{"id":1375,"date":"2021-05-26T05:13:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/?page_id=1375"},"modified":"2021-06-06T01:09:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T01:09:39","slug":"wolmers-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wolmers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolmer&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1375\" class=\"elementor elementor-1375\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef7ea06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef7ea06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5555062\" data-id=\"5555062\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1be8c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1be8c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wolmer's Day<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb1322 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb1322\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503e7e1\" data-id=\"503e7e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebeec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bebeec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"460\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wolmersb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wolmersb.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wolmersb-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (second right) and Chairman of the Wolmer\u2019s Trust, Milton Samuda (second left), holding a proclamation officially designating May 21 as \u2018Wolmer\u2019s Day\u2019, during a ceremony at King\u2019s House last Friday. Looking on are chairman of the Wolmer\u2019s Girls Sub-Committee, Karla Small-Dwyer (left) and Chairman of the Wolmer\u2019s Board of Management, Lincoln McIntyre.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f213900 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f213900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/news\/20190520\/may-21-declared-wolmers-day-gg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\"May 21 Declared as Wolmer's Day by GG,\" The Jamaica Gleaner, May 20, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\"GG Declares May 21 Wolmer's Day,\" Loop Jamaica News, May 20, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/latestnews\/governor-general_declares_may_21st_wolmers_day\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\"Governor General Declares May 21 Wolmer's Day,\" Jamaica Observer, May 20, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8188104\" data-id=\"8188104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883da15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883da15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Friday, May 17th, a few days shy of the The Wolmer\u2019s Trust schools 290th anniversary, the Governor General Sir Patrick Allen declared Wolmer\u2019s Day by proclamation at King\u2019s House. <strong>May 21 will be officially recognized as Wolmer&#8217;s Day in Jamaica.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Governor General hailed the Wolmer&#8217;s trust schools &#8211; Wolmer&#8217;s Boys&#8217; Wolmer&#8217;s Girls and Wolmer&#8217;s Prep &#8211; as being<\/p><blockquote><p>among the most distinguished \u00adeducational institutions in the island, recognised not only for longevity but also for sustained excellence in academics, sports and creative arts.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>The proclamation also applauded the schools for producing<\/p><blockquote><p>outstanding sons and daughters of Jamaica in many fields.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>They include former head of state Sir Florizel Glasspole, the third and longest-serving governor general of Jamaica and a former minister of education; former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, one of Jamaica\u2019s longest-serving parliamentarians; Amy Jacques Garvey, journalist, publisher and activist; Avis Henriques in business and voluntarism; and Dr Phyllis McPherson Russell in public service and the teaching of mathematics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2edf3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2edf3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-425214b\" data-id=\"425214b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c103a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3c103a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-768x639.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-768x639.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-1024x851.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-1536x1277.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-2048x1703.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-120x100.png 120w, https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/proclomation-600x499.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wolmer&#8217;s Day Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (second right) and Chairman of the Wolmer\u2019s Trust, Milton Samuda (second left), holding a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1375"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1742,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1375\/revisions\/1742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}