Campion College, is a prominent, high-ranking co-educational Jesuit high school in Kingston, Jamaica. The school is widely known for its academic and sporting record. The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. ...

History

On 5 January 1960, with one hundred and one first form students and a faculty of four Jesuit Fathers, the new school opened its doors and the first lessons were given that day in a pavilion and in classrooms borrowed from Campion Hall Preparatory School. The Jesuit faculty residence was the former residence of the Jesuit Superior of the Island, Campion House. Campion Hall had been founded in January 1940 when Rt. Reverend Thomas A. Emmet, S.J.,D.D., was Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica and V. Reverend Thomas J. Feeney, S.J. was Superior. It began on the premises of St. George's College but moved to Roslyn Hall at 115 Old Hope Road on 6 January 1942. To make room for the growing needs of Campion College, it graduated its last class in December of 1962, just as twenty-two years earlier it had taken in its first students to supply the needs of St. George's College. Campion House, the former Superior's residence at 105 Hope Road, was the property of Mr. Roy Lindo before it and the large adjoining field were sold to the Society of Jesus. is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ground was broken on 26 August 1960 for a £20,000 (British Currency) two-storey structure of eight classrooms with an accommodation for 240 pupils. It was designed by McMorris & Sibley, Architects, and erected by the firm of Ivan D. Arscott. It was formally blessed on Monday, 20 March 1961 by the Rt. Reverend John J. McEleny, S.J.,D.D., Bishop of Kingston, and was dedicated to the memory of Mr. Martin A. Waters of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., whose bequest along with other benefactors made the erection possible. is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to Waters Hall and to the West of it, a second new building was erected. The 15,000 pound Science Block has laboratories and classrooms for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Its construction, supervised by Leonard I. Change, was finished in December 1963 and opened for use in January 1964. The formal dedication and opening took place on Monday 24, February 1964, when it was blessed by V. Rev. John V. O'Conner, S.J., New England Provincial of the Society of Jesus.

A few firsts: Sports Day, Thursday 17 March 1960; Elocution Contest, Thursday 17 November 1960; the first Home School Association Meeting at which the Constitutions were adopted and Dr. Herman Lyn, D.M.D., was elected as the first president, Wednesday 14 June 1961; Sea Scout Investiture, Saturday 4 November 1961; Prize Giving, Wednesday 21 February 1962; Acceptance of first Sodality Members, Saturday 2 February 1963; first dance in Sts. Peter and Paul Church Hall, Friday 19 June 1964.

The School is named after Blessed Edmund Campion, a brilliant and celebrated Oxford scholar, priest, and Jesuit martyr. An intrepid defender of the spiritual authority of the Holy See, he died most gloriously on the gallows at Tyburn on 1 December 1581. His examination and torture were the cause of numerous conversions to the Catholic faith. After being cruelly racked, it was proposed to him to hold a disputation with some of the famous Protestant divines, being allowed only to answer the objections, and not attack his adversaries. Although in a dying state, he triumphed with such success that they hastened on his death. Portrait of Edmund Campion St. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline, perhaps receiving financial support through a scholarship. ... This article is about religious workers. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ... Tyburn may refer to: Tyburn, London, a former village in London, United Kingdom Tyburn (stream), London, UK Tyburn, West Midlands, a ward in Birmingham, UK Category: ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Trivia

• Campion College's full motto is : Fortes In Fide Et Opere (Strong in Faith and Good Works).
• Campion College has ranked as Top School in Jamaica for the CXC Examinations more times than any other school. The closest rival is Immaculate Conception HS for Girls.
• Campion College has produced a number of prominent members of Jamaican society including a number of entertainers, radio and televeision personalities, models, pageant queens, Olympians, prominent businessmen and high-ranking executives in major Jamaican companies. There is a more complete list on the alumni website.
• From 1972 to 2000 a total of 52 Campion students have been awarded Jamaican Government Scholarships. During this period 5 were awarded Rhodes Scholarships and 2 were awarded Open Scholarships tot he University of the West Indies.

External links

• Campion College Official Website