Jamaica Gleaner

Sashawn wants to beat GSAT scores at Holy Childhood

- Carl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

WHEN SASHAWN Hall of Ocho Rios Primary School begins classes at Holy Childhood High in September, she wants better grades than the 92 per cent average she got in the Grade Six Achievemen­t Test (GSAT).

Hall got scores of 96 per cent in mathematic­s, 94 per cent in social studies, 92 per cent in science, 86 per cent in language arts and 11/12 (92) in communicat­ion task to emerge as one of the top performers from her school.

She expressed joy at being placed at one of Jamaica’s topperform­ing high schools and is bent on doing well there.

Asked how she expects to perform at Holy Childhood, the confident girl replied, “I expect to get better grades than what I got in GSAT. I just need to be more focused on my work.”

And focused she has been, according to grandmothe­r and guardian Yvette Foreman.

“At home she is very reserved and she loves books. She just loves to read, so I’m not surprised she got good grades, I was looking for them,” Foreman offered.

Hall is at a point where she is yet to decide on a clear career choice, as she explained to The Gleaner.

For the rest of the summer holidays, Hall is hoping to get her textbooks early so she can begin familiaris­ing herself with the subject matters, as she aims to shine academical­ly at Holy Childhood.

 ?? PHOTO CARL GILCHRIST ?? Sashawn Hall with her grandmothe­r, Yvette Foreman.
PHOTO CARL GILCHRIST Sashawn Hall with her grandmothe­r, Yvette Foreman.
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