September 10 New school year begins
September 15 PTA Meeting - Growing Young Leaders
September 17 Prefect Installation
September 24 Interschool Cross Country
October 13 5:00PM PTA Meeting
October 15 Interhouse Swim sports
October 19 Teachers Professional Day - School Closed
October 29 Visiting Guadeloupe group begin 1 week visit
October 31 3:00PM - 5:00PM Fifth form level meeting
November 5 3:00PM - 5:00PM Fourth form level meeting
November 10 PTA Meeting
November 21 Interschool swim finals - Aquatic Centre
November 22 Speech day winners rehearsal
November 26 Deadline for CXC entries
December 8 5:00PM PTA Meeting - Social Evening
December 11 Speech Day
December 12 Major Barker Cross country
December 13 Church Service
December 13 End of 1st Term 
December 15 Athletics Track meet
2008
January 7 School Resumes - Term II

 

Speech Day 2007

Subjects 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
English A 79.0 87.0 85.4 90.4 87.2 94.4 88.1 91.5
English B 62.7 58.3 63.9 66.7 69.4 77.1 50.7 78.9
Mathematics General 70.0 54.7 67.4 83.2 66.8 79.3 65.2 67.5
Biology 42.4 59.1 88.9 90.9 83.6 70.0 81.5 89.6
H&S Biology N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 80.0 100.0
Chemistry 44.7 20.7 59.5 58.1 44.4 56.9 69.1 63.2
Integrated Science 100.0 95.8 90.9 100.0 100.0 98.2 96.0 97.2
Physics 41.4 42.3 64.7 48.3 55.7 53.4 58.6 41.0
Geography General 89.4 68.1 90.7 46.9 66.3 54.8 61.0 69.6
History 72.4 82.5 92.6 97.6 92.0 78.2 96.4 92.9
Social Studies 77.2 96.6 94.3 100.0 98.7 100.0 98.8 100.0
French 40.3 56.8 86.1 74.3 55.6 42.3 63.0 62.2
Spanish 80.3 88.1 85.2 64.6 66.2 63.4 87.5 54.4
EDPM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 100.0 100.0 100.0
Office Administration 95.7 97.5 100.0 75.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.1
Principles of Accounts 60.3 65.3 62.3 73.1 72.9 67.9 79.6 76.7
Principles of Business 97.8 79.3 85.0 81.2 97.6 87.5 69.8 91.3
Information Technology General 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.9
Information Technology Technical 45.3 90.7 62.8 69.0 78.6 87.5 88.9 100.0
Clothing and Textiles 100.0 100.0 N/A 100.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Food and Nutrition 100.0 100.0 100.0 90.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Home Management N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 100.0 100.0 N/A
Building Technology Wood 83.3 72.2 94.4 93.3 100.0 85.7 100.0 100.0.
Electrical Technology 41.7 30.8 47.1 92.9 100.0 66.7 50.0 66.7
Mechanical Technology 50.0 88.9 57.1 100.0 93.8 91.7 83.3 69.2
Technical Drawing (BD) N/A N/A N/A N/A 33.3 27.3 100.0 65.0
Technical Drawing (MED) N/A N/A N/A N/A 52.4 62.5 76.9 64.3
Technical Drawing (COM) 69.0 62.0 62.9 31.3 41.7 48.1 89.3 64.7
Theatre Arts N/A N/A N/A N/A 100.0 N/A 91.7 100.0
Visual Arts 38.7 89.7 68.2 60.7 65.8 92.9 89.5 100.0
Mathematics Basic N/A 80.0 N/A N/A 57.7 63.3 100.0 66.7
Total students 1294 1326 1133 1235 1311 1303 1555 1386
Grade 1 percent 4.9 7.1 8.0 6.3 8.7 10.7 7.1 9.5
Grade 2 percent 21.1 26.2 30.7 28.3 28.6 32.8 29.1 31.4
Grade 3 percent 39.8 39.5 38.2 41.5 39.1 35.7 42.4 38.9
Grade 4 percent 24.4 20.7 17.3 18.1 19.5 17.7 16.5 15.6
Grade 5 percent 7.7 6.3 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.1 4.9 4.5
Grade 6 percent 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Upgraded percent 2.4 0.9 11.1 2.1 0.7 3.5 2.5 0.7
Percent passes 65.8 72.9 77.0 76.2 76.4 79.2 78.6 79.8
 

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Foundation food prize first for Barbados
Published on: 12/4/07 in the Nation Newspaper

THE CHRIST CHURCH FOUNDATION SCHOOL placed Barbados at the top of the "food chain" when they won the annual Caribbean Schools Food And Nutrition Quiz Competition 2007 in Castries, St Lucia, on November 25.

