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RIP BEllum
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WOLMER’S GIRLS’ TRIBUTE FOR MRS. PEGGY HARRISON
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Wolmer’s Girls’ gave the following tribute on 1st February, 2006 for
the beloved former Vice-Principal, Mrs. Peggy Harrison whose sunset was
January 24, 2006.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison - Vice Principal
Wolmer’s High School for Girls
Mrs. Harrison was a a proud St. Andrew High School Old Girl who joined the
staff at Wolmer’s in 1960 to teach Latin, French, English and History to the
Middle and Lower School. She distinguished herself in the classroom, and
because of her versatility she was asked to teach History to the Sixth Form
when another member of staff went on vacation leave.
In 1967 Mrs. Harrison assumed the post of French Department Head. She taught
French to the Upper school, 4th to upper 6th, and at the same time, she
continued to teach Latin to the Second and Third forms until the teaching of
Latin was discontinued.
1971 saw Mrs. Harrison being appointed Senior Teacher and she moved through
the various categories. Her responsibility entailed being Year Coordinator
for the 4th and 5th forms. She was later appointed Dean of Discipline for
the Upper School in 1979.
During the Christmas term of 1979 Mrs. Harrison acted as both Vice Principal
and Principal. These duties and responsibilities were readily assumed by her
and effectively and efficiently executed. In recognition of her
capabilities, in May 1982 she was appointed Vice Principal.
Mrs. Harrison made an invaluable contribution to the school as an
administrator, always organizing our annual school’s prize giving,
delegating responsibility, coordinating and executing everything efficiently
with the cooperation of all categories of staff.
She was kind, had a sense of humour, cared for the advancement of her
colleagues and was an excellent investigator. Mrs. Harrison or Bellum (her
Latin nickname which means WAR), made some hard decisions and defended her
position even if it were not popular. Mrs. Peggy, as she was sometimes
called, enjoyed a good relationship with the academic, administrative and
ancillary staff. She also served on the executive of the P.T.A. She mothered
particularly the male staff and journeyed from Negril to attend the funeral
of one of our longest serving ancillary workers GARVEY.
An excellent teacher of French, she had the knack of delivery so that even
the slowest students could understand and perform creditably. Her students
say that they can still hear her voice in their heads.
She prepared students for the annual French festival, utilizing the expert
dance skills of a Wolmerian Ivy Baxter; this resulted in many prizes being
won by the girls. Commendation was received from the School Board on one
such occasion when the French students won most of the prizes, a cup for
Best Performance and prizes for Décor and Best Actress.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison not only organized internal and external examinations
for the school but she worked as an External Examiner for the Cambridge
O’Level Oral French examination, and later for CXC, in more than a dozen
Corporate Area schools.
Mrs. Harrison maintained an interest in, and contact with her pupils after
they graduated from Wolmer’s. She felt rewarded as they rose to positions of
responsibility and prominence throughout the world. She did not leave it
there but always felt free to enlist their assistance whenever present
students required any intervention towards furthering their education. She
was one of the House Mistresses of Forbes House and could be seen sporting
her bright yellow outfit on Sports Days.
Although fully occupied with the affairs of the Girls’ School, Mrs. Harrison
maintained a keen interest in what was happening “over the fence” and she
was co-opted to serve on a special committee to examine the Student Council
and general discipline at the Boys’ School. Her daughters attended her own
alma mater but both of her sons attended next door. Sam was Head Boy. She
was especially interested in sports, herself a proud former member of the
St. Andrew High track team. This interest manifested itself in her support
of the Boys’ School football team. She was present and accounted for at
their matches, ready to engage any and everyone as to details of the
players’ performance.
In 1998, as a culmination to a glorious career, the government of Jamaica
saw it fit to bestow a National Honour upon our own Mrs. Peggy Harrison She
was awarded the badge of honour for Long and Dedicated years of service to
Teaching and Community Outreach programmes. Mrs. Harrison had worked with
three principals; Mrs. Evelyn Skempton, Miss Audrey Pinto and Mrs. Pamela
Harrison.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison has done Yeoman’s Service to Education. Those who knew
her will always remember her. She epitomized the qualities of a true
Wolmerian.
AGE QUOD AGIS
(Whatever you do, do to the best of your ability)
May her soul rest in peace and light perpetual shine upon her.
