21st January 2010
Three St.Lucia Sports Journalists call for programme to be established at Grande Riviere

Three sports journalists visited the Grande Riviere Secondary School on Tuesday 19th January 2010 following an invitation from the principal Mr. Cyrus Cepal, and during an address to the school’s assembly, a call was made for the institution to establish a programme which would result in the school producing quality sportsmen and women.
The three sports journalists who visited the school were David Pascal of the Star Newspaper, Anthony De Beauville of the Voice Newspaper, and Robertson S. Henry of Sportcaraibe, who during an address to the assembled students and teachers, called on the principal, teachers, and students “to establish a sports programme at the Grande Riviere Secondary School second to none in St. Lucia.”
In recognizing the difficulties many students face on a daily basis, Henry called for an account to be established at the principal’s office, into which every student and teacher would make contributions. From this account, Henry said that the finance will be channeled to assist students who represent the Grande Riviere Secondary School, and meet the requirements, are assisted with the necessary dietary supplements.
However, he pointed out that these students “should not, and cannot be part of the programme if they will take whatever finance that they have, and buy non nourishing foods. “These students cannot be part of the programme where they buy brand named clothes and shoes, yet will not purchase the basic sports equipment for themselves.”
According to Henry, “such a programme will see teachers working with each other and students in putting together a proper training regime in both theory and practice. “Students who are part of the school sports teams, will be properly trained, assisted with dietary supplements, and will compete with pride and dignity.