Boys Awareness Week which is an initiative of the Education Officer for the Western District, Mrs, Magarete Jules Royer, was celebrated at the Massacre/Canefield Primary School with a number of motivational and exciting activities.
This year boys awareness week ran from the 21st – 25th of November under the very capable leadership of principal of the school , Mrs Mirium Lewis and Teacher and coordinator of boys week at the school Mr. Dwaine Drigo along with his committee members.
Boys awareness week at the school was deemed as being very successful. The week of activities began with an opening assembly and a spiritual talk to the boys by Pastor Curtis Abraham.
On Tuesday, there was a Mathematics competition for the boys and they were also given a talk by police officers from the drug unit. On Wednesday the boys played a friendly game of football and had talk by Health Educator and counselor Mr. Lester Guye.
On Thursday, there was a spelling competition held for boys from each grade level and they also had a motivational and inspiring talk by Senator Jahisiah Benoit.
On Friday there was a ceremony which was held to climax the closing of Boys Awareness Week, where various officials from the ministry of Education were in attendance along with parents.
Various boys were awarded for being best helper, best in sports, best in deportment, best in academics. Winners of the math and spelling competitions were also awarded with certificates of achievement.
The days’ closing ceremony also saw the performances by the school’s boys choir and calypsonian Black Diamond.
The principal and staff of the school thank the Ministry of Education, Digicel and everybody else who contributed and made the weeks’ activities the great success that it was.
Good initiative by the school. Our boys do need the extra push and recognition.
Why celebration for successful boys? Where are the successful girls? This is a very silly ideas for a celebration.
Why was it not for boys and girls together and just called a youth affair?
Thats how the segregation foolishness continues!
Oh shut up!
Our boys need to be empowered to be leaders, not the women. The women are to be help meets for the man and must learn to please her husband when she has one.
I agree
Because lately too much emphasis is placed on women and girls empowerment that our young boys are disenfranchised. When you go to a diabetes awareness rally, do you go trying to promote other sicknesses like aids simply because it is also a deadly disease so u can call it a sickness fair? NO! you dont.
Wonderful !!
Having Ministered for a number of years at the Massacre/Canefield School I am proud to hear that this School is again leading the way in an area where much guidance for our young men are so significant. Congratulations to the Principal, Staff and Parents and all those who contributed in this even. I hope and pray this will be an annual undertaking. May the good bless and guide you all!
The future looks bright.