CONGRATS LORI-ANN ROYE : Wolmer's head girl captains football team...Also One of 11 Jamaicans to have received a scholarship to attend At The Well Young Women's Leadership Academy at Princeton University in 2014

Eighteen-year-old Lori-Ann Roye is head girl of
Wolmer’s High School for Girls
 located at Heroes Circle in Kingston. (PHOTO:
BRYAN CUMMINGS)

Sunday, October 04, 2015  

WOLMER'S Schools are among the oldest in the Caribbean. Having begun in 1729, the school started with about 12 boys. Subsequent to that, females were added and today Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls is one of the top girls' schools in Jamaica, consistently ranking in the top five. Lori-Ann Roye is head girl for the 2015-2016 school year. She embodies the thrust of the Wolmer's schools: balance in extra-curricular as well as academic endeavours. She captains the school's football team, while balancing academics and her position as head girl.

Career & Education sat down with her last week.

Name: Lori-Ann Roye (LR)

Date of birth: September 6, 1997

Notables: One of 11 Jamaicans to have received a scholarship to attend At The Well Young Women's Leadership Academy at Princeton University in 2014 .

C&E: You have been selected as head girl of Wolmer's. What was your reaction to the announcement?

Lori-Ann is flanked by deputy head
girls Grace Allison (left) and
 DéJaun Anderson.
 (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)

LR: I was stunned. My eyebrows rose and I smirked wondering, "Is this real?" I was obviously elated, but concerned too about the many responsibilities I would have to take on.

C&E: How long was the shortlist of candidates?

Lori-Ann Roye attended a leadership
academy at Princeton University last year.
(PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)

LR: There were actually two lists. The first list of 20 girls was used to determine who would be cabinet members. From that, a shortlist of nine girls was used to determine who would be the head girl.

C&E: I'm sure the competition was stiff. Did you expect to be selected?

LR: No, I did not expect to be selected. I expected to be chosen for the cabinet interview, but I did not expect to make it to the head girl interview.

C&E: Did you always aspire to the post?

LR: Not particularly. I always admired the Head Girls for their immaculate appearance and demeanour. However, I did not necessarily want the tremendous responsibilities that accompany the position of authority. more