FACES by Umoja CHS
Drama Circle - Sept 2017
Class of 2017 graduate from the CHS
On Wednesday June 28, 96 students from a total of 106 graduated from the Convent High school under the theme “Turning our Negatives into Positives and our Promises into Plans”. It was indeed an august event but bitter -sweet as CHS bid farewell to the Class of 2017 as well as its Principal, Mrs. Josephine Dublin while lauding its many accolades and heralding a new era of possibilities and plans. This touching ceremony was held at the Goodwill Parish Hall at 4:00 pm and was streamed live by ComeSeeTV.
The graduation was attended by Bishop Gabriel Malzaire, Bishop of Roseau and Head of the Convent High School, His Excellency, Mr. Charles Savarin, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica and his wife, Mrs. Savarin, Monsignor William John Lewis, our Chaplain, esteemed Feature Address Speaker and former Student, Dr. Schuyler Esprit, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Chandler Hyacinth, Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lennox Linton and Mrs. Linton and many other distinguished guests.
Western Zone Mathematics Project Competition
The Ministry of Education hosted a Mathematics Project Competition for Mathematics Week 2017. Two projects had to be submitted, one from the lower school and one from the upper school. During the week an in-house competition was held and one project was selected from each section.
Convent High School was represented in the lower section by students of Form 1-3: Kwanita Lander, Megan Vidal, Zervita Charles, Femi Vital, Shantae Hazel, Kimara Panthier, Naome Samuel-Williams, Tirzah Etienne, Daylana Dowe and Anita Drigo. Together with their teacher, Ms. Petrina Joseph, the students presented the project ‘‘Make a Solution’’ (commonly known as MAS). It was a ring game constructed to develop mathematical skills in students and strengthen their ability to calculate discount, VAT or profit and loss at an exceptional speed. They were judged second place in their category.
Environmental Club celebrates Earth Day 2017
The environmental club of Convent High School celebrated Earth Day 2017 by continuing their work of helping the environment.
On Saturday 22 April, students of the club assembled to collect the garbage and beautify ‘Donkey Beach’ in Canefield.
Following this, the students continued their fun on ‘ Surprise Beach’ in St. Joseph.
Indeed they worked well, and deserved their fun. The club will continue to do their work to the best of their ability and assist in keeping the environment clean, making the earth a better place.
They also encourage people not to litter and wish everyone a Happy Earth Day!
CHS Wins Scratch Competition.
Christianna Paul and ZebidiJah Maxwell participated in a Scratch IT competition hosted by The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) for Girls in I.C.T Day (April 27, 2017).
Scratch is a programming language used to create interactive stories, games and animations. It helps students to work collaboratively, practice systemic reasoning and to think creatively.
Each group was asked to create an animation using the Scratch programming Software based on one of these themes:
- How can I.C.T be used in Agriculture to make it more efficient?
- How can you use I.C.T to improve supplemental education?
- How can you use I.C.T in health care to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems?
- What can the NTRC do to promote I.C.T?
The CHS team (Technical Knockout) chose the theme Health because we see many ways in which ICT can greatly improve the efficiency of of our Healthcare System in Dominica.
The animations were judged on the following criteria for a total of 100 points:
- Technique - Selection and Application of Materials; Complexity/level of tools used
- Creativity - Originality and Concept
- Visual Appeal - Quality(neatness and craft) and Aesthetic Quality (design, composition, color tones)
The CHS team Technical Knockout won the Grand Prize of $1500 for the Convent High School and $1500 for the Team. Orion Academy won the Viewer's Choice Award. Christianna and ZebidiJah are very proud to be the winners of the Scratch IT Competition and to have represented Convent High School.
Cheyenne Brings the Crown Home to CHS!
After four years, 4th form student Cheynne Dewhurst has brought the Miss Teen Dominica Crown back to CHS!
From a field of seven contestants, Cheyenne was voted Miss Photogenic and emerged top in the categories of Best Speech and Best Spectacular Wear.
Cheyenne has vowed to use her title to promote her platform “Winners never quit, quitters never win”, a quote by Vince Lombardi which has inspired her to always do her best no matter the challenging circumstances that may come her way.
At the end of the night, Cheynne thanked God, her teachers, the CHS, her parents, and her sponsor Dominica Lotteries Commission for aiding her on her journey and helping to secure her victory.
Team CHS and Team Cheyenne express their gratitude for all the assistance given to Cheyenne, and are satisfied on a job well done.
