KC’s beloved former Vice- Principal Helen Joy Douglas was honored with the Jamaican Order of Distinction (Officer Class) for her contribution to the Education sector.
The 2021 national honours were presented on October 18, National Heroes Day, in a virtual ceremony.
Miss Douglas served as French teacher and Vice Principal at KC from January 1970 - August 2007. She is currently principal of Richmond Park Preparatory School in Kingston.
A past student of St. Andrews High School for Girls, she later attended The University of the West Indies where she majored in French. She later took additional French courses in France and Martinique before accepting an offer to teach at Kingston College.