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FRIDAY,
AUGUST 15, 2014
VOLUME 108, No.33
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RICHARD JOHN - SHERWIN ADVISES TAKING TOP PERFORMER MANY SUBJECTS AT CSEC
14 Passes RICHARD JOHN, of the St. Vincent Grammar School, is this country’s top performer in the 2014 CSEC examinations. He achieved passes in the fourteen subjects he wrote, recording Grade 1s in Biology, Chemistry, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Principles of Business, Social Studies and Spanish, and Grade 11 in Music. The realm reserved for top performers is no wonderland to Richard, he having been the top performer in the 2009 Common Entrance, as a student of the Kingstown Preparatory School. Now over what he described as an initial “state of shock” on realizing that he had been this country’s top performer, Richard admitted, “I knew that the top position would be highly competitive this year. I was not entirely confident, however, that my grades would put me at the top; but when I heard the news, I breathed a long sigh of relief….” As far as the challenges of writing fourteen subjects were concerned, Richard confessed that he faced “minimal difficulties … however, at times, SBAs proved to be a source of unrelenting stress! The exams themselves weren’t
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particularly difficult.” The young man, who now heads for the Division of Arts, Science and General Studies of the SVG Community College where he will pursue preuniversity courses in Chemistry, Pure Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, is thankful to his parents for their “…daily inspiration and support.” His classmates and teachers do not escape his recognition, and he is especially grateful to his former teacher, Ms. Isha Frederick, “who taught me English Literature and English Language, both of which became my favourite subjects.” And even as he looks at a future in Biomedical Engineering which he would hope to pursue at the University of Cambridge, Andrew has an eye on those who
will follow him. His advice: “Never underestimate your abilities, or allow anyone to discourage you from achieving your goals. But most of all, do not underestimate your CSEC subjects. People may tell you that they are ‘extremely easy’, but that doesn’t give you reason not to try your hardest.”
KYRA BELIEVES THAT HARD WORK BRINGS SUCCESS expected to achieve twelve Grade Is. KYRA MATTHIAS, sat Being a student who and passed twelve preferred to integrate subjects at the 2014 the Science subjects with sitting of the Caribbean those in Business, Kyra Secondary Education found that some of the Certificate (CSEC) exams were a bit examinations. According difficult. She told THE to the sixteen-year-old, VINCENTIAN that, GHS past student, while although she found the she expected to pass and Science and Business to do well, she never subjects to be equally
“DOING FOURTEEN SUBJECTS at CSEC took a lot of energy and many late nights!” Those were the words of Sherwin Peters, past student of the St. Vincent Grammar School, who actually aced the exams he recently sat in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Sherwin, who has been a very serious and disciplined student throughout his ‘Grammar School years’, received Grade One in Principles of Accounts, Principles of Business, Spanish, Mathematics, English A, English B, Information Technology, Biology, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, French, Physics and Chemistry. For Geography and Social Studies, he gained Grade Twos. With such a tally and the experience coming from achieving it, Sherwin recalled the ways in which his dedication to school work changed as he got closer to the Fifth Form. “In Form Three,” he said, “we used to do a lot of sports and be running around during break and lunch time. But, by the time we got to Form Four, all that stopped. We became more disciplined with time. Continued on Page 3.
RHEA CAIN: EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DO NOT INTERFERE
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SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD RHEA CAIN, past student of the Girls’ High School, boldly informed THE VINCENTIAN that “Extracurricular activities do not get in the way. They help.” This came after, in an exclusive interview, Rhea outlined the extent of her involvement in extracurricular
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