Holy Rosary College, Port
Harcourt last Friday, honoured students for excellent academic performances and behaviours in different categories in the College.
Speaking at the Sixth Speech and Prize giving ceremony, the principal, Bar. (Mrs) Vero Efika said the award presentation was a call on the students to a greater duty for a better performance both in character and learning.
Efika who noted that there were yet some students who never received any award said that the occasion was also a wake-up call to such students and urged them to strive for excellence in order to be awarded in the next session.
According to her “all the students who will receive one award or the other, this is a call for harder work it is not a time for relaxation. You are called to a greater duty. For those who did not win any award, this is a wake-up call to motivate you to put in more effort as to excel”.
Efika commending the outgoing students of the College for their success at their Secondary level of education, Efika challenged the students to dare to excel outside the walls of the Holy Rosary College.
“We have given you the freedom to dare the coverage to excel and the belief that you can achieve your best, looking towards a bright future you must therefore seize your future and taking into your own hands, do with it what you will, striving towards excellence. We are releasing you as eagles, go forth and take the ideals and values of Holy Rosary College”, she said.
The principal also commended the parents of the students for their contribution in making the session success.
“I salute your tenacity and commitment and celebrate your roles in this process of education of your wards, the financial and physical stress notwithstanding. May you live to enjoy the fruits of your labours.
Efika further maintained that the College has been progress in its academic performances as revealed the past WAEC and NECO results where all the students made not less than five credits including English and Mathematics adding that the College was also upgrading its facilities with the on-going renovation.
Earlier, the Chairman of the occasion, and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Dr. Emenike Chineye, described total education as that which comprised of both academic and social activities.
Chineye who is also the doctor in charge of the Police Clinic said “the academic and social activities all contribute to boosting the overall well-being of the students and that is what we are witnessing here today.
He also stated that the occasion was a platform for both students and teachers to come to the same level of friendship as well as sharing opinions from parents on modalities to improve the standard of the College is subsequent sessions.

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