18 students get Jamaica Broilers Group scholarships
published: Wednesday | January 29, 2003
Eighteen students at the primary and tertiary level from Spring Village, St. Catherine, pose for the camera at a scholarship presentation ceremony held at the Spring Village Community Centre. The scholarships were presented by the Jamaica Broilers Group and the Spring Village Community Development Foundation. From left first row: Zafariah Fullerton, Jhaneall Bryan, Roxanne Campbell, Oneika Bogle, Renae Peynado and Audra Wilson. In the second row (from left) are Terry-Ann Jackson; Latoya Mitchell; Meneve Casanova; Ramon Bryan; Krystal Blake; Sherice Edwards, Shawn Dixon and Rachael Jaddoo. In the third row (from left) are Cavel Edward and Nadine Peynado. Missing from the photograph are Latoya McCalla and Paulie Lewis. - Contributed
EIGHTEEN STUDENTS from Spring Village and surrounding communities in St. Catherine have received education scholarships from Jamaica Broilers Group, through the Spring Village Community Development Foundation, to support their education at the secondary and tertiary levels.
At a function hosted by the Group at the Spring Village Community Centre - another project sponsored by Jamaica Broilers through its Jamaica Broilers' Best Dressed Chicken processing plant - 13 scholarships were presented to students who received grades of 70 per cent or more in the recent GSAT examinations. The remaining five scholarships went to tertiary level students whose academic performance is also outstanding and who sought the Group's assistance to complete their studies.
The GSAT students formerly of the Spring Gardens All Age School, the Old Harbour Primary School and Marlie Mount Primary received grants totalling $130,000 or $10,000 each to fund their secondary education during the 2002/2003 Academic Year. Jamaica Broilers and the Spring Village Development Foundation promised to provide an additional $10,000 per year to each student for a total of 5 years, as long as they continue to maintain a 70 per cent or higher grade average. This would see the Jamaica Broilers Group spending a total of $650,000 to fund the education of the 13 from First to Sixth Forms (Grades 7 - 11) over the next five years.
The awards at the tertiary level which went to students attending Northern Caribbean University, Mico Teachers' College, The University of the West Indies Nursing School and the G.C. Foster College celebrated the students' outstanding performance at their respective schools. Each will receive $12,000 a year until completion of their studies, provide that they maintain a 70 per cent or higher average grade. The projected total outlay over a minimum 2-year period will be $120,000.
According to Randy Finnikin, Director of Cornerstone Ministries and a partner in the Spring Village Community Development Foundation, "This partnership between the Jamaica Broilers Group and the Spring Village Community which is only one of several on which we collaborate with the Group in Spring Village is designed to ensure that students from the surrounding communities are successful in their academic pursuits."
The Foundation provides support for the Scholarship Programme through supervised homework facilities where students can gain access to Internet services, research material and the relevant resource personnel.
