TWO STALWARTS who gave sterling service to the education system in Barbados were singled out for praise and rewarded at a ceremony this morning.
Wayne “Poonka” Willock, deputy principal at the Princess Margaret Secondary School, St Philip, and Chester Mapp, a security guard, are both retiring after serving the institution in their respective roles.
Willock is leaving the teaching service after 33 years – three of those spent at Princess Margaret – while Mapp put in 19 years.
Willock was recognised not only for his tenure at Princess Margaret but his dedication to the cultural work he did among the students.
Both honourees were presented with gifts from a cross section of the school’s population including the ancillary staff, while Jutonia Holder, winner of the school’s Sing Your Heart Out Competition, sang Rihanna’s Stay With Me. (JS)