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March 20, 2008
Shane-O, Blacker and more stress STAY IN SCHOOL
By: Jaide Bridge
Shane-O proves over and over again that he is still the 'students' pet' as he continues to get overwhelming applause with the Inseason Juice KLAS High School Tour. At York Castle High recently, there was no exception and while mindful of the reason for the fun and excitement of school tours, Shane-O used the opportunity to remind students of the huge benefits of completing their education and even had them spelling in one song.
The big merger of Music, Sports and Academics – made possible by sponsors Inseason Juice (title sponsor), Pharmaton, Adidas, AAMM Co-Op Credit Union and YardFlex, continued in Brown's Town in the cool hills of St. Ann; just in time to celebrate with York Castle High School who are proud of their 50th anniversary in the current location. Founded 100 years ago, the school is headed by Principal, Mrs. Hawthorne and the head boy is Lorenzo Daley.
There was such order in the audience, that YardFlex had a passing thought that maybe something more formal was about to transpire. However this was just an example of the exemplary behaviour shown by these students who had a great time in an orderly fashion.
Their juices boiled anyway and applause was tremendous, especially when show host Tony Young of KLAS brought up the topic of Champs (Jamaican inter school national Track and Field competitions). Students were also extremely responsive to their favourite tunes as DJ Kat juggled the latest tracks and of course were delighted by the performances of their school choir and band.
Alibra, a young singer who traveled from Kingston with the tour gave a well received performance that began in acapella. Later accompanied by tracks, Alibra showed her versatility when she started rapping; she interacted well with the students.
Other young performers came from the school itself and some wonderful talent was unearthed amongst York Castle students.
As the entertainment rocked the crowd, students got ample opportunity to become involved in different activities. The all time favourite was Inseason Juice's drinking contest. As usual the audience decided on who the winner was.
Black-er rearranged the lyrics to one of his popular tracks, to impact upon students the importance of staying in school so they wouldn't have to, "Go back a Basic School." He also encouraged students saying that when they come of age to have boyfriends, "They need the education, so if your boyfriend leaves you 'yu no pop down'."
Uptown, a school group, gave the final performance and gifts were given to three female students who jumped at the opportunity to accept Tony Young's invitation to show off the latest dance moves. Sponsors, YardFlex and Adidas gave them gifts.