Four dual-enrolment students are among a dozen from the Bermuda College who were recently inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society.

The students, who maintained minimum grade point averages of 3.5, were honoured at ceremonies at the student hall at the college campus, the college announced yesterday.

Dual-enrolment students are in high school but qualified to take college-level courses.

Dual-enrolment students Ryan Pimentel, Kenya Smith-Woodley, Fabiola Adams and Moriah Bridgewater and their colleagues Fabiola Adams, Daniel Bingham, Lisa Howell- Ming, Kirk Hyde, Isaiah Pearman, Sari Smith, Kahlil Smythe, Jehrai Tucker and Justine Tuzon were inducted into the society.

The Bermuda College became a member of the society in 2019, and this year, for the first time, the men have outnumbered women in a cohort, Lisa Osborne, the co-ordinator of the programme at the college, said.

“We’re pleased to see that one quarter of these high-performers are dual-enrolment students. I can personally attest to their passion for learning and to their outstanding commitment to excel in their studies. It will take them far,” she said.

Ms Adams, a CedarBridge dual-enrolment student and president of the cohort, said she always strived to attain academic excellence.

“As president of Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society, I am allowed to not only be involved in a Bermuda College organisation, but to continue to enhance my leadership skills. The PTK Honor Society has met to plan our induction ceremony, and I am grateful to the members who have been actively involved in this process,” she said.

She said the society looks forward to partner with the college, “to positively engage and support our peers”.

Taiyana Allen, who served as guest speaker at the recent event, is a 2016 Bermuda College/Dual Enrolment Alumna.

The actuarial analyst was awarded Most Outstanding Actuarial Science Student.

The Phi Theta Kappa society recognises the academic achievement of college students in two-year colleges. It provides opportunities for them to grow as scholars and leaders.

The Mississippi-headquartered society prides itself as the largest in higher education, with nearly 1,300 chapters on college campuses worldwide.