By MUSBAUDEEN SHEKONI

Nigerian students have been called upon to appreciate excellence and hardwork.

Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Director, Corona Secondary Schools, made this call recently at the schools’ annual Speech and Prize-Giving Day launched along with the commemoration of the schools’ 20 years anniversary.

Giving the opening address, she averred that parents’ trust is not misplaced as to the comprehensive academic, moral and principles expected the school to inculcate in their children and affirmed that the programme has been organised to celebrate excellence and more to encourage the parents to refresh their committedness that the future of the students is bright so long that they clinch to the academic principles and values being instilled in the school wherever they are.

Recounting numerous achievements, she said the school’s achievements have transcended the Nigerian context, saying that calls about First Class degrees and brilliance in other aspects of education, have always queued in from their alumni. Adding that the school has recorded best results in the world, and in Cambridge IGCSE for the last two consecutive years.

The programme featured

procession by the management, staff and school prefects , decoration of staff and students with awards, celebration of parents, presentation by dance groups, fashion/design showcase and musical interludes that focused on the theme of the day, ‘Limitless Possibilities: believe behave and become’ as compiled by Mr. Collins Ayoola.

Also, the services of the school seemed to have paid off when the Port Harcourt Parents Forum presented a bank draft of a sum of N1,500,000.00 to the Corona Schools Trust Council through its chairman, Chief(Engr.) Iyoha, S.O for the Valedictorian award in Corona Secondary  School, to express content in the services of the school saying it expected it to take off with  the present year 12 students already writing their final exam.  He added; “We have been mandated to give the good news from our Forum that we shall continue to grow this funds as will be determined by time and season.”

Barrister Idowu Olofinmoyin, Corona Secondary Schools 2002 set’s headboy, while speaking on the theme: “Limitless Possibilities: Believe, Behave and Become,” advised the students to disregard the untenable ‘impossibility mantra’ rant to their ears by people while encouraging them to develop good opinions that can distinguish them in the future and drive the country to the promise land.