Grace Hall School Celebrates 3rd Annual Inter-House Sports

BY IBRAHIM KEGBEGBE

Grace Hall School has celebrated its third annual inter-house sports with dignitaries from different sectors gracing the event.

The occasion which took place on the 29 February, 2020 at the school field, Adisa Obedina Avenue, Power line, Sefu Ota, Ibafo, Ogun State, featured many other invited schools like Ziggy Wisdom School, Radiant Nursery and Primary School, The Lord’s Academy and Divine Children School among others.

The Proprietress of the school, Mrs. Grace Fadahunsi, said sporting activities form a very important part of school life.She added that apart from the opportunity to compete with one another, the students would also discover new talents outside the competition.

She encouraged them to also see the avenue as opportunity to create relationship with peers from other schools.

“Thank you all for finding time to grace this occasion inspite of your busy schedules,” she greeted  the guests from the platform.

The Chairman on the occasion, Mr. Femi Ajadi, commended all the teachers of the school for the wonderful job they had been doing, impacting positively into the lives of the children irrespective of whether or not the parents were playing their roles.

Mr Ajadi presenting a trophy to the winning house

Ajadi added that he wondered how life would be if everybody decided not to be teachers, advising the teachers to keep doing the great job they were doing.

He said the good jobs they were doing, had made the students to see them as mentors,  leaders, and mirror they should emulate.

“I want to also appreciate all my fellow parents for the efforts put in to make sure that these children become somebody in life, praying that may the children be successful in life,” he said.

“Omo to ba fe je Ashamu ati kekere ni yo ti ma jenu Shamu. It means educating a child depends on his readiness to learn. So, parents are the ones that will always guide them. Protect them; support their career, and give them room to express their feelings. Remember that they are our great leaders in the future.”

The four houses that participated in various activities were: Grace House which uses the blue colour, Mercy House (green colour), Victoria House (maroon) and Peace Houseyellow.

Maroon colour took first, yellow colour took second and the blue colour became third.

The chairman of the occasion, Ajadi, donated some amount of money to the need of the school and development of sports activities.