Nnewi Reputable School Bags First And Second Position In Anambra State SPELL-IT Competition
Dr Alutu College of Excellence have clinched the First and Second Position in Anambra Spell-It Competition.
Anambra State Spell-It competition which was held at Anambra State Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada Onitsha on 20th June 2019 have seen two students of Dr. Alutu College of Excellence and Computer Studies (Secondary Section) Uzoigwe Peculiar (JSS 2), Anusiobi Amara (JSS3) clinch the First and second position while a student of Deeper Life High School clinched the third position.
In an exclusive interview with Anaedoonline.com, the students who participated in the competition admitted that they were nervous during the Competition, they also said a prayer for the two of the students that clinched the first and second position to come back in flying colours when they head to Abuja for the finals.
Mrs. Alutu Chineze, the Vice Principal Secondary Section who is also the Head of English Department spoke with Anaedoonline.com, she said, “It was a spelling competition organized by Word Best Educative TV Show, they have been organizing this program for the past 10 years but they brought it to our notice for the first time this year, it was a competition of luck and intelligence”.
Explaining how the students were prepared for the competition, she narrated, “ We go into spelling before every other academic activity for each day, so it was not a difficult task because the students were already used to it. I had to employ the services of the school French teacher, English teacher, Phonetics teacher and other coordinators to put them through. I am the happiest person in the whole world because all our effort has not been in vain.”
Mrs. Nnodebe Mbanugo, an English Teacher and also Coordinator for Junior Secondary School who was among the teachers who prepared the students, when interviewed by anaedoonline.ng explained how they got wind of the competition.
She said,”we got an invitation from Word Best Educative TV Show for our school to participate in the Spell-It competition both for the secondary and primary section. We went for the first round which was a written screening with 20 of the school children both from the primary and secondary section.”
“Only 7 pupils from the primary section and 8 students from the secondary section qualified for the second round. We prepared them thoroughly on how to face the camera and moderators, on words , diction and other necessary things they should know.”
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When asked when the next round will take place , she said ,”we have not been given notice on the date when the final round which will take place at Abuja, we received information from them that when they are through with conducting the state competitions in other states, then the final round off for the competition will be scheduled.”
The names of the students who participated in the competition includes; Uzoigwe Peculiar (JSS 2), Anusiobi Amara (JSS3), Anumba Mmesoma (JSS2), Alutu Angel (JSS2), Ogbodo Chiderah (JSS3), Odoabuchi Miracle (JSS1), Chukwuemeka Prosper (JSS1), Agu Victor (JSS1)
Akabogu Dorathy
Anaedoonline
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