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A great achievement for Tobago, as students of Speyside Secondary, Signal Hill Secondary, Bishop's High School and Scarborough Secondary topped the CSEC Cape merit lists in the Caribbean. Elizabeth Williams has more in this report.
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00:00 Eight Signal Hill Secondary School students top the 2023 Advanced Examinations Merit List
00:07 in the Caribbean in the Performing Arts, Building and Mechanical Engineering and Theatre Arts.
00:14 Five students of Performing Arts teacher, Antoneil Blackman, are in the top 10. Melinda Alfred is the
00:21 top Performing Arts student in the Caribbean. Melinda is currently enrolled at UWE's Mona
00:27 Campus in Jamaica. Ms. Blackman spoke with TV6 News expressing hope that the Performing Arts
00:34 play a more integral role in the economy. Developed in terms of it being one of an
00:40 integral aspect that could bring back economic and cultural returns back to our country.
00:46 I think that is one that has been any back burner and it should be one that should have some form
00:52 of investments in it and be seen as a job that is equal and important as well. Clarissa Gill,
00:58 who topped the merit list in the Caribbean in Performing Arts, told the TV6 News that she wants
01:04 to be someone who leaves a mark on the world. I feel ecstatic and I feel accomplished because I
01:12 did a lot of work and it's really good to see that your hard work pays off, your long nights,
01:17 your tears, you know. Yeah, it's really good to see that you actually put your all into something
01:24 and you reap rewards. Teacher Stacey Abrahams' student made a mark recently in building and
01:31 mechanical engineering drawing. Ms. Abrahams said all students went the extra mile in achieving
01:38 these accomplishments. I'm certainly elated. I'm proud of them. They have worked hard. They have
01:43 proved themselves to be students who really want to go the distance and it's because of this they
01:48 were able to accomplish this. Principal of the school, Ariana Dabroford, told the TV6 News
01:56 that she hails the students' achievements with a great sense of deep pride and honor.
02:04 Usually, excellence comes from dedication, hard work, and from some schools that are classified
02:13 as prestigious. The point that I want to make is that a star can shine anywhere and Signal Hill by
02:22 no means is considered a prestigious school yet, but if we look around at the number of achievements,
02:30 almost every single student in one class made the merit list and we continue to make the merit list
02:38 year after year and it is an inspiration for others that wherever you are, just do your part
02:45 and you can shine. Bishops High School, Tobago, achieved excellence in principle of business,
02:51 music, psychology, and French, while Scarborough Secondary excelled in law and technical drawing.
02:58 Speyside High School made its mark in industrial technology mechanical. Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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