#sahsscience

Today, September 21, 2015, St. Andrew High School for Girls celebrates 90 years of providing high quality education to Jamaica’s girls.  Today, the newly renovated Lab 4 and the main science block will be reopened and christened the Mary Dawson Science Block.  Mary Dawson was St. Andrew’s 3rd principal and was instrumental in expanding science offerings for students throughout her time at St. Andrew.  Thank you to Jamaican corporate sponsors like Guardian Life and to the donors to the Lab 4 and science block renovation efforts, including the many donors to the Lab 4 Crowdfunding campaign (which raised USD$31,000), for helping to make the Lab 4 renovation happen and for ensuring that current and future students at St. Andrew have the facilities to learn, discover, and be curious…because girls in science matter!

[IMAGE CREDIT: St. Andrew High School for Girls] Pictured above is Guardian Life VP Glendon Gordon presenting a $250,000 cheque for the completion of Lab 4! Receiving the cheque is Science Department Head Franklin Burrell and SAHS Foundation board members Jessica Jones and Dr. Deanna Ashley. Also pictured are Grade 13 (Sixth Form) Environmental Science students: Jadini Thomas, Dominique Ramsay, and Kameron Lindo.