The Queen's School
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The Queen's School, Jamaica is an all-girl High School located in Kingston, Jamaica. It is an Anglican school and is well known and respected for producing quality students. The school is located off Constant Spring Road, on Central Avenue with The Queen's Preparatory School on the same property. The Queen's School ( also referred to as Queen's or Queen's High School ) caters to students from the ages of 11 to 19, ranging from 1st to 6th forms.
The school started with fifty-one students, four forms and four teachers in the old Doric Hotel building. The High School was under the direction of Mrs. Anne Chambers with Mrs. S. E. Clarke as Second Mistress. In 1955 Mrs. Clarke took over as Headmistress.
1958 was an important year in the history of Queen's and indeed in the history of Jamaica for it marked the coming of the Common Entrance Examination. 1958 also marked the opening of the tennis courts. 1959 saw the establishment of the Junior School for children between the ages of 9 and 11, as well as the building which housed the High School's Laboratories for Chemistry and Biology and the Cookery, Art and Needlework Rooms.
In 1960 the School had 360 students. The number of students rose from 600 in 1973 to nearly 1000 in 1978 by which time the School had a swimming pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978).
The school crest has a Tudor Rose
which is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.
Houses and Badges
The school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and they are as follows:
Victoria - Red Badge
Mary - Blue Badge
Alexandria - Green Badge
Elizabeth - Yellow Badge
Uniform
Grey "V" neck tunic, white rolled-up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie - with crest. Black shoes, white socks.
Go forth with God! The day is now
That thou must meet the test of youth:
Salvation's helm upon thy brow,
Go, girded with the living truth.
In ways thine elder brethren trod
Thy feet are set. Go forth with God!
Think fair of all, and all men love,
And with the builder bear thy part:
Let every day and duty prove
The humble witness of thy heart.
Go forth! Tis God bids thee increase
The bounds of love and joy and peace.
Behold with thine uplifted eyes
Beauty through all that sorrow seems,
And make of earth a paradise,
The substance of thy dearest dreams,
Bring laughter to thy great employ:
Go forth with God and find his joy.
Go forth with God! The world awaits
The coming of the pure and strong;
Strike for the faith and storm the gates
That keep the citadel of wrong.
Glory shall shine about thy road,
Great heart, if thou go forth with God!
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
History
The Queen's School was founded in 1953 when the Synod of the Church of England passed a resolution that a new secondary school should be established. In January 1954, the school was formally opened as a Diocesan High School for Girls with a Preparatory Department for boys and girls.The school started with fifty-one students, four forms and four teachers in the old Doric Hotel building. The High School was under the direction of Mrs. Anne Chambers with Mrs. S. E. Clarke as Second Mistress. In 1955 Mrs. Clarke took over as Headmistress.
1958 was an important year in the history of Queen's and indeed in the history of Jamaica for it marked the coming of the Common Entrance Examination. 1958 also marked the opening of the tennis courts. 1959 saw the establishment of the Junior School for children between the ages of 9 and 11, as well as the building which housed the High School's Laboratories for Chemistry and Biology and the Cookery, Art and Needlework Rooms.
In 1960 the School had 360 students. The number of students rose from 600 in 1973 to nearly 1000 in 1978 by which time the School had a swimming pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978).
The school crest has a Tudor Rose
Tudor rose
The Tudor Rose is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.-Origins:...
which is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.
Houses and Badges
The school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and they are as follows:
Victoria - Red Badge
Mary - Blue Badge
Alexandria - Green Badge
Elizabeth - Yellow Badge
Uniform
Grey "V" neck tunic, white rolled-up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie - with crest. Black shoes, white socks.
Go Forth With God
By: B. BaronGo forth with God! The day is now
That thou must meet the test of youth:
Salvation's helm upon thy brow,
Go, girded with the living truth.
In ways thine elder brethren trod
Thy feet are set. Go forth with God!
Think fair of all, and all men love,
And with the builder bear thy part:
Let every day and duty prove
The humble witness of thy heart.
Go forth! Tis God bids thee increase
The bounds of love and joy and peace.
Behold with thine uplifted eyes
Beauty through all that sorrow seems,
And make of earth a paradise,
The substance of thy dearest dreams,
Bring laughter to thy great employ:
Go forth with God and find his joy.
Go forth with God! The world awaits
The coming of the pure and strong;
Strike for the faith and storm the gates
That keep the citadel of wrong.
Glory shall shine about thy road,
Great heart, if thou go forth with God!
Lord of All Hopefulness
By:- Jan Struther (1901–1953)Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
Notable alumni
- Lisa Hanna - Miss Jamaica World/Member of ParliamentLisa Hanna-External links:*...
- Patricia Cumper - Author (England)
- Laura Facey (Cooper) - Sculptress
- Sandra Samuels - Aesthetician (Totally Male)
- Mitsy Seaga - Miss Jamaica
- Kay Anderson - Artist
- Marcia Forbes - Broadcasting
- Greta Bogues - PSOJ
- Carla Williams - Sportswoman (Netball)
- Althea Byfield - Sportswoman (Netball, Basketball)Althea ByfieldAlthea Latoya Byfield is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both sports, and is a current member of the Jamaican netball team.-Early life:...
- Grace Jackson - Sportswoman/Olympian (Track & Field) (Nominee for Sportswoman of the Year)Grace JacksonGrace Jackson is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres....
- Maureen Hall - Sportswoman Netball (Former National Coach)
- Azra Blythe - Marine Biologist
- Dr. Mayoline Miller - Medicine (Pediatrics)
- Michelle Gadpile - Anthropologist
- Chris Leon - Miss Jamaica
- Carol McFarlane - Miss Jamaica
- Donna Reynolds-Reid - UNICEF/ Adventurer (England)
- Barbara Lala - UWI Professor/Author (Trinidad)
- Kamala-Jean Gopie - Educator (Canada)
- Carol Cuffley - Sportswoman (Nominee for Sportswoman of the Year-Hockey)
- Denise Hunt - Theatre / Former Rising Stars Host
- Debra Earnhardt - Actress / Playwright
- Sharon Forrester - Cabaret Artiste
- Althea & Donna - Reggae Artists
- Deborah Hickling - Broadcaster
- Denise Heffes (Martin) - Fashion Designer (Spunk)
- Cecille Harriott (Depass) - PhD. Geography / Dancer (Canada)
- Helene Davis-Whyte - Trade UnionistHelene Davis-WhyteHelene Davis-Whyte is a Jamaican trade union activist and the general secretary of the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers , which represents 5,000 workers in local and national government and quasi-government agencies in Jamaica. She is also a vice-president of the Jamaica...
- Flo O’Connor
- Carol Narcisse
- Paul Issa - Hotelier
- Dr. Blossom Anglin-Brown - Medicine
- Tanya Lauder Engineering - (Aeronautics-Air Jamaica)
- Bridget Lawson (Ramsey) - Fashion Designer (The Mushroom)