Falmouth All-Age students honoured

Richard Morais, Gleaner Writer

FALMOUTH, Trelawny:Several Trelawny schools, including Falmouth All-Age and Salt Marsh Primary, had their graduation ceremonies last week.

At Falmouth All-Age, the highlight of the ceremony was the bursary of $120,000 from chief executive officer of Highlife Medical Complex, Dr Hermes Madu, to the top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) pupils. Top boy Dominique Griffiths, and his female counterpart, Jihan James, received $30,000 each.

Griffiths, Falmouth All-Age's top GSAT performer, averaged 94 per cent to earn a place at William Knibb Memorial High.

Madu, whose office is in the vicinity of the school, visited the institution last September with the open cheques to motivate the pupils. Then, he told them that they have the power to write their names on the cheques, as he encouraged them to do well.

Second, third and fourth places for both the boys and the girls were awarded $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. The other recipients were Jhanella Facey, Dean Stewart, Shamoya Powell, Dormel Graham, Eric Haughton, and Christopher Gayle.

Guest speaker Tova Hamilton, an attorney-at-law and a past student of the school, encouraged the students to strive for the best as their future is in their hands.

Denise Dennis took the top GSAT crown at Salt Marsh Primary with her 90 per cent average. She narrowly edged out Jushaun Jamieson, who averaged 89 per cent in the examinations.