Gritty girl beats the odds

PENANG Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas and his consort Toh Puan Majimor Shariff checking the line of the SMK (P) St George police cadet during the Achievement Award Ceremony at the school premise in Jalan Macalister, Georgetown. THE STAR/CHIN CHENG YEANG/07-08-2014

BEING blind in the right eye did not deter 17-year-old Neoh Xin Er from doing well in her studies and becoming the best student in SMK (P) St George in Penang.

For her efforts, she received a TYT Special Award during the school’s Achievement Award ceremony.