Petrina Francis, Education Reporter
SINCLAIR
LEADING UP to the 2005 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, there were days when Yoland Sinclair, of Manchester High School, felt that she would not make it. But she proved that determination and hard work is the key to achieving one's goals when she copped five distinctions and three credits (twos) in the examinations.
"It was kind of hard to concentrate during study leave because of the distractions but I had to tell myself that I have to study," she related.
The 16-year old also noted that at times, she did not understand some of the things that were required of her in some of her subjects but through prayer and consultation with her teachers, she managed to overcome those problems.
And Yoland was indeed surprised at her results. She told The Gleaner that she was happy because she prayed a lot to get good results, which would take her on to sixth form.
PRESSURED TO DO WELL
She was also pressured to do well because she had to maintain the standards in her family who are no strangers to academic excellence. Both her sibling are studying at universities in the United States of America. Her older brother is currently studying Civil Engineering at Howard University while her sister is at the University of Maryland, studying to become a nurse.
Daughter of Denroy Sinclair, manager of Dencol Auto parts, and Euglin Sinclair, teacher at El Instituto de Mandevillia, Yoland is back at Manchester High where she is studying Econo-mics, Literatures in English and Communication Studies at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exami-nations (CAPE) level.
A public relations specialist in the making, Yoland was a member of her school's choir, as well as the track and field team.
She gained distinctions for English Language, English Literature, Biology, Social Studies and Mathematics, and credits (twos) for Chemistry, Physics and French.
