Queen's College student Nanditha Guruvaiah was named the Most Outstanding Honoree during the 37th Annual Honours Day Programme for the Eta Psi Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. She was awarded a $5,000 scholarship to be used at the college of her choice.

N.G.M. Major High School's Cecelia Cartwright won the Most Outstanding Family Island Student Award. The Long Island student received a $2,500 scholarship tenable at the college of her choice. St. John's College's Ashely Thompson, Guruvaiah and Daisha Smith of Sunland Baptist Academy shared the Mathematics Award after achieving perfect scores on that segment of the examination.

St. Andrews School's Katya Saunders and St. Paul's School's Aaliyah Vilbrun took home the Community Service Award. Arnisha Murphy took the Patron Award. All 34 of the country's brightest female students received a medal from patron, Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Q.C.

The girls also heard from Aisha Bowe, a Bahamian aerospace engineer at NASA who told them that it did not matter where they came from, nor what limits are placed or spoken over them. The co-founder and CEO of STEMBoard told the girls that if they work hard and really want something they can achieve it.

During the three-day weekend of activities, the students toured the National Art Gallery and the College of The Bahamas. They also participated in career workshops, community service, a general knowledge and essay exam, and visited Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson; Minister for Social Services Melanie Griffin, and COB President Dr. Rodney Smith.

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