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News From Atlanta:
> At a general meeting
held on January 24, 2004, a new slate of officers along with new committee
chairs, were elected.
The executive members are:
Co-President (returning): Karen Russell
Co-President: Christine Thompson
Secretary: Sharon Marks
Treasurer: CarolAnn Denton
The committee chairs are:
Planning: Alrene Barr
PR/Marketing: Donna Hall
Atlanta Challenge: Audrey Lindsay
We greatly appreciate the services and hard work of the outgoing executive
members and committee chairs, and we look forward to serving the interests of
St. Hugh's with enthusiasm and vigour.
> The Atlanta Chapter had its annual Old Fashioned Tea Party on Saturday May 17, 2003, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross. They successfully staged the search for the 2003 Atlanta Challenge recipient and the winner, Alicia Dixon, age 15, was hosted by them in July. The Annual picnic was also in July on Saturday, July 26, 2003 in Newtown Park.
Atlanta Flashback:
Atlanta Challenge 2002 was a huge success. The first recipient of the award,
Deborah Ann (Debbie) Thomas was an absolute delight. Debbie’s host families –
Sharon Marks and Christine Thompson - and a number of other ‘big sisters’ from
SHPSA Atlanta were responsible for ensuring that her two weeks in Atlanta were
filled with activities, which were fun, exciting, and informative.
Debbie visited Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia where she was able to
interview educators who were knowledgeable in the Marine Sciences. This proved
very useful given her specific interest in oceanography. Debbie also displayed a
great deal of interest in marine biology and had some exciting discussions in
this area.
The SHPSA Atlanta Family Fun Day on July 27th afforded a number of members the
opportunity to meet and spend time with Debbie. The theme for the day was food,
fun, and games! As one big sister said, ‘Debbie taught us the new dances, the
Online and the Log On! I don’t know who had more fun – Debbie or us!’ She went
to the movies with Laverne Chen-Laman and a couple of her students. She went to
Church with Inez Carnegie (former principal) and Annette Stewart and rounded out
that day with lunch and a visit to the Jacob Lawrence art exhibit. She visited
the Atlanta Zoo with Carol-Ann Denton, spent a day at Six Flags with Jackie
Levy, hung out at an indoor car-racing track with Christine Thompson and spent
one day with Flavia Gunter visiting a couple of ‘must see’ sites, the Cyclorama
and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
Of course no trip to Atlanta would be complete without shopping and there was
certainly a lot of that.
A lot was packed into two weeks. In summing up, one big sister said, ‘we
certainly had a lot of fun and we hope Debbie did as well and that she learned
something from this experience. We’re looking forward to Atlanta Challenge
2003.’
St. Hugh's/KC Soiree
The third, annual St. Hugh’s and KC Holiday Soiree was held on Friday, December
13, 2002. Over 300 people enjoyed a festive night of food, fun, and music. Door
prizes were provided by Air Jamaica and our very own Dr. Evett Benjamin who
recently opened a full service spa and treatment center in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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News From South Florida
Chapter Gathering:
The South Florida Chapter of the SHHS Alumnae Association Classes of 1970-1973 will be gathering for St Hugh's Day activities, November 14 -16, 2003 in South Florida.
Contact them through the SHPSA Website.
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South Florida Flashback:
After a few successful
meetings the chapter took the next step of having a Founders' reunion in
November 2002. Despite torrential rains on the Saturday night we had a turnout
of about 200 persons. A photo display was reproduced from the 100th Anniversary
magazine and from pictures of other South Florida events. In between dancing,
eating and talking, some persons took the time to read the centenary magazine
and buy memorabilia. The Jamaican buffet was a hit and gate prizes made it all
the more exciting. The church service the morning after had a turnout of some 60
persons and was a fitting ending to the celebrations.
Carrol Ann White
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News From New York:
In New York, the class of 89 recently held a Reunion on June 28th in Long Island. One of the organizers, Kaye Heron, remarked ‘It was wonderful’.
Ten persons attended accompanied by their children.
Photo shows
Back Row from l-r: Oretha (she was the class of 90), Dr. Clovene Hanchard-Campbell, Abigail Ogilvie-Knowles, Michelle Grayson-Medina, Jacqueline Bruce-Blake, Nadine James Front row L-R: Kaye Heron, Sophia Clacken, Rosanna Flacher, Dionne Cuevas-Abreu.
New York Flashback:
We are pleased to announce that we had our first solo function in eleven years
which was held on November 3, 2002 at the Ramada Palace Hotel and it was a
success. It was our St. Hugh's Day event and featured well-known Jamaican
singer, Dobby Dobson, in cabaret. The ninety-odd persons who supported us had
lots of fun and we made more than US$1,000.00.
As usual, the chapter was active in the Union of the Jamaican Alumni
Associations (UJAA) and we had a mega raffle, with a Mercedez Benz as the main
prize and a Toyota corolla as second prize.
A core of about eleven of us held two meetings in 2002 and now feel ready to go
the next step and have the election of officers.
All past students in NY, NJ or the surrounding areas who would like to help,
please feel free to email me at fachin51@aol.com or call (718) 258-1163 for more
details.
Contributed by:
Flavia Chin
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News From Toronto
Members of the Toronto Chapter met with Principal Yvette Smith just prior to her return to Jamaica in September 2003.