Essay competition winner inspires entire school

Romelia Hughes receives her winning trophy after her submission was adjudged the best entry for the Mash 2018 Republic of Guyana Essay Writing Competition.

This year’s winner of the Mash 2018 Republic of Guyana Essay Writing Competition, President’s College student Romelia Hughes, said that there was a time when she “could not write to save my life.”

Shortly after she read her winning essay, which she did eloquently at the National Museum, according to her English teacher and acting Head of the School’s English Department Tamika Wilson, Hughes was still beaming when she met up with the Sunday Stabroek.

“In primary school, I could not write at all to save my life. In secondary school, it was not until [I was] in form three that I said let me see how it goes and I decided to try out in the school’s essay competition and I came out successful,” the fourth former said.