{"id":38422,"date":"2011-06-27T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T18:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=38422"},"modified":"2011-06-27T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T22:19:16","slug":"i-worked-hard-i-stayed-up-all-night-charice-augustine-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/educationyouth\/i-worked-hard-i-stayed-up-all-night-charice-augustine-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"I worked hard, I stayed up all night &#8211; Charice Augustine speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38423\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38423\" title=\"charice\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/charice-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/charice-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/charice-101x113.jpg 101w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/charice.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charice Augustine, island scholar in Grade Six National Assessment Examinations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI worked hard but I didn\u2019t know I would make it to the top\u201d, that\u2019s the words coming from Charice Augustus of the Goodwill Primary School, this year\u2019s island scholar in the Grade Six National Assessment Examinations.<\/p>\n<p>Charice told the media moments after the announcement that she was both surprised and elated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am feeling very happy. I know I have been studying very hard because I stayed up all night. I Know that it was only by Gods grace and mercy that I reached the top,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime her mom Avanelle Joyce said she is proud of her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect very high for Charice. She is self motivated and she goes for what she wants. We expect very good from her because she has always been at the top of her class,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime Charice\u2019s dad Samuel Augustine said he was flabbergasted and dumbfounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am just elated. Charice and I focused on the problem areas. We studied together every single night. It\u2019s truly rewarding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Principal of the Goodwill Primary School Miriam Lewis is congratulating 12-year-old Charice Augustine for her achievement at topping the<\/p>\n<p>Lewis told an interview with that hard work pays off at the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank God so much. I must say that the teachers and parents support in all of this is essential. Grade six teachers have done well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lewis, the results prove that the Goodwill Primary School is meeting the required curriculum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI worked hard but I didn\u2019t know I would make it to the top\u201d, that\u2019s the words coming from Charice Augustus of the Goodwill Primary School, this year\u2019s island scholar in the Grade Six National Assessment Examinations. 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