Schools
Primary football playoffs resume
(PFL): After a few weeks of deserved rest for players and coaches, the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) playoffs resume this Saturday, 7 January with the third round of games at the Annex Field beginning at 9am. The playoffs will continue through the month with the finals […]
Triple C students donate books for young readers
(CNS Local Life): Many children will be able to read new books at the local public libraries because of the donation made by the students of Triple C School. On Monday, 12 December, the George Town Public Library received a gift box filled with books from Kathleen Westin, Triple C librarian; and Jennifer Allen, vice-principal […]
After-school club promotes goodwill
(CNS Local Life): The Youth Services Unit’s (YSU) Financial Awareness Now (FAN) Club, an after-school programme at Clifton Hunter High School, is promoting fiscal awareness and Christmas cheer this year. The club, which is helping Year 7-11 students develop financial literacy and social responsibility, is producing handmade Christmas ornaments for a good cause. This latest […]
Primary students celebrate Christmas around the world
(CNS Local Life): Fourth grade students at Triple C School are learning how children around the world celebrate Christmas. The young people started presentations 6 December, with many dressing up in the native costumes of the countries about which they were sharing. As a special treat, many also provided different types of food that would […]
Goal fest for round two of primary playoffs
(PFL): The second round of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) playoffs, held Saturday, 10 December at the Annex Field, had everything a true football supporter could wish for – plenty of goals, fantastic finishes, great saves, painful misses, botched penalties, great team play and sparkling individual performances.
Students spell their way to the top
(CNS Local Life): John Gray High School student Toni-Ann Daley has been crowned champion of the 33rd annual Lion’s Club of Grand Cayman Secondary Spelling Bee Competition. Christon Asa Ferguson from Creek & Spot Bay Primary School in Cayman Brac took top honours in the RBC Royal Bank 19th annual Primary Spelling Bee Competition.
Careers fair draws hundreds of students
(CNS Local Life): More than 500 students visited the recent second annual Cayman Academy careers fair, held at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI). Among the displays at the fair, at which 35 public and private entities exhibited, were robotics, drones, test tubes illustrating medical blood work, drug-sniffing dogs, and weather information-gathering tools.
Exciting start to primary football playoffs
(PFL): The first round of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (PFL) playoffs concluded Saturday, 3 December at the Annex Field with a number of thrilling match-ups. The run to the championships in both leagues continues with second round games scheduled for 10 December, also at the Annex.
Cayman’s young spellers set to compete
(CNS Local Life): Primary and secondary school students across the Cayman Islands are preparing to vie for the title of best speller, with the 33rd annual Lions Club of Grand Cayman Secondary Spelling Bee Competition set for Wednesday, 7 December and the 19th annual RBC Royal Bank Primary Spelling Bee Competition the following day.
Primary schools battle for playoff spots
(PFL): The final regular season games in the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL), held Saturday, 26 November, gave schools the chance to qualify for either the Champions Cup or Consolation Cup competitions, which are scheduled to kick off 3 December. In the Under 11 division, two schools steeped […]
St Ignatius takes double honours in debate
(CNS Local Life): St Ignatius Catholic School students Giselle Ebanks and Viktoriya Bolgova won the recent Conyers Inter-Schools Debate Tournament with their compelling final argument for the statement, “Be it resolved that governments should ban extremist websites”. Bolgova also took individual honours. The tournament brought together 14 teams, seeing the return of students from Cayman Prep, […]
Top-of-the-table clash ends in exciting draw
(PFL): The dream matchup during week six of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) regular season featured the only two undefeated Under 11 schools in Group A – Sir John A. Cumber and Savannah – at a neutral venue. On Saturday, 19 November, a strong and confident contingent from Sir John A. Cumber travelled […]
St Ignatius hold Sir John A. Cumber in entertaining draw
(PFL): With two weeks remaining in the regular seasons of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL), the pressure is on for those schools looking to secure a spot in the elite Champions Cup competition. This past Saturday, 12 November, St Ignatius Prep travelled to West Bay to take […]
Students shine in essay competition
(CNS Local Life): Kaciann Wilson, 11, of George Town Primary School and Aly Byrnes, 13, of Cayman International School (CIS) have been named the winners of the 2016 CUC essay competition, which was launched earlier this year with the theme, “Electricity: It is more than poles and wires and the flicking of a switch.”
George Town U-11s notch first win
(PFL): Play resumed Saturday, 5 November, in the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) following the mid-term break, with a number of games at venues across the island. In Group A, the Under 11 boys from George Town Primary celebrated their first victory of the season with a 3-1 […]
Lions charter club at John Gray High School
(CNS Local Life): The Lions Club of Grand Cayman (LCGC) has chartered a school-based Alpha Leos Club with 32 John Gray High School students. Visiting district governor Lion Errol Lee initiated seven club officers and installed 25 members in the presence of fellow students, teachers and Lions. Members were vested and pinned, and Leo president […]
Sir John A Cumber U-11 boys still undefeated
(CNS Local Life): The Sir John A. Cumber Primary Under 11 boys made it three wins out of three with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Truth For Youth School during the third round of the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) regular season Saturday, 22 October, at the West Bay Town Hall Field.
Students learn by the numbers
(CNS Local Life): Staff from the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) gave 34 high school students at Wesleyan Christian Academy hands-on experience in how to conduct a random survey and a quick census Monday, 17 October, as part of Statistics Week activities. ESO director Maria Zingapan led the group of grade 9-12 students, who also […]
