriched our programs enhan our facilities and inspired our students I I must not also

52:41 leave e-learning e-learning has given us a lot of laptop computers to help our students in the use of Technology we live in a fast space and Rapid changing world where you will only be as good as your last achievement gr on are you hearing me you will be as good as your last achievement I going to a

53:27 secret I went to UT but those days it was cast cast was our University right and embark on a diploma course in mechanical engineering iish say That's it man finish like some the school it but ladies and gentlemen that's not the world we living you have to continue right up the L and a lot of learning to keep yourself in the market so I'm looking forward to seeing many of you here coming back to

54:13 me next year well not gr 13 but grade 11 coming back to me next year don't it September right right so we look forward to welcome you back what this world that we live in is a very Dynamic one and you have to keep yourself current to deal with the difficult challenges that we have you have to embrace this reality do not act as if it is not there right continue to learn from it ladies and gentlemen if you look at the program you will see the achievement the

54:58 CC results summary of these and it's there um as you as you not you will notice that the numeric subjects and the scientific subjects continue to give us a challenge but we are working on improving them and when you look at the C results then you also will see wonderful performance look on the city and GS results math and English and you will see that we have done a lot and we will

55:45 continue to do a lot City and gills and if we look at the national for heart the percentage for mathematics for the national cohart was [Music] 56% and we for the grade 11 but 55% so we just need to push a harder right look at the English skills this who is in the there yeah look at the English kills the overall fast grade for the grade 11 po hearts 77 and the national coart is 79 so we

56:31 need to push a little harder customer service 50% so we have a lot of room there for improvement so ladies and gentlemen gradu you continue to have a wonderful graduation ceremony and that's my [Applause] thank you so much Dr Christie indeed he was short as a matter of fact he is short but he is very very sweet and you have heard heard of the achievements of Kelly Tha school and I want really

57:16 understand Kelly Tha scho school you know City no students when I say k school what you must say scho I hear you Ken High School K School Ken High School school all right that is it okay now Mr chrisy spoke about K High School being a community school and he listed a set of individuals business places who would have come on board with us throughout the academic school year and we just want to take time out to appreciate them because they have done us well without their support without their encouragement the school year would not have been as successful so I'm inviting

58:03 you all just to give all those wonderful sponsors and supporters of Kelly High School a round of applause thank you so much now I noticed that there are some parents who are standing on the outside you don't have to do that at all I tell you that because we're extra we have some extra seats in the hall so if you feel like sitting please make your way to the hall area and you will find some extra seat there all right very good now I noticed that while Dr Christie was speaking a gentleman made his way to the platform you saw

58:52 [Music] him Gent walking up here to the platform so what say the MP are MP all right here is now so the honorable Dwight sibl the Member of Parliament for Northern Caron is here with us and we're recognizing not the big boss you know he's the big man you know he's the Big Daddy of it and you know that that sugar [Music] daddies

59:38 yes get it sugar daddies are supposed to be a little old look [Music] at still f with and vitality you know so for us for K he is the sugar d right and he's here with us and I know that you want to hear from him and I know that he wants to speak to you and give you a little sugar sir always accuse me of setting him up but sir better always set you up like ice in the freeer right so ladies and gentlemen put your hands together and welcome your M the lecture honorable wife and he will

1:00:23 be bringing us GRE [Applause] [Music] good it's still morning so good morning morning I have a long protocol sheet here and so I am going to really go through the protocol sheet soe please forgive me but I soon come to the moment that I have been set up for I will soon tell the

1:01:08 graduates what I have in the offering for you as you maintain Excellence through resilience Master of Ceremonies Mrs Miss pela Henry chairman of the Board of Governors Miss Marian Brown caretaker for the People's National Party Mr gel H education officer in our absent Mrs

