Three outstanding Gleaner-Children's Own newspaper Spelling Bee participants are set to receive scholarships today from The Gleaner Company Ltd. The scholarship programme, in its second year, selects three students from the Spelling Bee competition who have achieved outstanding results in their GSAT examinations. Today we introduce you to the three who will accept their scholarships this afternoon at a special luncheon at the newspaper's, downtown Kingston headquarters.
Regina Bish - Accomplished and satisfied
Regina Bish
The word outspoken was the recurring adjective being used by Janice Manning
to describe her 12-year-old daughter Regina Bish. Elated, proud, accomplished and satisfied were those used by Regina herself, on her achievement in being the Middlesex awardee in the Gleaner Company's Children's Own GSAT County Scholarship awards.
Regina, who was also the second-place contestant
in the 2006 Spelling Bee competition, is sure her
success will follow her through her time at Campion College. "I plan to do my best and be on the top of my class throughout school."
The past student of Kensington Primary was very excited to receive her scholarship and, with her 97 per cent average in the GSAT exams, Regina's mother is confident her daughter will continue to be successful. "Hard work brings success and I know she will be successful if she continues to be focused as she has been," Manning said.
Adrian Raymond - I can depend on him, says mom
Adrian Raymond
"He is very intelligent, he is very quiet and he gives me confidence to believe in myself, I can depend on him." That's how Ingrid Edmondson feels about her son, Adrian Raymond.
Young Adrian was the Surrey recipient of The Gleaner-Children's Own GSAT County Scholarship Award. Twelve-year-old Adrian garnered a 90 per cent average in his exams and will be attending the Morant Bay High School in September.
The former student of Airy Castle Primary School credits hard work for his success. "I would describe myself as a hard-working person and I am feeling good about winning this scholarship, and I plan to work hard and even harder," he said.
The former president of the environmental club and vice-president of the 4-H Club at his school, Adrian hopes to become a scientist in the future. "Being a scientist would allow me to do some experiments on things and to see how they interact with each other."
Adrian's sixth grade teacher, Sylvia Stanley, tips Adrian to be a great success in the future. "In the future I see him as a great Jamaican and if he continues to work hard he will achieve that."
Shari Rowe - Soft-spoken and focused
Shari Rowe
She hopes to change her shy demeanor when she goes to high school, but Shari Rowe is definitely keeping her 98 per cent average which landed her
The Gleaner-Children's Own GSAT County Scholarship Award for Cornwall. This soft-spoken 12-year-old is very focused and determined about achieving her goals, and is confident that the scholarship will help her.
"I feel great about winning the scholarship," she said. Shari is also appreciative of the scholarship as she feels it will go a long way in assisting her mother in her back-to-school preparations.
Her mother, Jacqueline Williams Rowe, is also grateful. "I was overwhelmed, because her principal told me that there were other scholarships that would be given out and the fact that I am the only one taking care of her, it was really good when we heard she got the scholarship."
The Burnt Savannah resident wants to become a dentist or "something in the medical field in the future", and she knows a good education will allow her to achieve that. Besides that, she likes to see people smile.
The prospective Hampton High student, who also was the Cornwall winner of the 2006 Spelling Bee competition,
is looking forward to school
and doing her best, which she believes will be good enough to stead her in life.
