Youth from different schools competed in the annual sports d

• Published date: 24 April 2024
• Author: Staff Reporter
• Publication title: Southern Mail

Councillor for Ward 65, Donovan Nelson, said close to 1 000 youth took part in traditional sports and an e-games tournament

Terrence Klassen, former principal of Fairmount High, said it was good to see youth from the community coming together irrespective of the area they come from where gang association is often determined by where they live.

“The excitement of the games, the camaraderie, sportsmanship and mutual respect for each other and acknowledgment for the individual talents was commendable,” he said.

“The e-games and board games were a hit, oversubscribed, which is a good sign. We at Fairmount offer coding and robotics as an extracurricular subject, and e-gaming is a step in the right direction in fostering IT as...