20 Schools Scheduled to Compete in the National Schools Calypso Competition

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Twenty (20) schools across Saint Lucia will compete in this year’s National Schools Calypso Competition scheduled for Friday, June 7, 2024, at the SAAB, Vigie, Castries.

The Competition will be divided into two segments: infant/primary schools and secondary schools. The participating Schools are as follows.

	Secondary Schools	Primary Schools
1	Bocage	Anglican Infant
2	Castries Comprehensive	Augier Combined
3	Ciceron	Ave Maria
4	Corinth	Carmen Rene Memorial
5	Micoud	Ciceron RC Combined
6	Patricia D James	Les Etangs RC Combined
7	Saint Lucia Sports Academy	Mongouge Combined
8	Sir Ira Simmons	Morne Du Don
9	St. Josephs Convent	RC Boys
10	Vieux Fort Comprehensive	Vieux Fort Infant

Thirty-six (36) schools auditioned in front of a panel of judges to be a part of this year’s competition. Qualifying Calypsonians will undertake a series of training sessions to prepare them for competition.

The reigning National Schools Calypso champions are Darnel from Reunion Primary and Yandi J from Sir Ira Simmons Secondary.

Tickets for this year’s competition cost EC$10 per student and EC$20 per adult and can be purchased from participating Schools, The Cell outlets islandwide, or Steve’s Barbershop in Castries.

To stay informed on updates on the National Schools Calypso Competition such as venue and ticket information, and information on other national carnival events, go to www.carnivalsaintlucia.com or follow @JRCarnivalSaintLucia on Facebook, and Instagram.

Written by: Radio Caribbean International