14 things you’d know only if you attended Edwin Allen High

Edwin Allen High School, formerly Frankfield Comprehensive High, is a co-educational institution in Frankfield, Clarendon, renowned for sporting and academic excellence.

Guided by the Latin motto, Transeamus in Exemplum, which means ‘We Shall Be An Example’, the school has produced some of Jamaica’s leading athletes, including ‘turbo’ twins Tia and Tina Clayton, Bryan Levell and Ristananna Tracey. It is particularly dominant in girls’ athletics, having won the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) national girls’ high school championships on 11 occasions.

But for those who attended the institution, Edwin Allen is much more than trophies and report cards. Observer Online spoke with members of the school community to uncover 14 things you would know only if you attended Edwin Allen High.