Discipline, determination earn Chavonae CSEC success
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD GLENMUIR High School student, Chavonae Hayles, is now enjoying the fruits of being a “disciplined child”.
With a straight A profile for the nine subjects she sat in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Chavonae is now examining her options regarding her career choice.
“My career goal is something in the field of science – medicine or biochemistry,” she said, knowing that she has time to make a final decision.
Among the subjects Chavonae aced are mathematics, biology, chemistry, additional mathematics and Spanish. She did it while facing challenges such as overcrowded classrooms and lack of lab space.
“I read ahead and also read over notes on a weekly basis. Additionally, I practised a lot from past paper questions to see how close I was to knowing all the details of the different subjects. A study timetable is also helpful,” she shared on some of her winning formula.
For the lower sixth-form
student, motivation is all around her as she gets it from her parents, teachers and friends.
“I have also developed internal motivation, which is the deep desire to succeed,” she said, pointing out that during her study time, she curtailed social media and phone activities to a minimum, using the Internet only for research.
“These practices were done during my five years at high
school, and not just in fifth form,” she said.
According to Chavonae, she has always been a disciplined child, hence the study habits she developed from primary school at Mineral Heights, which earned her a 99.4 per cent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test.
“My parents, who are both teachers, encourage me and provide support physically, spiritually and emotionally. I relax by drawing, reading and kicking football on the wall,” Chavonae said was her relaxing mechanism.