“Set goals and work to achieve them” – CSEC top student

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Region Two Chairman Parmanand Persaud awards Sarah Hakh for her outstanding achievements at the 2012 CSEC examinations

Guyana’s and the Caribbean’s top student at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination Sarah Hakh stole the spotlight at the Abram Zuil Secondary School annual graduation exercise on Saturday. Showered with gifts and trophies, the diminutive and elegant Hakh in her valedictorian address urged all students to reveal the best in themselves.
“You can be the best of the best, if only you give yourself the time to aspire and aim for it,” she said to a rapt audience as she related the challenges she had leading up to her examinations.
In applauding the support of her parents, teachers and friends, many of whom were in the audience fighting to hold back their emotions, the humility of Hakh brought tears to their eyes. Hakh secured 16 subjects at the 2012 sitting of the CSEC examinations − all grade ones. These subjects are Mathematics, English A, English B, Office Administration, Principles of Business, Principles of Accounts, Economics, Home Management, Food and Nutrition, Electronic Document and Preparation Management, Information Technology, Biology, Human and Social Science, Integrated  Science, Social Studies and Spanish.
The young lady, who is an ardent basketball fan, said students must always have a vision of what they want to achieve in life, plan to make it happen, and have God at the centre of their plan.
Meanwhile, Abram Zuil Secondary School Headmaster Roopchand Persaud said despite the many challenges confronting the school, it has managed to produce students of high academic standards.
“There are many severe challenges teaching in open classrooms; however, our vision is quite clear; that is, producing students with the right attitudes, skills and understanding, who will have an appreciation for self-development and national development.” Persaud reported that 109 candidates wrote the CSEC examinations, and the school recorded a 66 per cent pass rate, grades one to three. He thanked his staff for the success achieved.

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