Published 12 September 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
VERCHILD’S HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF STELLAR SERVICE
Basseterre: St. Kitts, Monday, September 12, 2022: Staff and students of the Verchilds High
School (VHS) adorned themselves in the schools colours [maroon and white] to commemorate
the celebration of the institution’s 30 th Anniversary.
The celebratory ceremony for the school’s anniversary coincided with the return of students to
the school on Wednesday, September 07. Addressing the gathering, Minister of Education, Hon.
Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, extended congratulatory remarks to the staff and students of the institution
for achieving the mile stone.
“The message I bring to you, Verchilds High School, it doesn’t matter where you start off, and it
is how you end up. Take advantage of the education that is available to you. As you celebrate 30
years, you have a track record to go by; your school has been excelling in just about all of the
areas.”
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources Entrepreneurship, Cooperative and
Creative Economy, Hon. Samal Duggins extended congratulatory remarks to his Alma Marter
for its anniversary celebrations and thanked the first principal as well as the previous staff
members for the pivotal role played in his growth and successes.
“Verchild’s High School, Bright Star in the West, you are ever worthy of our praise. We pledge
to do our best as excellence through discipline becomes our watchword through, pointing us to
pathways as our goals we pursue” he said repeating the opening lines to the VHS school song.
“As part of the student body that were here when our motto was created- Excellence through
Discipline. I want to say to you here and now, that that is probably one of the most powerful
statements that you will witness throughout your entire life.”
Principal of the institution, Mr. Miguel Thomas explains the significance behind this anniversary
celebration.
“Well 30 is a big deal! Verchild’s High School is a big deal! Verchilds High School has a lot of
history, much of which hasn’t been advertised or noted by the community and at this juncture in
the school’s history we are taking the time. We deem it necessary to ensure that persons
understand what Verchild’s High School is, where it came from and where we are heading, as we
are trending upwards. At this 30 Anniversary we want to celebrate in grand style; we want to
ensure that the community; the entire world knows that there is a Verchilds High School and that
we are doing great things,” exclaimed Mr. Thomas.
Addressing the celebratory activities, Principal Thomas noted that the activities will be included
in the school’s calendar of events for the 2022-2023 academic year.
“First of all we are an institution of learning whose main goal is to educate the nation’s children. So it is quite a delicate balance that we are trying to strike with the
academics and the celebratory activities for the 30 th Anniversary,” he said.
