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Chromebook. The school has remained online with limited in-person classes since the pandemic began reaching from 88-100% of the students including administering full two paper exams remotely. This pivoting has received strong support from all stakeholders, notably the alumni who has provided a number of devices and other support.
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the fourth principal, Roy J. Ebanks in 1979. When he retired in 1996, Winston
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