1:01:54 IET Gilles Louis guest speaker Dr Bentley Brown councelor Mr Noel NAD in in absent Community representative on the board of bans none other than Reverend drct Rowan Cameron president of the parents Teachers Association Miss Delores Benjamin other members of the Board of Governors members of the ministers fraternity host

1:02:44 Pastor Dr Lyford Henry Pastor D is here I don't see him so I greet him in his absence Mrs Milton Bailey I greet also Mr Nigel Benjamin past student in his absence other members of the Kelly's High School alumni association principal of Kelly's Primary School who just threatened me Miss is brown Walters that I better be at that

1:03:31 gradation as well knowing that there are many graduations on that day and I might have to choose so I have taken my threat seriously Madame principal pronal of the M all age Mr Isa arat past members of Staff who are here principal of course of the Kelly High School Dr Tex Christie I could just sit down after I'm finish with this vice

1:04:18 principal Mr Neville Le acting vice principal Mr Carro kinds academic administrative andary staff special invited guest parents Guardians students gradu I greet you my apologies for being late but I will get to why I'm late in a moment but I want to talk to your

1:05:05 gradu this evening about two things I want to talk to you about courage and I want to talk to you about time and I say to you it takes courage and it takes time to maintain Excellence it takes what courage and it takes time to maintain Excellence gradu on Courage is

1:05:52 what the world needs courage is not mediocrity no courage is not lovness courage is not wrench of P courage is not going like you're better than everybody what courage is is that you stick to the task you never ever give

1:06:37 up even when you fall down you never stay down you get right up back because you you have the courage to get up you graduants many and all the successful persons that I know in life have failed at one point or another but they never stay down you see you're moving on after many

1:07:25 years years of working hard you are moving on after many years of your parents sacrifices but you have not yet reached the point of Excellence no you have not you are on your way you are on root by being here today you are on root you are getting there but it takes

1:08:11 time it what takes time you see friends to start a family it actually takes 9 months to start a family it take an average between 7 to 9 months got some babies born 7 months and medical doctors will tell me that you have babies that born even 5 months [Music] but it takes a

1:08:58 lifetime to maintain a family you see young ladies giving birth to a child is one thing young men causing a child to come into this world is another but it take courage to raise a family ask your parents and so parents today I thank you for your courage and graduates gradu r i want you

1:09:47 to turn to your parents and say thank you no man tell your parents than you better than that man [Applause] they had the courage to make sure you were in school to make sure you remain healthy to take you to the doctor when they had no money and to do everything within their power to make sure you reach here it takes courage for a family to be around friends it take courage to get your career which is the next step that you are going to do courage and

1:10:35 time are you prepared to put in the time let me see I raise up hand of all of you who are ready to put in the time let me see it great news great news because it will take time it will take time I want to congratulate Mr principal the Board of Governors teachers and all the staff of K's eye why am I congratulating you sir if it

1:11:22 wasn't good I would keep my mouth shut but I'm congratulating you because I have seen the CXC result the CCT result and the cape results and I know where you are coming from you are now competing with the best with very little resources and I congratulate you and thank you for the work that you have put in look at them CL them man these are the products of the teaching staff and of the administrative staff and of theary Stu and I want to say big

1:12:09 up gradu on who are in the 11th grade I will be asking Miss no let me ask the principal Mr principal I am willing to pay the school fee for 10 of your gradu here who will become graduates and over to the six [Applause] bar so please send the letter and I will um look after the

1:12:59 necessary with regards to those who are really leing I want to remind the school that last year I had committed $100,000 each for the top boy and the top girl to go to university and I am pleased to say that I have heard that one of the students have started University and have collected their $100,000 [Applause]

1:13:48 already this year I am committing the say $100,000 to the top boy and the top girl to go to [Applause] university I have something addition to do masters of ceremony come PR for this know set me up here again to I come prepare I am the program director for the faculty of law at the

1:14:36 University of Technology and that is why I was late this morning because I was in The Faculty board meeting presenting my report and therefore any student out of this coher that wishes to apply and successful in their application to the University of Technology faculty of law I will contribute

