October 22nd 2011
Corinth Secondary: 39 years of Greatness
Rae Anthony

The Corinth Secondary School celebrated its 39th anniversary on the 13th of October 2011 on the school grounds. The school staff and students started off the celebration with a church service then to the school afterwards to have a show. The school’s 39th anniversary was more than a success and the students definitely worked hard to make the show what it was. There was tons of laughter and fun.

Despite the scorching rays of the sun, the show was very successful. The host, a student of the school, was perfect, as he had the full attention span of the audience with his unbelievably hilarious jokes. There was poetry, freestyle, modeling, dance and drama. There was a drama piece which demonstrated acts of violence which went on in today’s society. The students were dressed like “gangsters” and “bosses” and went on to act like them in the show, with fake guns and drugs. The drama piece was excellently put together and hilarious, but at the end left the students with the message, that crime does not pay.

The principal Willard Andrew commented on the day’s activities. “Annually we begin the celebration, with a series of quiz and educational activities starting from the Monday of the week and it culminates Thursday, which is today. We began the day with a church service and right now we’re having a show. I would like to call it a talent extravaganza. The students of the school display their talent whether it’s through drama, dance, song, poetry and other aspects of their talent.”

He went on to express his satisfaction with what was going on. “I’m very satisfied, particularly when the school does not have the facility to put on shows and things of that aspect. The children worked very hard. They rehearsed everyday for three weeks. I’m quite pleased with what is going on.”

Mr. Andrew further went on to say that theatre art is his passion, and he wants to see the students go a long way when it pertains to that. He says that it is a CXC subject and even the delinquent students, once introduced to the subject, come a very long way. He says that it is a good way to keep the children out of trouble, and he doesn’t want to give up on his students, just because they don’t have the facility, they make do with what they have, but an auditorium or something of that sort would be a plus.

The school’s 39th Anniversary was most definitely a success and the students of the Corinth Secondary had every right to be proud. Their hard work definitely paid off.

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