Architect Maurice Clarke (right) explains the work being undertaken at the St. Lucy Secondary School to Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Ronald Jones (left), and his touring party.
New name for school
8/18/2012
The St. Lucy Secondary School is to be renamed.
The official announcement of that name change came yesterday morning from Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Ronald Jones, after he toured the new auditorium which is being constructed at the Trents, St. Lucy facility, accompanied by officials of his Ministry.
He said that following consultation with the Board of Management of the school, the principal Stephen Jackson and Member of Parliament for the constituency Denis Kellman, it was agreed that the school, which celebrates 41 years in existence this year, will from October bear the name of its first principal, Darryl Jordan.
“Darryl Jordan was the founding principal of this school when it was open in 1971 and continued as the principal for many years at the school and if you move around any part of St. Lucy, some parts of St. Andrew and St. Peter, the name that readily comes to mind when they speak of the St. Lucy Secondary School was Darryl Jordan,” he said.
Jones added, “There are many outstanding citizens of Barbados who credit the leadership, the style, the humanitarian outreach of Mr. Darryl Jordan as being responsible for what they have achieved in life thus far and therefore the Cabinet of Barbados has accepted the recommendation of the Board, the support of the Ministry of Education that the St. Lucy Secondary School be renamed the Darryl Jordan Secondary School.”
Minister Jones said that they will also be calling on the management of the school to suggest a name for the new auditorium as well, so that when the official renaming is done in a few months, the ceremony can incorporate the naming of the hall as well. (JRT)