1:15:23 $200,000 to [Applause] I say to you as I close it take courage to maintain Excellence it takes time to maintain Excellence I know this because I am meant maining Excellence myself I know what it takes it is not easy but when you are good at what you

1:16:10 [Music] do you and your family will be called of the result so as I take my seat I say to you maintain Excellence through resilience God bless you [Applause] all ladies and gentlemen you notice that I'm not wearing my glasses when the MP turn around and look for me I say for a little extra in catch

1:16:57 because ex and sometimes good to setle people so when you turn around now in order to hear what he was saying very well off so me hear and want confirm to me if I heard correctly because we say something like the top six boy and the top six form girl and 100 Grand 501,000 [Applause]

1:17:48 each again in something like have $200,000 you to any successful applicant of the University of Technology if you apply Under The Faculty of law inste [Applause] 200,000 chickened money what done because we we with exra we something like the gr 11 the sixth formers who are going into sixth form how much school fee

1:18:34 much Lord God right before left I start out myself all right and maintain that Excellence through resilience so MPC tell Dy you br you hear the sugar all right I can tell you politics have F Ministry preach preach preacher right so if those two careers don't work out for him we welcome him into the F amen all right very very good now at this time we have

1:19:22 some very extra special IND individual among stuff and they are just coming off World Tour can you believe that I can't believe that Kelly High School was able to get them at such short notice so these individuals will be coming to perform for you and they will be performing from their latest album and I want you to give it up for Dr Christine Mr W and friends please make them welcome

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1:30:23 w [Applause] beautiful R please put your hands together one more time [Applause] for and she was performing from her album resilience amen amen now at this time I am going to be inviting jelle smth to the Lector and she will be doing the introduction of the guest speaker and immediately after gel the next voice you'll hear you will hear is the voice of

1:31:15 Dr the chairman members of the board of management our education officer the principal Dr SE Christi Vice principals specially invited guests other distinguished guests on the platform and in the audience members of the academic administrative and accary staff ladies and gentlemen good afternoon introducing the guest speaker for this Grand Occasion is a pleasure this remarkable gentleman is no stranger to such a function as this as in the past he has spoken at graduations seminars cultural events Banquets and forums both locally and

1:32:01 internationally he has had a long-standing affair in the field of Education he is a trained teacher serving as the Caribbean examination Cil marker in Barbados with a strong passion for management at the sports level he completed a master of science in sports management at the University of Technology listen keenly to this attestation he has represented Jamaica overseas in the sporting Arena where he managed multiple track and field and work with League teams in the countryes such as China turkey Brazil the United Kingdom Scotland Ghana France Dominican Republic Canada the Bahamas Trinidad and

1:32:50 Tobago and the United States of America this versatile gentleman with a passion to serve lectured part-time at the hell University College Church Teachers College and the GC Foster College of physical education and sports he reveals that what he priced the most is the time he spent at the GC Foster College as the first athletic director for the college for the period 2008 to 2016 being overzealous in his academic Pursuits as an educator he pursued his PhD in educational leadership and management he is currently pursuing a second PhD in higher education with the

1:33:37 Delaware university in the United States of America and a masters of law with the Liverpool John Morris University in his present professional role he is pursuing an mcgi professional recognition award where upon completion he will be awarded a professional Masters in management the gentleman's life is characterized by the philosophy that examples are better than precepts and whatever is worth doing is worth doing well an outstanding educational leader who served in the capacity of vice principal of administration and operations at the Port more Community College and also as principal of the

1:34:23 Spanish High School in St Catherine for seven years his passion for sports is nor worthy he is the second VI president of the St Catherine Football Association he served as president of the Jamaica Rugby League Association and acting President and Vice President of the Jamaica inter colleg Sports Association he is ALS he also sorry he also serves as a consultant on the Red Bull spee ch project and currently serves as an advisor to the alabas gas charity Canada and consultant to perform Sports his Zeal to his Zeal to serve has motivated his involvement on a number of

