Friday April 11, 2008

Just in time to coincide with her class’ 25th Anniversary commemoration, first-time author Cavell Spence-Samuels ('83) has just published Pirated, her first novel........

Wednesday April 9, 2008

Buoyed by the support of his classmates, Sgt.Steve Ellis ('80)

recounts his harrowing Iraqi experience in a poignant newspaper profile......

Tuesday April 1, 2008

They also serve / who only stand and wait-John Milton

With 57 years of service under her belt, beloved food vendor Muriel “Peanie” McLeod remains a revered figure to generations of Excelsorians........

Friday March 21, 2008

A year after Excelsior broke ground for the refurbished science laboratory, the initiative has received another infusion of funds.....

Monday February 25, 2008

As the Class of 1999 launches its year-long celebration to mark its 10th anniversary, it hopes to raise J$1 million for Excelsior during a Series of Events, starting with a  Fish Fry in April....

Friday February 15, 2008

Thanks to a generous gift, courtesy of alumnus Dr. Rosemarie Newman, musically inclined students of XLCR will get a chance to refine their craft.......

Thursday February 14, 2008

The Excelsior Alumni Association (USA) Inc, the Excelsior Alumni Association of Florida and the Excelsior PSA have made another attempt at forging closer ties in order to better assist the alma mater.....

Tuesday February 12, 2008

Alumni, former teachers and staff joined current students, teachers and other members of the Excelsior fraternity as the school commemorated its 77th year with a solemn Thanksgiving Service on Friday January 18........

Monday December 17, 2007

Florida Alumni did it again! They out did themselves!

With over 300 revelers packed into the teeming West Broward Hall in Pembroke Pine and swaying to the music..........

Friday, December 14, 2007

In a masterful display, Excelsior's boys under-16 football team completely undressed KC to win the ISSA/Malta Corporate Area title at Winchester Park yesterday......

Friday, December 14, 2007

Starting this Sunday December 16, Allan "Bucka" Jones (’70) will be the new host of  the popular Toronto radio program " The Musical Triangle" aired on  CKLN 88.1 FM on Sundays from 4-6 pm......

Thursday, December 13, 2007

With the  buzz of anticipation of this Saturday's upcoming Xmas Bash swirling in the air, the Florida  alumni football team kicked off the festivities by copping a second place finish in a recent 7-a-side football tournament.......

Saturday, December 8, 2007

A half century after they bade adieu to Excelsior, scores of past students from the class of 1958 will reconvene in Jamaica during Founders Day 2008 to celebrate their Golden Anniversary.....

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Former Head Girl, Dr. Yvonne McFarlane-Ferreira ('75), Head of the  Pediatric  Department at New York Methodist Hospital, is the subject of  a flattering  magazine cover story...........Profile

Monday, November 26, 2007

An almost brand new Executive Board will usher in the new year after the Jamaica based Excelsior Past Students Association elected a new roster at its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 17, 2007......

Saturday November 24, 2007

Excelsior's and Jamaica’s Leonie Forbes, OD, was on Tuesday November 20, 2007, recognized by the US Congress and the Jamaican community in New York for her five decades of professional excellence in broadcasting, theatre and film.......

Tuesday November 20, 2007

Chris Gayle ('99) has been appointed captain of the West Indies cricket team for its impending end-of-year tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa.....

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Leonie Forbes, a 2004 recipient of the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award, will add to her collection of honors next Tuesday when she is lauded by the Jamaican Consulate in New York.....

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Behind a 5-goal performance from Alonzo Adlam, Excelsior’s Manning Cup team is one victory away from another semi-final berth after mauling Camperdown 6-0......

Friday, November 2, 2007

In 1974, the last students retired their badges and took off their ties as the school bade the last set of sixth form students goodbye. Fast-forward more than 30 years.....

Thursday, November 1, 2007

By Marlene Seaton-Hunte

HOUSTON--I got a call from my best friend, Sharon Gentles, as well as my good friends, Paulette Mullings Bradnock and Althea Brown-Robinson, that no more excuses would be tolerated –– I had to come to New York for the Gala...... 

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Excellence was recognised as four outstanding past students were bestowed with honors at the Excelsior Alumni Association (USA) Inc's., 38th Annual Dinner Dance and Awards Presentation on Saturday October 13, 2007.......

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Four distinguished members of the Excelsior family will be honored as the Excelsior Alumni Association nears the close of its fourth decade of existence with a Dinner Dance and Award function in New York......

Friday, August 31, 2007

The internationally renowned Cari-Folk Singers of Jamaica return to the New York Tri-state area this fall for the North American premiere of “ANCESTORIES”, a four-concert series.........

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Excelsior has emerged virtually unscathed from the wrath of  Hurricane Dean, Principal Beverley Wilson has told AgeNotes..........

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Wear your Excelsior pride on your sleeves by choosing from an array of Excelsior-themed apparel, accessories and souvenirs when you visit the XLCR shop today. Choose from all sorts of items including the ones listed in the menu to the right.....

Wednesday August 15, 2007

Although almost three decades have passed, memories will still hold strong as the Class of 1977 prepares to mark its 30th Anniversary Reunion with a slew of events in Jamaica, October 24-28, 2007.......

Monday August 6, 2007

Some alumni see the difficulties faced by our alma mater and ask “why”; while others like Lorna-Dee Dunn and her group see the same challenges and ask “what can we do to reverse this troubling trend?”.......

Thursday August 2, 2007

Excelsior High School has announced its intention to reinstate its Sixth Form in September 2007. This development follows months of negotiation between the Alumni, the school and the Ministry of Education......

Tuesday July 24, 2007

A room dedicated to the memory of Jamaica's cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be opened on July 26 at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada .....

Monday May 21, 2007

President Paulette Mullings Bradnock, during whose tenure the Alumni Association has grown in vibrancy and effectiveness, was returned to office following elections at the group's Annual General Meeting yesterday........

Sunday May 20, 2007

News of its own donation to the Sixth Form program, plus plans for a robust membership drive, highlight the 26th edition of the Florida Alumni Newsletter.........

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Just days after receiving an appeal from the school for funds to help with re-establishing the Sixth Form, the Alumni Association has pledged J$200,000.00 to the cause......

Wednesday April 11, 2007  

Excelsiorians are being asked to lend assistance to their alma mater now that months of lobbying have ended in the reintroduction of the Sixth Form, starting in September 2007......

Tuesday April 2, 2007 

The grand prize of a BMW eluded alumna Novelette Fellows but she was still a consolation prize winner in the 2007 UJAA (Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations) Mega Raffle......

Tuesday, March 27, 2007                      

Excelsior's girls football team won its third successive championship on Friday March 23, 2007 by outclassing Donald Quarrie High 3-0 in the finals of the ISSA Schoolgirls competition......

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Another day, another honor!

In the latest of many tributes to his excellence, Ambassador Courtney Walsh is featured in a series of souvenir stamps issued by Jamaica Post.......

Friday, March 16, 2007

A little less than a year after her passing, the iconic image of Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley (Miss Lou) again occupied center stage as her legacy was commemorated in a recent tribute in Toronto......

Saturday, February 17, 2007

There were more accolades for the Manning Cup football team as it copped four post-season awards at a recent presentation at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston......

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Pioneer student Enid Powell-Ennis, among the first batch of students when the school was launched the school in 1931, has died at age 93 in Sunrise, Florida........