Nassau, New Providence. Oakes Field Primary one of BTC’s adopted schools held a special awards assembly to honour three hundred and forty of the school’s overachievers. BTC President & CEO Mr. Leon Williams was the guest speaker at the special assembly. Mr. Williams challenged the parents and teachers to instill excellence in their children and students. He told the parents and teachers that they are “preparing the children to work and survive in a competitive environment.” He continued on to say that “how we develop these individuals is up to us”. Mr. Williams congratulated the students and left them with the phrase, “your best has to be better everyday of your life.”
The awards included the Principal’s List which was given to each student with a grade point average of 3.51 – 4.00; the Honour Roll for students with a GPA of 3.0 – 3.5 and special awards for Most Improved Students.
The Oakes Field students prepared a special poetic tribute to BTC for its loyal support over the years. Mr. Williams was introduced in a unique manner with a musical jingle written by the students called “Oh Yeah!”
Also in attendance at the event was Mr. Edvardo Humes. Mr. Humes, a twelfth grade student at Cherub Christian Academy understudied Mr. Williams in his task as “President for the Day” at BTC, an initiative of the Ministry of Education. Mr. Humes encouraged the students to “find their goal, and stick to achieving it.”
Following the special assembly Mr. Williams and Mr. Harold Newbold
(District Superintendent in the Ministry of Education) were taken on a tour of the school. They were shown the advances of technology in the classroom with the school’s electronic form of learning, The Active Boards.
Oakes Field Primary is one of five adopted schools in New Providence. The other schools are H.O Nash Junior High School, Thelma Gibson Primary School and Stapeldon School. BTC also supports schools in Grand Bahama and the other Family Islands.
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