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always encouraging me,
even when I thought
that I had nowhere
going. She helped to
bring out the best in me
and, today, I am proud
of myself.
– Tam Lmals-Rekr
Mrs Margaret Bailey (principal),
Mrs Goodall, Mrs Reid, Mrs
Campbell, Mrs Phillips, Mrs
Garrick, Mr Johnson, among
other teachers, all taught me at
Rollington Town Primary School.
These teachers have not only
taught me in school, but they
have impacted my life to this
very day. I am blessed to have
met these people and, today, I
am proud to say thank you. I
salute you all.
– Tamara Graham
The teacher who impacted my
life the most during my school
years, in the 1970s, was Mr
Morrison of the then Steer
Town All-Age in St Ann. He
was a great example of what a
teacher should be.
Tasheka Davis
KINGSTON HIGH
Patricia Bigby BALACLAVA HIGH
– Erica McBean White
Mr Wilson (mathematics) and
Mrs Ferguson from Jonathan
Grant High School: I never liked
maths and he made it simple
for us. Mrs Ferguson is an influential teacher; she understands
her students and gets the best
out of us.
– Dainty Palmer
Well, there was the
late Ms Lewis and
Mrs Smalling from
Mountainside Primary
in St. Elizabeth.
Those teachers took
selflessness to another level. I am what I
am today because of
their dedication.
– Subrena Martin
– Mahoney Ennis
Dionne Davis
MUSCHETT HIGH
Ms Dionne Davis is a teacher
of the Muschett High School in
Trelawny. She was and is
always there for me. She is a
teacher, a friend, a motivator
and she is my role model. She
is the mom I never had.
– Rushy Shortitude
Stacey-Ann Baugh ALPHA ACADEMY
Mr Anthony Meredith of
Epworth All-Age in St Ann. He
wasn’t just the principal. He was
a father figure to many, a disciplinarian, and someone who
made sure we all learned. His
values still remain with me to
this day.
– Phyllis Sicard-Muthra
Madame Castro, formerly of
Merl Grove High, was a great
motivator, a great listener, full
of compassion, a woman of
God who not only impressed
students with her intellect, but
by encouraging all her students to be better.
– Ann Harvey
Mrs Carmen Miller of
Meadowbrook Prep had a passion for children which I adopted. She told me I have leadership qualities which pushed
me in the field of earlychildhood education.
– Kerri-Ann Bacchas-Atkinson
Faith Linton of St Hilda’s
Diocesan High School: I have
never met another teacher
who epitomises fairness,
integrity, consistency and
devotion. Everyone in her
class was her pet, and
received discipline, reprimand,
rebuke, encouragement and
approbation in equal measure
as was necessary.
– Bryan Paulette
Mrs Johnson, at Four Paths
Primary School in Clarendon,
is an educator who has
shaped my life in so many
positive ways. She was the
driving force in my life. Mrs
Johnson helped me to be the
person I am today.
– Arlene O’Connor
Ophelia Haughton,
Cambridge Infant School, a
teacher who goes the extra
mile to ensure her students are
well rounded and that they
have a good foundation on
which to grow.
– Trudi Smith
Hyacynth Miller
ARDENNE HIGH
Madame N’Dalla
WOLMER’S GIRLS
Madame N’Dalla helped to
keep French alive for me at
Wolmer’s Girls’ School. I
remember, for detention, she
made us do a French paper
until we got everything right.
– Jamila Lindsay
Ms Stephanie Darby of Merl
Grove High was always
encouraging me that no matter
what your family life was, you
can always surpass the negative energy and be successful.
– Stephanie Bannick
– Ava Brown
Ms Maxine Edwards at the
HEART Trust/ NTA,
Petersfield, Westmoreland is a
wonderful teacher with great
teaching skills.
– Kimmy British Campbell
– Channie Boo
Mrs Taylor and Ms Johnson
at St Elizabeth Technical High
School are great teachers.
HEART TRUST/NTA,
PETERSFIELD,
WESTMORELAND
Big up all teachers from
Alpha Academy, especially
Mr Supria, Ms Parker, Mr
Williams, Mr Powell, Ms
Baugh, Ms Herar! Love you
all because you helped to
lead me in the right direction.
I am forever grateful.
Mr Brown of Cumberland High
School (religious education )
and Mrs Burke of Eltham High
(science) both had a huge
impact on my studies and getting the right mindset on the
whole working world, with a
good education.
– Nicola Pringle
Maxine Edwards
ALPHA ACADEMY
CUMBERLAND HIGH
Ms Daley and Mrs KeppleGreen from Bellefield in
Manchester. Overall, they are loving and caring, yet strict teachers.
Mrs Nedricks of
Holmwood Technical
High impacted my life. She
moulded, inspired and motivated
me into the person I am today.
She taught me that I could
do it.
– Lorna Smith-Wilson
Takeisha ParkerWilliams
Dave Brown
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Ms Hyacynth Miller of
Ardenne High: an educator
who taught with passion and
always had her students’ best
interest at heart.
– Sheree-Ann Latoya
Mr Courtney Lewis of
Waterford Primary School:
He challenged me like no
other teacher ever could. I
hated school, mostly because
I didn’t understand most of
the work. He took a personal
interest in my education and
sort of adopted me.
– Coleen Dillion
Mr Burrell of St Anne’s
Secondary School and Mrs
Jackson, drama teacher: They
always push students and
encourage us to do our best.
– Marlene Brown
Mrs Janet VallentineCampbell at Oberlin High was
Dorrset Taylor
FROME TECHNICAL HIGH
Mrs Taylor taught English
language at Frome
Technical High School in
Westmoreland; a very nice
person in general.
– Amoy Jones
These teachers at Edith Dalton
James High, then Secondary,
have changed my life and I am
forever grateful. Mr Groves,
for assisting me to get a
second chance in completing
my education. Mrs Nugent,
who always believed in me,
even when I did not believe in
myself.
– Una Joy Watson Hazle
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