Verona and Bernard Williams help adjust their son, Oshane's, tie. Oshane is Spelling Bee champ for Sanguinetti Primary School in Clarendon.
A TINY school from north-west Clarendon now holds the Clarendon title of the Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition.
But those connected to Sanguinetti Primary are not awed by the bigger competition, and the school's trophy cabinet with many awards on display gives an indication why.
The school was founded 75 years ago and was originally housed at the Anglican Church in the community. Even with its humble beginnings, there were further setbacks as for a short time it was located in a garage. But by 1957, the new buildings were erected at its present site, just next door to the community centre.
There are only 300 students with eight teachers, but space is still a problem as most classes are separated only by blackboards. But this is not a hindrance to the students who continue to excel in sport and academics.
LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Among their latest achievements, the Under-12 girls netball team is the defending parish champion. The School and College Public Speaking compe-tition was another victory for Sanguinetti.
The major improvement work that has been done to the school is the new administrative block located to the left of the main classrooms. This building, to be officially opened in February, houses the principal's office, the staff room, library and new computer lab.
Principal Rev. Dr. Donald Johnson was full of praise for the school's past student association, singling out Hugh Cross, Cable and Wireless senior vice-president for network services. The project cost an estimated $7 million. Among the other plans are scheduled improvements to the students' bathrooms facilities.
