Tribute to Arnold F J Blanshard, Former Trustee of POWSAF

Tribute to Arnold F J Blanshard, Former Trustee of POWSAF

It is with very profound shock and sadness that we received the news of the passing of our colleague and passionate Princewalean Arnold Blanshard after such a short illness. Arnold was a Founding Trustees of the Prince of Wales School Alumni Foundation (POWSAF).  On...
The Emergence of The Prince of Wales School

The Emergence of The Prince of Wales School

It has been said that the Government Model School could be rightly called the mother of the Prince of Wales School. The late Sylvanus Juxon-Smith entered the Government Model School in the year 1917 and was in Class 2, under E.W.B. COLE, M.A., later to be known as the...
The First Girls at The Prince of Wales Secondary School

The First Girls at The Prince of Wales Secondary School

The Prince of Wales Secondary School does have Old Girls. In January 1951, two students from the Annie Walsh Memorial School (AWMS) entered the Prince of Wales School Prelim Year. Delphine Macauley deceased with Admission number 1431, Belmont Williams (who became Dr....
The Prince of Wales School Teaching Staff, 1968

The Prince of Wales School Teaching Staff, 1968

On Foundation Day in April 1968, the School’s teaching staff assembled for this staff photograph. It was to be the last year of Principal Rogers before he handed over the reins of the School to Mr. Samuel Sawyerr. The teachers were asked to attend the photocall...
The Prince of Wales School Football Team, National Champions—1951

The Prince of Wales School Football Team, National Champions—1951

While our school can attest to a long list of academic excellence, we also excelled in the sports arena. The photograph above was taken on October 18th, 1951, after our school won the inter-secondary school national football championship. Standing from left to right:...
HRH The Prince of Wales Visit, 6th April 1925

HRH The Prince of Wales Visit, 6th April 1925

An eye-witness account of Foundation Day, 6th April 1925: “On the 5th of April 1925, the HRH Prince of Wales arrived in Freetown on the H.M.S. Hood, with many other battleships in the convoy. On the 6th April 1925, His Royal Highness arrived at the school for the...