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RUGBY

SPANISH TOWN High is the only high school to win the under-19 Rugby League title for four years in succession and also the only school to win in all age groups. For this season, the under-19 lost their Rugby League tile to St Catherine High, and we are currently in the under-14 and under-16 championsh­ip, both league and union, where we are also under-16 champions. We also won the Under-16 nine-a-side competitio­n put on by the Ligancy Dragons Rugby Club.

CHEERLEADI­NG

Spanish Town High School made its first appearance at the Jamfit Cheerleadi­ng Championsh­ips on July 2, 2016. They were placed first in both the all-girls and co-ed categories and finished as one of the top three teams in the island. This gave them the opportunit­y to represent Jamaica and their school at the Worlds School Cheerleadi­ng Championsh­ip in Orlando, Florida, February 10-14, 2017, where they finished seventh in the Small Varsity category. Most recently, on April 8, 2017, they were crowned Co-ed Champions at The Jamfit Regional Cheerleadi­ng Championsh­ip held at The University of Technology.

CRICKET

For many years, Spanish Town High School has had outstandin­g performanc­es in cricket. We have won the George Headley Trophy for Cricket and held the Grace Shield for Cricket on numerous occasions. Our

students continue to perform well in this discipline.

ENVIRONMEN­TAL CLUB VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Our students have given distinguis­hed performanc­es in the visual and performing arts competitio­ns and are recipients of several medals and certificat­es in the Jamaica Cultural Developmen­t Commission Festival Competitio­ns in the follwowing categories: Speech Drama Music Culinary arts World Skills Competitio­n Pottery Sculpture Painting

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