Custos Of Clarendon Donates 60 Tablets To High-School Students
By: , December 3, 2020
Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left) and Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury (third right), display some of the 60 tablet computers donated by the Custos to benefit students from six high schools in Clarendon. The devices were handed over at the Denbigh High School in the parish, recently. Others pictured from left are Principal of Foga Road High School, Orrett Wallace; Principal of Central High School, Stellavit Ingram; Vice Principal of Denbigh High School, Dianne Gordon- Denton; and Principal of Vere Technical High School, Antoinette Banton-Ellis.
Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), symbolically hands over a tablet to Principal of Vere Technical High School, Antoinette Banton- Ellis (3rd left), during a ceremony held recently at the Denbigh High School in Clarendon. Displaying the items are students of Vere (from left) Alicia Aspinall, Denmoy Myrie, Rochelle Maxwell, Jeff Walters and Selena Wizzard. The devices were among 60 donated by Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury, for students of six high schools in the parish.The Full Story
Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury, has donated 60 tablet computers to benefit students of six secondary institutions in the parish.
The beneficiaries are from Edwin Allen High, Clarendon College, Vere Technical High, Central High, Denbigh High, and Foga Road High schools.
The devices, along with 120 educational books, were handed over to the school principals and vice principals during a ceremony held recently at the Denbigh High School grounds, which was attended by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Vice Principal of Denbigh High, Dianne Gordon-Denton, in expressing gratitude told JIS News that the devices will enable the students “to log on to the online classes and get the relevant education that they need”.
“The parents are grateful because many of them could not afford the cost of the devices,” she noted.
“We thank the Custos. He always looks out for the students and we know that he will continue to do that,” she added.
For his part, Principal of Foga Road High, Orrett Wallace, said that the tablets are well-needed.
“They came at an opportune time, and it is a good initiative by the Custos,” the Principal said.
Mr. Shagoury told JIS News that the tablets were procured to assist needy students who are facing challenges in accessing online classes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
He said that no child’s education should be adversely affected due to lack of affordability.
The Custos urged parents to ensure that the children use the tablets for their intended purpose.
He said that by the end of December he will be donating another 20 to 30 devices to needy children in Clarendon, and called on the private sector to provide similar support to students.
Minister Williams in her remarks commended the Custos, noting that the donation is in support of the Government’s drive to facilitate online learning through the provision of tablets to needy students across the island.
She said it is also in keeping with the Government’s vision for all citizens to become digitally literate.
“I am not going to relent until all our students have a device in their hands, have educational websites that they can visit and are getting better grades,” the Education Minister said.