Latest update February 1st, 2025 5:58 AM
Latest News
- CANU warns of dangerous ‘Strawberry Quick’ drug circulating in schools
- Court yet to rule on request for access to Brutus’ bank account
- PPP to meet GECOM on Tuesday to discuss elections -Jagdeo
- MMA/ADA staff dismissed for misappropriation of funds, $500k recovered – Agri. Minister
- Govt. hanging cheaper electricity on GTE project despite unknown final cost – Cathy Hughes
RHTYSC hosts successful Republic Bank Summer Camp…Nareesa Rahaman named Best Student
This year’s Republic Bank sponsored, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Summer Camp ended on Friday last and has been deemed a resounding success.
Top student Nareesa Rahaman receives her prizes from senior supervisor Seema Brijmal of Republic Bank, Rose Hall Branch
Organised by the Club’s cricket teams with the aim of preparing Grade Six students for entrance into Secondary School system the activity also served to encourage the students to get involved in sports as a way to occupy their extra time.
Senior teacher of Port Mourant Secondary School, Rohan Etwaru who conducted the Camp stated that a total of 56 disciplined and focused students attended the four-week activity. He stated that they have been properly prepared for secondary school.
The students were taught Mathematics, English, Integrated Science, English B, Social Studies and Spanish. They were also exposed to basic coaching in cricket, volleyball and basketball while several lectures were done on areas including Peer Pressure, the Importance of Education, Public Manners and the Importance of Discipline.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, speaking to the students at the closing encouraged them to have a strong mind and positive attitude to education as it was the most important asset a person can obtain.
Education, the veteran club administrator stated is a vessel that breaks down doors and barriers and he advised the attentive youths that the next five years is the most important phase of their lives while urging them to develop a culture of reading, research and listening to positive advice. Foster also expressed gratitude to the Management of Republic Bank for their continued investment in the camp over the past seven years which would have seen close to 500 children attending.
Ms. Nareesa Rahaman was named Best Student of the Camp. Other awards shared out were:
Best Mathematics Student Felicia Sahadeo
Best English Student Kayla Mc Greggor
Best Social Studies Student Ashanti Marcino
Best Integrated Science Student Christine Hoyte
Best Spanish Student Nareesa Rahaman
Best Attendance Quinton Andrews
Most Disciplined Darren Marks
Most Improved Alicia Giddings
The nine awardees received educational materials for the new school year while each student received a schoolbag under the RHTY&SC Schoolbag for Sports Project.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more
OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus
Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more
Weekend Cartoon
