FOR the first time, a student from Belize is the most outstanding candidate overall in the region in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) May/June examinations.

He is Dorien Villafranco of St John’s College in Belize City.

Dorien won the award for 2010 by achieving 15 grade 1s at one sitting. He achieved grade 1 in Biology, Caribbean History, Chemistry, English A, English B, Information Technology, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physics, Principles of Accounts, Religious Education, Social Studies, Spanish, Physical Education and Sport and Human and Social Biology.

Dorien achieved A on all is his profile grades, except in Caribbean History and Integrated Science in which he received one B each.

Sheniele Grant of Wolmer’s Girls’ School, Jamaica, received the award for the most outstanding candidate in Business Education. She achieved grade 1 in 11 subjects, including five business subjects with all A profiles. Sheniele also achieved Grade 1 in Chemistry, English A, English B, Mathematics, Physics and Spanish.

Two other students from Jamaica have won CSEC awards. Ayala Bennett of Ardenne High School is the recipient of the award for the most outstanding candidate in Humanities. Ayala achieved grade I in 11 subjects including six Humanities subjects — Caribbean History, English B, French, Geography, Social Studies and Spanish. She also achieved Grade 1 in English A, Information Technology, Mathematics, and Human and Social Biology.

The other Jamaican student to receive a prize this year is Adrian Kellyman of Seaforth High School. Adrian won the award for the most outstanding performance in Visual Arts, 2-Dimensional work. Adrian produced a piece of work in the imaginative composition section entitled ‘The City Dump’. The piece depicts various scenes and activities in a city dump.