Mary God International School Elelenwo recently held her 10th graduation ceremony and book presentation in grand style. The Proprietress of the school Mrs. Janeth Obi Weli advised the graduands to ensure that the training given to them from Cornerstone should lead them through out their academic pursuit. Adding that Mary Gold has been striving over the years to improve the standard of education in Rivers State culminating in their successes in external examinations.
Mrs. Weli further commended the 23 young authors who single handedly wrote great books that addressed the situation in the country.
She advised the authors not to relent on their effort and called on other schools to emulate the examples of Mary Gold in order to improve the reading culture in Nigeria.
Also speaking, Mr. Paulinus A. O. Bassey, the chairman of the occasion opined that Mary Gold is holistically moulding the character of the child in the fear of God coupled with social and intellectual development.
He further praised the ardent intellectual capacity of the young authors, counseling them to continue writing until they become renowned authors in future.
In the same vein, the Director of Studies asserted that every child has the potential to excel, all they need is the right environment. He also advised Rivers State Ministry of Education to create more opportunities for reading and define the standard so that students would avail themselves of books.
Engr. Obi Weli called on Rivers State Government to constantly supervise schools in the state in order to meet up certain basic standards.
Disclosing further, Obi Weli stated that in Mary Gold the management mandatorily pay attention to what the teachers teach through strict supervision.
Apart from academic works, Mary Gold also has well established extra curricular activities such as press club, library club, debating club, jet club, drama club, etc which aid in the pursuit of the child’s future developmental process.
The 2012 Mary Gold Young Authors include Cornelius Ugochi, SS2 (Tales of Caroline and other stories, Sotonye A. Blue Jack, JS1 (The Broken Home) Karen A. Blue Jack SS2 (The Reconciliation), Amarachi Epelle SS2 (The Ayong of the Tormented Orphans) Mercy Akinlade, SS2 (The Obedient Children), Jeremiah Beredicta, SS2 (Tears from my motherland) Chisom Ezeaka SS1 (Tears of the Nebuleans), OLuwatosin Hayes, SS1 (The Evil Planner) Amadi Anita, JS2 (The Boy Dente and other stories), Samuel Favour SS2 (The Adopted Child) Dandison (Tales from the Moon), Leson Foster, Sonka JS1 (stories on the marble).
Others are, Ajie Esther O. SS1 (Psychedelic Cindy), Okoye Chidiogo SSI, (Rags to Riches), Archibong Goodluck SSI (Good son, Good Police), Clement Barisua, SS2 (The story of Belema) Clement Becky V, JSI (Glitters of light) Clement Blessing U, SS2 (The challenges of Teenage life) Adeniran Oluwadamilola, JS2 (The Magic spon and other stories), Dugbor Lauretta SS2 (Nick’s Cross) Ukpanah Deborah, JS3 (The palace swans and other stories) George Adam SSI (Mystery Unveil).
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