Arima North Secondary Football

🎓 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝! 🏆🔥⁣
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We are beyond proud to announce the phenomenal achievements of 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟏 & 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟐 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! Our school community continues to raise the bar and prove that we are doing big things:⁣
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🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟏: 𝟗𝟕% 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝟏2 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟓 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞)⁣
🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟐: 𝟗𝟔% 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝟏𝟐 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟒 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞)⁣
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🏆 𝟐𝟑 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝟏𝟎𝟎%!⁣
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A massive, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬! 👏 Your relentless passion, late hours, and dedication to pushing our students beyond their limits are the true engines behind these extraordinary numbers. We don't just teach; we produce top-tier excellence.⁣
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𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: your grit, discipline, and brilliance have paid off in full. You’ve set the standard, made your families proud, and etched your names in ANS history! 🎓✨⁣
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Drop some love and congratulations for our amazing teachers and students in the comments! ⬇️💙💛⁣
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The Arima North Secondary football programme congratulates coach Dexter Thornhill on his ascension to the role of assistant coach at the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Football Club.
Lance Corporal Thornhill, 40, has the mission of helping steer Defence Force in their 2026/27 Concacaf Club Championship campaign while also guiding the “Teteron Boys” as they seek to secure their third straight TTPFL Tier One title.
Thornhill remains committed to the Dial Dynamos, though, and should be on the sidelines for the Arima North football teams during the 2026 SSFL season.
Thornhill has been an Arima North coach since 2024, during which time the Dial Dynamos won: the National Senior Division title (2024), the East Senior Division title (2024), the East Senior KO title (2023), and two East U-16 KO titles (2024 and 2023).
Thornhill was a former stand-out forward for Arima North while he went on to represent North East Stars, Joe Public and Defence Force in the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League.
Good luck coach!

The Arima Araucans Academy congratulates 15-year-old defender Jemarre Nixon who has been snapped up by US Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit, FC Cincinnati, to represent their youth team in the 2026 MLS Next Cup.
Jemarre, a composed, left-footed defender who can operate in central defence or at left back, trained with the Arima Araucans in 2024 and 2025. He is the son of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1991 Portugal Fifa U-20 World Cup forward Jerren Nixon, who played professionally in Scotland and Switzerland, and ex-Women’s National Senior Team defender Kathy-Ann Nixon.
Jemarre had several offers for his services before he chose the FC Cincinnati 2011 team. The Araucans wish him the very best this season!

Arima North Secondary football captain Jaquan Aguilleria and utility player Hasheem Hill bring the number of Dial Dynamos to accept scholarships in the United States to six in the past four years.
Aguilleria and Hill are both off to the University of South Carolina Lancaster, which is a NJCAA Division One university. In Aguilleria’s case, he leaves as a lower six student.
Both Aguilleria and Hill helped the Dial Dynamos to a historic national title in 2025, as Arima North defeated Fatima College in the semifinals and St Benedict’s College in the final—to cop the National Senior Division trophy.
The list of Dial Dynamos to take up US scholarships since the pandemic are: Justin Modeste, Akil Henry, Theron O’Brien, Ability Hazel, Hill and Aguilleria.
Another two Arima North footballers were offered US scholarships but were unable to take them up due to student visa complications while two more were offered scholarships at UTT with Jaydon Critchlow going on to shine there.
Hill was a gifted utility player, elegant on the ball with a fierce shot and equally adept in defence or midfield. Aguilleria, a fine passer, fierce tackler and unmatchable in the air, was quite simply the best left-sided Arima defender of his generation.
We wish them both the very best!
Photos: Nicholas Bhajan

The Arima North Secondary football programme congratulates fourth form student Cristiano Hinds for his role in helping QPCC FC to promotion from the TTPFL Tier Two to Tier One—the highest domestic level in Trinidad and Tobago.
Hinds, who turned 17 last month, played from the start on Saturday evening as QPCC whipped Central Sports World 6-0 at the Larry Gomes Stadium, to pull clear of third place Carnbee/ Mt Pleasant FC in the promotion race.
QPCC are coached by Arima North technical director Wayne Sheppard and also includes former “Dial Dynamos” standouts Daniel Warner and Jemaul Ashing.
Hinds, who represented the Arima Araucans Academy in 2025, has won the National Senior Division title (2025), two East Zone U-16 KO titles (2024, 2024), and East Zone U-14 League and KO titles (2023) since representing Arima North at SSFL level.
Wishing you more success as we continue in 2026!
Photos: Nicholas Bhajan

Congratulations to Arima North Secondary midfielder Criston “CJ” Gomez who was selected on the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) All Star team for the 2025 season!
It’s the second straight year that CJ has been a SSFL All Star. ⭐️ ⭐️ 🫡

2025 National Senior Division champion, East Senior Division champion, East U16 KO champion… Congrats to the Arima North Secondary football team!