2004 Scholar

BASSETT, Aisha Maria

The McGill Bermuda Scholarship

Aisha is a graduate of Sandy’s Middle School and Saltus Grammar School. She graduated from the Saltus Graduate Year with distinction and was awarded a Saltus Graduate Year Scholarship. Aisha was a deputy form representative on the Saltus Student Council, a senior prefect and the organizer of the school’s Black History Month in February, 2004.

In the summer of 2003, Aisha attended as a representative from Bermuda at the Global Youth Leaders Conference in Washington and New York. In 2004, she attended the Global Youth Leaders Summit in Central Europe, particularly Prague, Austria and Hungry.

Aisha made a number of contributions to her community. She was a senior candy stripper and has been involved with St. John’s Ambulance Brigade. She is a keen sports player and enjoys softball, basketball, netball, track and field and soccer.

Aisha will enter McGill University in September, 2004 to study for a Bachelor of Science Degree. Ultimately, she hopes to proceed on to medicine.