Petrina Francis, Education Reporter
SCHADÉ STANTON
SCHADÉ STANTON, a former student of Montego Bay High School copped the title of top overall student in the 2005 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations by gaining nine distinctions and one credit.
When The Gleaner broke the news to the 16-year-old yesterday, she was stunned. "It feels good after all that hard work and sleepless nights" she said with a giggle.
"It's good to know that the hard work profited me something," she added.
Schadé said she could not have done so well without the support of her parents who played an important role in her academic life.
And with all of these achievements, Schadé is far from a bookworm. She was involved in several extra curricular activities while she was preparing for CSEC. This earned her the name "pin girl" as she had a badge for all the different activities that she was involved in.
Schadé was her school's head girl, a member of the debating and Spanish clubs, Red Cross and Inter-School Christian Fellowship, among others.
The teenager describes herself as a person who loves challenges and is outgoing.
Daughter of Mercel Stanton, a dental nurse and Paul Stanton, a police officer, Schadé is currently a student at the Montego Bay Community College where she is studying the sciences at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exami-nations (CAPE) Level.
The teenager told The Gleaner that she wants to become a medical doctor. Her interest in that profession, she said came from a tender age when she used to read medical books.
"This year, I got the opportunity to visit the operating theatre at the Cornwall Regional Hospital and that was one of my most exhilarating experiences," she said.
