On Saturday, April 7th, 2018, the Jamaica College Old Boys defeated the St. George’s College Old Boys to win the 14th annual Dennis Ziadie Cup. The St. George’s College over-45 team beat the Jamaica College over-45 team 3-1 in the Grand Masters match. In the Under-45 Masters match, Jamaica College defeated St. George’s College 6-2. The Dennis Ziadie Cup trophy was awarded to Jamaica College based on an aggregate score of both matches with 7-5.
Anchovy High School defeated Merl Grove High School to emerge as the winner in the 2018 JN Bank All Schools Alumnae Penalty Kick-off. The competition was fierce taking 4 rounds to determine a winner.
In the 2018 Boys Schools, Alumnae Penalty Kick-off Manchester High emerged as the winner beating Vere Tech. JN Bank will make a $100 cash donation to the first place schools and a $50 cash donation to the second place schools.
Kids and adults participated in sack races, three-legged races and, Spoon/egg races. The races were organized by radio personality Leo Gilling and the Jamaican Diaspora Education Task Force.
Old classmates from Jamaican high schools were able to reunite and enjoy the fun-filled 2-day True Blue Weekend of events. The festivities included a Kick-off Party at Grand Cafe in Pembroke Pines and the annual Ziadie Cup held at the state-of-the-art soccer facility at Vizcaya Park. It was a weekend of fun, friends, food and exciting soccer matches.
This year’s True Blue weekend festivities were the joint effort of these 2 alumni associations:
– The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc.
– The St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc.
ABOUT THE JAMAICA COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida established in 2004 as a 501(c) (3). The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida is committed to uphold the traditions of excellence of Jamaica College as one of the foremost educational iinstitution in the country of Jamaica and to support the school in the development of its students.
ABOUT THE ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 as a charitable non-profit corporation under the General Non-Profit Association Law of the State of Florida. Our objectives are: To foster the development of educational and extracurricular resources at St. George’s College; To advance education by providing scholarships to graduating students of St. George’s College for matriculation in a college or university; To provide a vehicle through which individuals and corporations may make charitable contributions to the St. George’s College alumni fund.
For more information, visit the website at http://www.trueblueweekend.com or our Facebook Fan Page – http://www.facebook.com/