EBENEZER--The Preparatory Secondary Vocational Education (PSVE) section of St. Maarten Academy on Wednesday honoured 43 students who performed well during the first part of the 2009/2010 academic year.
Those honoured averaged 75 per cent or more with no failing grade for the first term of the school year.
Eleven students averaged 80 per cent or higher; eight of whom were first-formers, two second-formers and one a third-former.
Jenice Forbes’ 90 per cent average was the highest for the entire school, followed by Fiona Seenarain’s 87 per cent, Francisca Lamour with 86 per cent, Jahvaughny Ayee with 85 per cent, Sharda Guercin’s 83 per cent, Hurisa Glascow, Nalini Persaud and Huiqiang Su with 82 per cent each, Tjshana Horsford with 81 per cent, Addul Zaegers with an average of 80 per cent and Ravindra Dayaran who scored 80 per cent for the first term.
During an “achievement day” ceremony at the school to honour the students, brief addresses were delivered by Lourdes Brooks-Lake on behalf of the School Board for Secondary Education, PSVE Principal Solange Duncan, school Director Velda James and Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Roberto Arrindell.
The officials encouraged students to continue to excel and to strive for excellence. Those honoured were advised to become role models for their peers. Brooks-Lake in particular applauded the fact that the PSVE is capable of being a source of good news as she said had been exemplified by the celebrations.
The School Board, staff, and parents look forward to continued noteworthy performances from not only these students but others in the school, school officials said.
