Ayogbemi school holds its 3rd Graduation ceremony
SaharaWeeklyNG Reports That Ayogbemi school Ijede, Ikorodu Lagos state on Saturday held its 3rd Graduation ceremony as pupils and students from Kindergarten classes to the primary and junior secondary school classes were given a prize for best students.
The head boy of the schools, Master Adeyemo Emmanuel who gave the speech at the ceremony said it was a great occasion marking the end of the session with God’s faithfulness towards individual life in the face of the pandemic that broke out worldwide.
According to him, ‘reflecting on the journey it has been both challenging and rewarding in this period of our lives.
“But one thing cannot be over-emphasized, a solid foundation has been laid.
” We have come to learn as pupils of this great institution of learning that success is inevitable with the support of our loving parents, the dedication of our loving teachers, and of course the determination of the pupils themselves.
This is what launches us into another level in the future”, he noted.
The best graduating JSS 3 student, Omolere Usman, of the school expresses satisfaction for maintaining his first position throughout his Ayogbemi Junior Secondary School level.
I’m happy because I worked hard to maintain this position, I appreciate God for his grace, also I will commend the school for their supports with basic infrastructure making the environment an enabling place for learning.
Omolere said he felt bad when a student who came from another school got admitted into their school and took his first position post from him.
“I had to work harder to regain my position in the school”.
Another best pupil from basic five, Korede Bello, who is moving to Junior Secondary School said she is going to the secondary to acquire more knowledge.
“I will like to become a doctor in the future with the support from my parents and school.
“I will plead to the government to ensure education is accessible for the younger generation”.
Mrs. Babatunde Abi, the mother of the most punctual students commended the school for the standard put in place in the school environment.
She said that if other schools can emulate Ayogbemi school, the education system in Nigeria will restore her lost glory.
Engr, Adeyemi Adeogun, a guardian said that the education system in Nigeria was better during the 70s-80s with moral values.
” But as the world is going into technology’ moral is gone, students do not respect their seniors and elders.
“I will advise parents to play a vital role to these children because charity begins at home, let the moral value ring bell on our children ears, it’s very important, let us create time for our children and monitor their activities.
Adeyemi pointed that although we have many schools all over what matters is the product produced at the end.
“With my assessment of other schools, Ayogbemi School has the basic foundation which has helped them produce excellent WASEC results each year.
“I will urge the government to do the needful in our education system, we are yet to get there, Nigeria being the giant of Africa suppose to be the best.
The director of the school, Mr. Asoro Akorede Joshua, appreciated God for the journey so far.
“I established this school four years ago with just 2 classrooms with about fifteen students but now the school has extended to large numbers with all classrooms.
“As a child, I had a passion for education, I am a teacher, teaching is one of the best jobs, it’s a professional job that produces all professionals in the human race.
” Therefore, this teaching profession needs to be respected any time any day this was what motivated me.
“I worked under someone as a teacher but by His grace, that passion I had has impacted positively in people’s lives.
“Presently I have five students am sponsoring aboard to further their education”.
“I will call on parents to allow their children to learn moral lessons from schools when a child is wrong to let he or she be disciplined.
“When we were growing up things happened but not the way everything is going now.
“Children have no moral values, what is happening in the nation impacts negatively on these children which most guardians may not be aware of such act but through their teachers, the attitude is discovered