It was the first time in the history of the competition, held by the Caribbean Food & Nutrition Institute, that Barbados walked away with the top prize. The closest they ever got in the past was to the semi-finals.

The team of Donisha Francis, Ty Gooding-Quintyne, Andre Forde and Dario Stuart, all Fifth Form Home Economics/Food and Nutrition students, did their school and country proud by beating out 13 other schools from various Caribbean countries.

In the semi-finals, they faced eight tough competitors, but it all came down to three – St Lucia, Barbados, and Belize.

Competitors were grilled on their knowledge of health and nutrition.

The competition is organised with a view to promoting nutrition and healthy lifestyles among students and assisting them with their preparation for national and regional examinations in Food and Nutrition. (MR)

 

 

Cricket News

Maple off to strong start against Foundation

Taken from the Nation Newspaper December 2, 2007

by Louis Holder

STEADY AND CONSISTENT batting by the CGI Maple batsmen enabled them to reach 209 for six at the close of the first day's play in their semifinal clash against the Christ Church Foundation School at Queen's Park yesterday.

After being asked to bat first on a good pitch, openers Elvis Medford and captain Cedric Best gave their team a sound start, being associated in an opening partnership of 42, before Best was dismissed for 18. Medford followed with the score at 74, lbw to left-arm pacer and captain of the Foundation School, Michael Holder for 37.

However, left hander, Jason Worrell (49 not out), along with Jefferson Gibbons, (35), Ezra O'Neale (30) and Curtis Small (22), made sure that there was not a total collapse by their team. Worrell has so far batted for 190 minutes, faced 128 deliveries, and has struck one six and one four so far.

Left-arm spinner Dennis Osborne has so far captured three for 32 off 17 overs, to be the most successful bowler for Foundation School.

Summarised Scores:

CGI Maple: 209-6 (58 overs) (Jason Worrell 49 not out, Elvis Medford 37, Jefferson Gibbons 35, Ezra O'Neale 30, Curtis Small 22, Cedric Best 18; Dennis Osborne 3-32)

 

Intermediate in brief

November 11, 2007

 

First day of the 11th and final series in the Barbados Cricket Association's Intermediate Competition.

Zone A:

At Coleridge and Parry: Coleridge & amp; Parry 207

(Jamal Phillips 75, S. Cumberbatch 28, A. Lucas 22, A. Harris 17 n.o, N. Haynes 11, S. Parris 10; T. Belgrave 3-51, A. Edwards 2-19, A. Young 2-25). Sagicor General UWI 38-2.

At Alleyne: Psychiatric Hospital 27 (Rico Hinds 5-16). Alleyne School 29.

At Dayrells Road: Wanderers 279-2 (Mark Sealy 123 n.o, Edward Ince 52 n.o, Jason Leacock 83) vs BDF.

Zone B:

At Boscobelle: ADC Builders Boscobelle 135 (N. Edwards 42, T. Edwards 18, K. Boyce 19, K. Johnson 18, S. Joseph 12; Jamal Weekes 5-29, I. Drakes 3-30).Malvern 48-5 (C. Hurley 21; T. Edwards 3-11, K. Johnson 2-11).

At Bank Hall: Standard 129 (D. Cummins 19, A. Scott 12, R. Boston 11 n.o, C. Maynard 37; A. Harris 3-26, W. Dowrich 2-28). ICBL Empire 23 without loss.

At Foundation: Foundation 256 (Michael Holder 57, Mr. D. Osbourne 51 n.o, J. Padmore 32, C. Reifer 22, N. Clarke 21, C. Proverbs 17; Ian Agard 5-48. M. Hinds 3-46). Lords 11 -1.

At Brighton: Texaco 185-9 (Joel Moore 57, Rod London 54, R. Brathwaite 27, G. Lafond 13, S. Charlemange 11; K. Harcourt 7-41) vs BNB St.Catherine.

