Calabar High School
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Calabar High School is an all-male, secondary school in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

, Jamaica. It was established by the Jamaica Baptist Union in 1912 for the children of Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

 ministers and the children of the poor blacks and was named after the former slave port Calabar
Calabar
Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language....

, now in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. Today, it is one of most respected learning institutions in the country , producing at least five Rhodes Scholars.

History

Early beginnings
In 1839, William Knibb
William Knibb
William Knibb , English Baptist minister and missionary to Jamaica, is chiefly known for his work to free slaves.-Missionary in Jamaica:...

, Thomas Burchell
Thomas Burchell
Thomas Burchell was a leading Baptist missionary and slavery abolitionist in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century. It is not uncommon for Jamaican parents to name their children 'Burchell'; indeed it is almost as popular a Christian name as Manley.Burchell, along with James Phillippo , William...

 and James Phillippo
James Phillippo
James Phillippo was a Baptist missionary who campaigned for the abolition of slavery.-Early years as a missionary:...

, the three leading English Baptist missionaries working in Jamaica, moved for the creation of a college for training native Baptist ministers. Out of this effort, Calabar Theological College came into being in 1843 and was first sited in the little village of Calabar, near Rio Bueno, in Trelawny Parish. The town Calabar was named by the Spanish and has no ties with the Nigerian town of Calabar and its people.

In 1868, Calabar College was removed to East Queen Street, Kingston, where a "normal" school for training teachers and a high school for boys were added. Shortly afterwards, the high school was closed and the teacher-training activities ceased, leaving the practising school—now Calabar All-Age on Sutton Street—and the theological college, which was relocated at Studley Park (on Slipe Pen Road) in 1904.

High school established
At the beginning of the 1900s, there were very few high schools in existence to educate the sons of the working class and the rising middle class. It was to meet this need that, in September 1912, through the instrumentality of the Revs. Ernest Price and David Davidson
David Davidson
David Davidson may refer to:*David Davidson , Swedish economist*David Davidson , Scottish pyramidologist*David Davidson , Scottish politician...

—Principal and Tutor, respectively, of Calabar Theological College—Calabar High School came into existence under the joint sponsorship of the Baptist Missionary Society of London
Baptist Missionary Society
rightBMS World Mission is a Christian missionary society founded by Baptists from England in 1792. It was originally called the Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Amongst the Heathen, but for most of its life was known as the Baptist Missionary Society...

 and the Jamaica Baptist Union.

The high school opened September 12, 1912 with 26 boys and the foundation was firmly laid in the Christian tradition. Rev. Price was the first Headmaster. Within a year enrolment had reached 80 and the school had received government recognition. An early benefactor was Miss Elizabeth Purscell who, in 1919, bequeathed the adjoining property, on Studley Park Road, in trust for the school. The school offered boarding facilities on nearby premises—The Hostel—to facilitate boys attending from outside the Corporate Area of Kingston.

Relocation
In 1952, Calabar Theological College and Calabar High School moved from their location at Studley Park to Red Hills Road, where 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of land (then called "Industry Pen") had been purchased for the re-siting of both institutions. At the time, this was a thinly populated, undeveloped area and many people thought the move unwise. The new school was built to house 350 boys but before long extensions became necessary. Boarding facilities were provided up to 1970. When boarding ceased, dormitories were subsequently converted to workshops.

In 1967 the Theological College moved to Mona as a part of the United Theological College of the West Indies
United Theological College of the West Indies
The United Theological College of the West Indies is an ecumenical seminary training male and female clergy for Protestant denominations throughout the Caribbean....

 and the High School took over the vacated space. This is the section of the premises which the boys now call "Long Island."

At about this time a portion of the Calabar lands was sold, to be used for commercial and residential development. As a result of the massive increase in population in this section of the city the School has grown by leaps and bounds. A privately-run Extension School was added in 1971.

In 1978, the School adopted a shift system incorporating the day and extension schools, at the request of the Ministry of Education. There are presently over 1600 students on roll with eight forms in each year group between grades 7 and 11, and four forms in grades 12 and 13 (sixth form).

