The Campion Teacher

Tonight, we honour 29 of the very best people dedicated to education in Jamaica. Each has given 10 or more years of service to our beloved Campion College and each has demonstrated a special commitment and passion for nurturing young minds.

In the beautiful words of Tracy Chapman:
I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise
Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives
Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness and sacrifice

Those we honour today are not ordinary people. They ...

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LONG SERVICE AWARDS FUNCTION

REPLY BY SHEILA BARRETT, DEAN OF STUDIES & VP
It is my privilege this evening to make the reply on behalf of the awardees, and I do so feeling quite inadequate given all that has happened tonight – the fine speeches, the tributes in song, the video presentation, the fanfares and just the general ambiance. It has all been a bit overwhelming. But you have certainly made us feel special, very special; and it’s a good feeling. So ...

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Committing to Excellence

Speech by Nevada Powe, Class of 1981
Magis Awards, November 24, 2010

First of all I would like to congratulate all the prize winners in the audience. I am honoured and humbled to have been asked by Headmistress Baston to address so distinguished a group from my alma mater.
When I asked Ms Baston what I should talk about she explained that the name of the award ceremony was the Magis Award Ceremony which meant committing to excellence for the ...

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Campion Celebrates with Awards

Campion graduate David Walcott was yesterday (November 18) awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, making him the eighth Campionite in eight years to receive the award and the fourteenth since the inception of the school some 50 years ago. This week it was also announced that five out of the seven annual Jamaica Scholarships have been awarded to Campion graduates. They are: Andre Bascoe (Jamaica Male); Sharlayne Waller (Jamaica Female); Shenae Cunningham (Jamaica Independence Open); Roxanne Ffrench (Jamaica Independence Female); and ...

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Campion Campaign Gets Big Boost

November 7, 2010 (Kingston, Jamaica): There was much to give thanks for when Campionites and well-wishers came together to honour the Jesuit founders of the school at a Mass and Reception held yesterday (Saturday November 6, 2010). Campion parent and Chairman of Mayberry Investments Ltd, Chris Berry, announced that he and his family would donate US$25,000 to the school’s Vision 2020 Campaign to build Jamaica’s first modern library media centre, bringing the total donations and pledges to the Campaign to ...

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Science Education Gets Huge Boost at Campion College

Bunting, Dehring & Golding Pledge US$45,000 to Alma Mater

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Kingston, Jamaica; July 8, 2010–Campion alumni and founding partners of the groundbreaking investment firm DB&G, Peter Bunting, M.P., Christopher Dehring and Senator Mark Golding, are once more leading the way, this time in the field of education. The trio, represented by Mr. Dehring at Campion’s graduation ceremony held last week, announced that they will donate ...

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