Eighty three students said farewell to the Castle Bruce Secondary School Friday, after years of secondary education at the institution.
Students were presented with awards for their achievements at the graduation ceremony held at the Castle Bruce Secondary School. Syarra Tonge, who was named valedictorian, got the awards for Social Studies, English Language, Spanish, Principles of Business, Biology and French. The Student of the Year award was presented to Jumel Jno Baptiste, top male sports personality Darius Prince, and top female sports personality, Dianna Graham.
Amid the celebration, Johnson Drigo, the Castle Bruce parliamentary representative brought to the attention of the gathering, that some students raised funds to finance their exams.
Drigo described the situation as worrying, and called on the community to ensure challenges faced by students of the community are no more.
“I have seen quite a few of these children walking the length and breath of the ChildFund step, going to Roseau, to different places, asking for assistance, because [they] cannot pay [their] subjects. It means somewhere along the line, as a community, we have not accepted our role in ensuring that our children capitalize on the opportunities available to them.”
“A child’s education is not only for the child and the parent. We must start seeing it as a community affair,” he added.
Congratulations to Kerry Durand (whose name is not mentioned in this article) for graduating with honours and for receiving the DOMLEC's award in Physics. He also received awards for Mathematics, Information Technology and Electricity. Very focussed young man. Keep up the great work.
Congrates to you Darris, Never thought that the long hours on the road and the late nights you kept coming home would pay off….. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats, to my niece Syarra Tonge,for being named valedictorian of the Castle Bruce Secondary School.We are all proud of your achievement. keep reaching for the stars.
Congratulations to all the Graduates!
But it is very sad to hear students had to go here and there to look for funds, to help them to pay for their exams. And worse of all after getting the subjects, that's when they have to kick dust to get a job.