Accomplishments
Calabar High School was renowned almost from the start. It established a reputation for scholarship which has been maintained over the years, as seen in the large number of major scholarships—such as the Jamaica and Rhodes Scholarships—which have been awarded to Calabar students. The school pioneered in the teaching of science, Spanish and agriculture. Sports, particularly athletics, have always been important and the Inter-Schools’ Athletics Championships (“Champs”) Trophy has been won 21 times since 1930.

One major accomplishment is in the Schools' Challenge Quiz, where Calabar is one of the winningest schools in the history of the competition. Calabar is the only school to win the competition three years in a row, and has been to the most finals in one decade, five (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).

Insignia

Motto
The School's motto is "The Utmost for the Highest".

Colours
The official school colours are Green and Black.

Mascot
The school's mascot is a roaring Lion, a homage to the school being named after the Nigeria city and former slave port
Calabar
Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language....

 of the same name.

Curriculum

Extracurricular activities

In sports the school dominates all major sporting areas including Track & Field, Football, Basketball, Cricket, Badminton, and Rugby. Calabar was the first school in Jamaica to have a swimming pool and won the inter-schools swimming competition repeatedly for many years. When the school was relocated to Red Hills Road in 1953, the boys helped to construct the new pool there. At the Annual Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, the competition for which the school is most famous, Calabar is the only boys school to have won Champs titles in every decade since the 1930s.
In 2008, the school won its second consecutive ISSA all-island Boys Athletics Championships title (it's 21st overall).

In 2008, the school's Rugby Union team also created history by placing for the first time a team in the finals of all four competitions entered. The boys won the Under-19 15-a-side competition for the second time in school's history and were runners-up in the under 16 version. Ryan Grant captain of the under-19 was named the competition's MVP. The team was coached by old boys Sheldon Phillips and Romeo Monteith with Nesta Dawkins as manager.

The tradition of excellence in Rugby Football continued, as the school became the first to win the U19 15s championship 3 consecutive years (2008–2010). The school also won the inaugural U16 Rugby League championship in 2009.
Calabar is the only school to have won the popular School's Challenge Quiz on three consecutive occasions.

Notable alumni

Calabar has produced a number of prominent members of Jamaican society including:

Academia
  • Sir Phillip Sherlock, former Vice-Chancellor and founding father of the University of the West Indies
    University of the West Indies
    The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

  • Prof. Leslie Robinson, former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
    University of the West Indies
    The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

  • Prof. Errol Miller, Head of the Department of Education at the University of the West Indies
    University of the West Indies
    The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

  • Marcus Garvey Jr., African Nationalist and eldest son of Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
  • Prof. Rupert Lewis, noted Garvey Scholar.
  • Dr. Norman Girvan
    Norman Girvan
    Dr. Norman Girvan is Professorial Research Fellow at the UWI Graduate Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago...

    , former Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States
  • Dr. Simon Clarke, former UNESCO representative and Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
  • Dr. Franklyn Prendergast, Director of the Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...

    's Comprehensive Cancer Research Center in Rochester, Minnesota


Arts and culture
  • Vybz Kartel
    Vybz Kartel
    Adidja Palmer , better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall artist, songwriter and businessman. He has many nicknames, including Addi Teacher and Gaza Emperor.-Biography:...

    ,
  • Carl Abrahams
    Carl Abrahams
    Carl Abrahams OD was a Jamaican painter from the parish of St. Andrew. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica and began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a cartoonist and an illustrator for The Daily Gleaner and The Jamaica Times...

    , painter
  • Dervan Malcolm, talkshow host
  • John Holt
    John Holt (singer)
    John Holt is a reggae singer and songwriter.-Biography:Holt was born in Kingston in 1947. By the age of 12, he was a regular entrant in talent contests run at Jamaican theatres by Vere Johns...

    ,
  • Ken Boothe
    Ken Boothe
    Ken Boothe OD is a Jamaican recording artist.-Biography:Ken Boothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston in 1948, the youngest of seven children, and began singing in school...

    ,
  • Lloyd Parkes,
  • Baby Cham,
  • Clyde Gordon, gospel singer,4 apostles, Director Quest Star TV, Florida
  • Michael Sharpe
    Michael Sharpe
    Michael Douglas Sharpe, JP , is an Australian businessman. He is a Joint Managing Director of Sharpe Bros Pty Ltd, along with brothers Richard and Hayden Sharpe...