1:35:09 school boards he is the chairman of Deni primary and goodoo Primary School respectively and also a board member of Dei High School in K and the YMCA in Spanish Tong a community activist and a community activist who also serves as Justice of the Peace what a versatile gentleman what a diligent gentleman like myself you are undoubtedly wondering where this individual finds the time and energy to do so much I believe all this is possible because of his passion for Change and human fulfillment in this Dynamic environment he is humble diligent and believes that education is

1:35:54 is a vehicle of change that Society requires ladies and gentlemen help me to welcome this esteemed gentleman with the type of Welcome synonymous with the Kelly High schol family that of warmth and spontaneity drct VY a [Applause] brown good afternoon everyone I promise you that the speech that I present will be much shorter than the protocol list I promise you that much Master cies Miss Tam

1:36:41 Henry the chairman the board Miss Marian Brown I the heard hard Member of Parliament Mr C caraker Mr wer education officer M almost celor Mr noard Community Representatives On The Board of Governors Reverend Dr Ran Cameron president of the PTA M Benjamin other members of the board members of the min Mr fraternity Mr Nigel Benjamin past

1:37:28 student other members of the Kell Kell High School alni Association principals of the various schools and I see my good friend Mr SMI from CL past members of Staff principal Dr Christie and I share with you when I attended summer school at G High School Mr Christie was a member star I don't know who's getting old Mr Christie I must also the com Mr first graduation program where the teachers are listed on the program and that's Comm very commendable vice principal Mr acting vice principal Mr hin academic administrative and ANC staff special

1:38:15 invited guest parents Guardians students grad we afteron again so I also recognize Mr Christian we will speak a little bit more on the program where you highlighted your significant achievements academically you have C you have cap and you have City and gills now in my new role as head of city and for the cariban you know we have to do some more work on City and at K right maintaining Excellence through resilience today marks a significant milestone in the Journey of Kell High School As We Gather to celebrate this momentous occasion we reflect not only

1:39:02 on our achievements but also on the resilience that has brought us here just far the team maintaining Excellence resilience resonates deeply with the challenges we have overcome and the triumphs we have achieved together throughout the years at K High I assume that you have encountered obstacles that have tested your determination and strength am I correct grad yet through it all you are persever demonstrating time and time again through Excellence this is not merely about success but about the ability to rise above adversity with Grace and determination today you also recognize the importance of vational skills in

1:39:48 shaping your future path vocational skills are the Cornerstone of entrepreneurship and academic profession alike they provide practical and expertise that complement traditional academic learning equipping you with tools to succeed in diverse field and industries whether you excel in academics Arts sport or vocational training each of you have contributed uniquely to the fabric of your school Community your dedication to passion and hard work I've set you high above standards and Excellence that will inspire Generations that will come right after you as you look towards the future Let

1:40:34 Us carry forward the lessons you have learned here at Kell at high school let us all Embrace challenges and opportunities for growth and let us continue to cultivate our skills and talents with diligence and perseverance whether you choose to pursue higher education enter the workforce or embar and entrepreneurial Journeys remember that resilience is your greatest asset to parents and Guardians who have supported you Charly we owe your deth of gratitude your unwavering encouragement and guidance of shap us into the individuals you are today thank you for believing in us and standing by us every s of the way class of

1:41:21 2024 as you prep to embark on the next chapter of your lives I hope you carry the spirit of K high school with you wherever you go I hope you uphold the values of Excellence resilience and lifelong learning together we have the power to make a difference in your communities and in the world congratulations on this remarkable achievement may your future be filled with continued success happiness and the courage to overcome any obstacle that comes your way as you move towards entrepreneurship or further education spend a little more Focus time on social media by

