At this time, when our teachers are clamouring for a more substantive offer in their salaries and emoluments from the Government of Jamaica, there is one young teacher who is making a huge difference in the lives of many students of the Jonathan Grant High School, specifically the Acting Society. His name is Horace Gordon.
Using his skills as a drama teacher, he has been able to harness the good in these students and garner their respect. He is from humble beginnings and his father died at an early age, but Gordon has been determined to surpass the limits of the community where he grew up. Under the tutelage of veteran dramatist Gregory Waite, he has developed the art of writing and drama.
Recently, in the Jamaica Cultural Develpment Commission 'festival' competition, under the direction of Gordon, the Jonathan Grant Acting Society was able to achieve best intermediate play, best experimental drama, best amateur director, and best intermediate director, best overall script, best overall technical management, and one of his students was named best intermediate actress. These are not easy to achieve, as it takes lots of work, dedication and commitment to ensure that our young students are focused and are themselves committed to the hard work necessary to bring a solid message through drama.
Let me hope that corporate Jamaica will see the awesome work that this young man is doing and come on board to encourage him and the students of Jonathan Grant, because in these times our young people can be easily distracted, and we need people like Horace Gordon to help keep them focused to remain on the right path.
Continue to work hard, Gordon, and congratulations to you and the Acting Society at Jonathan Grant.
Ralston Chamberlain
Toronto, Ontario
Ralston.Chamberlaine@
tdsb.on.ca
Kudos to Horace Gordon and Jonathan Grant Acting Society
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Using his skills as a drama teacher, he has been able to harness the good in these students and garner their respect. He is from humble beginnings and his father died at an early age, but Gordon has been determined to surpass the limits of the community where he grew up. Under the tutelage of veteran dramatist Gregory Waite, he has developed the art of writing and drama.
Recently, in the Jamaica Cultural Develpment Commission 'festival' competition, under the direction of Gordon, the Jonathan Grant Acting Society was able to achieve best intermediate play, best experimental drama, best amateur director, and best intermediate director, best overall script, best overall technical management, and one of his students was named best intermediate actress. These are not easy to achieve, as it takes lots of work, dedication and commitment to ensure that our young students are focused and are themselves committed to the hard work necessary to bring a solid message through drama.
Let me hope that corporate Jamaica will see the awesome work that this young man is doing and come on board to encourage him and the students of Jonathan Grant, because in these times our young people can be easily distracted, and we need people like Horace Gordon to help keep them focused to remain on the right path.
Continue to work hard, Gordon, and congratulations to you and the Acting Society at Jonathan Grant.
Ralston Chamberlain
Toronto, Ontario
Ralston.Chamberlaine@
tdsb.on.ca
Kudos to Horace Gordon and Jonathan Grant Acting Society
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