Remember this name: Jordan Hewitt.
This Ochi youth has been smashing academic records and showing brilliance in his school-leaving exams as he keeps his eyes on an Ivy League U.S. University.
Eighteen-year-old Campion College student, Jordan Hewitt, has been turning in some fantastic achievements.
Among them are five grade ones in the 2022 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) unit one, with straight ‘A’ profiles in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Pure Mathematics and Communication Studies.
The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) which did a profile on him
says Jordan was ranked in the top 10 regionally in four of the five subjects sat, and was the top candidate in Biology.
Back in 2021, he aced his nine Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects sat, earning distinctions in Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Spanish, Information Technology, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
He placed in the top ten regionally in six of his nine subjects, copping first place in Biology, English Literature and Spanish; seventh in Information Technology, and eighth in Physics and Chemistry.
“I was quite surprised at my performance in the CSEC examinations because, as you know, there was the whole pandemic interruption and that crazy transition to online school. My school was, fortunately, very quick in transitioning to online [classes]. So although it was in a limited capacity, we didn’t miss as much time as lots of other schools did,” he states.
While studying for his exams, Jordan was also busy developing a website, dubbed ‘Quelper’, to assist students across the Caribbean in preparing for the CSEC examinations.
The JIS reports too that Jordan, who is now in upper sixth form, has been a standout student since kindergarten at United Learning Centre (ULC), a private educational institution in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
“I was a good reader… that’s what I can remember my kindergarten teacher saying. Pretty much from grade one all the way up to grade six, I was the most outstanding boy for my class and during those years, I had a broad appreciation for all of the subjects,” Jordan shares.
His academic performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) earned him a government scholarship to attend Campion College, where he remains at the top of his class.
“I love to read, I love to write, and I started coming into my own with things like playing the piano and track and field and all of my other interests,” he adds.
The youngster, who also dabbles in art, attributes his consistent stellar performance to discipline and the strong support of his teachers and parents.
He has earned a number of accolades in high school, including several Magis Awards, and graduated valedictorian in fifth form.
The great debater and poet was also guided into leadership roles at the primary and secondary levels.
He was deputy head boy at ULC, a sub-prefect in grade 11 and now a senior prefect in upper sixth form at Campion.
Jordan now heads the science club at his school and was vice president of the debating society.
Jordan is working to fulfill his dream of becoming a biotechnologist, a profession he wants to use to improve lives and livelihoods within the Caribbean.The St. Ann native whose home is Ocho Rios, hopes to pursue his studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
Jordan’s mother, Velissa Hewitt, is not surprised by her son’s continued academic success, noting that she discovered his giftedness from an early age.
“At prep school, he was top of his class all the time. He has been special ever since [and] his performance has always been impressive,” she says.
(Nickieta Sterling did the original story for JIS. It is edited for this article)
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