CCOBA HOMECOMING

'HOMECOMING' as it relates to Cornwall College (CC), that great institution "here on the hill beside the sea", is the end result of a brain-spark from Corysa Salmon, Head of the English Department of CC. Prompted by the indefatigable Denham McIntyre, Principal since January 2006, who saw the need for a celebration worthy of showcasing the school's rich heritage, Corysa Salmon commenced to fashion

a branding of literacy for CC in keeping with her mandate (from both the Ministry of Education and Cornwall College) as Literacy Coordinator for the school. Her programme would designate an entire week shortly after the commencement of the school year in September when she would promote literacy at all levels and in all areas of the school's curricula. Before plans were settled, the 'open day' concept of the principal was quickly broadened by the McIntyre/Salmon team to include the 'old boys' of the school, and the formal name "Founders' & Literacy Week" was adopted. That same year, Gerald Chambers, the omnipresent, hard-working President of the Cornwall College Old Boys' Association (CCOBA), when asked by the school to identify CC past students for participation in the Founders' Day mentoring segment of the activities, invited 'old boy' and PTA treasurer Roy Ten-Fah to coordinate the effort. Corysa Salmon, who also worked alongside Ten-Fah at the Hanover Homecoming Foundation then grasped the opportunity to nominate him as co-chairman of the school committee,being the old boys' liaison, and later, to be Chairman of the umbrella 'Homecoming Committee'. Ten-Fah drew on his knowledge of the 100th and 110th Anniversary celebrations in 1996 and 2006 respectively, to implement a series of annual events that have have truly made 'Homecoming' a calendar event for the school and the CCOBA. In his inaugural year, there was no awards dinner; however, the classroom mentorship was successful but the literacy week symposium and activities, though very good, saw only fair participation by the 'old boys'.

2009
In a year that could easily have broken the new event, three persons, Ten-Fah, Raymond Kerr and Nicoleen Rhooms, a teacher, implemented the first 'Homecoming' Awards dinner at the Wexford Court. Corysa Salmon again did justice to the school's literacy week projects, which was highlighted by the launch of the Taylor/McIntyre Media House.

2010
A signal year for 'Homecoming, 2010 carried some outstanding projects; CC awards dinner at the Tryall Hotel, Golf Tournament at Cinnamon Hill, 'Oldies' lyme at Aquasol, Rex Nettleford induction as the first "Hall of Fame" awardee and the Literacy Symposium were some of them, but none as unique as the Soccer Legends Awards Dinner at the Montego Bay Yacht Club. This was the last Cornwall College function to be attended by the late Professor Aggrey Brown, who was in 2013 posthumously inducted to the Hall of Fame.

2011
The opening of the Carlton Chin 6th Form Block took the limelight in 2011. Apart from the stellar Awards Banquet at the Holiday Inn, the New York Chapter of the old boys sponsored a well received Teachers' Appreciation Dinner at the Palmyra Resort.

2012
This year witnessed the ground-breaking for the proposed CC Chapel, a project conceived by Dr. Albert McGann and taken up Dr. Cecil Aird when Dr. McGann became ill. The second recipient of the 'Men of Might' Hall of Fame Award was Dr. Henry Vernon Wong.

2013
The Aquasol lyme was upgraded in 2013 to incorporate a show and rebranded as the Retro Party, the project spear-headed by the legendary A.J. Dr. Aggrey Brown was posthumously inducted into the "Men of Might" Hall of Fame. Roy Ten-Fah retired as Homecoming Chairman and passed the baton to Francois Lawrence.

2014
The fourth recipient of the Hall of Fame award was Dr. Constantine Campbell. Another four 'Men of Might' Honour Awards were presented at the dinner gala. The Aquasol party was again re-branded and made bigger - named "Integration 2014". The CC Chapel was dedicated during an inspirational and well-attended ceremony. The Homecoming Committee applauds the efforts of the families of Dr. McGann and Dr. Aird.