The Marigot Development Corporation (MDC), has secured a Sports Scholarship for Zellie Charles to attend college in the United States under the Sports component of its “Study in the US Program”.
Zellie will attend Essex County Community College in Newark, New Jersey USA on a three year fully funded scholarship valued at over $125,000.00.
The Sports component of the “Study in the US Program” targets students who are part of the Marigot community and/or WESMAR Rangers Athletic Club, with the ability to leverage their talents into US college opportunities.
Last year’s awardee was Chelsey Linton who won gold in the hepthalon at CARIFTA 2014 and who has continued to excel in the NJCAA in the United States. Zellie who won gold in the Long Jump and High Jump at the just concluded Windward Island Secondary School Games is expected to make her mark in the NJCAA and NCAA.
Michael Pascal, Project Coordinator, says they are very pleased that the MDC was able secure College Athletic Scholarships two years in succession for youth of Marigot and hopes this can become an integral part of the Marigot sporting narrative. He encourages the athletes to keep working hard and looks to the day when more than one College Athletic Scholarship is available yearly to youth of the community.
He also encourages parents to see their children’s athletic talent as an asset and to not use its elimination or restriction as the first choice of punishment, as this may be equivalent to throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain.
Zellie is already in the United States and will begin her program at Essex County Community College this fall.
Happy to know community spirit is still alive in marigot and so many other communities in Dominica.congratulations young lady,makes good use of the opportunity.
Great Mikey and MDC. Parents, principals and teachers must get it into their heads that spots is a career too!!!
Well done and congratulations Ms Charles and Mr Pascal
Some much needed good news out of Dominica this week. Big up MDC! Congrats to Zellie , Coach Dorsette and MichaelPascal! All the very best to you all because everything bless!
i work at the cafeteria at this said college,so see you there young lady..congrats
Congrats Zellie Charles, good luck in your studies. Way to go Marigot. Love my village.
Congratulations. Make the best of it at ECC. That school boast of 38 Olympians with 8 Olympic medals. Go for it. Many of his athletes also go on to gain scholarships to Div I schools.
WOW ! Well done!! But in la plain we prefer to chastize and keep our youth down! Even when they get scholarships and excel in the US.
congratzzz zelllieeeeeeeee miss you alreadyyyy
That is how we are to do it maigot have alot of potentials.
Congrats little cous.way to go
Go Marigot!! Proud of my village and please to hear good positive new coming from Marigot!