    , news editor at Television Jamaica,
  • Orett Rhoden, classical pianist
  • Roger Mais
    Roger Mais
    Roger Mais was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. He was born to a middle-class family in Kingston, Jamaica. By 1951, Mais had won ten first prizes in West Indian literary competitions...

    , writer
  • Wilmot Perkins
    Wilmot Perkins
    Wilmot 'Motty' Perkins is a Jamaican radio personality and the longest serving talk show host on Jamaican radio.-Background:Perkins was born and raised in the parish of Portland, Jamaica...

    , talkshow host
  • Ken Ramsay, celebrated photographer
  • Bagga Brown, television personality
  • Tony Young
    Tony Young
    Tony Young may refer to:* Tony Young , British film director and television producer* Tony Young , San Diego city councillor* Tony Young , American TV actor...

    , radio personality and talkshow host
  • Don Bucknor, former television producer
  • Rev. Jimmy Tucker, gospel singer
  • Robert Royer, news editor at CVM Television
  • Carey Robinson, television producer and former director of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)


Business and finance
  • Paul Geddes, co-founder of the world famous Red Stripe
    Red Stripe
    Red Stripe is a Jamaican lager beer whose logo is a bold, diagonal red stripe. It is brewed by Desnoes & Geddes Limited, originally a soft drink manufacturer incorporated on July 31, 1918, by Kingston, Jamaica natives Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes...

     beer brand.
  • Peter Moses, president of CitiBank Jamaica
  • Dr. Vin Lawrence, former head of the Urban Development Corporation
  • Erwin Angus, managing director, Mayberry Investments
  • Charles Ross
    Charles Ross
    Charles Ross may refer to:*Charles Ross , English historian, biographer of Edward IV and Richard III*Charley Ross , US missing person case in the 1870s...

    , managing director, Sterling Asset Management
  • Donovan Perkins, managing director, Pan-Caribbean Bank
  • Lloyd Goodleigh, president, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
  • Carl Domville, president, Jamaica Credit Union League
  • Karl Binger, former executive director, TPDCO
  • Dr. Wesley Hughes, financial secretary, Ministry of Finance Jamaica
  • Claude Robinson, former general manager, Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
    Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
    The Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation was a public broadcasting company in Jamaica founded in 1959 by Prime Minister Norman Manley with the aim of emulating the success of other national broadcasting companies such as the BBC and CBC.-History:...

  • Dr. Henry Lowe, chairman of the Environmental Health Foundation and former CEO of Blue Cross Jamaica
  • Michael Belnavis, chairman of the Ocho Rios Cruise Shipping Council
  • Everton McDonald, managing partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ)


Clergy
  • Rev. Hugh Sherlock, author of Jamaica's National Anthem
    Jamaica, Land We Love
    "Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica. The words were written by Hugh Sherlock and the music was composed by Robert Lightbourne and arranged by Mapletoft Poulle.-Lyrics:"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica...

  • Rev. Dr. Al Miller
    Al Miller
    Al Miller II , was an American race car driver.Born Albert Krulac in Detroit, Michigan, Miller died in Mount Clemens, Michigan...

    ,
  • Rev. David Keane,
  • Rev. Devon Dick,
  • Rev. Horace Russell, former principal of the United Theological College of the West Indies
    United Theological College of the West Indies
    The United Theological College of the West Indies is an ecumenical seminary training male and female clergy for Protestant denominations throughout the Caribbean....

  • Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, former president, Jamaica Council of Churches
  • Rev. Dr. Gervaise Clarke
  • Rev. Stephen Jennings, president of the Jamaica Baptist Union
  • Rev. Karl Henlin, former president of the Jamaica Baptist Union and vice president of the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship


Politics and law
  • Percival James Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica
    Prime Minister of Jamaica
    The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011...

  • Derrick Smith, Minister of Mining and Technology
  • Basil Buck, former Executive Chairman of Buck Securities and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
  • John Junor
    John Junor
    Sir John Donald Brown Junor was a Scottish journalist and editor-in-chief of the Sunday Express, having previously worked as a columnist there. He then moved to the Mail on Sunday....

    , former Minister of Health
  • Arnold Bertram, former Minister of Local Government
  • Derrick Kellier, former Minister of Labour and Social Security
  • Colin Campbell, former Minister of Information and Development
  • Dr. Percy Broderick, former Minister of Agriculture
  • Dr. Basil Keane
  • Dr. Lloyd Barnett, former president of the Jamaica Bar Association and chairman of the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights
  • Francis Forbes
    Francis Forbes
    Sir Francis Forbes was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.-Early life:...

