St Andrew Prep teacher Elizabeth Hollingshead meditates during the prayer breakfast.
September 2, 2023
St Andrew Prep opens new school year with prayers
The 93-year-old St Andrew Preparatory School opened the 2023-2024 school year with a prayer breakfast on Tuesday and the Jamaica Observer was there to capture highlights of the event:
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Principal of St Andrew Preparatory School Dr Carol Blanchard (right) and vice-principal Bethinia Edwards (centre) welcome chairman of the school’s board Dr Patrick Sterling to the prayer breakfast. (Photos: Garfield Robinson)
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Friends Wendelyn Newsum and Ricardo Nicholas share a light moment during the St Andrew Prep prayer breakfast
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Little Rebecca Newell paying keen attention to what is happening on the podium during the St Andrew Prep School’s prayer breakfast on Tuesday.
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Sharing a message through music is Renee Hutchinson, a member of the St Andrew Prep School community.
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Bethinia Edwards (centre), vice-principal of St Andrew Prep, welcomes new teachers Patrice Nesbeth (left) and Akilah Ellis.