The Long House Complex in Portsmouth was the scene of much pride and joy this past last Friday as the Portsmouth Secondary School (PSS) held its 31st Graduation Exercise there.
The jam-packed ceremony was attended by several government officials and family members, friends and well-wishers of the large group of graduates.
This year’s valedictorian was Juanita Corbette who, among several other prizes, was presented with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, courtesy of Kirtis Langlais, leader of the PSS Alumni Organization.
The featured speaker was past PSS Student, Helen Royer, who is the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health. Other addresses came from the school’s principal Ronald Austrie, Parliamentary Representative for the Cottage Constituency, Reginald Austrie and Chandler Hyacinth on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
The top students of the graduating class were all featured during the ceremony. The Salutatorian, Brianna Seaman sang the National Anthem. Kish Jean and Krysha Brumant, Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl gave the welcoming remarks. Ms Britney Austrie (Head Girl) gave the closing remarks.
See photos from graduation below.
Man, I am so sorry I miss attending the ceremony in person – really difficult work schedule in US. But I am so proud of our young people. Too many negatives to point out and very seldom we focus on the positives. Our friends, past students, graduates etc. in the US are just happy to be part of the development in Dominica. We may be absent in body but we vow to have our impact on our country. Forward on PSS…
Thank you Kirtis for the gifts to the students and your letter.
sooo proud!! you guys grow up soooo fast…congrats to my cousin brianna i know you made your mum proud
FORWARD ON PSS
DNO , what awards did the young lady receive? What can u tell us about Juanita? What type of student was she? What encouraging words did she give? What of the featured speaker- what were her words of advice? Did DNO interview Juanita? What are her future plans? Were there any other outstanding performances by other students? How many students graduated? What was the theme? Why is this story so late in being released( from a graduation which took place on Friday gone? Please give credit to Ambo visuals for the colorful pics!
What u think nuh…DNO is the girl mother…fetch your info for your self…the school number is in the directory and Mr corbette number also in the directory….allu to negative!
Hmmmmm, I think I know who is this patriot. Love your comments. I totally agree. So much more could have been said.
that’s my old school,way too go!!! cant wait for a reunion of the first ever graduating class.
CONGRATS BRIT BRAT
Congrats to Ms Corbette and thanks DNO for the beautiful and colorful pictures.
Congrats young lady. You’ve always been a bright one. Keep it up. Congrats to all the graduates of my old school.
Papa met! How many of those students that are going to get a job in this country? God help us.
lack of jobs is all over, not DA alone. At least these students are moving in the right direction.
Well done
congrats juano