Ms. Jenalyn Weekes of Montserrat, Recipient of Bard College at Simon"s Rock Undergraduate Scholarship Award

Skerritt’ s Educational Consultancy in collaboration with Bard College at Simon’s Rock, USA, announces this year’s scholarship winner, Ms. Jenalyn Weekes of Montserrat.

Jenalyn is a graduate of the Montserrat Secondary School (MSS) and Montserrat Community College (MCC) with a great track record of academic success, community involvement and sports participation.

According to a release from Skerritt's Educational Consultancy, Jenalyn will begin classes for her Scholarship in the Fall of 2018, where she is enrolled to pursue a pre-engineering program with the ultimate goal of graduating with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.

“I have arrived at Simons Rock and have gone through orientation. I have also met with my academic advisor to discussed my studies and options. Classes begin today (27/8/2018) and I am truly excited about learning. I must say thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity and to all who assisted.”  says Jenalyn.

“I am excited to see someone from Montserrat take the leap of faith and pursue their dream. This partnership would not be possible without the outreach of the Minister of Education and support from the MCC and Mrs. Geraldine Cabey. We look forward to Ms. Weekes success and her future contribution of Montserrat.” says Lyston Skerritt, Managing Partner, Skerritt’s Educational Consultancy.

Thomas W. Coote, PhD. Director, Berkshire Environmental Research Center stated; “On behalf of the Tropical Ecology program staff and Simon's Rock we are thrilled to have Jenalyn join the college program this fall. I personally am looking forward to working with Jenalyn and hope that with her interests and background that not only will she do very well academically but that we will learn from her as well. If there is anything I can do to support her as she arrives please let her know that I am here to assist.”