RIP BEllum
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WOLMER’S GIRLS’ TRIBUTE FOR MRS. PEGGY HARRISON
************************************************** ********
Wolmer’s Girls’ gave the following tribute on 1st February, 2006 for
the beloved former Vice-Principal, Mrs. Peggy Harrison whose sunset was
January 24, 2006.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison - Vice Principal
Wolmer’s High School for Girls
Mrs. Harrison was a a proud St. Andrew High School Old Girl who joined the
staff at Wolmer’s in 1960 to teach Latin, French, English and History to the
Middle and Lower School. She distinguished herself in the classroom, and
because of her versatility she was asked to teach History to the Sixth Form
when another member of staff went on vacation leave.
In 1967 Mrs. Harrison assumed the post of French Department Head. She taught
French to the Upper school, 4th to upper 6th, and at the same time, she
continued to teach Latin to the Second and Third forms until the teaching of
Latin was discontinued.
1971 saw Mrs. Harrison being appointed Senior Teacher and she moved through
the various categories. Her responsibility entailed being Year Coordinator
for the 4th and 5th forms. She was later appointed Dean of Discipline for
the Upper School in 1979.
During the Christmas term of 1979 Mrs. Harrison acted as both Vice Principal
and Principal. These duties and responsibilities were readily assumed by her
and effectively and efficiently executed. In recognition of her
capabilities, in May 1982 she was appointed Vice Principal.
Mrs. Harrison made an invaluable contribution to the school as an
administrator, always organizing our annual school’s prize giving,
delegating responsibility, coordinating and executing everything efficiently
with the cooperation of all categories of staff.
She was kind, had a sense of humour, cared for the advancement of her
colleagues and was an excellent investigator. Mrs. Harrison or Bellum (her
Latin nickname which means WAR), made some hard decisions and defended her
position even if it were not popular. Mrs. Peggy, as she was sometimes
called, enjoyed a good relationship with the academic, administrative and
ancillary staff. She also served on the executive of the P.T.A. She mothered
particularly the male staff and journeyed from Negril to attend the funeral
of one of our longest serving ancillary workers GARVEY.
An excellent teacher of French, she had the knack of delivery so that even
the slowest students could understand and perform creditably. Her students
say that they can still hear her voice in their heads.
She prepared students for the annual French festival, utilizing the expert
dance skills of a Wolmerian Ivy Baxter; this resulted in many prizes being
won by the girls. Commendation was received from the School Board on one
such occasion when the French students won most of the prizes, a cup for
Best Performance and prizes for Décor and Best Actress.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison not only organized internal and external examinations
for the school but she worked as an External Examiner for the Cambridge
O’Level Oral French examination, and later for CXC, in more than a dozen
Corporate Area schools.
Mrs. Harrison maintained an interest in, and contact with her pupils after
they graduated from Wolmer’s. She felt rewarded as they rose to positions of
responsibility and prominence throughout the world. She did not leave it
there but always felt free to enlist their assistance whenever present
students required any intervention towards furthering their education. She
was one of the House Mistresses of Forbes House and could be seen sporting
her bright yellow outfit on Sports Days.
Although fully occupied with the affairs of the Girls’ School, Mrs. Harrison
maintained a keen interest in what was happening “over the fence” and she
was co-opted to serve on a special committee to examine the Student Council
and general discipline at the Boys’ School. Her daughters attended her own
alma mater but both of her sons attended next door. Sam was Head Boy. She
was especially interested in sports, herself a proud former member of the
St. Andrew High track team. This interest manifested itself in her support
of the Boys’ School football team. She was present and accounted for at
their matches, ready to engage any and everyone as to details of the
players’ performance.
In 1998, as a culmination to a glorious career, the government of Jamaica
saw it fit to bestow a National Honour upon our own Mrs. Peggy Harrison She
was awarded the badge of honour for Long and Dedicated years of service to
Teaching and Community Outreach programmes. Mrs. Harrison had worked with
three principals; Mrs. Evelyn Skempton, Miss Audrey Pinto and Mrs. Pamela
Harrison.
Mrs. Peggy Harrison has done Yeoman’s Service to Education. Those who knew
her will always remember her. She epitomized the qualities of a true
Wolmerian.
AGE QUOD AGIS
(Whatever you do, do to the best of your ability)
May her soul rest in peace and light perpetual shine upon her.
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