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Kingston College Marches for 90th Anniversary

Published:Friday | April 17, 2015 | 12:00 AM
Ricardo Makyn
To mark the 90th anniversary of the school, students of Kingston College gather at the gate of The Gleaner company, the original site of the school.

April 16, 1925 marks the founding of Kingston College (KC), and 90 years to that date students at the all-boys institution lined the length of North Street for a historic march to the site where the school was first established.

The sea of khaki interspersed with streams of purple could be seen from any vantage point along North Street on Wednesday.

The sporadic outbursts of celebratory cheers were complemented by energetic fanfare provided by the marching band.

The march culminated outside the walls of The Gleaner, where a plaque highlighting the location as the site of the building which housed the first 49 students of the school is erected. This was where the students gathered for prayer and reflection.

Vice-principal Everton Burrell was in a jubilant mood as he marshalled students at the historic event.

"Today is the exact day, 90 years ago, Kingston College was founded right at the same spot where The Gleaner Company is right now. As a symbolic event, we decided to march to the spot," he said.