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Jul 07, 2013 News
The Enterprise Support Group (ESG) New York Inc. has made good on its promise to match the increasing performance of students of the Enterprise Primary School, East Coast Demerara, with monetary rewards.
This year, the group doubled its awards scheme in keeping with the improved performance of students who increased the numbers of those gaining places at the country’s top secondary schools. This year, the Enterprise Primary School had 15 students gaining places in the country’s top secondary schools.
Last year, ESG Inc made cash awards to 33 students. This year, the group had to up the figure to accommodate the 50 students who were successful at this year’s grade six examinations.
The presentations were made at the school’s annual graduation ceremony held last Thursday at the school, through the ESG’s local steering Committee Member, Videsh Lall.
The US-based group is made up of former residents of Enterprise who have been rewarding students who by virtue of their performance have been keeping the Enterprise Primary School flag flying high.
Lall told Kaieteur News that this year, the group increased its donation to $400,000.
“As we promised, better the result, larger the sum of money,” he said.
In addition to the students, the group also, for the first time, recognized the contribution of the teachers who were responsible for the students’ good performances. The Grade Six teachers each received a plaque and a gift.
Lall said that it is the hope of the ESG Inc. that the top students return the favour by assisting those who are coming behind them.
This year, the school’s top student was Razia Ali who earned a place at the Bishop’s High School. She was awarded $35,000 to go with the several trophies she won.
The petit but positive Razia said that she was not surprised by her results.
“I knew it!” she declared when asked if she was confident of doing well.
She said that she studied hard, giving up television for a while and “digging into the books” whether at extra lessons or in the regular classroom.
She credited her teachers all the way down to grade four and five for her achieving success.
She did not leave out her parents.
Her grade six teacher, Calvin Thomas, was also not surprised at the results obtained by her and the rest of the class.
“I expected her to do well. I did not expect her to top but she did. She was competing with other talented children who have the similar ability,” he said adding that while he had tutored top students before, this year’s performance overall was excellent.
Apart from the Bishop’s High School, the Enterprise Primary School gained places at President’s College, St. Rose’s and St. Joseph’ High School as well as the St. Stanislaus College.
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