SIX-YEAR-OLD grade one student Chal Mikal Williams will not miss the girls on Boys' Day. Neither will Floyd Wallace, who is in a grade higher.
"They give too much trouble," said Chal, at the same time confessing that he gives trouble "sometimes".
Floyd seems to summarise the boys' feelings on Boys' Week in a few softly spoken words: "I feel special," the hopeful pilot said.
Nine-year-old grade four student Aldon Sinclair was planning to do something special when The Gleaner spoke with him. He seemed to be preparing for his debut as parson.
"I will be praying for the boys, praying to God to help them because it's mostly boys get suspension from school, going to jail, boys around the world eating out of garbage. I am going to pray for God to give them strength, to get good care from someone so that their brain be fixed together that they can go to church, praise God, stop eating out of garbage and have money to build a good house," he said in one breath.
With his large, expressive eyes, Layon Brown looks the major part he is going to play in Boys' Day - an orator.
"I will be singing, saying poems and doing a Bible verse," he said.
With little prompting he launched into a piece written by guidance counsellor, Carmel White, entitled 'A Me Dis'.
Look pon me
Young an' strong an' free
Full of vim, views and vitality,
And lots and lots of potentiality
Stan' - a me dis!
The glow in his eyes and his hand tapping his chest at the last line spoke volumes more.