 

Foundation scrape home against Queen's College

Taken from the Nation newspaper November 07, 2007

by SHERRYLYN A. TOPPIN

TENSION AND TEMPERS ROSE and almost spilled over in the second semi-final of the Barbados Secondary Schools' Netball Under-19 Competition which had to be decided by extra time yesterday at the Netball Stadium.

A mix-up in the scores gave victory to both Queen's College and later Foundation School. After a check of the scoresheet, the game was ruled a 21-21 draw and ten minutes of extra time was played to decide who would face defending champions Springer Memorial in the final.

Foundation scrapped out a 28-25 victory over Queen's College, both teams fighting tooth and nail for every inch of ground in the match which stood in stark contrast to the 31-9 blowout by Springer over Alleyne in Monday's other semi-final.

The standard of play again was poor between both teams as the basics seem to have disappeared. Travelling, committing to one leg (one-two) without control of the ball, marking from behind, weak passes and replay ball were common infractions during the game.

What made it even more acute was that neither team played with any sense of urgency except during the dying minutes of the fourth quarter and the extra time, but those mistakes were still being made.

Foundation fought harder for the loose balls and were more accurate in their shooting, with Cherisse Holder (4/4) and Rieah Holder (3/3) scoring all of their attempts in extra time. Queen's College relied heavily on former Under-21 player Shakira Springer, and although she was injured, had to do too much. She had to go deep into the centre third to bring up the ball and then had to be in place to get the pass for the shot as Alyssa Smith allowed too many balls to pass through her hands, especially when Damisha Croney was switched to mark her.

Queen's College went up 3-1 in the first half of extra time, with a slim 24-22 lead, but were outscored 1-6 in the second. When the final whistle blew, it was Foundation who celebrated their passage to the last match.

No date has been set for the final.

Summarised scores:

Foundation School 28 (Cherisse Holder 13/16, Rieah Holder 15/17). Queen's College 25 (Alyssa Smith 8/14, Shakira Springer 17/25). Quarter scores: 5-7, 12-11, 17-14, 21-21. Extra time: 7-4.

No.9 for Springer

Taken form the Nation Newspaper November 14, 2007

by SHERRYLYN A. TOPPIN

SPRINGER MEMORIAL will be engraved on the Barbados Secondary Schools' Netball League Under-19 trophy for the ninth consecutive year after beating Foundation School 29-14 at the Netball Stadium yesterday.

In the end it was a cakewalk, reflecting the ease with which they passed through each stage of the competition. Physical education teacher and coach Julie Phillips was quite pleased.

"Winning is good. From the start of the term we have done exceptionally well in all areas. We won the foreign language competition and cheerleading; did well in cross-country and we capped October and November with a series of successes," she said.

Most of their plays revolved around goal-attack Shekira Boxill who finished with 15 goals from 19 attempts, but she almost didn't start yesterday.

"She started complaining for pains around the legs. I don't know if it was anxiety. We had someone who could have filled in, but a player of Boxill's calibre would have been a loss. The others rallied around her. We played in patches coming up, but I thought it was a pretty decent game for the last one."

While Boxill proved her worth, shooter Shameka Clarke also gave a solid performance with 13 from 18, as did goal-defence Jeneice Clarke and keeper Makeba Clarke who was named Most Valuable Player. She won the mismatch against both Damisha Croney and Crystal Codrington with timely interceptions and good rebounding.

Foundation put up a good fight, but they didn't have enough in the arsenal to stop Springer Memorial. Indeed, they started on the back foot with the loss of key player Cherise Holder.

"I couldn't find anyone to replace Cherise. We want to wish her all the best going through surgery. I had to reshuffle the shooters and I couldn't come up with a replacement. The defence performed well, but the team lost the rhythm on the attack," said coach Sandrene Jordan.

Rieah Holder stepped up and tried to carry the team, but her shooting (9/18) didn't match the effort.

"She tried so hard that she collapsed after the game," Jordan said.

"Next time we are going to win. We are getting closer to that championship all the time."

Third place went to Alleyne School who beat Queen's College 18-12. Shontel Drakes came in for three quarters and made all of the difference, converting 15 of her 24 attempts. Queen's College played another lacklustre game, losing it in the centre court with their passing. All of the plays went through Shakira Springer, but she only scored eight of her 23 attempts.