1:42:06 doing social Med but spend a little bit more focused time on social media doing the following asking artificial intelligence to assist you with a business plan asking a to assist with finding local and international scholarships for Instagram for the purpose of news and current happenings look for nonmental opportunities online that will assist your Hol development if you intend to move on to 61 look at the city and Guild's offerings look at the respective engineering programs and I heard your principal just boed a while ago that he has diploma in mechanical engineering I must say to you that we have a diploma in electrical engineering and

1:42:52 maintenance free of cost fully subsidized by the Ministry of Education if you want it sir you can apply it in heart go forth and shine brightly God bless you all I told you to be God bless you [Applause] all oh my God I just got my pen out to record some of the speech points and Dr Bron thany God all right but it was well said wasn't it give him another hand Grand you have been reminded that you should embrace challenges and

1:43:39 opportunities for growth and as much as you love social media it is not just for the recreational opportunities that are available go and focus your time on getting knowledge and awareness of all the educational opportunities that exist so that you can move forward carry the spirit of T high school with you and maintain resilience through experence amen bless the Lord now I know that you love me and you would love to hear from me the entire evening but I must decrease and someone else must increase so at this time I would be inviting Miss Pon to the lecture and she as the

1:44:28 graduation coordinator will be responsible for the presentation of certificates and awards please make her welcome [Music] thank you Miss Henry good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and of course my esteemed gradu a good ending is the site of an even better

1:45:14 beginning look at the world as a mountain look where the millions have stopped there's always a crowd at the bottom and few pressing on to the top it is indeed my pleasure to Pride over the ceremony of the presentation of certificates and awards for the graduating class of Kell High School for the year 2024 at this time I will invite to the podium Dr winon Christie to do the presentation following of the names will be done by Mrs Bryce Mitchell and nurse Tam douas at kinson assisted by Miss C

1:46:01 hes and Miss West thank you [Music] turn [Music]

1:46:57 [Applause] [Music] and now our first graduent to come and collect their [Music] their certificate is Lucas bear [Applause]

1:47:48 [Music] we're calling all the gr on that are outside to come [Music] inside Lucas bear let's give him a round of applause [Applause] we move we now move on to Risha bam

1:48:47 [Music] reisha bis will be followed by Tiana Beford [Applause] [Music]

1:49:32 we now have Junior burp [Applause] [Music] sh Le [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Barry sh Barry is followed by Rihanna

1:50:21 Brown [Music] next we have ramain brown [Applause] [Music] rain Brown is followed by D [Applause] [Music]

1:51:11 Brian next we have samya Bry [Applause] [Music] sya Bry is followed by Ranisha [Music] [Applause] Bor following Risha we have Alex CA [Music]

1:51:58 let's also here for car [Music] c we know have marce [Applause] [Music] Maurice is followed by theha star

1:52:43 [Music] we have [Music] [Applause] [Music] Al we now have Douglas [Applause] [Music]

1:53:48 we now have Shamar Edwards [Music] let's have a round of applause for Kamal Edwards [Applause] [Music] Camal is also followed by Evon [Music] [Applause] [Music]

1:54:52 I would like to thank the presenters for for a their duties thank you very much at this time I would like to call Mrs James Ro along with Miss Bo Mr and assisted by Miss Bonnie and Mrs Davis C [Music]

1:55:44 all right first up we have lar FLIR [Applause] [Music] followed by Devonte hton [Applause] [Music] up next we have no other than aaon

1:56:34 [Music] keep the Applause going for Kar Jones

1:57:22 all [Music] onia Lee [Music] [Applause]

1:58:13 [Music] up next is the boy [Music] Francis Ken l [Music]

1:59:10 up next is Shan Francis [Applause] [Music] Aira [Applause] [Music] Ls up next is mar danale [Applause] [Music]

1:59:59 [Applause] [Music] students please just raise your home when you're coming up the stairs all right please give the Applause going for Kara LS [Applause] [Music] up next is Kei br [Applause] [Music]

