Garvey Maceo High Gets Boost From Past Students Association

The JPS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Jamaica Public Service Foundation (JPS), with a focus on education and promoting science and technology education, fueling the innovators of tomorrow is at the core of what they strive to do. Through several initiatives, scholarships and grants, the JPS Foundation has committed to support students at all levels on their academic journey.

With her award-winning aquaponic system, Tanoya Garvey, a grade 13 student at Mary Mount High School, is hoping to make a huge impact in the agriculture business. The Eighteen-year-old took home the national award in Agri-Technology and Innovation at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ National Achievement Expo held earlier this year at the 4-H Centre in Denbigh, Clarendon.

56 medals – 21 gold, 19 silver and 16 bronze That was the tally garnered by the youngsters who represented team Jamaica earlier this at the 38th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in Trinidad and Tobago and according to Team Manager, Georgia Sinclair, their performance was “absolutely breathtaking”.