St Rose’s High School on Thursday bid its recently retired school Principal, Paula Hamilton (née Yearwood), goodbye after 24 years of service to the institution.
Hamilton was celebrated for her high matriculation rate while serving at the school during a small tribute and dinner event held at Park Rayne, on Thursday. Several past students, the current Principal (Ag) Rayon Tobin, both past and present members of the Board of Governors (BoG), teachers, Ministry of Education Chief Education Officer (CEO), Marcel Hutson, and other officials, family members and friends were in attendance. It was noted in a release from the school that Hamilton retired in August 2021.
Hamilton, a University of Guyana graduate with a BSc in Biology/Chemistry, continued to push herself by furthering her studies in several aspects including acquiring a Master’s in 2012 which helped prepare her for the position of Head Mistress in 2014.
According to the release, it is the opinion of the BoG that she will be a tough act to follow. While Head Mistress, Hamilton maintained a 100 per cent matriculation rate and ensured that all her students graduated with passes both in Mathematics and English and at least three other subjects, on an annual basis at all external examinations. Further, she maintained that percentage for almost every year during her tenure and never fell below 98 per cent, except on one occasion. There have been notable top performers at external examinations both at the local and Caribbean levels that have come from St Rose’s High School.
Well-known songstress, Jackie Jaxx, a 2008 St. Rose’s High graduate, featured among the several performances which honoured the retired Principal’s legacy. The programme was chaired by well-known cultural and broadcast personality Russel Lancaster, himself a St Rose’s alumnus.