    , former Commissioner of Police
  • E.G. Green, former Parliamentary Ombudsman
  • Carrington Mahoney, former deputy director of the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
  • His Excellency Paul Robotham, Jamaican Ambassador to Japan
  • Jerome Lee, managing director, Dunn Cox
  • Lincoln Eatmon, senior partner, Dunn Cox
  • Kadion D. Henry, Attorney at Law
  • Justice Chester Orr, former High Court Judge
  • Justice Alvin B. Edwards, former Supreme Court Judge


Sports
  • Mike Fennell, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the Jamaica Olympic Association
  • Dennis Johnson
    Dennis Johnson
    Dennis Wayne Johnson nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers...

    , former UTECH Sports Administrator (and former world record holder at 100 yards)
  • Arthur Wint
    Arthur Wint
    Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , Olympic Gold Medallist and former world record holder
  • Chris Stokes and Dudley Stokes members of the Jamaican Bobsled Team that inspired the movie Cool Runnings
    Cool Runnings
    Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut in the bobsleigh competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. It stars Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, and Rawle D...

  • George Rhoden
    George Rhoden
    Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952....

    , Olympic Gold Medallist
  • Herb McKenley
    Herb McKenley
    Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Olympic Gold Medallist and former world record holder
  • Nehemiah Perry
    Nehemiah Perry
    Nehemiah Odolphus Perry played 4 Tests and 21 One Day Internationals in 1999.He retired from all cricket due to his age and a consistent pain in his wrists in 2004.His best performance of 5/70 came against Australia in a famous West Indian Victory where Brian Lara scored 153 not out.He now plays...

    , former Jamaican cricketer and West Indies Cricket Board selector
  • Maurice Smith, decathlete, World Championship Silver Medallist
  • Maurice Wignall
    Maurice Wignall
    Maurice Wignall is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.His first appearance in a major international championship was at the 1997 World Championships, where he competed in the long jump competition. He jumped 8.09, which still stands as his personal best.Wignall's success in hurdling came relatively late...

    , Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist
  • Dwight Thomas
    Dwight Thomas
    Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....

    , Olympic Gold Medallist
  • Ajani Williams, former NBA player and president of the Jamaica Basketball Association

Notable teachers

||Mrs Vilma Baugh ||(nee Douglas)|| - Biology ||
|-
Rev. Azariah McKenzie - Bible Knowledge
Rev. Dr. Horace Russell - Bible Knowledge
Mr Richard Morris - Spanish (Discipline)
Mr Winston Davis - Spanish
Ms Faye Ennevor - Music
Mr Uriel Aldridge - Latin
Mrs Christine Jellyman - Latin
Ms Zay Ricketts - History

Principals

From To Name Notes
1912 Rev. Ernest Price
1972 1980 Arthur J Edgar
1980 1985 Roy Atkinson Teacher 1962-1980
1985 1995 Joseph Earle Vice Principal 1976 -1977
1996 2002 Lloyd Brian
2002 present Lincoln Thaxter

Others

  • Brenda Robinson (deceased) - English (1964–1982)
  • Barry Robinson
    Barry Robinson
    Barry David Robinson is a former English cricketer. Robinson was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire....

     (deceased) - Science , Accounting, Track coach (over 20 years)
  • John Thompson (deceased) - Language Master
  • Dorita Tulloch-Reid - History (over 25 years)
  • Sonia McCulloch - Biology (over 25 years)

See also

  • Jamaica High School Football Champions
    Jamaica High School Football Champions
    This list of champion high schools is based on the annual winners of the various football competitions held in Jamaica.-List of Champions:The following table shows the lists of winners in the contested finals for the various competitions held.-Notes:...

  • Education in Jamaica
    Education in Jamaica
    - Early childhood education :Early childhood education includes Basic, Infant and privately operated pre-schools. The age cohort is usually 1 – 6 years. The Government of Jamaica began its support for the development of early childhood education, care and development in 1942. There are 2,595 early...

  • List of schools in Jamaica
  • Principal from 1959-1961 Sydney Thomson

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