Welcome To Class 1984 Chapter of MHS (JA) Alumni Network
No One Left Behind
Here we are 84ites!!
No one left behind is our motto. There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to be thankful for life.
Class of 1984 - Our Life Journey
Life today is so far removed from what we experienced when we attended Manchester High School between 1979-1984. It really does seem several lifetimes removed from our current realities.
Just imagine, if we had a pandemic to the proportions of Covid-19, complete with all the current protocols in any of those school years – the most it seems we could do is pray for an early breakthrough with a vaccine.
School… well all schools would be closed. Let’s see, 1979 to 1984 there was no public access to internet, no cell phones, no tablets. Even if we had the idea for Zoom or Moodle, or Blackboard Collaborate none of these would be of any material use to us without the internet.
You must admit that with even with all the challenges of the present age, it is a great time to which we have come. We are blessed to have witnessed life metamorphosize before our very eyes. And the amazing thing is that many of us have in different ways participated in this change.
Did we say that we are blessed?
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
Dahlia Bateman graduate of 1984
Member of the exclusive club of 100ABCWomen 2018
Dahlia hails from Manchester Jamaica. She sojourned to Ontario Canada soon after High school.
Dahlia is a now a successful lawyer in Toronto Canada.
In 2006, Dahlia opened her own law firm with a focus Criminal Law and Mental Health Law and general practice.
Dahlia was soon to take client representation to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice where she won a major decision involving a patient’s right to refuse medication – a decision which has been cited in several cases.
Dahlia has since expanded her law portfolio to Corporate Law providing legal services to various corporations reflecting prominently in the Food and Hospitality Services Industry including preparing crafts deals with for international and local markets in the food industry established Canada-wide such as Tim Hortons and Starbucks.
Dahlia is an inductee into the Bertha Wilson Honour Society, presented by the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.
Dahlia is a Manchesterite at the core. As President, she successfully lead the revival of the Toronto Alumni Chapter for four (4) years between 2009 and 2013, after a dormancy of over 10 years.
Dahlia is a philanthropist, ever dedicating time and resources to sports and infrastructure as well as to youth development especially the most vulnerable at Manchester High School. Dahlia is a no-nonsense person. She is unapologetic for ethics and right principles. She is known for fierce debates with facts to support her point.
Dahlia prides her mother as being the greatest influence in her life - ensuring that she received a good education and holding true to discipline as the number one characteristic in the household and practiced in the community.
TESTIMONIAL FROM TOMMO 84ite
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
2016-02-20, 1:26:41 PM: Thomas Hudson
I woke up with a word that I wanted to share:
Almost 37 years ago we were joined together under the umbrella of education without the slightest clue of the unbreakable bonds that were about to be formed.
Here we are in a forum that allows us to speak daily and share our lives once again and without reservation I call it a beautiful thing.
While I may not be here everyday I look forward to the jokes, the teasing, the encouragement, the scriptures, the planning and even the little skirmishes we have from time to time.
All these things are strokes of a paintbrush that is creating a colorful masterpiece.
What I have come to realize is that we not only formed friendships many years ago that still hold firm today but we became a family which is the true reason we are here with each other today. As in any family there will be fights but they are followed by hugs.
Strong words may be spoken but erased with kisses and misunderstandings doused with communication.
There is an unspoken love that exists and thrives between us that has been strong enough to stand the test of time, bridge the gap of distance and traverse the mountains of absence.
Although we may not enjoy each other in the physical sense, we are privileged to share our time virtually, emotionally and spiritually and it is a profound and absolute honor to be in touch with you all again.
I am compelled by my heart to change the status of my feelings from unspoken to revealed and happily declare that I love you all in the true sense of family and welcome my brothers and sisters back into my life.
Love and Respect
Tommo
GENESEE JOHNSON 84ite POTOIS IN HARVAD U
DAHLIA BATEMAN AN ATTORNEY & ADVOCATE 84ite
GENESEE JOHNSON 84ite POTOIS IN HARVAD U
Jamaican Patois was introduced to Harvard University by our own Gen Gen
Greetings and salutations classmates!!
Excellent job on forming the MHS Global Alumni Network .
Jamaican Patois was introduced to Harvard University scholars
in 2014 by our very own past student and Knox College Alumni, Genesee Johnson.
Genesee holds a master's degree in Business Management from Harvard University, an active member of The Association of Black Faculty Administrators and Fellows as well as an Advisor with The Harvard University Caribbean Culture Organization.
Teaching Jamaican Patois at Harvard University is extremely rewarding. It has given me the platform to bring our culture to an academic setting across a broad spectrum of interest students from various backgrounds and interests. Since its inception, the Jamaican Patois class size increased from 2 interested students to command more than 60 students quickly. The Jamaican culture is rich and vibrant, our language is beautiful, our people and way of life are simply amazing!
My favorite quote - Wan wan kuoko ful baaskit!
Six Luceat Lux!
One Love and walk good.
Thank you for allowing me the space.
Best
Genesee