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 This is where you will find all of Excelsior's older news. You can also find our old site here. You will be able to view old news and photos.
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| IMAGES FROM 40th ANNIVERSARY GALA |
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| Merritone, Mlk & Memories...Sat.....Jan 23, 2010....New York |
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| Special Hotel Rates for Merritone, MLK & Memories |
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Special arrangements have been made with the Holiday Inn by the organizers of this weekend’s Merritone, MLK & Memories to accommodate out of town guests at a reduced rate.... |
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| Florida's Xmas Bash...Saturday....Dec 19, 2009....Sunrise, Fla |
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Live Internet Streaming from 10:00 PM at www.irietimes.com |
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| Food, Fun and Friendship in Toronto |
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Friday, October 23, 2009
 All the pieces are coming together for the Toronto chapter's grand re-emergence. If ever there was an invitation or request that is guaranteed to get enthusiastic compliance........
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| Alumni in Excelsis Mark 40 Years |
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By Vinette K. Pryce
 Reunion was the order of the Columbus Day weekend when former students of Jamaica’s Excelsior High School toasted five distinguished achievers at their 40th annual dinner dance and awards gala in New York........
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| Four Feted at Fantastic 40th Anniversary Gala |
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Friday, October 16, 2009
 Like an elegant apostrophe to school pride, a standing-room-only group of alumni assembled in New York last Saturday evening to toast the Association’s 40th anniversary...... |
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| Additional Grant Secured for Science Labs |
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
 A little less than two weeks after the reopening of the first phase of the renovated science block and the Excelsior Past Students Association is already trumpeting the securing of new donations to help with completion of the other phases of the project..... |
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| Digicel Foundation Hands Over New Science Facility to School |
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
 On the afternoon of Friday, October 2, 2009, the Excelsior family gathered in the school’s auditorium for the official handing over of the refurbished Science Lab Project by the Digicel Foundation.........
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| DINNER DANCE & AWARDS GALA Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 |
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 Four decades after its founding, the Excelsior Alumni Association, (USA) Inc. will take a bow for its enduring legacy of 40 years of sterling and unbroken service........ |
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| School Welcomes New Science Labs |
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
 Amid much elation and a sense of triumph over obstacles, the newly refurbished science lab was officially handed over to the school at a formal ceremony last Friday October 2........... |
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| Methodist Church Opens Dialogue with Alumni |
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
By Althea Brown-Robinson
 After a conciliatory meeting with the newly inducted president of the Methodist Church in Jamaica, the Alumni chapters in Florida and New York have agreed to lift their funding freeze.....
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| Science Labs to Re-Open Following Overhaul |
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Tuesday September 29, 2009
 Students of Excelsior will return to school on Monday October 5, 2009 to a virtually new science laboratory courtesy of the Excelsior Past Students Association....
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| Cloud of Grief Hangs Over Campus |
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Friday September 25, 2009
 Sadness continues to stalk the Excelsior campus as grief counsellors, staff, Ministry of Education officials and members of the Excelsior fraternity work to comfort students wracked by the sudden death of two more of their peers....... |
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| Athletics Set to Dash for Success |
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Tuesday September
22, 2009
 As school reopened Monday September 7, under black clouds on a damp day, the DASH Athletic group introduced a ray of sunlight with its promise to help shore up Excelsior's sagging fortunes in Track and Field.....
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| Class of 1999's End of Summer Beach Trip |
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Sunday, September
13, 2009
  Join the the Class of 1999 as it continues its year-long 10th Anniversary commemoration with an end of summer beach trip October 18.....
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| Harriott’s Chariot Hitched to National Honours...Finally! |
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Friday September 11, 2009
 Ageless crooner and Excelsior Alumnus Derrick Harriott (class of '58) is among a coterie of individuals selected for national awards by the Government of Jamaica at this year's Heroes Day celebration....... |
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| Honorees Connected by Current of Excellence |
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Friday August 28, 2009
 A quartet of illustrious past students, including Dr. Marcia Livingston (l.), will be conferred with Distinguished Alumni Awards during the Excelsior Alumni Association’s 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance & Awards Gala October 10, 2009 at the Ramada Plaza at JFK in New York........
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| Ambassador Coye Appointed to Foreign Ministry Post |
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Friday, August 28, 2009
 Alumnus Evadne Coye ('63) Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada, has been appointed to serve as the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry........ |
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| Former Head Boy Stages Benefit to Raise Tuition |
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
 Randy McLaren,(’06), photo, former Excelsior Head Boy, rather than casually waiting for things to neatly fall into his lap, has decided to make things happen by taking his fate into his own hands..........
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| SUMMER BASH 2009 IMAGES |
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| Meet & Greet Mined the Memories |
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
 Memories of time spent at our Mountain View haven came flooding back in Florida last Sunday as close to three dozen alumni and friends crowded into the intimate confines of Marcia’s Café.......
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| 99ers Attempt Re-Living the Dream |
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Monday, July 20, 2009
 Ten years after last walking through the gate of Excelsior as students of the school, the Class of 1999 will host a free Summer Bash to re-capture the memories...... |
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| Beauty to Represent Jamaica at International Pageant |
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
 Past student of the Excelsior High School in Kingston, Adrianna Bryan, will represent Jamaica in the Miss Global International Beauty Pageant 2009...... |
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| Share the Memories at Florida's Meet and Greet |
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
 Come join the Excelsior Alumni Association of Florida’s Meet & Greet on Sunday, July 19, 2009 to relax, reminisce, link with friends and share the memories….
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| Chris Gayle in Surprise Visit to Alma Mater |
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Monday, July 6, 2009
 Students of Excelsior were recently thrown into a state of shock and disbelief when West Indies captain, Christopher Gayle ('99), paid a visit to the school.....
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| Eagle to Soar Again in Canada |
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Once again, the spark has been lit and the fire of the XLCR alumni spirit is set to burn brightly in Canada.
This was the sense that emerged after the first meeting in over a decade ........ |
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| Night of Magic at Summer Bash 2009 |
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
 Some called it one night of magic at Chef Orchid, with echoes of mid-summer parties back in the day, as the Alumni Association held its annual jam last Saturday..... |
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
 Dear Excelsorians, Friends and Family:
I extend warm greetings from the board of the Florida chapter. The clock is ticking fast on 2009 as the days slip away…... |
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| Toronto Chapter Set for Revival |
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Monday, June 1, 2009
 After many false starts, yet another move is afoot to revive the long dormant Excelsior School Alumni Association of Ontario. Owen Blakka Ellis (l.) is helping to spearhead the effort.......
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