CLIFTON HUNTER HIGH SCHOOL
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - Nothing but the Best
15th December 2014
Dear Parents, Students and Teachers of Lady Slater Academy,
It is with great pleasure that I review our first term of our
third year at our Clifton Hunter site where staff and students have
worked together with considerable, effort and enthusiasm to enable
a very positive and productive start to the 2014-15 Academic year.
Many thanks need to be expressed to our Lady Slater staff that have
worked diligently throughout the term to support our students not
only in their day to day lessons but also in a number of other
initiatives and experiences. We welcome Ms. Villence Buchanan our
Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Ms. Kimoy Bailey a new Science
teacher to Lady Slater and congratulate Mrs. Edmonds on the recent
birth of her son.
Our year 7 students settled very quickly in their new ‘High
School’ setting and this was made much easier thanks to the prior
visits and ‘taster’ lessons experienced by them during May and
June. The support, monitoring and parental communication by the
year 7 tutors has also enabled a very smooth transition for our
youngest students. Many thanks to our year 7 Lady Slater tutors,
Mr. Laing, Ms. Lynch and Ms. Thomas.
It was a very positive start to the term with the external
examination success experienced by 66 of our CHHS year 9 and 10
students achieving level 2 passes in their early entry summer
exams. Twenty one of these students were from Lady Slater, Sabrina
Blackwood, Matthea Blair, Rajnea Coley, Dana Douglas, Tajon Ebanks,
Jared Greene, Kimberley Greene, and Britiny McLaughlin. Kiara
McLaughlin, Jhemelia Miller, Alexander Owen, Abygail Pencille,
Johanna Porter, Brooke Seymour, Brian Emmanuel Walters and Shalysa
Wright. Special recognition needs to go to 3 of our year 9 students
who achieved high passes in their CXC Math exam, Brady-Ann Wilmott,
Kimberly Eccleston and Ethan Watler. Extra special recognition
needs to go to Marika Scotland who at the start of year 11 was
already in the position of having 5 level two high passes – well
done Marika!
All of this success would not happen without the time, effort
and dedication of our staff that support students during their
breaks, after school and also in some cases at weekends – thank
you!
In our Rewards assembly in October, Lady Slater students were
recognised for their excellence in the areas of effort and conduct.
Twenty five Lady Slater students excelled and achieved combined
excellent effort and conduct, well done!
Lady Slater Excellent Effort and Conduct: Joe Allom, Jada
Bodden, Jasmine Brooks, McKayla Ebanks, Maria Lewis, Gabrielle
Manahan, Tiandra McKenzie, Daiezha Rankine, Brianna Stephenson,
Shadique Thorpe, Halle Whittaker, Brianna Bodden, Vitoria Buttrum,
Ashley Thompson, Kimberly Eccleston, Matthew Javier, Luke Hunter,
Latoya Robinson, Ethan Watler, Rajnea Coley, Kimberly King,
Alexander Owen, Abygail Pencille, Marika Scotland and Brian
Emmanuel-Walters.
A number of Lady Slater students have represented Clifton Hunter
in a positive and supportive role. At the core of this group are
our Lady Slater Prefects, Student Council Representatives, Key Club
representatives and our Peer Mentors. They have been responsible
for; school duties, involved in conflict resolution issues,
organised assemblies, led the Christmas assembly, supported parent
evenings and have been excellent ambassadors on or off our school
site in relation to meeting with guests or dignitaries. Of
particular mention are the following Prefects, Peer Mentors, Key
Club representatives and our Head Girl, Head Boy and Deputy Head
Boy for their positive and proactive support; Marika Scotland (Head
Girl) Rajnea Coley (Head Boy), Brian Emmanuel-Walters, (Deputy Head
Boy).
Lady Slater Prefects: Dana Douglas, Shammar Cummings, Neightan
Pitterson, Abygail Pencille, Kimberly King, Rajnea Coley, Marika
Scotland, Brooke Seymour, Brian Emmanuel-Walters and Christopher
Seymour.
Lady Slater Peer Mentors: Dana Douglas, Kimberly King, Rajnea
Coley, Marika Scotland, Briannah Myles, Brian Emmanuel-Walters,
Olukemi James and Jenai Bellafonte.
Key Club members: Abygail Pencille, Christie Millwood, Kimberly
King, Daniela Millwood, Sabrina Blackwood and Marisa Ebanks.
External to school we have a group of CHHS students that have
qualified as ‘Grassroots’ football coaches and we are pleased to
say that Henrico Swaby from Lady Slater is one of these
coaches.
Recent success by LS students in the Community involved Vitoria
Buttrum who came second in the student ‘Cayman Cook off’
competition and was also interviewed on TV for her role in the ARK
(Acts of Random Kindness) and she is also awaiting the results of
the ‘Young Image Makers’ competition that she entered.
I am proud of the fundraising success of our students linked to
supporting a number of charities, e.g. Diabetes Association, Cancer
Society, Food Drive and raising $1000 dollars in one week to
support the ALS, Ice Bucket Challenge. The Lady Slater Key Club
students worked tirelessly to collect the funds during the ALS
week, well done!
The following students have been identified by staff in their
subject areas for recognition due to their progress throughout the
first term- well done!
English: Brady-Ann Wilmott, Athena Smith, Jennay Camacho, Caelen
Johnson, Shezarie Thompson, Shantaye Walker, Frank Williams, Halle
Whittaker and Marika Scotland.
Math: Henrico Swaby, Bruce Hurlston-Watler, Josh Webster, Wendy
Catalan-Brown, Tylor Scott, Chantel McLean, Tiandra McKensie,
Shaughn Bodden and Shezarie Thompson.
Business and Accounts: Wendy Brown, Abygail Pencille, Kimberly
King and Johanna Porter.
Spanish: Kadi Dixon, Dena’e Alexander, Soleyah Greene, Ardeny
Swaby, Beera McLaughlin Perez, Jasmine Brooks, Tiandra McKenzie,
Ashley Gooden, Aleica McDonald, Johnathan Page, Alexica Bolt,
Nerissa McLaughlin, Marika Scotland, Selene Brown and Abygail
Pencille.
Science: Brian Emmanuel-Walters, Jared Green, Jennay Camacho and
Ajuay Whittaker.
Music: Jared Green, Daniela Millwood, Brooke Seymour, Kasey
Faud-Edwards and special recognition for Marika Scotland who has
completed grade 2 theory and grade 4 flute in the Trinity College
of London Music Examination.
In our recent successful Teen Read week, 7LS1 won the door/panel
competition out of 45 tutorials, well done Ms. Lynch! Carmen Ebanks
and Diandra Ramirez-Richards were the two LS students who were the
winners of the How Many Languages? competition.
We now look forward to the start of our second term where our
year 9 students will complete their option choices and the Year
11’s will start their Mock Examinations.
On behalf of Mr. Clark, Mr. Daniel and Ms. Buchanan, I would
like to thank all staff, parents and students who have supported
Lady Slater Academy this term and to wish all a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Mr. Steven Clark
Lady Slater Deputy Principal
