Edinburgh Awards Scheme.

In a special presentation at Government House, Governor Lord Waddington also recognised 42 other young adults and students who achieved silver and bronze awards.

Top achievers were: Andrew Barber of Northlands Secondary School. He is a junior instructor with the Bermuda Sea Cadets, a participant with cadets from other countries in a sea training voyage, a musician and footballer; Ranger Guide Joanne Bielby, who completed a gold award expedition to Snowdonia in Wales. She is a candystriper and plays the viola and squash; Ranger Guide Raquel Emery who also went to Snowdonia for her award expedition.

She plays tennis, studied needlework and is a candystriper; Rachel Lema of Northlands Secondary who participated as an "able-bodied companion'' aboard the Lord Nelson sail training ship for the physically handicapped. She studies Portuguese, helps at a nursery school and plays volleyball and netball; Ranger Guide Sara Mancell who works as a candystriper, plays the flute, travelled to Snowdonia with Outward Bound. She also achieved Bermuda national standards in swimming; Northlands Secondary School's Brian Robinson, whose gold award expedition saw him travel to the Lake District in England with his school group. He also teaches tennis; and Claudia Seymour, who plays piano as well as percussion for the Bermuda Philharmonic Orchestra. She is an active member of the Warwick Academy Leo Club and a national title holder in swimming. She also travelled to Snowdonia with Outward Bound.

GOLDEN ACHIEVERS -- The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme gold award winners this week are, from left to right Andrew Barber, Joanne Bielby, Raquel Emery, Rachel Lema, Sara Mancell, Claudia Seymour and Brian Robinson.