Narcis shines at Couva Sec

VANESSA NARCIS, an Upper sixth student at the Couva Government Secondary School, received the principal’s top prize at the school’s recent graduation. The function took place at Centre Pointe Mall Auditorium, Chaguanas, recently.
Narcis best represented the combined qualities of intelligence, incitive, selflessness, humility, resourcefulness, loyalty, consideration for others and a sense of purpose, which the school wishes to see manifested by each of its members.
She won several prizes including the Citizenship Award (female category). When she was called upon to receive the Principal’s Award, deafening applause thundered through the hall.
In his address to the graduates, feature speaker Dr Allen Sammy, chairman of the Debe-Penal Regional Corporation, wondered whether parents had failed children.
“As parents we seemed to have failed children as living under the present conditions, it is like pursuing a journey doomed to damnation,” he said.
Dr Sammy compared what life was like in the 1970’s and 1980’s to what it was at this time and noted that “we are now in an age of information technology and medical advances and no doubt this is a period for you to shine.” (The theme of the graduation was “Born to Shine”).
“The choice is yours and you must rise to the occasion,” he said, advising the graduates “to dream big, work at your dream and stay focused and you will succeed in life.”
He urged his graduates to design an action plan for themselves in blocks of three to five years, up to the age of 35, with a Plan B in mind also. He also advised them to work seriously to accomplish their plans and should always remember “to plan your work and ensure that you work your plan.”
“You must be strong morally, spiritually and socially and never forget your roots as it is important to know where you came from and how you reach where you are,” Dr Sammy said. Principal Glenn Khan gave an update of the school’s achievements and noted that 100 percent passes were obtained at O’Level in technical drawing, principles of business, office procedures and food and nutrition. In the other subject areas the average percentage pass was 90.1, he said.
At the Advanced Level 100 percent passes were also obtained in mathematics and literature and over 90 per cent in chemistry, biology, history, business studies, physics and general paper and the overall percentage pass mark was 94.