NASSAU, Bahamas — Ricardo P. Deveaux, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Technical & Vocational Training, on Wednesday, August 2, posted a collection of photos on Facebook that we decided to share with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. The photos were posted with the following narrative:
SALUTING OUR 2022 STUDENT OF THE YEAR JERLEA ADDERLEY, 2023 WORLD SCHOLARS CUP CHAMPION
The Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation would like to congratulate our 2022 Student of the Year Jerlea Adderley who recently participated in the World Scholars Cup in London.
Jerlea who recently completed Grade 7 was the youngest member of Aquinas College’s World Scholars Cup Team.
She was reassigned to a Hybrid team consisting of two students from Dwight School New York. Their team won all 3 impromptu debates.
Jerlea won the following awards:
- Individual Gold – Scholar’s Bowl
- Team Gold – Scholar’s Bowl
- Team Gold – Cria Top Jr. Debate Team 3rd place overall
- Team Gold – Jr. Debate 9th out of 81 teams
- Individual Silver – Jr. Debate Champion
- Individual Silver – Writing Champion
- Team Silver – Team Writing Champions
8.Team Silver – Top Qualifiers for Tournament of Champions to be held at Yale University in November 2023.
We are extremely proud of Jerlea and her accomplishments.
She is truly among the BEST AND BRIGHTEST of our former nominees.