2:00:52 Courtney [Applause] [Music] Lis play Grand [Music] jayen L for [Applause]

2:01:42 [Music] nichas [Music] green Daniel V [Music] come on gr

2:02:28 [Music] here one say h [Applause] [Music]

2:03:14 can on me [Music] [Applause] [Music] General Daniel me [Music]

2:04:00 Z [Applause] [Music] mcdonal SW on par [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Mela McKenzie

2:04:47 [Applause] [Music] last but not least richardo Hill [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I want to thank all the presenters for a

2:05:33 job well done at this time I invite Shan Marie Williams to the stage to make a special presentation to our guest speaker Dr VY Brown [Applause] [Music] good afternoon everyone Dr BR the pH high school and stakeholders would like to express our

2:06:18 deepest gratitude to you for such presentation we are greatly appreciative of you for taking the time out to share this important to us at such a crucial time in our life we just want you to know that your words have not fall in under ears we will use social media to enhance our skills and to also use a opportunities on behalf of the K high school public and The Graduate class of 2024 the privilege is mine to present to you this token of our gratitude thank you for being our guest speaker and God bless [Applause]

2:07:06 you thank you very much well [Applause] done at this time we will continue with the presentation of certificate and I want to invite to the podium and to the stage Miss Delores Benjamin Miss Hamilton Mrs at Williams and they will be assisted by Miss West Miss B and C [Music]

2:08:05 all right good afternoon everyone as we continue with presenting certificates we ask that Ian Miller come to the stage [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] next on next we have rine f [Applause] [Music]

2:08:53 [Applause] [Music] along Rihanna [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Mills all right come along t r r [Music] Tiara sry Tiara come [Music]

2:09:44 on next is Alia m [Applause] [Music] put your hands together for Martina Walker [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome ter [Applause]

2:10:37 lar Jil Walters is next [Music] [Applause] [Music] up next is AR [Music] [Applause] Nelson next we have Nicholas Walter

2:11:24 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] ran next is Rabino white Rino White [Music] next is deo [Music] [Applause] [Music]

2:12:29 please put your hands together for Martin wither Mar with [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next we have the laer re

2:13:15 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next is with Willam [Music] chenil [Applause]

2:14:05 [Music] Reed up next is Sharie Williams [Music] up next an [Music] Robinson next isalia Willam [Music]

2:15:11 well next P She Robinson [Applause] [Music] please help me welcome winon William [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on

2:15:58 [Applause] [Music] up Jaan Williamson [Music] make welcome [Applause] [Music]

2:16:44 j keep the Applause going for Samari willly [Applause] [Music] next up we have Michaela Stewart [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next is jaon wison

2:17:29 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] welcome [Applause] [Music] Janelle up next is har right [Music]

2:18:29 next [Applause] [Music] CH and here please put your hands together forar Mish [Applause] you [Music]

2:19:22 want to thank all the mentors for a job well done and that takes us to the end of the certif of presentation for grade 11 this time tyres chamber [Music] okay so we're now presenting certificate

2:20:08 for the graduates graduants from grade 13 to make this presentation I invite Mrs Karen Brown Walters Mrs St and Miss A Henry assisted by Miss McDonald and Miss James ladies and gentlemen good afternoon presented to you the graduating class of grade

2:20:54 13 they have stood the test of time and they have accomplished seven years at the K High School put your hands together for the bch of grade 13 [Applause] [Music] students the quiet the unassuming the one you never know his name put your hands together for [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

2:21:43 Joshua please make welcome re m [Applause] [Music] keep the Applause going for the one you find in the W room the one that you ask to do anything without him making a the one that is always at school put your hands together for Bailey to the [Applause] [Music] may the Lord is chair for Jordan

2:22:31 [Applause] [Music] car the C the captain [Music] [Applause] [Music] the Corporal our dedic disciplined hardw workking determined head boy of high [Applause]

