THE OLD NEWS !!!

 

We would like to thank the following people who have generously donated money to Knox Junior School, to help finance the purchase of computers for the school's computer lab:

Fran and Roy Schlobohm
Ludlow Ball
Robert Carnegie
Neville Chung
Nancy Clarage Bouffard
Jean Clarage Slosberg
Dehlia Harrison Franklin
FL Garage sale (held at Nancy Bouffard's house, items donated by Dehlia Franklin and Jean Slosberg)
Michael Samms
Lee and Deb Nichols Jr.
B.V. Hines
Marsha Cunningham-Vernon
Blossom Saunders
Rene (Fogl) Langford
Michael Daley
Bernard Chisholm
Brian Swann

We would also like to thank the following people who have generously donated money to the Knox High School, Sports Development Fund:

Novlet Palmer Mattis
Susan Davis
Neville Chung
Peter Andrede
Bernard Chisholm
Angela Letts

We hope that Knox past students will continue to support these worthwhile causes, by sending in their donations. We appreciate the generosity that Knox past students and teachers have shown so far. If you would like to make a donation to Knox and have not yet done so, please send your donation to the addresses listed below:
 Send a money order, made out to Knox Junior School and mail it to:
Knox Junior School
Spalding P.O.
Clarendon
Jamaica, W.I.
Attention: Mrs. Malcolm

To send a donation to the High school, please send a money order to:
 Knox College
P.O. Box 1735
Spalding, Clarendon
Jamaica, W.I.
Attention Rev. Cowans

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    A MESSAGE FROM MRS. MALCOLM, THE PRINCIPAL OF KNOX JUNIOR SCHOOL:                              COMPUTER FUNDRAISING DRIVE     

Dear Knox Past Students,
    The Knox Junior School is in urgent need of funds to pay for the computers which will be purchased on a short term credit. The Junior School (like so many others) is strapped for funds. Knox Junior School is completely independent and does not get any money from the government. Despite this, they have struggled to perform and to deliver quality education which is expected from a Knox institution.
     Parents had decided not to register their students at the junior school unless they could be assured that there was a computer lab which was fully equipped. I do not have to emphasize the importance of computers and technology in education today. Furthermore, it is never too early to start the children.
    The school would like to purchase 10 computers on credit. This is an URGENT appeal to all Knoxites to help to help with the repayment. It does not matter if you did not actually attend Knox Junior School. ANY amount will help. 
     A deposit of $US2,000 will need to be repaid, once the computers have been purchased. The school will then have 3 years to pay for the computers in full. Fundraising activities have been going on at the school, but addition money is needed. It will help Knox to remain competitive. Your support will be greatly appreciated. Again, any amount will help. Please send your donation to:

Write checks to this account: Knox Junior School Development Account #852001089. Send checks to:

C/o Blossom Saunders
 5 Monterey Drive
 Mount Vernon NY 10552

OR:
Send a money order, made out to Knox Junior School to:

Knox Junior School
Spalding P.O.
Clarendon
Jamaica, W.I.
Attention: Mrs. Malcolm

The e-mail address at the Knox Junior School is Knoxjs@cwjamaica.com> 
Please write "to purchase Jr. School computers", on your check. For further information contact Jean Slosberg at slosberg@mediaone.net.

Thanks in advance.
       

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KNOX HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FUND:
 
Knox High School is badly in need of funds for their Sports Development Fund, the funds raised will help to send students to sports events such as the Penn Relays, as well for the purchase of sports equipment for a new room that they plan to use as a gym/workout room. It would be helpful if the sports equipment could be purchased in the States and sent down to Jamaica. We can find a better selection of equipment at better prices here in the States, than in they can Jamaica.  Do you know of a Knox past student or a friend who works at a gym or a store such a Sports Authority? They may have access to sports equipment at the best prices, or may even be able to have outdated equipment donated to Knox.
To make a donation please send a money orders to:

Knox College
P.O. Box 1735
Spalding, Clarendon
Jamaica, W.I.

Make the money order out to Knox College. 
OR:
Make your check out to Novelett Fraser (your donation will be deposited into the Knox FL Chapter account, and then a money order will be written and sent to Knox High School.I will let Rev. Cowans know who the donations were made by).
Mail your check to:

Jean Slosberg
3970 Oaks Clubhouse Dr. #501
Pompano Beach, FL 33069

The e-mail address at the Knox High School is knoxc@n5.com.jm
Please write "for the Sports Development Fund", on your check. For further information contact Jean Slosberg at jslosberg@comcast.net

                                                         
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    KNOX BOOK AND MAGAZINE DRIVE:

Knox High School and Junior School each have their own library, and they are in need of books and magazines. Please send books that you no longer need to the school of your choice. Please send magazines that are no more that two months old and are appropriate for children to read, to either the high school or junior school. Please send your donations to either of the above Knox addresses. I am sure that the students will appreciate your donation.
October 28th, 2001

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WHY WERE THE KNOX JUNIOR SCHOOL COMPUTERS BEEN PURCHASED IN JAMAICA, INSTEAD OF THE UNITED STATES?

The Knox Junior School computers were purchased in Jamaica instead of in the United States for several reasons. A computer purchased in Jamaica, includes a service contract. When a computer is purchased abroad, the service is not included and one has to pay an outrageous amount to have someone repair or work on a computer. Shipping also needs to be paid on computers purchased abroad, which can be very expensive. The school received a discount on the cost of the computers, since the computers have been purchased for a school. The computers can be purchased for virtually the same price in Jamaica as in the States. Therefore, purchasing the Knox Junior School computers in Jamaica makes a lot of sense financially.
Dec. 11th, 2001
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The following is a message from the principal of Knox High School:

Dear Knox Alumni,
Over the years, Knox College (High School) has made its mark in the areas of swimming, volleyball, netball and more recently football, cricket, basketball and badminton.
 
