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July 24, 2009
Jamalco Treats 2009 GSAT Awardees
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The winner of the 2009 J.A.G Scholarship for top performance among girls in primary schools Zhara-Marie Henry has urged her fellow students to take responsibility for their own learning. Zhara-Marie was guest speaker at the annual GSAT Day celebrations organized by Jamalco on Friday, July 17, for children of its employees who will make the transition to high school in September 2009.
In a lively and interesting presentation she told her classmates “we are responsible for our own learning” and urged them to “always read from the start and stay ahead of your class, seek help if you need it and choose your friends wisely.”
Her message to parents at the function was “help us to study and remind us often that you love us.” Zhara-Marie attended the Mineral Heights Primary School and will attend Glenmuir High in September.
Just over forty children of Jamalco team members visited the bauxite/alumina refinery, attended a luncheon and received gifts from Jamalco at the annual GSAT Day Celebrations. The children, who arrived at the refinery with their parents, spent the morning learning about Jamalco through a safety presentation, video features about the company and a bus tour of the refinery. At 12:30 they were joined by their parents for lunch with members of the executive management team.
Jamalco’s Managing Director Jerome Maxwell, in his remarks, reminded the children that High school will have its challenges but that they should ‘focus on doing well”, while Corporate Service and Government Affairs Manager Leo Lambert told the children that “you are entering the most important phase of your life and how well you do will determine your success.”
In his remarks Employment, Compensation and Benefits Administrator Christopher Buckmaster urged the children to “find your goals and work to achieve them.”
Several of the children participated in the function by performing cultural items, saying the opening prayer, introducing the guest speaker and delivering the vote of thanks. The GSAT scholars received a gift package containing items that will help in their transition to high school.
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