Class of '87 delivers comfort touch to Old Harbour High

Thanks to a special donation of wicker seats by the graduating class of 1987, visitors can now sit in the foyer in comfort. The presentation was made on August 30 to principal Lynton Weir.

Head girl of 1987 Marilyn Myers lead the initiative with her fellow batchmates following discussions with Weir, who made the request.

Myers told Old Harbour News that the group has been “discussing a number of projects in which they can give back to the institution” that helped shape their lives.

The chairs, valued over $100,000, were sourced and purchased from contributions made by the group of both local and overseas members and presented just in time for the new school term.

Weir, a past student himself, was full of praise and gratitude for the gift presented.

Addressing the group of past students which also included Andrew Byndloss, head boy of 1987, Marlene Martin, Antoinette McKoy, Curdell Hall, Christopher Lewis and Alfred Evans, Weir said: “We are truly grateful for this donation that we have received this morning, and I’m sure that our student, our staff and visitors will be able to enjoy it.

“We have created this foyer area years ago but we recognise that the foyer lacked something, it needed seating facilities. There are many times when my office is overflowing with individuals, but now that we have these seating facilities it will look a little bit more comfortable for those that we transact business with.

“Once again on behalf of the Old Harbour High School family we thank you very much for your presentation this morning and we will ensure that it is properly utilised.”

He said the challenges faced to improve the overall performance of the school will require support from individuals or groups such as its past students.

“For our school to continue to do well we have to have individuals who are going to invest in our institution. The Ministry of Education will not be able to do all the things that we want to do for our students; and that is why it’s going to be so important that individuals partner with us,” Weir said. “And who better to partner with us than our past students. When you look at it our past students would have taken five years of different things from us, so it is very, very important for them to give back.”

Evans represented his sister Winnifred Evans who resides overseas.