R.M Bailey Teachers & Students Remember 16-year-old Anton Bowe

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NASSAU , BAHAMAS –

Student – R.M. Bailey High School
“Antoine, your chapter on Bailey may have ended sooner than we wished, but your name remains a part of our story. Once a Pacer, always a Pacer.”

On Tuesday morning, the R.M. Bailey High School community came together to remember 16-year-old Anton Bowe.

Bowe, an 11th-grade student, was fatally struck by lightning Monday morning while making his way through the school gates.

Now, his classmates and teachers are left to remember the energy, laughter and kindness they say he brought into the school community.

Principal Shari Russell remembers him as a student who was always willing to look out for his friends.

Shari Russell – Principal, R.M. Bailey High School
“He was the friend who always was willing to treat his friends to lunch. And especially if you were willing to go and stand on that long lunch vendor line.”

Errie Sameroo – Language Teacher, R.M. Bailey High School
“Funny character. Love him. Everybody loves him in his class. He’s quiet, but he’s funny at the same time, you know.”

Clifton Carey – Physical Education Teacher, R.M. Bailey High School
“Was one of those kids who was always smiling, who was always jolly, and for his class he was always one. He was a class leader.”

Delmon Rolle – Math Teacher, R.M. Bailey High School
“Antoine was a great student in my class. He would brighten my day when I have a rough teaching day.”

For many at R.M. Bailey, the loss is still difficult to process.

What began as a normal school morning has now become a day that students and teachers say will stay with them for years to come.

Language teacher Errie Sameroo says she is still struggling to make sense of what happened.

Errie Sameroo – Language Teacher, R.M. Bailey High School
“I was thinking because even now I can’t believe, like this could happen out of all the students under that tree. Lightning struck one person. Just one person. I was so devastated yesterday.”

And as the school community continues to grieve, math teacher Delmon Rolle shares how he will cope with the loss of a student who made a lasting impact in his classroom.

Delmon Rolle – Math Teacher, R.M. Bailey High School
“At the moment, I, I don’t have an action plan. But after speaking with those counsellors, I should have a plan moving forward.”