Rootway College Goes For Sports Excellence

Sporting activities have been described as major components for a balanced development of the child which must be given due attention by schools to ensure that their students achieve comprehensive development.

This was the position of the principal of Rootway Comprehensive College, D/Line Port Harcourt, Mr. Okere Samuel, during the school’s maiden Inter-Houses Sports competition last weekend at the Igbo-Ukwu field, D/Line Port Harcourt.

According to the principal, sports is inevitable in schools and Rootway College is determined to excel in it by grooming its students in the rudiments of different sporting events.

“Whatever any school is doing, it will be incomplete without sports, it is crucial to the physical and mental balance of a child, it also helps to know the power behind the child,” said the principal.

He said that the vision behind the maiden Inter-House sports competition of the school was to let the public know that they have come of age and have the potentials to hone talents in sports.

“Academically, we have excelled, it is common knowledge that we have the best results in WAEC and NECO exams, now, we’re ready to showcase our prowess, we are ready to groom the children and dominate beyond the state,” the principal stated.

Okere advised schools, especially private ones to take sports and Inter-House sports competitions more seriously without minding the amount of money involved, noting that a school curriculum would never be complete without sports competitions.

He also advised government to take action against schools without agenda for sports.

In the keenly contested Inter-House that was chaired by Hon Chita Charles Amadi and attended by the Director, Professor Tonye John Harry among others, Blue House beat other three opponents to emerge overall winner with 695 points.

Red and Yellow House finished second and third with 691½ points, respectively while White House placed fourth.

In the march past event, Red House came out tops while Blue, Yellow and White Houses finished second, third and fourth respectively.