ONE of Nigeria’s pioneer institutions of learning, St Gregory’s College is celebrating its 85th Founder’s Day.

As part of the celebrations, the school is organising its 72nd Inter House sports competition tomorrow at the school’s premises.

Speaking on the Inter House competition, the Administrator, Reverend Monsignor Babashay Akpala said “all works and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The students will compete in track and field, soccer, basketball, tennis, among other sports.

“You can see the tracks, the football pitch, the basketball and tennis courts. They cost us a fortune to build and we are grateful to our Old Boys and parents.”

He said the school had a tradition of churning out stars for Lagos State and country, recalling when in his days as a student of the school he competed for Nigeria in 1956 in Ghana. From there, I got scholarship to the US.

Sports has done a lot for me because I was an all rounder as I played soccer and cricket also.

“This school lays a lot of emphasis on the total development of the child and that does not only involve academics. We do a lot here,” Monsignor Akpala explained.