SUCCESS LAVENTILLE HONOUR ATHLETES

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It was a day of celebration at Success Laventille Secondary as the school honoured nine of its rising track and field athletes. The ceremony came just 24 hours after two of their most famous alumni, Kieron Pollard and Akeal Hosein, lifted the CPL trophy with the Trinbago Knight Riders.

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00:00Just today, after alumni Kairon Pollard and Akil Hussein lifted the CPL Trophy with TKR,

00:06students of Success Lab until Secondary had their own moment to shine.

00:09The East Port of Spain school honored nine of its student athletes in a special ceremony

00:13at the school, highlighting a group that has only been training for a year on the Olympian

00:18Emmanuel calendar.

00:20The athletes were presented with medals and tokens by their teachers, celebrating a historic

00:24first for the East Port of Spain school.

00:27Among the standouts, Jeremiah St. John, a double bronze medalist at the national championships,

00:31Anthony Alexander with two bronze in the hurdles and really, and Malik Adams who claims silver

00:37in the pole vault.

00:38Very, very exciting, like, it's like a rush and then I caught my entrance and everything

00:44and how everybody was like cheering, and then the fact that I got a trophy as well, like

00:48my first trophy, like, since as small as I was getting medals, so like, it's like, I got

00:55a good feeling.

00:56It elevates the school in a way, it has a negative approach on the school, where people

01:01view the school negatively, so more train are to join track, it will bring up new reputation

01:09and people will tend to view the school differently.

01:12In the heart of East Port of Spain, a community often known for the challenges of gangs and

01:16violence, there was instead pride and applause echoing through the halls of Success Lab until

01:21secondary.

01:22The recognition was organized by teachers Christina Thomas and Shanna Supra, who believe that students'

01:27achievements can help motivate their peers.

01:30Well, this morning at Success Lab until we decided to commemorate the student athletes

01:35who did well in last term's secondary school track and field event, and we decided to do

01:41this because we wanted to show that good can come out of success.

01:45I hope more athletes would, you know, see that the sky is not the limit, but they just continue

01:50on their journey here with success that this can be an avenue for them, not only for academics,

01:56but track and field can reach, they can reach places, and in Jeremiah's case, we're hoping

02:00that by next year, please go out here and make it to the Krifter team.

02:04For Success Lab until, the message is clear.

02:07Despite the challenges in the community, its students are sprinting towards success.

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