Daily Black Immigrant News
In recognition of the 110th anniversary of Calabar High School, the all-male Kingston-based educational institution will be organizing several activities to celebrate the occasion.
The celebrations will begin with a Founders Day Church Service on Sunday, September 11th at 9am at Mona Baptist Church and the annual Founders Day Lecture on Monday, September 12th at 7pm at the Church Boulevard Baptist.
The lecture will be delivered by Dr Jermaine McCalpin, a Calabar Old Boy, associate professor at New Jersey City University and thought leader on African and Caribbean philosophies and political science.
McCalpin emphasized that the lecture will examine the legacy of excellence built by the institution, which can be defined as an intergenerational transfer of wisdom and knowledge.
The lecture will also provide insights into practices and guidelines, drawn from the Calabar experience, which demonstrates how male-only secondary schools can function as a total institution that develops all aspects of young people’s lives and not just a place for academic learning.
The lecture is timely, as discussions continue to develop programs and strategies to address educational attainment among boys and the positive resocialization of boys.
Additionally, the Calabar Old Boys Association (COBA) will host an annual gala dinner and reunion on Saturday, September 17 at 6:30pm at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel with the keynote speaker, Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the Primate of Indus Western and Metropolitan and Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Founders’ Day activities celebrate the work of the institution’s co-founders, Reverends Ernest Price and David Davis, who founded the school to provide secondary education for working-class, rising middle-class boys and the sons of Baptist ministers.
Furthermore, the occasion is used to reflect on the inspiration that brought the school into existence and the contribution made to the care of outstanding men in our society, many of whom have made notable contributions in the fields of politics, law, art and culture, science, sport. , media and education.
Speaking ahead of the anniversary celebration, Owen Ferguson, public relations spokesman, said: “I hope those present will appreciate the significance of this historic moment as one of the institutions that has encouraged generations of young people since pre-independence to present and take advantage of the opportunity to connect or reconnect with their alma mater.”
Ferguson also invited other old boys to give back to the school, not just with money, but with time and expertise.
He said this would help Calabar continue to mold and develop boys into self-reliant, honourable, courageous, socially responsible and morally conscious men who will contribute to the nation and the global community.
“The call is to continue the legacy of excellence,” he noted.
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