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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Express Canteen donated $500,000 to Convent of Mercy Academy ‘Alpha’ to assist the school’s track and field team with travel expenses to the 2026 Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Pennsylvania.
For the first time ever, the school entered the Girls’ 4x800m relay at Penn Relays, finishing 13th overall in 9:51. Alpha also captured a silver medal in the International Championship High School Girls’ 4x100m relay, clocking 46.42 seconds in the final after advancing with 46.75 in the preliminaries.
Principal Kali McMorris said the school’s philosophy has always centred on creating opportunities for young women to discover their potential, both on and off the track.
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