Damion Richards, father of Abigail Richards, is overwhelmed with pride and joy after his daughter received the JN Primary Exit Profile (PEP) scholarship for St Catherine and secured a spot at the school of her choice: Campion College.

Richards was among the 37 students awarded the five-year prize for 2023 at the 40th JN Scholarship Awards ceremony held at the Summit in New Kingston recently.

“I was very happy, as this was the only scholarship I ever applied for on behalf of my daughter
and was successful with. Somehow, I knew it would have come through, and when I got the call, I was overjoyed,” her father said.

The proud dad shared that his daughter, who attended Kensington Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, is always a high achiever and he is confident that she is destined for greatness.

“She has been a high-achieving student since grade one and up to grade six, this trend has continued, and I am happy that JN assisted in rewarding her hard work,” he said, noting that her preparations involved doing extra lessons and practice questions from previous PEP exams.

Abigail attributed her academic success to being an avid reader, reviewing her notes and practising with past papers.

“I also ensured that I did the homework that my teacher gave me and used the past papers to
assist me in my studies,” she said.

Marvan Morgan-Harris, a grade-six teacher at Kensington Primary School who taught Abigail, shared that he is proud of her success.

“She made me feel proud. She was the only from my class who passed for Campion College. I
was so proud of her, but I knew she could have done it,” he said.

He added: “She was a focused student. She was determined, and whenever she gets a task, she ensures that it was done well,” she shared. “She was different. Her parents did a good job in raising her. She is very respectful in her speech and mannerisms.”