Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Drowned boy would have been awarded school of his dreams
Dead: Shemar Success
While many parents will be able to embrace and congratulate their children on their success at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, Shemar Success’ family is left with nothing but satisfaction that their son was awarded one of the schools that he had been aiming for.
Many may not even be able to understand the emotions of Shemar’s parents, who upon learning of their son’s excellent grades, burst into uncontrollable tears.
His results were first seen by his father, Roy Success, who uplifted them from his son’s former school, Success Elementary. Everybody there he noted, had been asking about his son’s grades, since they were all aware of his potential.
The 11-year-old who drowned during the last Easter holiday – days after he wrote the exams – was awarded The Bishops’ High School, one of the country’s top secondary learning institutions, having achieved a total of 524 marks.
An emotional Mr. Success last evening told Kaieteur News that his son had been confident, dedicated, and had worked tirelessly to gain entrance into either the school he was awarded, or “the prestigious Queens College”, the school he was only a couple of marks short of attending.
Mr. Success added that while he is extremely happy and proud of his son’s achievements, he is even more aggrieved at the fact that he is not alive to feel the passionate pride.
The senior Success related that had his only child been alive today, he would have hit the roof with joy over his achievement.
“He would’ve been happy. I can only imagine what his expressions would’ve been like if he was here to see that his hard work has paid off,” the man said. He added that he will soon be visiting his son’s grave, to give him the good news.
Meanwhile, as of last evening, Karen Maynard, Shemar’s mother, was still very distraught, but says she is extremely proud of her son. She recalls Shemar just after he wrote his last exam.
The lad’s NGSA results
“He was so sure he would get Queen’s or Bishops’. But then after the last exam, he said ‘mommy I think I got some questions wrong, so I might more get Bishops’”.
Young Shemar Success’s body was discovered by a child at the Herstelling sea dam, several days after he drowned off the shores of the Georgetown seawall.
According to reports then, the West Ruimveldt lad, along with a few friends and the father of one of the children, left to go and hangout at the seawall in the afternoon hours, and decided to play in the water.
A girl, believed to have been a friend of Success, had initially explained to this newspaper that the lad had ventured deeper into the water to take a dive, but never surfaced. During that time, neighbours were all high in praises of the lad whom they described as “brilliant” and “very respectful”.
Shemar’s father had expressed gratitude to his son’s teacher and great uncle, Mr. Wilfred Success, the Principal of Success Elementary.
(Rehana Ashley Ahamad)
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