Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School
Carpe Diem Seize the day
Location
Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica Morant Bay High School
Coordinates	17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°WCoordinates: 17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°W
Information
School type	Secondary
Religious affiliation(s)	Methodist
Founded	January 1961
School district	Highbury Rd.
Principal	Mrs. Earline Thomas
Enrollment	~600[1] (2012)
Houses	Parkins,Hayden,Jackson and Jones
Website	morantbayhigh.com

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.^[2][3]

At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school.^[3]

The original site was seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.^[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.^[3]

Headteachers

• William Hayden Middleton 1961-1966^[3][4][5]
• Stanlie Parkins 1966-1988^[3][6]
• Howard Jackson 1988-1990^[4][7]
• Valrie Marshall-Lodge 1991-?
• Mohan Kumar (acting) ?-?^[1]
• Dalton Shaw September–November 2014
• Lorveen Bell-Coates (acting)November 2014 – present

Notable Past-Students

• Dionne Jackson-Miller
• Howard Jackson
• Tishuana Mullings
• Phillip Dayle
• Andre Lowe
• Hansle Parchment
• Debbie-Ann Salmon (née James)
• Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn
• Hector Wheeler
• Dr. Brian James
• Mr. Cardovan Jackson

References

1. Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
4. "History". Morant Bay High School. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
5. http://morantbayhigh.com/william-hayden-middleton
6. http://morantbayhigh.com/stanlie-parkins
7. http://morantbayhigh.com/howard-jackson