I am delighted to announce the appointment of Miss Zane Ebanks as Principal of Sandy Bank Primary School. She has officially “taken the reins” from Mrs. Norma Moxam who has just retired from her long and successful role as Principal.

Miss Zane is a lifelong resident of Treasure Beach—and resides in the Sandy Bank area. She has been teaching for the past 27 years.

She attended Sandy Bank Primary School—and then the Newell Junior Secondary School (now Newell High School). Miss Zane went on to Church Teachers' College where she obtained her Teachers' Certificate and Diploma in Primary Education. She did a one-year internship at Pepper All Age School in St. Elizabeth. After this, she was permanently employed by the Ministry of Education at Sandy Bank Primary School. There, she taught all six grades. Most of her teaching career was, however, spent teaching grade six students.

In 2000 she was appointed Master Teacher by the Ministry of Education.

In 2006 she received a B.A. Degree (with honors) in Guidance and Counseling at the International University of the Caribbean. She also has a certificate in Computer Applications.

She has received a National Council on Education award for outstanding contribution to school management in Jamaica, as well as one from the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation in recognition of “significant contribution to education and commitment to human resource development.” She also has been involved in several community organizations including the Citizens' Association, and the Treasure Beach Emergency Response Unit. Moreover, she has served on the School Boards for both Sandy Bank Primary School and Sandy Bank Basic School.

I have known of Miss Zane for roughly 15 years from a host of parents and students. Universally, they all have nothing but the highest praise for her. She has the respect and admiration of the community, as well as the teachers at Sandy Bank.

In my personal dealings with her over the years, I have found her to be an admirable woman. She is a dedicated professional. Working with students is not a job to her; instead, it is a career. She cares about each and every student and works tirelessly to help each of them achieve their potential. She has the highest integrity and moral character. Her instincts are to be trusted, and her judgment is superb.

Additionally, due to what I would characterize as a major effort on the parts of Miss Zane and Mrs. Moxam, the students at Sandy Bank have achieved admirable scores on the GSATs—substantially above the national averages. I have watched Sandy Bank’s GSAT scores increase markedly over the years Treasure Beach Foundation has been awarding scholarships.

I urge each of you to offer Miss Zane the congratulations she so rightly deserves. And, I ask each of you to do whatever you can to support her to ensure Sandy Bank Primary School becomes even better than it already is.

Congratulations Zane......you will make Sandy Bank proud.

Congratulations Miss Zane! you've come a long way, and you deserve to be at the top. I am sure that under your leadership, Sandy Bank Primary will advance to even greater heights.....All the best, and thank you soooo much for your contribution to our school and ultimately our lives.....I am proud to have been your student.

I would like to add my congratulations for Miss Zane. I remember my first impression of you. I walked into the 6th grade room and saw so many hand made mobiles hanging from the ceiling, colorful posters, charts, etc. all over the walls, and was greeted with a big smile. I immediately felt comfortable and saw this room was filled with creativity and enthusiasm. I'm confident you will be a great asset to Sandy Bank Primary School and I look forward to working with you.

Congrats Ms Zane. My children enjoyed being taught by you. I am proud to see one of our own "taking the reins" and I know Sandy Bank Primary will continue doing well under your guidance.

Congratulation Miss Zane! you are a proud daughter of the Treasure Beach soil.you love, you care and you share, you will make a wonderful principal, you are like a mother to those children. My daughter was once your student and she cry when she had to leave.Good luck and may the good Lord give you all the strength and courage you need to go on.Once again CONGRATS.

congratulations zane i wish you all the best. you deserve all the good things that you have achieves keep up the good work. from one of your sandy bank school mate god bless.

Congrats Zane! You'll be a fantastic principal. Here's a poem for you:

TEACHERS

Teachers
Paint their minds
And guide their thoughts
Share their achievements
and advise their faults

Inspire a Love
Of knowledge and truth
As you light the path
Which leads our youth

For our future brightens
With each lesson you teach
Each smile you lengthen
Each goal you help reach

For the dawn of each poet
Each philosopher and king
Begins with a Teacher
And the wisdom they bring.

By Kevin William Huff.

My heratiest congratulation Zaine.Your love of children and your devotion to the teaching profession as well as your experience make you well qualify for this level of leadership. Prayers will be going up for you.

Congratulations Zane on your recent achievement, and I wish you continued success in your new position. Continue to be that shining example.
Much success always.
Carolyn Ward-Ashman

Congratulation Zane you deserve the best.And I have all the confindent that you are the greatest Sandy Bank could ever ask for.God bless you.

Congrats Miss Zane!! I was also taught by you in Grade 5 - umpteenth years ago. You were a great teacher with an artistic flavour and pleasant countenance.
I have no doubt you will fit into your new roll naturally, as you were always a dedicated and hard worker. It's a challenging job with challenging kids but you will definitely manage.
All the best to you in your new capacity, with your hard-working team of teachers, who I am sure will help to make your work easier.

Congratulations, Miss Zane. I am so happy to hear that you'll be continuing to build on the success of sandy Bank Primary.

And congratulations as well to Mrs. Moxam on her retirement.

I truly enjoyed working with both of you back when you didn't even know what solitaire was! :-)

-Eric

Congratultions Ms.Ebanks, you most certainly deserve this position. I am sure you will continue to do well. Your proud cous from G-Bay

Congratulations Miss Zane..Your hard word and determination has paid off..

Congratulations, Miss Zane. We are very proud of you.

Congratulations Miss Ebanks.We are all proud of you.May God continue to give you the courage and stength you need to continue your task. You have always displayed the qualities of an excellent teacher.

Congratulations to you , Ms. Zane you have been a great asset to our community of Treasure Beach. As a past student of Sandy Bank Primary School it truly makes me feel so proud and happy to see your hardwork and accomplishments on display. May God continue to Bless and keep you . ( Nicky ward , Grandaughter of M. & Mrs Fred Ward ).

Congratulations Miss Zane, You have worked very hard to achieve you goal. You're a wonderful person, you made Treasure Beach very proud. May God continue to give you the strength and courage you need to go on.

I am indeed grateful to everyone who has congratulated me on my recent achievement.Your encouraging words are highly appreciated and will always be a source of inspiration.Thank you.

Look forward to meeting you when I come down Maam.

Best wishes, an old hard ears student from town.

Zane,

A proud a yuh so till mi head waa bus. I knew you would someday rise to the challenge. You have always been such a warm , caring and dedicated person that it is not surprising that you have made it this far.You are so very deserving of this title and I pray that the good Lord will grant you strength and courage to continue to serve our future generation .

Much love and respect,

Pat.

Congratulations Miss Zane! How fortunate for the Treasure Beach Community that you were selected to be the Principal of Sandy Bank Primary School.

You are a superior teacher, a collaborative colleague, a leader, a role model and a friend. The students, teachers and school will flourish under your guidance.

Much success. Best wishes.
Joe and Patti Shannon, U.S. Peace Corps '03-'05

Zane

Congratulations on a great achievement.

I remember you from Newell school.

You can do all things through Christ

Congratulations Teacher, you are most deserving of this recognition, and may the Lord continue to bless our community through your efforts .

Congrats Ms. Z. I have to big you up, and plenty. You hail from good stock and will remain good stock. It takes patience and more patience to do what you do and to such a high level of leadership. He will always watch over you and the good that you do.

So great to see one of us doing it right Miss Zane. Congratulations and the highest success to you and Sandy Bank.

Congrats Zane, the sky is the limit, you have what it takes to do the job, good luck. We went to Newell together