DCMS Students Awarded Over $100,000 to Attend U.S. Boarding Schools

(Deep Creek, Eleuthera,) - Chanel Williams, Travis Clarke, and Alexander Cates, three Grade 9 students at the Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) in Eleuthera, were awarded approximately $106,000 in financial assistance to attend top boarding schools in the United States next fall.

Along with their DCMS teachers, these students traveled around the United States in January to tour and interview at eight potential schools.

 “These students have worked hard and undoubtedly deserve this good fortune at continuing their education at top boarding schools in the U.S.,” said Jennifer Bateman, Principal at Deep Creek Middle School. “I hope that they take full advantage of all the resources available at these schools and use this opportunity to open more doors in the future both here at home and abroad. These students have truly demonstrated that they are the future leaders of The Bahamas.”

Chanel Williams will be attending The Lawrenceville School (http://www.lawrenceville.org/) in New Jersey and hopes to join the swim team. Travis Clarke has been accepted into a specialized program at Trinity Pawling (http://www.trinitypawling.org/) in New York. Alexander Cates will be enrolling at Lawrence Academy (http://www.lacademy.edu/) in Massachusetts. Other graduating DCMS students will be heading to Preston H. Albury High School and Central Eleuthera High School. In the past five years, DCMS has secured over $1,000,000 worth of scholarship for seven students who have attended boarding schools in the U.S.

Chanel Williams	Travis Clarke	Alexander Cates

If you would like your student to have access to these opportunities and more, applications for enrollment at DCMS for the upcoming school year are due May 1st. Any student in South Eleuthera is eligible to apply. Please visit http://www.dcmsbahamas.org/or call 242-334-8414 for more information.

### Deep Creek Middle School is an independent school in Eleuthera that follows the Bahamian Ministry of Education curriculum as well as a place-based academic program to intellectually challenge students both in and out of the classroom. DCMS offers a high quality education that encourages individual growth as students and as leaders through rigorous academics and a strong sense of community. The core values of the school are academic growth, responsible citizenship, leadership, and integrity. Student enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year is 33.