Ras Putah Wins Award Todd “Ras Puter” McFarlin, Haile High’s computer expert, won Acton Boxborough Regional High School Principal’s Recognition Award this week. It is in recognition of his community service last spring when he created a network for the computers at Haile High and taught our students how to use it. Ras Puter is one of four honored in his class of over 400 students. Congratulations, Todd! |
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On September 11th Haile High's potential funding blew away with the arrival of Ivan the Terrible on Jamaica's coast. A large US company with offices in Kingston was interested in supporting the school until Ivan's Force 4-5 winds battered the island for many hours. One computer school is very small in the midst of the problems Ivan has created. Click on Ivan the Terrible to see the devastation and learn what we need to help our students and rebuild |
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Haile High lost computers and equipment. The trees that shaded our students at lunch are gone. Until now Haile High has functioned with only the income Kali and Sam can generate. Ivan has changed all that. We know we'll need laptop computers, educational computer programs and textbooks to replace those lost, in addition to cash donations. So far we have raised $1300 that is already helping to relieve the devastation and restart the classes. Your contribution is appreciated more than you can possibly know. Jamaica's economy relies on tourism. Tourists don't like hurricanes! During this crisis Jamaica will depend on help from other nations and organizations to rebuild. These take time to get in place and much of the aid goes to those who have the best access to official Jamaica. People like our students and their families will see very little of that help. While we can't offer charitable contribution tax deductions, we can guarentee that all money collected goes straight to restoration of the school and assistance to our student's families. To help, please send a check or money order to Lynn Abbott 153 Summer Street Acton, MA 01720 or click here to use Paypal for credit card donations. If you have equipment or can link us up with someone who can provide help, share our website with them or contact Lynn or Kali at: HaileHigh@hotmail.com. Give thanks and praises for your generosity. |
Ras Putah Scores Again A call to Leo Laporte's radio show results in Haile High link on Leo's home page, Leoville.com.
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Saturday, September 11th, 2004 Todd in Massachusetts - recovering damaged data Does tech support for Jamaica’s Haile High School in Montego Bay. He’s trying to recover an external hard drive for them. The drive mounts and he can see folders and some files, but others are damaged.
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Leo Laporte First Learns of Haile High (Circa 2002) Haile High forges a new link in the long friendship between Jamaica and Canada – in Cyberspace! Ras Putah, Todd McFarlin - Haile High’s own AstroGeek, will be a video visitor on Leo LaPorte’s new Canadian-based TV show: “Call For Help 2.0” on G4TechTV. Leo first learned about Haile High when he opened a package from Kali on air during his “Screen Savers” show in 2002. (Pictured above from the show.) Ras Putah has been on both Leo’s TV and radio shows with questions. Hearing about the new show, he submitted his question via the Internet. He was then invited to participate via video link. During the interview, Ras Putah reminded Leo of the package from Haile High. “Leo remembered it,” said Ras Putah. “The best part was when Leo put the HaileHigh.com web site up on his screen. It must be at least a 60” plasma. Leo said what good work the school was doing to bring computer access to the kids in Jamaica and he asked to be kept informed about what a’gwan.” |
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My Summer Holiday by Monique J. Brown
Monique wrote this note on a computer at Haile High before Ivan struck. She then sent it as an e-mail attachment to Kaliflowa in the U.S. Chances are that Monique, like most of the Kids in Jamaica, would have never, ever had the chance to learn and operate a computer if our school wasn't there. |
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My holiday started on June 30, 2004. It was not as enchanting as expected but could have been better. I went to the beach several times with friends and family ~ it was a splash!
The 9th of July was my 14th birthday. I went to the beach, ate KFC and played music. I even went to dance practice and most of all, I ate plenty of ice cream, more than anyone could eat in a week! On the 25th of July, I went to my Family Reunion where I got the chance to meet family members that I never met before. It was held at Bogue Hill located in St. James. I then returned to Flankers where at my church a Miss and a Mini Miss Visionette princess contest was held. (A visionette is a group of girls between the ages of 8-18. Our youngest member is Veneika. We learn to serve God, to dance and how to prepare for the world.) I was a contestant in this beauty contest where I was crowned Miss Visionette Princess to represent my church at a rally on the 25th of September. The funniest part of the night was the dress contest [adults-schoolers and children as the old days]. The best dress won two passes to Sandals. After all this I returned to Bogue Hill after the shocking news that a close friend to the family passed away. |
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Ras Putah Receives Honor From Haile High
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