Summarised scores:

Springer Memorial 29 (Shameka Clarke 13/18, Shekira Boxill 15/19, Kathrina Williams 1/2). Christ Church Foundation 14 (Rieah Holder 9/18, Damisha Croney 1/1, Crystal Codrington 1/2). Quarter scores: 8-3, 12-6, 22-11.

Alleyne School 18 (Kamisha Austin 3/6, Shontel Drakes 15/24, Radica Herbert 0/0). Queen's College 12 (Melanie Giddins 4/12, Shakira Shepherd 8/23). Quarter scores: 3-3, 9-6, 12-9.

SEEN UP NORTH: Bajan court referee

Taken form the Nation Newspaper November 04, 2007

 

BY TONY BEST

IT WAS A CASE of a battling mother and a determined father.

And when the Long Island couple couldn't reach a decision between them about their child, they did the next best thing: allow the New York State Supreme Court to settle it.

In one corner was the father, who insisted he was the best person to raise the couple's child. In the other, stood the mother who was convinced that the boy should be with her, no questions asked.

So, instead of delaying justice until a New York State Supreme Court justice could end the dispute, the case was handed to Marston Gibson, a Bajan who is a senior attorney in Nassau County.

His mandate: hear and determine the case.

After listening to both sides and their attorneys, Gibson did what he felt was best for the child. He awarded custody to the father.

"I felt that the father should be given custody," was all Gibson would say about the matter.

But the mother wasn't satisfied. As was her right, she appealed the decision. But a higher court disagreed with her and affirmed Gibson's original determination.

"That left me satisfied," he said afterwards.

Welcome to the world of a court-attorney referee, a junior judge. The Bajan, a former student of Foundation School and Harrison College, who later earned a law degree from Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados in 1975, a Bachelor's in civil law from England's Oxford University's Keble College in 1979 and a legal education certificate from the UWI's Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago in 1981, has been hearing and determining matrimonial matters on Long Island for almost a decade.

"It is time-consuming and hard work, but I find it interesting, very interesting," said Gibson, also a Rhodes scholar who taught law at both Cave Hill and St Augustine campuses of the UWI. "It can be frustrating, but if the truth be known, I really like what I do."

Climb a few steps, walk down a corridor in the judicial complex in Nassau County and soon you would enter Gibson's office. Next door is a relatively small courtroom and that's where he hears the cases assigned to him by the state court. The litigants and their attorneys come before him and argue their cases and then wait for a decision.

Although he doesn't refer to himself as a "judge" but uses the official title of "referee," some attorneys and others in the court system persist in calling him "judge" because that's what he often does: hears and determines the outcome of most cases. In some instances, he would hear the evidence, study the legal briefs, reach a conclusion and report back to a State Supreme Court justice.

"It works either way. Some of the attorneys who come before me call me "your Honour" while others call me "Judge. But I am not one taken to titles."

The Bajan, an avid musician, who plays a bass guitar in a band, mostly on weekends is a vital cog in the wheel of justice in the Empire State.

As an attorney-referee, Gibson hears scores of contentious matters in a year. In the process, he helps to ease the backlog that left unresolved would frustrate litigants, leave the courts tied up in knots and support the contention that justice delayed is justice denied.

"We also use referees in New York City," explained Sylvia Hinds-Radix, a Bajan who is an elected New York State Supreme Court Justice in Brooklyn. "They are very useful."

Gibson started out in 1992 as a judicial referee in Manhattan's Surrogate's Court which deals with estates, trusts and wills but switched to Long Island in 1998. The move was convenient because he lives relatively near to the courts in the Garden City-Mineola area.

"When I first applied to be a referee I wanted to be in the Surrogate's Court in Nassau County but the position went to a more senior attorney," he said. "Shortly afterwards, I was offered this spot in the State Supreme Court and I accepted it. I love what I do. Since then, a vacancy has opened up for a referee in the Surrogate's Court and I turned it down. I have said to anyone who would listen, the only thing I would rather be doing than this job is teaching. One day I would go back to teaching."

At Cave Hill he taught real property, jurisprudence and equity while at St. Augustine his courses were in criminal law.

"In addition to the law, whether adjudicating cases or teaching it; I enjoy my music, playing at gigs in New York and seeing people enjoy themselves on the dance floor," he added.

 

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