2:23:18 school this is second I don't have so many words but let us make welcome tal [Applause] [Music] car keep the Applause going and you'll find her in the lab they call lat she is selfs spoken she is a sweetheart she is dedicated she is kind she is disciplined she is dedicated she's comforting put your hands together I make welcome drian

2:24:12 [Music] let us put our hands together for this young man who have made Ken High School proud when his Swift feet like [Applause] [Music] [Applause] me and if you can't find a gent in P that is no JY around here at all handsome hard working discipline

2:24:57 dedicated L show [Applause] [Music]

2:25:42 she she she reads she share she teach she preach she is disciplined she is obedient she's always at school put your hands together and make welcome my sociology student Nat talking [Applause] [Music]

2:26:32 continue to make the N sh [Applause] [Music] she is determined she is hardworking she is dedicated she has been with us for seven long beautiful years she is a goetter

2:27:18 she is a nonsensical individual she is going to make it no matter what put your hands together and make another sociology giant Miss [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Gabriel oh my God I am what I about this individual the Litt the tiniest the small sweet she's always at school she's

2:28:06 always looking off for her classmate could you please help me welcome our head girl [Applause] [Music] the musician the stern one the non non nonsense [Music] man the dedicated the St put your hands to make welcome Andre

2:28:52 [Music] another wonderful student another product from K High School make welcome T Rob [Applause] [Music] discipline kind hard working and go get put your hands together and make welcome R [Music] [Applause]

2:29:39 [Music] Francis I know you're getting tired but you can't do tell high school students no B CL so I want you to shout off [Applause] [Music] Robinson she is kind she is jial she is a sweetheart she's a dedicated individual she's a woman of God she is dedicated to whatever she she is our student leader put your hands together and make

2:30:26 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] welcome all right another one of my La she is the sweetest has the sweetest smile caring helpful pleas please make a b Round of Applause for future [Music] [Applause] [Music] liar the they not so dark maybe

2:31:14 sometimes AKA something the discipline the dedicated the go the work the the [Applause] put do you have any more in you please put your hands together and welcome THS ladies and gentlemen there you have it the graduating class of class 13 put your hands together one more time

2:32:00 [Music] you okay I would like to thank for very energetic presenters all the persons who assisted thank you very very much so we moving into the second half of our presentation in this section we'll be presenting Awards special Awards special Awards in different areas okay so I do not want anybody to

2:32:47 feel DED if you do not get a today as We Said Today is the ending and the start of a new beginning so what you have not achieved at Kell High School you definitely can achieve in your higher education a quote from Malcolm X education is our passport to the Future for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today remember the future is not some place we are [Music] going it is [Music]

2:33:34 one the future is not someplace we are going but it is one that we are creating the path to the future is not supposed to be found but made and time will change the maker of the path and his Destiny at this time I call to the stage Miss Bryce Mrs Atkinson Williams Miss Bo and they will be assisted by Miss mm and Miss Bonnie the awards will be for the top performers by subject in t thank you

2:34:43 all right so the top performers by subject for T first for textile clothing and fashion we have no other than Tiara [Applause] [Music] Thomas for baring we have the great Junior bir [Applause]

2:35:29 for building construction we have chamar Edwards [Applause] all right listen this one ke now for reading mathematics cosmetology and general agriculture we have saboya Reed [Applause]

2:36:37 for customer service we have Danielle May [Applause] for mechanical engineering we have K cell [Applause]

2:37:26 W for electrical level two we have Nicholas [Music] green up next for English language we have Bachelor here and with an exceptional performance for technical drawing information technology and food nutrition and health please put your hands together for deante Hall

2:38:14 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I think [Music] thank you to all the presenters

2:39:01 congratulations to all the award at this time making the presentation for the top CC performers we invite Dr Winston Christie Miss hamon and Mrs Bryce Mitchell assisted by Miss B Miss Douglas and Mrs Davis cample [Music]

