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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Lucaya International School (LIS) Graduation Class of 2014 -
LIS bid farewell and celebrates the success of fourteen students who graduated from its International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. A number of students also received awards for academics, Model United Nations particpation, the Arts and Sportsmanship.
(Photo: Erik Mosvold)
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Grand Bahama, Bahamas- The pursuit for excellence continued as Lucaya International School (LIS) celebrated the graduation of fourteen students from its International Baccalaureate Diploma programme last weekend.
Each student was awarded their High School Diploma with Honors and a number of them received outstanding awards in the various subject areas, including class Valedictorian Michaela Ince and Salutatorian Keana Pakosh. Both girls gave eloquent speeches to the large audience consisting of their fellow classmates, parents, friends, faculty and school board.
“My time spent at LIS has made me a well-rounded, open-minded individual who is not afraid to face challenges head on. This is something I will always be grateful for. No matter how challenging something may seem, there is no point in getting intimidated. High school has not only taught me academically, it has also taught me valuable life lessons,” said Michaela Ince, Valedictorian. Ince also received the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) Top Achievers Award, which grants her a four-year scholarship to the college of her choice.
Sharon Wilson, LIS Headmistress noted that many of these graduating students have spent most of their lives at LIS, while others enrolled solely for the signature IB Diploma programme. ”To schools, universities and colleges around the world, the IB is more than a curriculum and a testing service,” said Wilson. “It is a powerful experience in learning and growth; a way of life and shared experience that develops character, and bonds students and teachers together in friendship and attitudes that will last a life time."
Salutatorian Keana Pakosh LIS 2014 Granduation -
Keana Pakosh was the LIS 2014 Salutatorian and she will be attending the University of Toronto in the fall. She spoke at the event along with her fellow classmate and Valedictorian Michaela Ince.
(Photo: Erik Mosvold)
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LIS is proud to be authorized as an IB World School, accredited by both North American and European accrediting agencies. It is also the only school on Grand Bahama that offers the prestigious PYP and IB Diploma programmes, which enable students to excel at any university with excellent scholarship opportunities.
All fourteen graduates were accepted to a number of universities across the United States, Europe and Canada. The graduates and the universities they will be attending are as follows: Alliqueka Capron- University of Nottingham, UK; Rhumer Culmer- University of Tampa, USA; Keana Pakosh- University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada; Alexander Thompson- Texas A & M Galveston, USA; George McInnes- Gap Year; Alexander von Albedyhll- University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Imani Sterling-University of Westminster, UK; Eric Grigorof- Ontario College of Art & Design, Canada; Cassandra Haddad- University of South Florida, USA; Asiyah Robinson- Gulf Coast University or University of Victoria; Katie Hindley- Newcastle University, UK; Michaela Ince- Pomona University, USA; Andrew Hindley- Liverpool John Moore’s University, UK and Rania Williams- Michigan Technical University, USA.
Summing up the feeling of the night Ince concluded “To my class, as we prepare to walk out of this graduation ceremony and walk into the ‘real world,’ each of us following our own paths. I would like to remind us all that while we may never be in a class together again, we will always be our class, the Lucaya International School class of 2014.
LIS Valedictorian -
Valedictorian Michaela Ince received the Grand Bahama Port Authority Top Achievers Award, which gives her a full four-year scholarship to the university of her choosing. Pictured (left to right) is Dr. Telina Smith, Administrator of the GBPA Scholarship Committee, Ince and Sharon Wilson, Head Mistress. (Photo: Erik Mosvold)
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LIS' Head Boy and Head Girl Being Honoured at Graduation Ceremony -
Awards were presented to the school’s Head Boy Andrew Hindley and Head Girl Asiyah Robinson for their outstanding performance in academic excellence and leadership throughout the year. They are pictured with Mile Lowery, Head of Secondary, Asiyah Robinson, Andrew Hindley, and Sharon Wilson, Head Mistress.
(Photo: Erik Mosvold)
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