Hall

Jodi-Ann Hall was involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities while in lower school at Campion College, but that did not prevent her from gaining seven ones and two credits in the 2006 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

"I was excited when I saw my results, but a little disappointed because I did not expect to get a two in geography because that was my favourite subject," Jodi-Ann told The Gleaner, yesterday.

Top scores

Jodi-Ann got straight 'A' profiles for six of the seven subjects which she got top scores in. While preparing for the CSEC examinations, she was on her school's netball team, sub-prefect and class monitor, a member of the poetry society and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Programme.

The 16-year-old told The Gleaner yesterday that she was able to strike a balance between school work and extra-curricular activities by managing her time efficiently.

Jodi-Ann said her mother, Marguerita Hall, a teacher, and her father, Hector Hall, a multimedia specialist, played an integral role in her success.

"Their level of dedication to my work and their constant encouragement that I can do anything that I put my mind to really motivated me to do well," she said.

She will return to Campion where she will pursue mathematics, economics and management of business at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations level.

The young Capricornian said one of her major concerns with today's youth is that some are not focused on education.

"They are seeking the easy way out of the system but they need to recognise that education is the only way out," she said.

- P.F.