LUCELEC Congratulates Choiseul Secondary’s Junior Achievers

The St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has congratulated the Choiseul Secondary School for its remarkable accomplishments at this year’s Junior Achievement Awards.

The school, with the backing of LUCELEC, captured several prizes at the 16th annual Awards ceremony of Junior Achievement held on June 26, 2012, including the top prize for the highest return on investment.

As part of their project, the students established an event planning company which they named Guiding Litz that targeted students and nearby schools. At the end of the programme, the company made a profit of five thousand, seven hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty-one cents ($5,743.51).

This also earned the students awards for Company of the Year, Sales Person of the Year in the person of Kiah Xavier, Best Records and 3rd place National Achiever of the Year which went to Ginella Eugene.

LUCELEC is proud to be associated with such a remarkable programme which seeks to empower young St Lucians by providing them with the necessary skills to serve as the nation’s future business leaders.

The power company has been steadfast in its support of the Junior Achievement (JA) programme and the Choiseul Secondary School.

In addition to being a Gold Sponsor for Junior Achievement of St Lucia, LUCELEC provides direct support to the Choiseul Secondary School’s JA Programme, including staff assigned to mentor the students in the Junior Achievement programme.  In fact, Quentin Emmanuel, a supervisor from LUCELEC’s Transmission & Distribution Department in Vieux Fort, has been recognized by the Junior Achievement programme as one of the most active and passionate mentors in the entire programme.

The company has also arranged for entrepreneur Everistus Jn. Marie to serve as Business Advisor to the school’s Junior Achievement programme.

LUCELEC notes that its support for the Junior Achievement programme stems from a firm belief that young people should be trained and encouraged to develop their own businesses which, in time, can create additional employment opportunities within the economy.