Isibovbe, Nana Model College win Warri South Inter School Quiz Competition

Out of forty primary and eighteen secondary schools that participated in the just concluded Warri South government council sponsored Inter primary/Junior Secondary Schools competition, Isibovbe Primary School emerged winner in the primary school category while Nana Model College II came out tops in the Junior Secondary category.

Our Correspondent reports that while the primary school pupils were tested in Mathematics, English Language, Elementary Science and General Paper, the Junior Secondary students battled it out in Mathematics, English/Literary Studies, Agricultural Science and General Papers.

The final contest which involved Isibovbe Primary School and Mowoe Primary School “B” saw Isibovbe primary school defeating Mowoe Primary school with a total of 75 marks as against Mowoe primary school’s 55 points. In the Junior Secondary category, Nana Model College II defeated Hussey Boys Model College with 10 points, scoring 65 points against Hussey Boys Model Colleges’ 55 points.

In the whole, Nana Model College II and Isibovbe Primary School emerged winners for both the primary and junior secondary categories. Hussey Boys Model College II and Mowoe Primary School “B” emerged first runner up respectively, while Essi College and Nana Primary School took third position in the Primary and Junior secondary school categories.

Chairman of the occasion, Hon. (Mrs.) Omawumi Udoh who was represented by Mrs. Veenello Piserchia in a message earlier, thanked the Chairman of Warri South local government, Hon. Mofe Edema for sponsoring the programme. She commended the efforts of the co-ordinator of the programme who is also the Warri South Council Supervisor for Education, Mrs. Esther Abrakata Ogwudu for initiating the programme. The lawmaker noted that education in Nigeria is faced with problems such as paucity of fund and in-adequate teachers.

She also pointed out that the essence of putting up the programme is to make the children more committed to their education and become useful in life. Hon. Udoh advised the students to always heed to the advice of their parents and take advantage of educational opportunities which according to her is a core determinant to their destinies.

Also speaking, the Warri South Supervisor for Education, Mrs. Esther Abrakata Ogwudu said children should be exposed to programmes that will boost their educational career, stressing that a nation without a sound educational system is bound to fail. She explained that the idea behind the organization of the quiz competition is to help build up a good reading habit in the children.

According to her, the children could be further encouraged by creating time for them to listen to news, read novels, read newspapers, encouraging educational associations like Jet Clubs, Young Farmers Club, Literary/Debating Societies as well as Press Clubs.

She added that teaching of phonetics or speech transformation should also be encouraged in the various schools since students have problems in English Language and poor background in Mathematics. She posited that a child who can read and spell very well is bound to excel academically.

The Warri South Supervisor for Education who is also a teacher by training, used the medium to thank the Chairman of Warri South local government, Hon. Mofe Edema for “being the brain behind the programme”.

While presenting the second prize to Mowoe Primary School “B”, Secretary to Warri South local government, Dr. Austin Uroye said the Hon. Edema administration decided to key into the human development programme of the state government via educational programmes like the recent quiz competition. He stated that the administration of Hon. Mofe Edema is doing everything possible to incorporate the youths even though “the adults have had fair share of it”.

Hon. Emmanuel Agbaduba and Mr. Skin Gbugbemi presented prizes to participants of Mowoe Primary School “B” and Essi Junior College as part of high points of the programme.

Mrs. Mofe Ojeke who represented the Warri South Chief Inspector of Education and M.C. Bioseh also presented prizes to Hussey Boys Model College.

Nana Model College II got her prize from Chief (Mrs.) Grace Dugbo who said the competition should not rest only in the local government but should be taken beyond to higher level.

Nana Model College II, Isibovbe Primary School, Hussey Boys Model College II, Mowoe Primary School all went home with a complete set of computer and a printer each, while each of the students, including their counterparts from Essi College as well as Nana Primary school went home with consolation prizes.

A student of Basic school Ugbuwangue, Godwin Toritseju Edon who spoke on behalf of the students thanked the Warri South Chairman for giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents. This he said has helped to justify the fact that the teachers are really doing their jobs, while Pastor Napoleon Avworhodje, a teacher with Nana College thanked the organizers of the competition.