4th April, 2013
The joy of some of the students who won individual awards at the recently held Inter House Sports Championship of Word of Power Nursery and Primary School, Santos Layout, Akowonjo, Egbeda, Lagos knows no bound as they have continued to savour their victories in the school sports competition.
Joshua House conquered three other houses to win the tourney, leaving David House, Deborah House and Daniel House to the second, third and fourth positions respectively.
Daniel Houses’ Olusade Paul Toyosi and Nwankwo Favour of Joshua were picked as the tournament’s Overall Best Male and Female Athletes respectively. The two students won the highest number of gold medals, with Toyosi picking five gold, while Nwankwo won three.
Reacting to his emergence as the best male athlete, Toyosi said: “I feel great. During my races, I tried all my best and I knew I could do it and I trusted in God.”
For Nwankwo, the story was not different as she said that she was confident going into the competition that she would do well. “Last year, I won and this year, I’m happy that I’m a winner again,” she said.
Speaking at the end of the championship, Head Mistress, Ifeyinwa Terry-Maxwell advised parents to encourage their children to take part in sporting activities to bolsters their mental alertness and academic development.
“My advice to parents is that any school they want to take their children, they should ensure that there are sporting facilities. Sports help children mentally. It makes a child more relax in the classroom and learning becomes easier. Education is not just about reading and writing, it requires mental alertness,” she said.
The school’s Head of Administration, Pastor Felicia Dele Salau said: “I feel so good that students of Word of Power Group of Schools are being exposed to a robust education both mental and physical.”