Two young women from the village of Buxton have issued a reminder that the days of village of high scholarly achievement are not over for the proud East Coast Demerara community.The young women Shabiki Beaton and Tishana Arthur both performed outstandingly at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Certificate (CSEC) examinations and were the recipients of the annual Annie Daniels Memorial Award.Beaton, who attended Queen’s College obtained 11 Grade Ones with eight distinctions, while Arthur of St. Rose’s High School secured 13 Grade Ones with nine distinctions.Tishana Arthur with 13 grade ones at this year's CSEC examinations receives the Annie Daniels Award.The pride of the village was manifested when former son of the soil Distinguished Professor Kerwin Charles, of the University of Chicago, USA continued to reward excellence with a monetary donation to the top CSEC students.The presentation was made at a simple but significant ceremony by the professor’s mother Mrs. Paulette Charles, a former Head Teacher in the village of Buxton.Beaton and Arthur each received $100,000 which is expected to go a far way in preparing them for the new phase of their education.Beaton has already decided on a career in medicine and is presently attending the University of Guyana, while Arthur is taking some time out before making that all important career decision.The presenter of the award, Distinguished Professor Charles,NCAA Basketball Jerseys, strongly believes that he owes it to the village to give back something to those who have excelled academically,Cheap Jerseys, in memory of his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Daniels.The Professor’s mother Mrs. Paulette Charles, explained that the woman in whose honour the award is given has been close to children throughout her life in the village and it is only fitting that she is remembered with something like this.“He thinks that, considering? what god has done for his family, meaning his mom,Cheap Nike Shox, dad and the rest of the line, he owes it to the village, which more or less made his mom and other relatives what they are, to give back, and he has been giving back in several ways.”But according to Mrs. Charles, of all the projects that her son is involved in, the Annie Daniels award is the one that he cherishes the most.“He wants to identify with and encourage those young people of the village who would have performed creditably at examinations, irrespective of the level.”Beaton and Arthur, join several others who have received the award, including Amike Amsterdam who was awarded in 2007 after finishing in ninth position at the National Grade Six Assessment examination.Since 2007, the award has been shared annually among several Grade Six students,Jordan Shoes For Sale, who attended school in the village.“He wants to promote excellence and he will support that, therefore, in keeping with his desire, we have to look at those students who excel in performance, and this year we were very proud to inform him that there are two outstanding girls from the village who performed, excellently at CSEC,” Mrs. Charles told this newspaper.Shebiki Beaton receives her award from Mrs. Paulette Charles.Ironically, this year’s recipients are childhood friends all the way back from nursery school in the village of Buxton.Tishana, a business student told this newspaper that while she is obviously very proud of her achievement,Jerseys Authentic Stitched, she feels it is her duty to encourage other Buxtonians to even exceed her achievement.She does not feel that coming from the village of Buxton was an extra pressure for her to perform, although she did have a point to prove.“You always want to make the people around you feel proud about your achievement so you work a bit harder,” Arthur said.Beaton,Discount NFL Jerseys, an aspiring cardiologist, informed that being from the village of Buxton served as a motivation.“You want to make everyone proud and you know that everyone is counting on you to do well, and you just don’t want to let them down, so, it’s not pressure but motivation,” she said.To put their achievements in perspective, the two young ladies would have started their secondary school careers during the height of a crime wave during which their village was the epicenter.“I don’t think about the crime, I think that Buxton has the friendliest people, the most caring people, they would support you, and they would be so proud of you, especially when you excel. When you are from Buxton there is this support group that is always behind you,” Beaton said.