12 JUN
THE GEMS OF GRADUATION SEASON 2016 PT 4
Featuring: Belmopan Comprehensive School, New Hope High School, St. John’s College, Wesley College, Toledo Community College, Ocean Academy, San Pedro High School, Muffles College and Delille Academy Continued from page 6 Mr. Edgar Pacheco shared their top students line-up: 16-year-old Ms. Sichaga Wiea Samuels (Valedictorian, of Class 4-Blue), 17-year-old Ms. Raleith Ateria Darlington (Salutatorian, also of Class 4-Blue) and Ms. Niandra Palacio (3rd Place, of Class 4-Yellow; will deliver the Vote of Thanks). Special recognition will go to Ms. Jaid Raine Bey who will be introducing the Guest Speaker at the June 8th ceremonies. In spite of their complex schedules and issues in securing time to
do interviews, the BELIZE TIMES was able to finally secure interviews with 2 of above the 3 graduates on Thursday, June 2nd, at the school’s Yarborough Road campus. Ms. Samuels is a Belize City native, while Ms. Darlington is a native of the island nation of Jamaica. Family is the center of these young ladies’ lives – Ms. Samuels has very “hard-working” parents, as well as 2 sisters. Ms. Darlington is very close to her Mother and family. Family is also certainly part of the motivation behind their time at Wesley, as both point to the difficult task of
OCEAN ACADEMY
Valedictorian, Whitley Aguilar
Salutatorian, Lilly Alamina
3rd place, Daniel Smith
SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL
Valedictorian, Virginia Vasquez
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Salutatorian, Elladira Garcia
3rd place, Delmi Garcia
MUFFLES COLLEGE
completing their work and competing to reach to the top of the class. Ms. Darlington puts it this way: “All of the work, all of the nights I had to stay up and do my work… I really wanted my grades to be at a higher level, so it was all about the way I pushed myself”. So it would make equal sense that family is also their motivation in getting through those bad days. For Ms. Samuels, it was her parents and teachers that provided that motivation, while Ms. Darlington’s mother was the one who “encourages me, helps me in any way she can. She’s always there to remind me to work hard”. The future for these young women looks nowhere else but upwards. Ms. Samuels, who will take 9 CXC’s, admitted to us she “already accomplished” her primary goal of being a Valedictorian, now plans to take it even further. She has been accepted to the University of Belize, studying Business Science, with the goal of becoming an accountant. She offers multi-pronged advice to her fellow graduates and students: “Achieve whatever you want to be, never give up, set your goals you want to accomplish. Don’t ever forget those who’ve helped you along the way. Be yourself, and always do whatever you do the best that you can”. Ms. Darlington, who will also be taking 9 CXC’s, has “nothing planned out yet” going forward, but is planning to study Business or Law. Her advice to her peers is: “Don’t let anyone bring you down. Do your best in what you want to do; strive for excellence”. The following serves as an update and clarification on Toledo Community College (TCC), from the Toledo District. They had their ceremonies on Saturday, June 4th, in which 171 students marched. Other information had been covered in our Week 3 article, but due to space constraints, the photos of the top 3 students were not able to be included. For clarification, they are: Ms. Kristine Duncan (Valedictorian, from the Science class, with a Grade Average of 92.83%), Mr.
Samuel Fam (Salutatorian, from the Business class, with a Grade Average of 92.20%) and Mr. Kershaw Cho (3rd Place, also from the same class, with a Grade Average of 91.93%). Another southern school featured is Delille Academy in Dangriga Town. After much effort to receive information from the school, Vice-Principal Ms. Gwen Garcia Gentle shared that 31 students will graduate on Friday, June 10th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the school’s campus. 13 males and 18 females will take that march, and leading those ranks will be: Ms. Geniera Amira Cal [Valedictorian], Ms. Sharon Franklin [Salutatorian] and Ms. Anna Flamenco [3rd Place]. We move on to cover the representatives of the Cayes of Belize – San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. The 1st of 2 schools we will be covering is Ocean Academy in Caye Caulker. The private institution will have its Graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 10th, 2016 at the Alan Chan’s Conference Room, beginning at 6:00 p.m. 10 students – 2 males and 8 females – will be making that march, and leading them will be: Ms. Whitley Aguilar [Valedictorian], Ms. Lilly Alamina [Salutatorian] and Mr. Daniel Smith [3rd Place]. We move on to San Pedro High School in San Pedro Town. According to Principal Mr. Emil Vasquez the school will graduate 96 students on Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at the Angel Garcia Auditorium, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The top 3 students will be: Ms. Virginia Vasquez [Valedictorian], Ms. Elladira Garcia [Salutatorian] and Ms. Delmi Garcia [3rd Place]. And finally, we head up North to Muffles College, in the Orange Walk District. According to Vice-Principal of Academic Affairs, Ms. Maria Urbina, 119 students will take the march on Sunday, June 12th, 2016 at the school’s Auditorium, starting at 10:00 a.m. Leading those ranks, all from the class of Academic Science, are: Mr. Ricardo Moguel [Valedictorian], Ms. Victoria Williams [Salutatorian] and Ms. Angela Trujillo [3rd Place, will deliver the Vote of Thanks]. Due to our commitment to cover as many of our educational institutions as possible, the BELIZE TIMES has extended its special features to one more week.
NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Valedictorian, Ricardo Moguel
Salutatorian, Victoria Williams
3rd place, Angela Trujillo
DELILLE ACADEMY
Valedictorian, Geniera Cal
Salutatorian, Sharon Franklin
3rd place, Anna Flamenco
Notice is hereby given RUFINA HOLDING S.A. commenced dissolution on 31st May, 2016; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies. Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited