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GOLD MEDAL! Congratulations to the Ouida Lewis-led Drum Club of St. Andrew High School for Girls who won a JCDC gold medal for the above performance. --------- Memory + Creativity = Social Change | International Museum Day, May 17

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"...I see your true colors shining through I see your true colors And that's why I love you..." Good morning. We invite you to start your day with "True Colours," the reggae cover by a new recording artiste, CK (Andrewz every time!)

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Barbara Requa (nee Grant) has been involved in Dance for more than fifty years. As a Physical Education student at Dartford College, England in the 1950’s she had the good fortune to study with Valerie Preston-Dunlop, noted dance educator and author and a former student of renowned educator Rudolf Laban; this resulted in her introduction to Laban’s Principles and techniques for dance in education. She returned to Jamaica where she held posts as head of the Physical Education departments at two leading institutions over the next twelve (12) years - the St Andrew High School for Girls and the Mico College. In the 1960’s she opened a private school for children and in 1976 this school became part of the Jamaica School of Dance when the Cultural Training Centre, now the Edna Manley College, was launched. Mrs. Requa has a history of involvement in ‘new beginnings’. She is a founding member of the internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Co. of Jamaica (NDTC), a co-founder of the School of Dance, Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts, and a founding member of Dance & the Child International (daCi), having attended the first Conference in Canada where she co-presented a paper which looked at dance for children in Jamaica. Other professional activities include: • Delivery of Workshops and Seminars on Dance Education and Composition in Jamaica, throughout the Caribbean, in the USA and Europe. • Panelist and advisor for the development of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) programme in Theatre Arts – Dance, and the development of a BFA Degree in the Visual & Performing Arts for the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ). • Chairperson - Dance Committee and Chief Adjudicator for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) since the 1980’s. • Co-writer and coordinator for the Curriculum Development and piloting of the first Primary Teachers Integrated Arts Programme – Ministry of Education & Culture, Jamaica. • National Representative (1982-2002) and member of the Executive Committee (2002-2005) for Dance and the Child International (daCi). • Lecturer – Dance in Primary Education, Faculty of Humanities & Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, 20003 – 2010. Mrs. Requa has held a number of academic posts at the Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts since its inception; formerly Director of the School of Dance, she was appointed Dean of the Schools of the Performing Arts from 1995 to 2004 and acted in the post of Principal from September 2002 to December 2003, prior to her retirement in 2004. She is the recipient of a number of awards that include the Silver Musgrave Medal (1995) from the prestigious Institute of Jamaica for work in Dance Education, the Life Achievement Award by the National Dance Theatre Co. of Jamaica NDTC (1997), the Golden Torch Award by the Jamaica Teachers Association (1999), the National Order of Distinction, Officer (2004)) by the Government of Jamaica and more recently the 50th Anniversary Award from the NDTC (1962-2012) in recognition of a distinguished and sustained contribution to the development of Dance in Jamaica. /December 2012

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Recording artiste Makeida "KEIDA" Beckford returned to her alma mater, St. Andrew High School, in February 2011 to help the school's museum celebrate "10 Expressions of Love" - Love of Music. Best of all, her appearance was a surprise for the students. Keida also brought her friend, Biggz General. They both rocked the students' world. We hope you will enjoy the above clip! Also, check out Keida's songs on the museum's playlist. Tell us your favourite.

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Sixth Formers | Jamaica failing its women?

Nedburn Thaffe, Gleaner Writer A group of sixth-form students at St Andrew High School for Girls is suggesting that the Jamaican society has failed its women. The students said women were living in fear, and argued that sometimes when women are accused of condoning certain behaviour by their male relatives, like washing the bloody clothes after these men have committed a crime, it may well be out of fear. The students, who were part of a Gleaner-Island Grill Youth Editors' Forum last Wednesday, were asked to debate the topic: 'Women are failing Jamaica.' They were to propose a solution for that problem. The students, however, described the notion as silly while rearranging the moot to be: 'Jamaica is failing its women!' Read more.

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Press | Jamaica Observer hails the Emrie James Museum

The Jamaica Observer, through its Study Centre, featured St. Andrew High's Emrie James Museum. We invite you to peruse the article.

Reasons to Visit

A big thank you to St. Andrew High Sixth Former Toni-Shae Panton, a TEENage Observer contributor, for arranging the PR opportunity. Feedback about the museum is welcomed. --- The Observer's Study Centre is circulated with the Daily Observer on Tuesdays, and features GSAT and CXC lessons in English A and B, Information Technology, Mathematics, SAT College Guide, Social Studies, Language Arts/Communication Skills, Science and Principles of Business among other subject areas.

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Move over American Idol make way for Andrewz Idol

It's that time again when the St. Andrew Old Girls' Association presents the popular Andrewz Idol singing competition at St. Andrew High School...SAVE THE DATE: November 23, 2012 at 2:30p.m. Here is a quick look at the 2012 'Dynamic Twelve' list (Auditions were held on November 2nd).

Guest Judges for the Finals include SAOGA President Karen Henry (Choir Director of the Portmore Missionary Chorale) and alum Carol Dexter (Musician/songwriter) Check out a synopsis of last year's Andrewz Idol.

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SAHS alum Dr. Marjorie Holding Cobham conducted a 5-part interview with the Lowe sisters - Hon. Dr. Muriel Lowe Valentine O.J who is trailblazer in the field of medicine and her younger sister Mrs. Sheila Lowe Graham, who pursued a career in Theatre and other Cultural Arts. The video recording began with the former. Dr. Muriel Lowe Valentine O.J is one of Jamaica's first female medical doctors from University of the West Indies and a leading Caribbean Pulmonologist for many years before her retirement. She is internationally recognized for her ground-breaking work in the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis*, which laid the foundation for an understanding of the geographic link to prevalent studies of sarcoidosis in the British Isles. Click to view other video segments (Parts 2-5). Part 1 - 2 | Dr. Muriel Lowe Valentine - Medicine Part 3 - 4 | Mrs. Sheila Lowe Graham - The Arts Part 5 | The Lowe Sisters interview each other - The Conclusion See other playlists at our YouTube channel, http://youtube.com/sahsmuseum. We invite you to like, comment and share. --------------------------------------- *Sarcoidosis, also called sarcoid or Besnier-Boeck disease, is a multisystem disorder characterized by non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules). The cause of the disease is still unknown. Virtually any organ can be affected; however, granulomas most often appear in the lungs or the lymph nodes. Symptoms usually appear gradually but can occasionally appear suddenly. The clinical course generally varies and ranges from asymptomatic disease to a debilitating chronic condition that may lead to death.