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Muna Heaven Striving for excellence
Angelo Laurence, Freelance Writer
Muna Heaven
[/I][/B][/B]LIKE ITS orchids and cool temperature, Mandeville is again exposing to the world another of its young bright and talented stars. Joining the ranks is Muna Yve Heaven, a former student of Belair High School and now a graduate of Penn State University in the United States.
The daughter of Trevor and Faye Heaven, her disciplined lifestyle and dedication to uplifting her educational status, Muna earned a Bachelor Arts degree in French Language and Culture and a Bachelor of Science in Biology, graduating in May of this year with honours.
Not satisfied in just earning passing grades, she was a fixture on the Dean's list, minoring in International Studies and speaks Dutch, which is considered one of the most difficult languages to master.
Muna's academic achievements are complimented by her charm and beauty, worn with dignity and a sense of knowing who she is. Her ever present hypnotic smile demands your undivided attention, putting you at ease with her gentleness and warmth.
In the pursuit of her degrees, she was a student of the Schreyer Honours College. This is Penn State's University-wide honours programme for academically-superior students. The goals of the college are to provide an environment in which students of high ability and motivation can achieve their academic potential and develop as responsible civic leaders and global citizens.
Like a shining star, Muna continues to hold the real Jamaican ideals and tradition of achieving regardless of the obstacles. The Manchester community, while cognisant of the strides for excellence by so many others, hails Muna's academic achievement as a crowning reward for the efforts of herself, teachers and in particular her parents.
Returning to Jamaica only days ago, Muna wasted no time in giving of herself to her community, by giving voluntary service to the Jamaica Cultural Commission Festival Queen Contest.
While speaking with The Gleaner, Muna said as a country, "we must build on the positive accomplishments of our youths and publicly acknowledge them and not wait until they are old. This country does not lack talent we only lack the discipline to exploit them."
"If I were prime minister for a day," she said, "I would put in place the machinery to see that educating all Jamaicans be the cornerstone of our thrust for the future. While I was in France the beggars on the street related the history of the world to me, yet we in Jamaica know so little about our own hemisphere."
After a brief rest period, Muna will trek off to McGill University in Montreal, Canada, to study law, specialising in International Banking. She also hopes to do a short stint in Mexico to learn Spanish.
Muna said she will return to her land of birth where she can apply her skills and enjoy her hobbies reading about politics, riding horses and baking, once her studies are completed.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Muna Heaven Striving for excellence
Angelo Laurence, Freelance Writer
Muna Heaven
[/I][/B][/B]LIKE ITS orchids and cool temperature, Mandeville is again exposing to the world another of its young bright and talented stars. Joining the ranks is Muna Yve Heaven, a former student of Belair High School and now a graduate of Penn State University in the United States.
The daughter of Trevor and Faye Heaven, her disciplined lifestyle and dedication to uplifting her educational status, Muna earned a Bachelor Arts degree in French Language and Culture and a Bachelor of Science in Biology, graduating in May of this year with honours.
Not satisfied in just earning passing grades, she was a fixture on the Dean's list, minoring in International Studies and speaks Dutch, which is considered one of the most difficult languages to master.
Muna's academic achievements are complimented by her charm and beauty, worn with dignity and a sense of knowing who she is. Her ever present hypnotic smile demands your undivided attention, putting you at ease with her gentleness and warmth.
In the pursuit of her degrees, she was a student of the Schreyer Honours College. This is Penn State's University-wide honours programme for academically-superior students. The goals of the college are to provide an environment in which students of high ability and motivation can achieve their academic potential and develop as responsible civic leaders and global citizens.
Like a shining star, Muna continues to hold the real Jamaican ideals and tradition of achieving regardless of the obstacles. The Manchester community, while cognisant of the strides for excellence by so many others, hails Muna's academic achievement as a crowning reward for the efforts of herself, teachers and in particular her parents.
Returning to Jamaica only days ago, Muna wasted no time in giving of herself to her community, by giving voluntary service to the Jamaica Cultural Commission Festival Queen Contest.
While speaking with The Gleaner, Muna said as a country, "we must build on the positive accomplishments of our youths and publicly acknowledge them and not wait until they are old. This country does not lack talent we only lack the discipline to exploit them."
"If I were prime minister for a day," she said, "I would put in place the machinery to see that educating all Jamaicans be the cornerstone of our thrust for the future. While I was in France the beggars on the street related the history of the world to me, yet we in Jamaica know so little about our own hemisphere."
After a brief rest period, Muna will trek off to McGill University in Montreal, Canada, to study law, specialising in International Banking. She also hopes to do a short stint in Mexico to learn Spanish.
Muna said she will return to her land of birth where she can apply her skills and enjoy her hobbies reading about politics, riding horses and baking, once her studies are completed.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>