RHTY&SC cricket teams honour outstanding teachers, students

– in Dropattie Ramsammy Tribute to Heroes programme

“We are pleased to honour you as heroes of the educational system in the Lower Corentyne area. The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club strongly believes in the promotion of education, as it is the root of success.”
Those were the words of RHTY&SC Secretary Hilbert Foster as he addressed the presentation ceremony of the Dropattie Ramsammy Tribute to Outstanding Teachers programme and the Seenarine Memorial Tribute to Students’ programme on Thursday last at the Saint Francis Community Developers Training Hall.
The cricket teams of the RHTY&SC hosted the programmes with the sponsorship of overseas-based residents of Dropattie Ramsammy. Under the Seenarine Memorial programme, five students of the Lower Corentyne Secondary School were honoured as students of the year 2023. Each of these students had emerged as the best student in their respective levels. Noting that each of these students was selected by the management of the school, Foster has urged them to always strive for excellence.

Foster, former BCB president who has returned full time to the RHTY&SC as secretary, stated that the club is pleased to work along with Ms Ramsammy, as the Lower Corentyne Secondary School is very crucial to the overall success of the club’s cricket teams. Players Kevlon Anderson, Shawn Grant, Junior Sinclair, Michael Rengasami, Keith Simpson, Deeraj Ramjit, Sohil Mohammed, Nyron Hicks, Danielle Manns, Trisha Hardat and Natasha Subramanie are all products of the school.
The honoured students: Michael Smith, Grade 7; Amanda Sampson, Grade 8; Afzal Nabi, Grade 9; Emmanuel Paul, Grade 10; and Tameshwar Nandlall, Grade 11, each receive a trophy, medal, framed certificate, an electronic tablet, and a special gift package from Mike’s Pharmacy.
Nine outstanding teachers have been recognised under the Dropattie Ramsammy Tribute to Teachers programme. These teachers were selected by their respective schools as their best teachers for 2023 based on: classroom performance, personal discipline, record of attendance, and relationship with students. Those honoured are: Savitree Brijkumar of Lower Corentyne Secondary School; Nurmala Subramani of Corentyne Comprehensive High School; Canbica Barker of JC Chandisingh Secondary School; Mark Cyril of Port Mourant Secondary; Karen Marks-Singh of Rose Hall Primary; Zaman Ahsidally of Port Mourant Primary; Elisha Singh of Belvedere Primary; Kamache Pasramen of Rose Hall Town Nursery; and Nessa Balram of Ankerville Nursery.

The teachers were treated to lunch after the ceremony, and each received a trophy, a certificate, a medal, an electronic tablet, and a special gift package from Mike’s Pharmacy.
Foster has hailed the awardees as positive role models in the educational system, and has congratulated them on a job well done, even as he urged them to uphold the standards they have set for themselves. He also called on them to share their experience with the rest of the teaching profession.
Noting that teachers are responsible for the development of every other profession, he urged the awardees to continue working hard as Guyana continues its path to development.
Sponsor Dropattie Ramsammy has said she is delighted to sponsor the two programmes, as she is a living testament to the power of education and the impact of a supportive community. She has urged students and teachers to never give up on their dreams and aspirations, and has said that education is a powerful key to unlock doors of opportunity.
Ms Ramsammy, a former student of the Lower Corentyne Secondary School, is now employed as a registered nurse at the Jamaica medical hospital in Queens NY. She committed to sponsoring the two programmes in the future, and expressed gratitude to the cricket teams for their support in organizing the event.
Teacher Zaman Ahsidally, in expressing thanks to the RHTY&SC and the sponsor for recognizing the efforts of the teaching profession, has said he has been inspired by the award to do more in his job.
The RHTY&SC plans to honour more than 100 outstanding Berbicians under its Tribute to Heroes programme in 2024. Among those are teachers, retired educators, firemen, law enforcement officers, postal workers, medical workers, social workers and sportsmen, among others.
The different awards were handed over to the awardees by national cricketers Shemaine Campbell and Kevlon Anderson.