We believe that more can be achieved with more external support. For many of our young people, sports may be the only path to the realization of their dreams as the economic and social constraints take an even more serious toll on the population.
 
The Sports Development Committee recognize the need for financial support and improved technical expertise at this time to help our youths to realize their dreams.  The effects are aimed at supporting the school in developing their talents and exposing them to opportunities, which would otherwise be unattainable.
 
Great things can be achieved with your support in this Sports Development drive.
 
We are therefore inviting you, alumni of this noble institution and all friends who wish to see the growth and development we anticipate in the Sports Department, to join us in this venture.
 
As life becomes more challenging, people become more hopeless and frustrated unless there is a helping hand extended or a source from which emanates a ray of hope.
 
Here is how you can help, you can send your contribution directly to the accounts office at  Knox College, P.O. Box 1735, Spalding Clarendon, or  you can make a contribution to the following A/C #851993231 at any NCB branch island wide.  For further information, you can e-mail us at knoxc@n5.com.jm
 
We anticipate your urgent response.  

Rev. Dr. Gordon Cowans 
Knox High School Principal

Mrs. Theresa Brown
Sports Management Coordinator
July 20th, 2001

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Hello Knoxites, 
I am a Knox past student and I have started a little Knox message board. I registered a free website that has a message board on it.
You can check it and pass it on to any other Knoxites you know. Leave a thread on the board - send me some ideas on what we can add on the site too, but its mainly for discussions and linking up.

The address is:  http://knoxcollege.cjb.net  
 
-Andre
May, 2001

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You can look up the names of Knox past students and get in touch with them through the following web page <http://www.ackee.com/whereu/index.php>. You will find some names of Knox past students on the ackee site, which are not listed on the Knox page, e-mail list.
Jan, 14th, 2001

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Hello again friends,
    I just returned form Jamaica. Dr. Barbara Jones, Retired Principal of Knox College and Mrs. Gloria Miller Swaby, retired principal of Knox Junior School are both based at the Knox community College. They are assisting Vice Principal Phyllis Hewitt Able, the Vice Principal.
    In other matters-the Vice Principal of Knox College is past student-Hyacinth Green Baker. Mrs. Baker hails from Spaldings and is the daughter of the late Bishop Green and Nurse Green.
    Nurse Heather Davidson Berry would love to hear from members of the Knox community. Drop her a line (you may know that she has MS and as such does not get around much). Heather is of course the daughter of "Pops" and Mrs. Davidson and was a member of staff of the Knox Community college.
 More time
 Dougie
Update to above E-mail message. Mrs. E. Buckle is now the principal of Knox Community College. July 2002.
February 29th, 2000.

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The New York newsletter has gone to press. Douglas Clarke was kind enough to send us a copy so that we could share it with you on the Knox Web Page. Lots of great information, so CHECK IT OUT. If you would like to contact Douglas, his e-mail address is Savie@optonline.net

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The Toronto Chapter of the Knox Past Student’s Association, has sent 9 used computers to Knox for the Administration Building. Printers and other computer items have also been sent to Knox, thanks to the efforts of Knox past students living in Canada.

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Heather Hogarth- Smith has informed us that congratulations are in order for Dr. Roy Lacy, Associate Professor of Chemistry at State University of  New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, as he has been awarded the President and Chancellor's medals for teaching (chemistry). Dr. Lacey received his Ph. D. in Chemical Physics from Stony Brook in 1987.

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 The following information was submitted by Sandra Dear, in February, 2000:

I noticed an article in the "Gleaner" titled 'Boarding Schools lose subsidy' commencing:  The cash-stripped Ministry of Education and Culture has decided to withdraw from September 2000 the more than $20 million in boarding subsidy it provides to secondary schools and goes on to say the schools affected will be Munro/Westwood/Hampton /St. Hilda's and Knox. I was wondering if anyone has heard how this will affect Knox?  I think it is such a shame that the country is in this pickle financially. Right beside the article is another titled "Dunrobin High to close". What a shame. 
Also an announcement of the death of John Burrow, the father of  Jeannie and Lindy (now Millingen) who were students at Knox.

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Please contact me Jean (Clarage) Slosberg if there is anything that you would like to see added to this web page. Let me know if you have any ideas for new sections to be added to the page or just general information about Knox or Knox past students. My e-mail address is <jslosberg@comcast.net>

                                                                   
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                                                            OTHER FEATURES OFFERED ON THE KNOX WEB PAGE:
We have a steadily growing  E-MAIL LIST of Knox Alumni and teachers (both past and present) on the web page. If you would like to have your name and e-mail address added to this list, please send an e-mail to me.

I would also like to start my personal e-mail address list of Knox past students and teachers. I will use this list to notify you of upcoming Knox functions. This list will not be released to anyone else. If you are interested, please send your e-mail address and specify whether you would like to have it listed on the web page, or just for my personal records.

A KNOX WANTED list has also been added to the Knox Web Page. If there is someone that you have been trying to track down from your good old days at Knox and have been unable to locate them, send me an e-mail and I will post their name on the list. I will put the fact that you are looking for them on the list, unless you specify other wise in your request. I will not post your e-mail address.

A new page, SPOTLIGHT ON KNOXITES, has been added to the Knox Web Page. This will be a series of short biographies to bring us all up to date on what our old schoolmates have been up to since leaving Knox. We are looking for stories from all past students and teachers. Send the information to us by E MAIL.

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Phillip Slosberg.
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