IN JAMAICA: Shantayaé Grant, 22 y-o to be UWI valedictorian. She has a 4.09/4.0 GPA.... also has under her belt, 19 CAPE/CSEC passes with distinction from Alpha Academy

BY AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer  Sunday, October 26, 2014   

SHANTAYAÉ Grant, Jamaica Observer teenAGE writer, has been selected as a valedictorian for the 2014 graduating class of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.

Shantayaé Grant, speaking at the launch of Purity’s
breast cancer awareness month campaign earlier this month.

Grant, 22, will be graduating with first-class honours from the first academic cohort of CARIMAC students with bachelor of arts degrees in Integrated Marketing Communication on October 31. She has been on the dean's list since her first year at UWI.

"To be chosen to represent the graduating class of Humanities and Education is beyond an honour. This, I believe, is validation for my years of hard work and dedication. I've always worked hard for my achievements and it is truly humbling to be recognised in such a fashion," Grant, who has a GPA of 4.09 told Career & Education.

Grant was also valedictorian when she graduated from Convent of Mercy (Alpha) Academy in 2009.

Last year, her older sister Shoyea-Gaye Grant was also chosen as valedictorian at UWI. more