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6. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013. THE VINCENTIAN
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LowmanÊs School on the way up
by KENVILLE HORNE
ACCORDING TO PRINCIPAL OF THE LOWMANS LEEWARD ANGLICAN SCHOOL, Ms. Venda Smith, the school, in 2013, achieved its best performance since 2000. Ms. Smith described 2000 as an outstanding year, one in which the school gained top ten status, but since then, she told the school’s Graduation Ceremony on July 3, the school has struggled. She took pleasure in announcing that in 2013, the school had returned to its overall performance of 2000, gaining (in 2013) a 70% overall passing average, with 18 students being in the top 500. There were also extra-curricular achievements in 2013, particularly in sports, namely Kiddy Cricket, football and netball. In Ms. Smith’s assessment, some physical adjustments, resulting in an improved attitude by students, and quality teachers combined to make the difference in 2013. Top Performers As far as top Common Entrance Examination (CEE) students were concerned, Dimelon Francis placed 12th and 22nd overall for boys, while top female student Ahjea Jackson placed 16th and 34th overall for girls. Francis took home honours as: the Most Outstanding CCE, for which he received the Nicholas Lucas Award; Most Outstanding male student ; Best
Performer in Language Arts at; and Best Performer in Mathematics. Ahjea Jackson, the Most Outstanding female student, also took away the awards for Most Outstanding Spanish student and Most Consistent in Mathematics. Francis and Jackson, along with four other
students who gained 90% or more in the CCE Mathematics, received Dimelon Francis receives the Nicholas financial rewards from their Lucas award from Lucas’ brother. Lucas’ Mathematics teacher, James mother and Principal Venda Smith (left) Wilson. are also pictured. Also on the honours roll were Alana Delpesche for being the third best have made. performer, and Deacon William and “I beg you to respect your parents at Reanna Keizer for being the Most all time, even though your parents might Improved students, male and female disrespect you,” he said. respectively. The occasion of the graduation was also used to recognize and honour two Other Graduation items The Graduation ceremony was addressed by Aldia Gumbs of the Ministry of Education. She congratulated the graduands, commended the teachers for a sterling job, and informed that 2013 marked the last year for the CCE. This, she cited, will be replaced next year by the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA). Guest Speaker and past student, musician, Sylvan Scott, advised the students to believe in God, and remember the sacrifice their parents
Ahjea Jackson receives the award for the Most Outstanding female performer. former students of the school: Lawyer Keisal Peters for outstanding performance in Education; and Prosecutor Inspector Adolphus Delplesche for outstanding contribution and dedication to SVG.
Graduates of the Class of 2013 took place of pride.
Ambassador Marcano launches book FORMER AMBASSADOR OF THE NATO, the international Zionism, and BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF speaks to the right of people to selfVENEZUELA to St. Vincent and the determination, sovereignty, national Grenadines, H.E. Yoel Perez Marcano, independence, Integration and Social has published a book which, among Justice, as proclaimed by the Bolivarian other things, highlights his tenure, 2007 Revolution. to 2013, in this country. Speaking at the launch, was the The launch held in Venezuela, was Chargé d’Affaires Mrs. Yvette Wickham witnessed by: this country’s Chargé who had words of thanks for d’affaires in Venezuela, Mrs. Yvette Ambassador Yoel Perez Marcano for his Wickham; Mayor of the city of Valencia, leadership of the Venezuelan Mission in Edgardo Parra; Deputies Fernando Soto her country, highlighting especially Rojas and Saul Ortega; the Directors of Ambassador Marcano’s role in ensuring the Venezuelan Association of Caribbean that the International Seminar of Africa, Studies, Gustavo Fernandez Colon and Caribbean and Latin America, was held Diogenes Diaz; and a large group of for four consecutive years, bringing comrades, friends and relatives of the together academics, social and Ambassador. community leaders, to discuss the The work, prefaced by Revolutionary challenges of the integration of people. Deputy Fernando Soto Rojas, contains Ambassador Marcano is currently on several articles written by Ambassador duty at the Venezuelan Diplomatic Pérez Marcano in the period 2007 to mission in Belize. 2013, during his tenure as Head of Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and scenarios related to the International policy of the Government of the late Commander Hugo Chavez and President Nicolas Maduro. The Ambassador, in many of the articles, takes umbrage with the ‘hegemonic policy’ and warmongers of the Mrs. Yvette Wickham, SVG’s Chargé imperialist d’affaires in Venezuela, addressing the Government launch of Ambassador Yoel Marcano’s of the United book. States of America and Inset: H.E. Ambassador Yoel Perez its Marcano recounts his tenure in SVG in subordinate his book. allies of