Reigning monarch Ferdinand Smith will be the final performer at the 15th Flavorite Supreme Ice Cream National School Soca Monarch (NSSM) Competition finals on February 21 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain. Smith is not the only returning champion this year, as Jeremy Rodriguez, who will be performing just before him, took home the crown last year in the primary school sub-section of the competition.
Unlike Smith, Rodriguez cannot carry the title of reigning monarch, despite his win as he is no longer a primary school pupil. This is his first year competing alongside other secondary school performers, making him ineligible to defend his title. Primary school soca star and 2012 NSSM winner Aaron Duncan will also be competing this year among the 22 overall performers on “Awesome Friday”.
Though Duncan lost the throne to Rodriguez in 2013, Rodriguez’s move into the secondary school sub-section of the competition may better his chances of reclaiming his crown. Rehearsals will begin from tomorrow as the contestants prepare for their upcoming performances.
Position Performer School Song
1 Aaron Duncan Trinity Junior School Clear D Way
2 Jerimiah James Arima Boys’ RC School of Soca
3 Stefan Camejo Sacred Heart Boys’ RC Soca Plane
4 Tyreese J Williams Arima Boys’ RC Move Something
5 Josiah James Arima Boys RC Tassa Talking
6 Aallyah Webb San Fernando Girls’ Gov’t Soca Chutney Fever
7 N’Janela C Duncan-Regis Eshe’s Learning Centre Real Unity
8 Kerston Millar St Andrew’s Anglican, Tobago Ah Running
9 Sianne D’Abreau Arima Girls’ RC This Thing Called Soca
Position Performer School Song
1 Reshawn Goodridge St Mary’s College Trini People
2 Joshua Sargent St George’s College Carnival is Here Again
3 Shervonne Rodney El Dorado West Secondary Ole Time Carnival
4 Khiry Flemming St Kevin’s College Pressure
5 Sasha-Ann Moses UWI Sixth Form School Red, White and Black
6 Tsahai Corbin St Joseph’s Convent My Island
7 Anna-Lisa Roberts Speyside Secondary Free Up
8 Kerwin Aldridge Couva West Secondary My Rhythm of Life
9 Jerrisha Duncan-Regis St Francois Girls’ College It in Meh Vein
10 Timel Flement Rivas Hillview College Soca Spirit
11 Joel Jones Presentation College Waste Disposal
12 Jeremy Rodriguez Cowen Hamilton Secondary Soca Soldier
13 Ferdinand Smith (DC) Swaha Hindu College I Believe