Former WAHS student among nine inducted in International Honours Society

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 1ST 2010 (CUOPM) – A former student of the Washington Archibald High School (WAHS) in St. Kitts, is among nine students who were inducted in Tortola’s H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa International Honours Society.
 
Trista Williams was inducted during a brief ceremony at in the Atrium of the Paraquita Bay Campus, Tortola on Wednesday 26th May.
A former student of Slack’s Pre-School and the Maurice Hillier Memorial School, Trista is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erasmus Williams of Keys Housing Development, St. Kitts.
 
The other students are Brenda Brooks, Craig Cole, Denely Fraser, Lonnie George, Jahmal Osborne, Nikkea Roberts, Ajani Skelton and Esteban Smith, several of whom are expected to graduate from HLSCC this year.
 
According to BVI Newsonline.com, Associate Vice President (Operations, Human Resources and Quality Assurance), Dr. Christine Hodge, congratulated the students and urged them to continue their work of excellence as they move on to further their studies or as they enter the world of work.
 
“Keep those grade up,” said Dr. Hodge. “This is just the beginning for you. As you move out of this College, remember that your good work should by all means continue from where you left off here at HLSCC.”
 
President of the HLSCC’s chapter, Jareem Williams, and President of the Student Government Association, Loay Jabre, himself a member of the honours society, gave brief remarks. Lecturer, Richard Georges, one of the advisors, conducted the formal induction of the students.
 
“Beta Omicron Sigma” is HLSCC’s chapter of the PTK International Honours Society.
 
Chartered on 28 May 2006, the programme started with five advisors and 31 students. Today, the BOS chapter has seven advisors and over 50 students. The initiative requires students to have at least 12 hours of degree course work and a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.6. To remain a member, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5.
 
PTK is the international honour society of two-year colleges. It is the largest honour society in American higher education with more than two million members and 1200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere, including here at HLSCC in the British Virgin Islands.
 
PTK aims to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students and, typically, members get the opportunity to apply for transfer scholarships that are offered.
 
Membership is also noted on college transcripts.