G-Whizz could do no wrong at The Gleaner's Champs 100 School Tour at Herbert Morrison Technical High School last Friday.

Dancehall sensation G-Whizz caused pandemonium at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay last Friday during The Gleaner's Champs 100 School Tour in preparation for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships.

Previous performances by Raine Seville, Duane Stephenson and Ginjah provided an entertaining appetiser, but the voracious appetite of the Herbert Morrison students was satisfied when G-Whizz stepped onstage.

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Decked in an orange and silver striped shirt, matching shoes and belt and denim, a stylist G-Whizz told the students that is was okay to Make Money as he engaged them in a singalong. As if that was not enough, he showcased his versatility when he did a rendition of Chris Brown's hit song, With You. In a bid to interact more with the crowd, he tried walking the corridors of the school but he did not get far as a group of zealous female students bombarded him with flashing cameras.

Dance group Shady Squad in their element at The Gleaner's Champs 100 School Tour.

His song, Forward Mi Ago, prepared his audience of screaming females for his hit ballad Life, which speaks ofpoverty and the need to elevate, despite adversities, while maintaining strong values. He shared the stage with one of his colleagues who goes by the name Brain Damage.

Under the musical influence of selector Cutty from Coppershot sound system, Champs 100 tour sponsors GraceKennedy, Victoria Mutual Building Society and LIME made sure that students and teachers left the celebrations smiling with gifts.

One of the highlights of the celebration came when a female and male teacher engaged in a dance-off competition to the popular hit song Jerk by US-based rappers New Boyz. Both teachers 'jerked' their way to winning prizes from telecommunications company LIME.

Earlier, the dance professionals, Shady Squad, displayed an entertaining array of moves.

This was the fifth stop on The Gleaner's Champs 100 School Tour. Previous stops included Calabar, Holmwood Technical, St Jago High and St Elizabeth Technical High School.

One female student concurred that the celebrations lived up to their expectations as "from Monday everyone was talking about how Friday is going to be so nice and fun. Today, all people who never normally come a school on Fridays were here. I loved it".

The 100th edition of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships takes place from March 24-27 at the National Stadium.

- Sheena Gayle

Raine Seville performing on The Gleaner's Champs 100 School Tour. - Contributed