are the minister of tourism and aviation for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Thank you Sir.
>> So we are getting ready for a big rivalry matchup this weekend rains and re bow.
They will battle in the 50th
annual Northwest classic this
Saturday and for the
first time and you’ll be able
to watch it live right here on
Channel 4 the local station and
target guy.
We have roles to play we are a
house divided.
>> They may I know we’re going
to lead to celebrate our 10th
anniversary but there is
another you universally
happening in our community soon
which was. >> Revolve rays game. It is the biggest robbery in the hunt
early you probably right since
the Raines Vikings are
nationally known for a state
championship winners 2 years
around all we do is win win win
no matter skews
a nationally
known how cute so the Reebok
Trojans they are nationally
right national champions baby
let’s take this battle to the
community Jacksonville.
>> We had some fun doing that
so I was on your team. I hope
And I are going to do the
gala tonight which us can still
buy tickets for so we’ll talk a
little bit more about that but
we have the whole crew here
some refer to my notes I want
to make sure that this right so
principal Gregory Bostic thank
you so much for being
there to everything which are
nice billing on I see that then
we have Eugene Vickers who’s a
second runner-up for mystery
bow and we’ll talk about that
because everyone says
>> which is not right and I
love that we ran our history
package today we have Paris
Richardson who is the reigning
Queen may history bow and then
we have to make a games Holly
who is here as well and then
Peggy Williams.
>> Who is a 1969 graduate and
was misread vote then I
mean how thing I want to talk a
little about the history of
this game of this gala I
mean there’s so much pride when
you go to the north side and
you talk about these 2 schools.
Why is it so important that we
lift them up and that we talk
about that history.
Well you know it of course of
history is is what makes this
legacy is what we are driven by
in the Northwest community.
>> And so to be able
to expose the younger
generations to the generation
before them and show how much
pride we’ve consistently had
and we’re just a big family and
so we want to make sure that
Jacksonville and the whole
country understand
everybody arraigned the And I
want to kind of break that down
we did a story earlier in the 6
o’clock hour.
>> And I didn’t really realize
this but Raines was the print
was the African American
school. The bill was the white
the Caucasian school and it was
integrated in 1967, so you are
they are at that time that
integration happened do you
remember what that was like it
was 9 black students who said
hey I want to go to
the school. Well remember I was
>> We we we just became friends they stayed with us and and more students came
as the years progressed
I don’t really know how many
graduated with us, but there
are quite a few yeah and we
were just one family we were
rebuffed Trojans and proud of
it proud of and young people
people are seniors.
>> I think when you hear that I
mean just knowing the history
and the rich legacy that you
are carrying on.
>> When I hear it I think
it was a big bill ban how it’s
only gotten bigger since then.
It has gotten stronger now that
we have generations and
generations of the James and
biking.
>> That’s so important because
I feel like sometimes the young
folks lose that
is that something that you all
and still in the students.
Yeah we make sure that it
continues throughout the
community with both schools,
you know even though you know
the only what separate us is
Mike Reid when we one big
family as you know our team is
together we stand one community
so it’s about that
Trojan pride and that I can
private more so Trojans
>> I bet asked the question because you know you talk about Northwest, Jacksonville,
sometimes it gets a bad rap,
you know, and and I think it’s
so important that we talk about
the good things that are
happening in the community.
The youth that are doing great
things that people who still
stand by this community, it’s
important that the schools
remain where they are
absolutely and and the for the
community to know that such
greatness have come from these
schools.
>> And that’s one of the things
we wanted to the North the 50th
annual North with plastic is
specifically at the gala
tonight we’ll be highlighting
former principals, former
coaches, NFL players of
prominent alumni so that people
understand that we by rains are
jewels in our community produce
so much for Jacksonville, you have your your before I thought that was so fun to you
that the memories are playing
Russian back they are leads and
we had some of the guys on the
football team and they were so
so it’s a gentleman they would
talk
any smacked.
>> I take this on the field
we’ll see how it goes to what
you can
watch it.
>> I’m live here on the local
station in the Northwest
classic we’re so excited to do
this this year.
>> It’s a long time coming we
will show that legendary clash
this Saturday afternoon
starting at 2 also the gala how
can they learn more about that
request on Northwest classic
that mitt you can go on their
guard more information purchase
tickets for tonight’s gala is
at 07:00PM at the Schultz
center on Boulevard yeah come