St Joseph’s PoS cops 16 schols, President’s Medal

Whilst being awarded a total of 16 scholarships in this year’s Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Examination, St Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain (SJC PoS) ran away with four Open Scholarships, in addition to copping one of the President’s Medals. Kevin Singh of Naparima College was awarded a President’s Medal for placing highest on the GCE’s Rank Order Listing in Science and Mathematics, while Summer Alston-Smith of SJC PoS won the other President’s Medal in All Other Subjects (Business, Language, Modern Studies and Environmental Science). Alston-Smith also won an Open Scholarship in Modern Studies.

Not to be outdone, Smith had company as classmates Danielle Drayton-Spicer, Aneefa Ali and Crystal Lee Lum also won Open Scholarships in Business, Language and Environmental Science, respectively. When Newsday contacted Principal of SJC PoS Elizabeth Crouch, she expressed delight at the news because she was not aware of the scholarship results. Questioned as to how she felt, Crouch replied both the girls and teachers had worked very hard, and that the staff was committed to delivering a strong curriculum. She concluded that the school was proud of this achievement and the committed students. Adding that the school had won the President’s Medal in previous years, Crouch said this year’s achievement was “really incredible.” She stated that a Mass would be held at the school soon to celebrate the students’ achievements. Sylicia Worrell and Kathryn Siriram of St Augustine Girls’ High School won two Open Scholarships in the areas of Language and Modern Studies, respectively.

Open Scholarship winners include:

* Business Scholarships  - Danielle Drayton-Spicer — SJC PoS
                                         - Keifa Mahabir — ASJA Boys College
                                        - Rafeea Singh — Holy Faith Convent, Couva
* Language Scholarship  - Aneefa Ali — SJC PoS
                                        - Sylicia Worrell — SAGHS
                                        - Cherisse Nixon — St George’s College
* Modern Studies  - Summer Alston-Smith — SJCPOS
                               - Kenneth W. Veck — QRC
                               - Kathryn Siriram — SAGHS
* Mathematics  - Kevin Singh — Naparima College
                         - Idris Kevin Mohammed — Presentation College,
 San Fernando
                         - Allison Ramkissoon — Naparima Girls
* Science  - Videsh Seereeram — Presentation College, Chaguanas
                 - Shivanand Sharma — Hillview College
                 - Alexander Paddington — Fatima College
* Environmental Science  - Nalisha Ramroop — Naparima Girls
                                         - Crystal Lee Lum — SJC PoS
                                         - Camille Richards — St Joseph’s Convent, San Fernando