ICHS Alumnae Association 2002/03
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Our new feature “The Principal Speaks” begins this month. Remember to send me your questions to pass on
to Sister Mary Catherine.
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students. Anyone who wants to be added to the mailing list should send
e-mail to ichsalumnae@hotmail.com. Please include your
full name (including maiden name), year of graduation, and your present
location.
News from the Alumnae Chapters
Local (
The next meeting will be held on
Upcoming Activities
Annual Mass and Brunch at the Convent is
scheduled for
Report on Events
The fund-raising take-out Fish Fry lunch was
held on
Upcoming Activities
Annual Mass & Pot-luck Brunch
to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, December 8th
2002 - 12.00 noon - St. Thomas the Apostle Church Hall -14 Highgate Drive,
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Upcoming Activities
Plans have been finalized for our
Annual Dinner Dance - the highlight
event of our fundraising activities
Place: Nakisaki International Restaurant in
Date:
Time:
Music/DJ: Soul Tone Disco
Tickets: $50.00 per person includes buffet dinner
compliments of Nakisaki
Other: Cash Bar - Prizes - Bachelor Auction
Honorees:
Irwine Clare, Managing Director of
Caribbean Immigrant Services & founder of Team Jamaica Bickle
Andrew Morris, President of Sam's
Caribbean Marketing Co.
We are also having a raffle and
the grand prize has been graciously donated by Air
The Bachelor Auction is new this
year, and promises to be lots of good fun. Come and check this out.
For dance tickets and raffle
tickets, contact:
Karlene: Home # - 516-485-0441 email
Karlene.M.Largie@chase.com
Maxine: Home # - 914-576-2214 email maxlwhite@aol.com
We hope that we can count on you,
your classmates, family and friends to support this event.
Regards,
Karlene Samuel - Largie
News about ICHS
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At present,
students participate in over 48 Activities offered during the Activities period
on Tuesdays. African Drumming and Photography
have recently been added.
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Cheerleading
tryouts were held for the Inter-school cheerleading competition, which is
scheduled for February 2003. Forty (40)
of the over one hundred students that were interested were selected for the cheerleading
team.
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ICHS will
be participating in the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Swim
Meet, which will be held on
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There will
be a Music/Dance/Drama extravaganza in the patio on
The Principal Speaks
Question: How have things changed at school since the
1970’s when she first got there?
Sister Mary Catherine responds:
Population
Dramatic increase in numbers. We now have 1430+ students.
Plant
Chapel, staff room, library, audiovisual
room. Art room, labs and Home Economics room added in the 1980’s. In the 1990’s, a new sixth form block and the
conversion of the
Teachers
More male teachers
Courses
Added Law, Sociology, Economics, Technical
Drawing
Sisters
Fewer nuns (down to 2)
Cultural (Music)
A steel band, a concert band, and an
orchestra
Sports
Track & Field – a more serious
programme
Tennis – now taught throughout the day
Hockey and Basketball – additional sports that we now
compete in
Houses
Davidica and Rose of Lima added
Alumnae in the News
Chantal Ononaiwu is to receive the
Musgrave Youth Award for her work in the field of law in the Musgrave
Awards. (Sunday Gleaner,
Thalia (Chang) Lyn, Chief Executive Officer
of Island Grill, was featured on the opening of a store in
Lisa A. Lambie has been appointed Vice president of
Corporate Finance at the National Commercial Bank (NCB). (Sunday Gleaner,
Kimberly Chin Yee is attending the
Universite de En
A special mass was held at Stella Maris, where
three couples celebrating 25 years of marriage were recognised. Karen (Lee) Chuck and Maureen
(Lowe) Lee were featured. (Gleaner Outlook, Sunday, October 13, 2002)
Shahine (Fakhourie) Robinson retained her seat as the Member of Parliament
for North-East St. Ann in the General Elections on October 16, 2002. (Gleaner,
Thursday, October 17, 2002)
Announcements
Midge Miles Women’s Day
"A CELEBRATION OF THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN"
A unique presentation by Midge Miles, M.Ed. celebrating the
light and the plight of women's story and spirituality. A prayerful and playful
exploration through language, symbols, stories and metaphors of the ways in
which the light of women have been extended or eclipsed in the Church and the
world.
Midge Miles is a speaker and story-teller par excellence.
Upcoming Class of 1983
The Class of 1983 is planning a reunion to be
held in September 2003. Contact Janice
(James) McIntosh at i2jazzy@yahoo.com.
Games Night
Come relax and play some games in the ICHS Cafeteria on
Camille Isaacs-Morell would like to get in touch with any
ICHS past students in