Berkeley’s Trae Trott Wins Alpha Beautillion
18-year-old Berkeley Institute student Trae Trott walked away with a $5,000 education award after winning last night’s [May 27] Alpha Beautillion held at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium.
Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the event saw five accomplished young men competing for a chance to boost their education funds. Each entrant wins money to put towards their further education, with $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second, $2,000 for third and $1,000 for fourth and fifth place.
Winner Trae Trott:
The young men competed in four categories including introduction, oratorical, talent and Q&A. The other entrants were 16-year-old Aaron Phillips from Warwick Academy, 18-year-old Khaivon Castro from CedarBridge Academy, 16-year-old Torrae Wainwright from Saltus Grammar School, and 18-year-old Zachary Nzabalinda from Bermuda Institute.
All the young men take part in a six month program, with activities this year including weekly volunteer work at Matilda Smith Rest Home, Youth Library and Dellwood Math Attack Program. In addition, all five young men are flown to the Fraternity’s Leadership Development Conference in New York.
Senator Rabain and winner Trae Trott below:
Senator Diallo Rabain said the program has been taking place for eleven years and is “near and dear” to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, while winner Trae Trott thanked God and his family for his success.
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for Black University students and was founded in 1906 at Cornell University in New York, with the local chapter being founded in Bermuda in 1950.
View a photo gallery of the Alpha Beautillion here.
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Well done Mr. Trott! And best wishes to all of the participating young men as you are winners in you’re own right since you were selected for this prestigious event. Thanks Bernews for highlighting young people performing positively!!!!
hats off for this program, it was awesome. Good leadership and community spirit.
we need more of these programs for our young men.
Congrats to Mr. Trott, as well as Mr. Castro, Mr. Wainwright, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Nzabalinda – - they are all wonderful examples for the youth to follow. The true winner from last night is our country Bermuda – - we were able to see that our future remains bright as these young men are our future!
Congrats again to Mr. Trott – Alpha Beau winner 2012!
Well done Trae!!!
Congratulations to the winner and to all the young men who participated in this program. Good job Bernews for covering this event!
I am always interested to see how events with shootings, arrests, and drugs, will get about 50 comments 5 young men doing wonderful things in the only so far receive minimal comment………….. perhaps it should mention politics or race, or legalization of weed, then we would be overwhelmed with responses.
things that make you go hmmmm.
Congrats Trae! You are an amazing yourng man and should be very proud of your accomplishments! Keep up the good work
Congratulations Trae. Well done to you and all the participants. And hats off to Irvin and Karen for the job you continue to do in raising Trae and Tasia. To God be the glory.
Congrats Mr Trott!! Respice Finem
Berkeleyites are too awesome.
Thanks for the coverage Bernews.
Thanks for the opportunity A Phi A.
Congratulations to Mr. Trae Trott, the other contestants, Alpha Phi Alpha, and the parents of these young men! Bermuda is proud of you and your contribution to your homes and schools. Continue to build on this success. Come back and help to lift us up.