Historical! 8 twin students at Mighty Mighty Scatliffe
This news site became aware of the “Double the Trouble” bulletin board at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS), where they displayed all eight sets of twins attending the institution, in efforts to make the rest of the school and teachers aware of the pairs.
Of the eight twins, six are identical and two fraternal. Three sets are currently in Grade 1, two sets in Grade 2 and 3 and a pair in Grade 5.
They are: 1. Djimon & Diamante Gumbs, age 11, Grade 5; 2. Kemrond & Kem Williams, age 8, Grade 2; J'quan & T'quan Bodkins, age 11, Grade 3; Kaheem & Kadeem Callwood, age 10, Grade 3; Natassia & Natalia Titiley, age 7, Grade 1; Tai & Tia Hodge, age 8, Grade 2; Dante and Dabrena David, age 8, Grade 1; and Khadeem & Khadyiah Brumants, age 7, Grade 1.
Principal of the School, Marietta Headley said the students are featured on the bulletin board after realising that the teachers in the school were constantly being fooled by the doubles and not being aware of the amount of twins they had. “I saw it as a great idea to let the school know about its many twins.”
Ms. Headley said that after the decoration of the billboard, herself along with teachers and other students became aware of some pairs they didn’t know. She added that before doing this, the older students and teachers did not know about the younger sets and vice versa.
“Majority of the twins are from the lower classes so those upstairs would not know about one of them, let alone 2.”
Assistant Principal and former Young Professional of this news site, Orlandette Crabbe said the school is very lucky, where the sets of twins do not get in trouble so there are no cases where a child was mistaken and penalized for something their twin brother or sister did.
“They are very kind in being honest of who they are, they don’t trick us at school. When they do come to the office they tell the truth and tell us which of the twins they are.”
She added that some of the twins have features that can tell them apart but the others are a bit difficult to identify.
This news site had the pleasure of meeting all eight pairs of twins during a visit to the school yesterday June 18, 2012, and engaged in conversations with the kids.
“Sometimes people call me my brother’s name and I don’t like it. Sometimes I say I don’t have a twin, because they annoy me,” said Djimon Gumbs, one of the older identical male twins.
The kids all expressed their joys of being a twin, where they take care and play with each other, as well as knowing that someone is always there. They all expressed that although it gets tired when people are always being confused of which one they are and having to hear ‘way d otha one’ almost every day, they are still happy that they are twins.
In terms of competition, the older pairs said it is a constant battle in everything. The principal assured this news site that all of the twins are doing very well in school.
As a result of the school showcasing the amount of twins they have, Ms. Headley stated that the teachers also incorporated the topic into their class work, teaching their students the difference between a fraternal and identical twin.
While in the Caribbean, the highest number of twins in a school is not readily known, in one school in the United States of America, Andover High School, it has 28 sets of twins.
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