| – Guyana claims title for the first time The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) top performer this year is our very own Cecil Cox. The achievement of the Queen’s College (QC) student has catapult Guyana to a plateau that it had never before graced.2015 Overall Best CAPE Performer, Cecil Cox.Cox, along with Shonta Noel of St Rose’s High, will soon be bringing home prestigious CAPE awards. While Cox was named Overall Best Performer, Noel was able to claim Best Performer in Business Studies.Both Cox and Noel’s achievements are new for Guyana.The two, together with the country’s four top regional CSEC performers – Shannon Woodroffe (Most Outstanding in Science),Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, Joshanna Hopkinson (Most Outstanding in Humanities), Victoria Najab (Most Outstanding in Business Studies) and Aliyah Rasheed (Most Outstanding in Technical-Vocational Studies) – are slated to travel to Belize towards the end of November to attend the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC’)s Regional Awards ceremony.Cox however is expected to be in the spotlight in Belize where CXC is expected to ‘wine and dine’ the regional top performers.But the 18-year-old, who will be celebrating his 19th birthday next month (November 7th to be exact),Wholesale Jerseys China, is yet hopeful that he will be granted permission to attend the auspicious event in Belize.Cox is currently attending the University of Edinburg in the United Kingdom where he is pursuing studies in Informatics. For those of us who this area of study is rather foreign,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Informatics Study is described by one University’s website as a new and dynamic area that is constantly evolving, developing and solving ever more challenges. “The convergent nature of informatics allows you to take your passion for IT (Information Technology) and combine it with any area of interest in science, engineering or the arts.”“You’ll learn about the analysis, design,Cheap NFL Jerseys, storage, communication, processing and presentation of information in information systems. You’ll also learn about information processing by technology (computer software design and implementation) and study information processing by humans,” it explained.In essence, Cox is currently fulfilling his ambition to pursue higher studies in Computer Science.Cox, a the 2015 CAPE, secured passes in seven subject areas including: Communication Studies Unit 1, Applied Mathematics Unit 1, Chemistry Unit 2, Pure Mathematics Unit 2, Physics Unit 2, Digital Media Unit 2 and Computer Science Unit 2. He secured six Grade Ones and 1 grade three respectively.The young man who hails from North East La Penitence, Georgetown, also secured CAPE passes in seven subject areas last year and he’d credited his success to “all the people who helped me.”The QC boy soon after learning of his performance this year said that he was excited about his performance and disclosed that he already had plans to pursue studies in Computer Science at a tertiary institution overseas.He however told this publication, during a brief interview via facetime during the past week,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, that he is hopeful that he will be granted the privilege to take time off from University to travel to Belize.Although he hadn’t yet received travel arrangements, as at the time of his interview with this publication, he did intimate that he is anxiously waiting an official release that will allow him to attend the CXC ceremony.Speaking of his performance at CAPE and the fact that he has been named the regional top performer,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the young man of few words said “I am honoured to receive the award,” as a slight grin formed on his face. A sniffle and polite cough followed; symptoms of a cold he has.Though he has been battling the cold for a few days now, he however appeared focus and ready to take on whatever academic adventures university life brings his way in pursuit of his higher education goal.He however does not consider himself a genius but rather he prefers being called “a bookworm with a lot of free time.” Who would have thought? In fact this “bookworm” informed that his favourite pastime is “watching serials.” He didn’t get down to specifics though.While he is not sure where he will be in 10 years, Cox anticipates that he might very well be pursuing his postgraduate qualification.His advice to young students who would want to emulate his performance is “make use of available resources, particularly the Internet and those materials provided online by foundations and universities.”Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, in commending the outstanding performers last week singled out Cox for achieving the first-time feat for Guyana (Overall Best CAPE performer). “We have done extremely well at the CAPE level…Cecil Cox had notably continued his excellent performance having been the top CSEC student in 2013,” reflected the Minister.Because of his sustained outstanding academic performance over the years and his desire to continue to excel, Kaieteur News has labeled Cox the ‘2015 CAPE Champ’. |
