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Mt Alvernia Gala

Published:Wednesday | October 15, 2014 | 12:25 AM
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Janet Silvera Photo Emcee extraordinaire Jackie Jarrett-Nicholson at the Mt. Alvernia High School 2014 Homecoming grand gala, hosted by the Central Florida International Alumni Association.
Janet Silvera Photo Loris Fowler-Reid and husband Delmar were picture perfect at the Mt. Alvernia High School 2014 Homecoming Grand Gala.
Janet Silvera Photo Joy McDonald-Francis looking lovely at the gala.
Janet Silvera Photo Genus Pharmacy's Janet Genus(left) and Juliet Lawrence at the Mt. Alvernia High School 2014 Homecoming Grand Gala.
Janet Silvera Photo President of the Mt. Alvernia High School Central Florida Alumni Association, Dawn Chin-Jones and husband Donald.
Janet Silvera Photo Sister Act! From left: Atlanta based Cordell Cori-Harding and her sisters, Kerene and Neisha Harding.
Janet Silvera Photo Angella Fong-Seales (left) and Karen Chang, board members of the Mt. Alvernia High School Central Florida International Alumni at their 2014 Homecoming Grand Gala at the Montego Bay Convention Centre last Saturday October 11.
Janet Silvera Photo From left: Marcia Jackson-Young poses with Fitzgerald Brown and his wife Debbie Dougall-Brown.
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Mt Alvernia's 'Night of A Thousand Stars'

WESTERN BUREAU:

The year of anticipation that was built around the Mount Alvernia High School Central Florida Alumni Association's Homecoming Grand Gala came to fruition last Saturday night at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Billed as 'The Night of A Thousand Stars', some 400 alumni and their guests invaded the ballroom of the centre, donning their best fineries as the all-girls institution celebrated the marquee event, making their mark on the Second City.

More than half the attendees flew in from the United States - New York, Florida and Atlanta, with at least one person coming from as far as France to help the school sustain its top position in academic accomplishments on the island.

These 'old girls', comprised of graduates as far back as the 1950s to as recent as 2001, kicked off their Jamaican invasion with a health fair, devotion, and a concert at the Montego Bay-based institution, which is approaching its 90th anniversary.

A beach and retro affair, complemented by the gala event completed a week of raising not only awareness, but much needed funds to continue to the mammoth amount of projects the Central Florida Chapter has embarked on over the years.

"You give regardless of your own needs, and you serve even while you are in need of service," said chapter president, Dawn Chin-Jones, when lauding those who have supported the school over the years.

Recognised by her peers, Chin-Jones was caught off guard when her board members awarded her with a plaque for altruistic service.

Mt Alvernia High is currently ranked fifth in the island, and its principal, Therisa Cherian, has reason to be happy, opining that the 2030 national development plan to make Jamaica the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business, can be realised through education.