Spice Island Cultural Festival (Montreal) Magazine July 2023 | Page 99

Elroy Alexander

Elroy Alexander was born on September 22nd 2002 to Miranda and Alroy Alexander . He spent a period of his life residing at Tempe , St . George before moving to Beaulieu St . George where he now resides . Elroy attained a primary education from the Maranatha Christian School , the J . W . Fletcher R . C . Primary School and the St . George ’ s Anglican Senior School . He excelled academically at the primary level . It was also during this time that he developed a love for Culinary Arts .
In 2014 , Elroy began his secondary school journey at Boca Secondary School . Like many other students , he was nervous , but filled with determination to make the best out of the opportunity and to achieve his lifelong dream of becoming a chef . He worked arduously to get the best possible grades . In the end , his hard work definitely paid off for he was a top performer in most of his classes from Forms 1-5 . Throughout Elroy ’ s tenure at the Boca Secondary School , he was involved in many extracurricular activities such as ; 4-H , GRENLEC debate and SGU Knowledge Bowl . All of this helped shape Elroy into a well-rounded individual .
At the Form 5 level , Elroy sat eleven ( 11 ) CSEC subjects and obtained passes in seven ( 7 ). He later decided to pursue an Associate ’ s Degree in Culinary Arts at the T . A . Marryshow Community College . He was ever determined to do his best in his pursuit of this degree . Elroy graduated from the college with a final GPA of 3.15 .
He hopes to continue his pursuit of becoming an executive chef in the future and is confident that with the help of his family , he can do just that .
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