Page 4 SectionB The Abaconian September 15, 2008 | School News | A New School Year at Abaco Central By Mirella Santillo Abaco Central High School starts the new school year with, at last, a full admin- istrative staff. Last year’s Acting Principal, Ms. Vanessa James, is now the principal, but she will be supported by Vice-Princi- pal Dominique McCartney from North An- dros. Principal James itemized her goals for this school year. Besides settling the stu- dents into a new school year routine, she wants to dedicate her attention to two im- mediate projects that will take place in Sep- tember: a school-wide testing in reading to be held on September 10th and an Awards Ceremony scheduled for September 19. Ms. Eunice Mills was busy on the first day of school enrolling Students and getting the The Awards Ceremony, an annual event, is aimed at recognizing the students who have done well in national examinations and in the summer examinations. According to the principal, there was a significant increase of students taking the BGCSE examination last year, 92 percent versus 73 percent the preceding year. There was also an improvement in all subjects and more students improved. This was an improvement that Ms. James has wished on her students with her perseverance and dedication as an administrator, first as the Vice Principal with Mr. Kendris Hield as Principal and last year in her capacity of Acting Principal. She wants to increase this improvement during this new school year, inspiring the students with this year’s theme Ready to Win. EEE BEF ei Fi new school year underway at Central Abaco Primary School in Dundas Town. It is the largest school on Abaco with an enrollment of over 800 students. LIGHTING SHOWROOM “- OPEN Waaiat LES tS ay Et CEILING FANS + EXHAUST FANS CHANDELIERS - TRACK LIGHTS EXIT LIGHTS ¢ EMERGENCY LIGHTS PIPE AND FITTINGS + WIRE BREAKERS ¢ PANELS ¢ FUSES CONTACTORS ¢ RELAYS STANDBY SYSTEMS Fax 367-5144 ¢ US Ph. 561-283-3744 Don MacKay Boulevard ¢ Marsh Harbour Across the street from St. John the Baptist Anglican Church The emphasis will be to create a cul- ture of learning and self-discipline, fol- lowing the Ministry of Education’s theme of promoting literacy. There will be more literacy-related initiatives, a focus on more parental involvement and more homework-related initiatives. “It will be an exciting new year,” stated Ms. James, convincingly. Two new teachers have already taken their positions: Mr. Conlife Green from Jamaica, who teaches technical drawing and graftic communication, and Ms. Prin- cess Williams, who transferred from S.C. Bootle to head the Family and Consumer Sciences Department. More teachers are expected to join in the near future. For the last three years the student enrolment has ranged between 500 and 550. Ritz Carlton Donates School Items to Central Abaco Primary By Samantha V. Evans Margo Dean and Portia Jonsson of the Abaco Club at Winding Bay donated three boxes of sports bags containing composi- tion books, pencils, erasers, pencil cas- es, and rulers to Central Abaco Primary School on September 2nd. These items were donated by the Guest Services De- partment of the hotel. Management wants the school to know that they are commit- ted to assisting with the advancement of education on Abaco and this is just a small contribution to help them educate the chil- dren of the Abaco. Principal Eunice Mills graciously accepted the items on behalf od the school and extends her sincerest grati- tude to the management of this develop- Brent Cartwright, Broker, BRI Phone 367-0080 ment, assuring them that the items will be put to good use. Abaco student will repre- sent the Bahamas at an Essay Contest Students and faculty members of St. Francis de Sales School are pleased to be opening the school year on a high note as Adrianne Kelly became the winner of The Bahamas round of the Conde Nast Traveler My Caribbean Essay Contest. Adrianne, who is an 8th grade student at St. Francis, was selected as the best candi- Please see School Page 8 Piaities I Adrianne Kelly, a students at St. Francis de Sales School in Marsh Harbour, was the winner at the national level of the Conde Nast essay contest. She wrote about the unique experiences that Abaco offers in- cluding the wild horses. She will compete next month in the Caribbean-wide competi- tion to be held in Trinidad. Fax: 242-367-0081 email: brent@aisleofpalmrealty.com website : www.aisleofpalmrealty.com Maria Silvester, BRI Phone 367-0080 2 Rhiannon Thomas Phone 365-5003 Giselle McIntosh Phone 365-4655 Junior Mernard Phone 366-0361 Kristin Williams Phone 367-0080 Nikhil Shah Phone 367-0080 Hope Town 1374 - Best priced sandy beach lot on island. Beautifully landscaped and ready for building. Marsh Harbour 1458 - 4/4 Executive home. Large landscaped lot, private beach, too many wonderful features to list. Call today. The Abaco Club 1363 - Two adjacent beach lots with unobstructed views of Winding Bay. Yellowwood - Hillside ocean view lot. Electricity and water now available. Guana beachfront home 1256 - 3/2 on high dune, endless views. Great rental history. Marsh Harbour home 1364 - 2/2 on lovely land- scaped lot. Centrally located. $206,000 Sea Glass 1337 - 3/2 home on Guana Cay with beach access just steps away. $439,000 Watching Bay 1392 - Fabulous hill top lot with great views. Short walk to beach. Turtle House on Guana harbour - 2/1 with private dockon harbour. Great views and rental potential. NEW PRICE White Sound - Two adjacent beach lots with 150° of beachfront and 100 ft. private dock on White Sound. Great Cistern Triplex 1393 - Great investment in a newly built triplex. Excellent rentals Casuarina Point home - 1439 - 2/2 home on large landscaped lot. Dock approval in place. Bahama Palm Shores - A large selection of interior and beach lots starting at $30,000 The Great Abaco Club 1189 - Jaffa is a 3/3 home on a double lot positioned to capture views from every room. Royal Harbour waterfront lots - Two waterfront lots, both offering great dockage. Sweetings Village - Residential lot in fast growing community Regattas Penthouse unit 1334 - The only 3/3 init in complex. Very spacious, wonderful kitchen, double patio, huge master bath. A must see unit. Marsh Harbour pool home 1422 - 3/2 home on large landscaped lot with pool and spacious deck- ing and patio, central a/c, central location. Marsh Harbour executive home 1421 k Spacious home with 3/2 on three levels, along with 2/2 and I/I apartments. Pool and large landscaped lot. Cove Estates home 1377 - Well designed 2/2 offering cathedral ceilings, a/c, large patio, lovely lot. Watching Bay - Three adjacent lots near the entrance of this new subdivision just outside the settlement of Cherokee. White Sound 1476 Oceanfront lot - Great ocean- front lot just south of Sea Spray $727,000. The cook Estate at Turtle rocks - Almost 5 acres offering 3 homes & four other buildings. Sea views. Call for info. The Abaco Club - Hope Town Cottage 1437 - 4/4 turn-key hilltop cottage overlooking the [8th green and Atlantic Ocean. $3,175,000 Guana Cay - Two bay lots starting at $370,000, Two ocean lots starting at $399,000, Beach lots starting at $599,000 Interior lots starting at $190,000 Hope Town - Conch Quest - Oceanfront home just south of Sea Spray Resort in White Sound. $694,000 Black Sound Lot - Almost an acre with 100+ feet of protected deep water shoreline. GREAT VALUE $499,900 Aisle of Palm Realty, POB AB20900, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas 15 Mar 08