![]() ![]() Preparations for these competitions that involved weekly commute to the university campus for three-hour coaching sessions did not distract him from focusing on his exams, evident in the 10 subjects – English A & B, mathematics, additional mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, principles of accounts, geography and information technology – he passed with perfect scores. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. While in grade 10, Harris became a member of the Jamaica Mathematics Olympiad team, and in 2019 represented Jamaica in the Central America and the Caribbean Mathematics Olympiad held in the Dominican Republic, and again in grade 11 at the Ibero American Mathematics Olympiad, receiving back-to-back individual honourable mentions. ![]() I love mathematics and I felt like I wanted to study the discipline, but thought to myself that even though it would not give me a definitive career path other than teaching the subject, I still want to go all the way in mathematics,” acknowledged Harris, who is yet to decide what career to embark on, deeply giving considerations to pure mathematics and computer science. “I started having struggles in grade 10 trying to decide on a career path. Scoring a 96.4 average in his Grade Six Achievement Test to propel him to secondary school, the Spanish Town native, who lives with his parents and elder sister, entered St Jago High School in 2015, and immediately started to demonstrate his aptitude for the sciences, and his love for mathematics. His recent outstanding performances in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations (CSEC) has earned him the number one spot in additional mathematics and physics in the region on the recently released CSEC merit list. JAHEIM HARRIS’ affinity for mathematics started back in basic school and continued at the Angels Primary School, where he got perfect scores in the subject throughout, and participated in numerous mathematics competitions as well as the Schools’ Challenge Quiz. ![]()
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