The quiet, reserved 13-year-old student, who now attends Campion College, achieved the highest GSAT scores for Mathematics and Social Studies, at the same time scoring full marks for Composition.

A keen geography student who’s also a member of he school’s science club, Alanna says she chose to attend Campion because of the high academic standards associated with that institution.

Lorna James-Dobson, who is Alanna’s form and geography teacher at Campion, describes the quiet, oft-spoken student as a friendly, disciplined and extremely hard worker who is consistently a top performer.

“She always strives for excellence and always provides neat work. A few times, she’ll make careless mistakes, but don’t even think about that. She’s an ‘A’ student,” said James-Dobson.

This is clearly supported in Alanna’s results in the school’s end-of-term examinations last year, in which she scored straight A’s in at least six subjects.

Ava Campbell, Alanna’s former sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter and Paul, recalls her past student as being extremely focused when completing class assignments.

“When you give her the work, she starts right away and finishes very quickly, usually in a matter of minutes. She’s not going to get anything wrong as she’s always scoring perfect marks.”

Alanna reserves time each day during the week to study, as well as review class notes in preparation for school the next day. However, she usually takes a break from the books on weekends, particularly Saturdays, which are usually reserved for dance classes.

Although her parents assist with homework from time to time, Alanna is extremely independent when it comes to researching her assignments, which she does at the school library, as well as on the internet.

Veronica Duncan-Taylor, Alanna’s mother says her daughter, who is extremely creative with her hands, particularly in art and crochet, also possesses superb organizational skills.

“Usually, when I ask her what help I can give, she’ll look straight at me and say, ‘Mommy I’m fine. I know what to do.’ I am confident knowing that her success rests with her as well as her teachers.”

One of Alanna’s goals is to own and operate her own company someday, although right now she’s not sure exactly what type of business.

For students who are seeking the formula for success, Alanna advises that they keep focused as well as study hard so they can achieve great things.