Securing 15 passes at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate level is not an easy task and requires dedication and commitment, according to 17-year-old Derianna Williams.
Derianna, a student of the Three Miles Secondary School in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) secured Grade 1 passes in EDPM, English A, Mathematics; Grade Two in Agricultural Science, Biology, Food and Nutrition, Human and Social Biology, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Principles of Business; and Grade Three in Chemistry, English B, Physics and Social Studies.
Growing up Derianna was always a quiet person and to this date she remains that way. She attended the St Johns Baptist Primary School and then secured a place at the Three Miles Secondary School. She was given a Hinterland Scholarship and continued her studies at the Three Miles Secondary.
Derianna explains that she had very little challenges while studying and noted that she always believed in herself even when everything seemed to be going haywire. She chose to write 15 subjects because she wanted to outshine her sister who gained 11 passes when she wrote CSEC a few years back.
“In Secondary School it wasn’t that hard because I would always do my work and make sure everything is done in time. I had the help of my big sister and when it was time to prepare for CXC I just put my best foot forward. I would stay up late with my mom and sister and they would help me study,” she said.
Derianna now intends to pursue a career in the medical field and is hoping that she could get a scholarship to study Medicine in China or Cuba. She says that by becoming a doctor she can better serve her country and its people.
“Medicine is my passion. I wrote all that subjects because I want to bel well rounded but also I want to become the best doctor possible. I like helping people and medicine would help me to do that. If I get the scholarship it would be easier because it would ease the burden of having to pay for Medical School.”
For now, Derianna is at home and enjoying a break from studying. She says that the break is much needed and the real would commence in a few months. (Times Sunday Magazine)