2:39:56 right all right for electrical installation we have Shad Mar Williams [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] for p Hearts put your hands together for samya br [Applause] [Music]

2:40:58 AA f for English [Applause] [Music] literature for our top performer in technical drawing we have Alex [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Francis our next perform for food

2:41:46 [Music] and for visual Hearts we have aim moving on for integrated sign we have [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] our top CC performer in bin is Alex

2:42:33 Cameron [Music] please for for mechanic [Applause] [Music] engineering our top performer in textile

2:43:21 clothing and fashion goes toia D our next perform is for [Applause] [Music] our top performer in building construction car car [Music] PO for next perform for Rel education is

2:44:07 Martino Walker [Applause] [Music] [Applause] our top performer in cosmetology is Natasia [Music] Richard right please welcome Aila W for top performer in social studies [Applause] [Music] our top performer in electronic Document

2:44:55 Preparation management goes to Kamika Blackstar [Music] than you congratulations to all the award at this turn we will continue with

2:45:41 the c ofp performers award I would like to call to the stage this is current br wers miss miss a Henry assisted by Miss James [Music]

2:46:29 all right for biology and family and Resource Management we have tonian dougas [Music] please put your hands together and welcome J Smith for chemistry [Applause] [Music]

2:47:29 for English language geography human and social biology mathematics physics no other than K Edward [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] all right for Caribbean history music religious education and Spanish welcome to boy w [Applause] [Music]

2:48:15 [Applause] [Music] all right I'm so proud of this young lady I've been teaching her from the lower grade and I'm so happy to announce that for Agricultural Science economics information and Technology office administration principles of account and principles of Ranna

2:49:03 [Applause] BR congratulations [Applause] [Music] [Applause] congratulations to all the award and this takes us to the end of the awards presentation for grade 11 at this time we'll be having the K top performers award

2:49:49 and I invite to the stage Miss Delores Mr Mrs Bailey assisted by Mrs Davis Campbell and Miss Douglas [Music]

2:50:38 ladies and gentlemen the time is here when we are going to award our topk performers what what they have done they have to they have studied they have put in the hard work and today let us just congratulate them for their hard work and their dedication and so at this time we are going to make welcome for elect electrical level two jaon barley [Music]

2:51:28 level Andre Agriculture and science ha GR [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Jo another round of applause for monisa [Applause]

2:52:15 BL next we have Gabriel [Applause] [Music] and now when we're going out to the Working World we have to know how to deal with customers and so at this time for a customer service we will make welome Ash folks [Applause] [Music] for tourism Amia [Music]

2:53:03 AR and now for the persons who love to cook we welcome Janelle [Music] helot food nutrition and health for of Construction level two we have Shah for environmental science we make welcome a Lee [Applause] War for Barber we have [Music] jir English Lang shamon Davidson here Las

2:53:50 [Music] Robson get ready for law literatures in English Natalia [Music] Dawkins for commercial preparation and [Music] Baria for communication studies and

2:54:37 physics we have G Campell [Applause] [Music] for operation C production [Music] weia the moment we all have been waiting for we have for Caribbean studies entrepreneurship information technology management of business please give a round of applause

2:55:26 for nelon [Music] for outstanding performance in physical education we have Laurence Meeks [Applause] [Music]

2:56:23 congratulations to the a thank you to the presenters we now at the final [Music] presentation at this time I like to invite Mr Henry will be doing the presentations for school sport award for school representation and excellence in athletics along with the top performing students to do the presentation we have Miss Bryce assisted by Miss mck

2:57:15 and good afternoon everyone all right so the awards for school representation and excellent in athletics we have ran Mills of grade 11 give her a round of [Music] applause richardo Hill [Applause]

2:58:05 [Music] W I'm tripping in Francis [Music] I agre the 13 captain of the Dron field team 23 2024 H to Lawrence mees [Music]

2:58:57 so that goes for the end of the sports

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