Cameron relishes PC’s support in 2nd NSSC victory

Inaugural champions President’s College on Friday pulled off back-to-back victories at the revamped National Secondary Schools Championships, setting a 45-point gap between themselves and the second-place finishers.
While the East Coast Demerara (ECD) outfit accumulated 275 points in the three-day competition, Linden’s Mackenzie High accumulated 230 points for second place while Christianburg Wismar Secondary, of the same district, gathered 214 points to complete the podium. Mahaicony Secondary (108 points); Christ Church Secondary (79 points) and Charlestown Secondary (76 points) completed the competition’s top six.
Quizzed on the driving force behind their second consecutive win, Teacher Willon Cameron praised God and highlighted those who supported the school’s athletics programme over the last year.

“First of all, of course, all glory to God as always. We’re grateful for what He’s done for us and you know, doing in the lives of these athletes. I also especially want to thank our past students. As I said last year, we wanted to invest and they really jumped in and stepped up, particularly Mr Reese Wade, who basically sponsored the entire track programme for the year,” Cameron shared.
He went on to divulge other actors behind their success, “The Department of Education plays their role through the REDO and all the education officers, our principal supports our teachers buy-in and I really like the entire community of President’s College, jumping in and rallying behind the school in all of our sport endeavours.”
Cameron shared a little about PC’s strategy for the competition, as it has not always finished on top of the podium in individual events.
He expounded, “Yes, it is. We take time to study everything that we do whether it’s basketball, cricket, football, whatever. We look at the opposition, we tend to try to assess their strengths and their weaknesses and we just try to maximise… and of course, maintain our strengths. So, that’s why we try to stay consistent.”
As President’s College attempt the three-peat in 2027, they will have to pull it off in their rivals’ back yard, a challenge that the dedicated teacher is looking forward to.
“Yeah I do,” Cameron said, expressing that he will be looking forward to next year’s shift in venue.
“Again, as I said last year, Mackenzie High and Christianburg Wismar are two very talented schools, full respect to them and what they bring to the competition. So, we know it’s not going to be easy, but we just look forward to having fun again next year,” the teacher stated.
It was announced by Education Minister Sonia Parag that the next edition of the National Secondary Schools’ Championships will be hosted at the recently-commissioned Bayrock Stadium in Linden, Region 10.