One lucky student attending Goilanai Primary School in Alotau, Milne Bay Province will have a chance to be granted a scholarship from the Mrs Joel Memorial Scholarship.
Mr James Joel, son of Mrs Joel and the main sponsor of the scholarship said that the idea of the scholarship came about because he wanted to honor his mother’s love for teaching children.
“I set up this scholarship initiative to honour my mother’s love for teaching children.”
“It also gives me closure after losing her and so I’ve decided to offer this scholarship as my way of remembering her,” said Mr James Joel.
Late Mrs Niandriken Joel who was originally from Rambutso, Manus Province after marrying her husband who is from Suau, Milne Bay Province, taught at schools in other provinces before settling to teach at various schools in Milne Bay. Both Mrs Joel and her husband were teachers.
Late Mrs Joel taught Grades 1– 4 classes at Goilanai Primary so the scholarship is targeted for children in those grades.
James said that the scholarship is not only for school fee assistance but for anything else that the student might need to be at school and is worth K1,000.
The student will be selected through the following criteria: • Currently enrolled at Goilanai Primary school • Great Attendance • All-round good grades in all subjects at school
He added that the funding assistance is not for the parents but to help one child go to school.
Applications for the scholarship is now open and will close on 1st November, 2021.
All applications can be emailed to James Joel on: james@jjhvelectricalservices.com.