The report cards are finally arriving.
We are proud to announce especially fine grades from the following students:
Anath Genus - 88.3 Anath is in third form (9th grade) at Hampton.
Kemelia Lyons - 88.6 Kemelia is is fourth form (10th grade) at STETHS. She also has the distinction of being first in her class.
Shakiera Gordon - 80.3 Shakiera is in first form (7th grade) at Hampton.
Congratulations to these young ladies for working so diligently. Thanks to their families for supporting and encouraging their efforts. Thanks to our donors who make all our scholarships possible.
Congratulations to you Mrs Kennedy for all the support and encouragement you have given these students.
Congratulations to these students! Keep up the good work; the sky is the limit!
God bless you Mrs. Kennedy, you've certainly helped alot of persons to achieve their educational dream. I believe you've inspired many persons "to reach out and touch somebody's hand...to make this world a better place".
Nice to see these grades. From what I know about how difficult it is to get high grades in Jamaican high schools, anything over 80 would be considered an A in the US. Can someone confirm if this is true?
Congratulations to Anath, Kemelia and Shakiera! Keep up the great work, ladies!
Us Mother,
No an "A" is actually 90....and above, 80-89 is considered a "B"
Its my memory that an 80 is a high score in high schools, akin to 90+ in a US school.
Karen...the Treasure Beach Foundation site remarks that that the scholarships are provided to "outstanding students who graduated from Sandy Bank Primary School. The scholarships were awarded based upon numerous factors:
scholastic averages, leadership potential, imaginative thinking, recommendations of their teachers and principal, willingness to give back to the community, character, and standardized test results. (GSAT's)
Besides the tutoring of other students outside of their families, which the scholarship recipients are required to perform, would you share with us some of the "leadership" examples that these gifted and focused stand-outs are giving back to their communities?
Congratulation Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U all did well.
Shakiera u did do extremly well considering u master quite a few New Subject for the first time.
U all keep up the good work,and dont forget the sky is the limit.
Mrs Kennedy, do you know if the report card is given to the student or if it is mailed.
I wish to recognize another student for her outstanding performance:
Bridget James - 82.5 Bridget is in third form (9th grade) at Black River High School.
To answer the questions about what constitutes excellence in grades at the high school level, we have scholarship students attending six different high schools. I have the exact criteria for five of them:
. Black River - 85-100 is an A; 80 - 84 is an A-
. Hampton - 80 - 100 is an A
. Manchester - 80 - 100 is "excellent" (no letter grades)
. Munro - 80 - 100 is an A
. STETHS - 84 - 100 is an A
Z asked about "leadership" examples. I need to go through each student's file to be able to provide some answers, and I will do so in the next few days.
Congrats to all, remember the sky is the limit,Shakiera keep those figures moving very good its your first year you did well girl
Bridget, you are following in the footsteps of your brother. Congratulations.
Congratulations to:
Shakerea Smith who got an 86.9 from Hampton. She is in third form (9th grade). Shakerea's grades have been consistently excellent since she received a scholarship three years ago.
Bridget keep up the great work,keep aiming high the sky is the limit.
Going off of the previous coenmmt discussion, how do you feel about a very shy, introverted student attempting to get the same sort of information from a teacher as an open and outgoing one? I myself am not a very good speaker, and am very introverted to say the least. In fact, I have some major social phobias which have led me to skipping classes altogether for fear of being called on. For some people this makes sense if you are unprepared, but I typically am up on all my work to the best of my abilities. In response to your video, do you agree with how school systems function with normal test procedures? I find studying specifically for a test is rather self-defeating to actually learning something. If everything not on the test is thrown aside, and a person is really only studying for a good grade, then nothing is really be learned (and more importantly, retained).
You are articulate and brave to speak your mind Rosiane. We are all witnessing systems evolving, some to forms suitable for us humans, some stuck for one reason or other. Education, health, politics etc.
Sometimes Highly Sensitive Individuals feel overwhelmed in what seems like the babble of confusion going on around, if it is so for you, remember you have resources within to cope and to thrive in the midst of it all. You are smart enough to figure them out or find the right advisors.
I hope our educational system will eventually not get in the way of learning.
Be a part of that evolution.
All the best.
Rosiane, are you a student in Jamaica or America?
Here are some folks being a part of the revolution/evolution of learning and teaching.
http://maydaynyc.org/freeuniversity
Happening today in NYC.