As part of its programme to mark the end of the year 2017, King’s College Lagos on Tuesday, 16th January held a leadership cum motivational session for the 2017/2018 graduating class where the school celebrated some of its outstanding students who had made the school proud in the last one year.
Speaking under the theme of the session, “Person of Impact”, the guest speaker, Taiwo Akinlami, a lawyer and child protection specialist, in his motivating and thought-provoking lecture highlighted what he would have done differently if he was younger. Speaking directly to the students using his personal experience and background as a case study he said; “If I am 16 again, I will concentrate on what will add value to my future. I will focus on building my values and know that being young doesn’t mean that I will not pay for the consequence of my action.”
The event which was held in the school’s assembly hall was also used to celebrate and honour some of the outstanding student who distinguished themselves in 2017. Some of them were the school football team and the African Spelling Bee Champion.
One of the climaxes of the event was the special recognition and presentation to the public, Oluwatobi Mohammad Sheriff, a SS3 Student and the current Vice Captain Academic, of the College who represented Nigeria and emerged the overall winner of the second edition of African Spelling Bee Competition held at Maropeng, Johannesburg, South Africa in December 2017. Sheriff spelt his way through to the 7th round of the contest to emerge the “best speller” on the content involving contestants from 13 other Africa countries.
By so doing, Sheriff won a Golden Cup for Nigeria and a full scholarship worth of twenty thousand US dollar to Monash University, South Africa. To get to this level, he participated at 3 different qualifying competitions under Nigeria Spelling Bee and was selected among the best 10 in Lagos State, the best 6 to represent South-western Region and the best 3 to represent Nigeria at the continental round in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he consequently emerged as the African Champion.
Speaking at the event the Director and the Acting Principal of the College, Mrs. Elizabeth Ibelim said the school still remains one of the brightest lights of the Nigerian education. “We are showing today that, great men of the college remains. Ever since its establishment in 1909, the college has never lost its position as a pacesetter. Therefore we are using this opportunity also encourage the current students to keep the flag flying. The school has a great legacy and this is what remains, so we celebrate the King’s men of today”. She stated