CedarBridge Academy Principal Kalmar Richards was filled with pride yesterday with the announcement of the school's second Honour Roll List.

The number of students on the roll has nearly doubled from the 1999/2000 school year, from 123 students to 205.

Nearly a quarter, or 24.7 percent of the school's population have grades of 70 percent or higher in the first quarter reporting period or semester to qualify.

"It really encourages me,'' Mrs. Richards said yesterday. "I'm excited with the direction which we are taking. But you know, I've told them that I'm excited with the way they have achieved. But I'm not satisfied because more students should be on that honour roll.

"Although the minimum to pass is 60 percent we expect them all to reach higher -- to at least 80. Eighty percent shows mastery or understanding of a subject or concept.

"In some of our classes we are getting a 100 percent pass rate. Students are really buying into the standard of excellence which we are setting at CedarBridge.

"We even recognise achievement within a department or subject, for those students that are not yet on the Honour Roll but have achieved a high grade within a subject.'' Mrs. Richards added: "The teachers, I've found, are really working hard in terms of lesson plans and the using of technology and other methods to push the students. Their efforts are really paying off.

The Honour Roll is made up of students with grades of between 70 and 79 percent, Deputy Principal's Honour's with grades between 80 and 90 percent, and the Principal's Honours with grades of 90 percent or higher.

There are 19 students on the Principal's Honours list and Mrs. Richards will be treating that group to a special lunch off campus next week.

All of the Honour Roll students will be allowed to drop their uniforms today for a special "grub day''.

Mrs. Richards credits the hard work of the students and the effort of the teachers in conforming to a new programme of `quality' lesson planning, and use of a variety of teaching strategies.

The CedarBridge principal and her executive team of four deputy principals made more than 100 classroom visits last term to monitor both the level of teaching and learning.

CedarBridge Honours a point of pride Mrs. Richards said the feedback she has received from parents has been encouraging, particularly from parents who might not normally take part in school activities.

CedarBridge Board of Governors Chairman Marc Telemaque hailed Mrs. Richards and her team for their "steady progress, hard work and dedication'' to the school.

"The results speak for themselves,'' he said. "We solicit the support of the community in CedarBridge's endeavours and we wait for the day that even more students make that Honour Roll.'' Fourteen-year-old Janaya Raynor, of Warwick, was proud of her accomplishment this year, which she said was a repeat of her making the Principal's List last year.

Ian Morgan, who is originally from Jamaica but now lives in Pembroke, called making Mrs. Richard's list "a great privilege'' and said it would help him in the future.

And Danielle Raynor, 15, of Paget, admitted she is proud to have made the list and said her family had encouraged her to "keep striving and keep the good work up''.

The CedarBridge Academy Fall 2000 Principal's Honours List are: Senior One; Raquel Amaral, Vanessa Bean, Naomi Bramlett, Shawnette Brangman, Melissa Clarke, Sha-shay Johnstone, DeLeon Lottimore, Chardala Simons.

Senior Two; Eneye Jatto, Danielle Raynor, Janaya Raynor, Gina Wheatley.

Senior Three; John Allen, Christopher Dubuisson, Susan Gill, Tache King, Ian Morgan, Melanie O'Brien, and Anchinesh Trott.