COMPREHENSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 SECOND TERM

WEEK THREE

THEME: READING

COMPREHENSION

Students should be able to;

1. Listen attentively to the passage
2. Identify main points
3. Write down key points and ideas

CONTENT

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an American woman who was born a slave. Her real name was Araminta Ross. She was born in 1819 or 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her parents were both slaves. She had 9 brothers and sisters. When she was a child, she worked in the fields sometimes and as a baby nurse or maid in a house.

At age 5 'Minty' (Araminta's nickname) was made to take care of a baby for a woman known as Miss Susan. She had to rock the cradle to keep the baby quiet. If the baby cried, Minty would be whipped. She was sold out or rented to different families for many types of work. She missed her family a lot. Like most slaves, Minty did not have enough food or medical care. She was very sickly.

When she was 12, Harriet was made to work in the fields, a job she liked. One day while she was in a store, she saw an escaped slave. His master had just caught up with him. The slave ran out the door. Minty blocked the doorway to let the slave get a head start away from his master. The master picked up a big metal weight to throw at his slave, but it hit Minty instead. She suffered on the floor for days. For many years, she had sudden sleeping spells or seizures due to the brain damage. Later she had some surgery which helped her.

 

In 1844, Minty married a free black man named John Tubman. She changed her first name to Harriet which was her mother's name. In 1849, Harriet thought she was going to be sold so she escaped. She fled north to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where slavery wasn't allowed. Her husband didn't want to come with her.

The year after Harriet escaped from slavery, she went back to the South to free her sister. After this, she made many trips back and forth to lead slaves to the North. After a law was passed saying that a slave could be caught in the North and brought back to the South, Harriet had to move in secret.

Harriet became a part of what was known as the 'Underground Railroad.' Now she had to get the slaves farther north, all the way to Canada. To do this, she set up many houses and hiding places through the south and north where slaves could hide. Her friends helped to hide the slaves by day in secret rooms in their houses. At night, another friend would take the slaves by wagon or on foot to the next safe place. In this way, the slaves made their way to freedom in Canada. She could bring 3 brothers and her parents out of slavery through the Underground Railroad.

Harriet risked her life to speak out in public about trying to 'abolish' or get rid of slavery. A reward was offered to catch her, but no one harmed her.

During the Civil War in the United States, Harriet was a nurse and then a spy. She tried to get secrets from the southern or Confederate Army for the northern or the Union Army. She spent the money she earned to build a location where freed slave women could do wash for soldiers and earn money for food and other needs.

Harriet Tubman was an important woman in helping to get rid of slavery. On her gravestone are written these words, 'Servant of God, Well Done.'

1. Which of the following was Harriet Tubman's real first name?

A: Mariah

B: Sarah

C: Araminta

D: Susan

2. Which of the following tells why Harriet Tubman decided to escape in 1849?

A: She needed to find her brother.

B: She heard rumours that she would be sold.

C: Her husband convinced her to.

D: Her master threatened to kill her.

3. Which of the following tells why Harriet Tubman began having seizures?

A: She was hit in the head by a big object.

B: She fell off a roof.

C: She had the measles.

D: A dog with rabies bit her.

4. Which of the following tells what Harriet Tubman did during the Civil War to help the northern or Union states?

A: She was a nurse and a spy.

B: She was a seamstress.

C: She was a cook.

D: She dressed as a soldier and fought with the men.

5. Which of the following tells the name of the way that Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape from the South to freedom?

A: Freedom Railroad

B: Underground Railroad

C: Slave Railroad

D: Hope Railroad

6. Which of the following is the meaning of 'abolish'?

A: Get rid of

B: Help

C: Invent

D: Shine

 

 

THEME: STRUCTURE

FIGURES OF SPEECH

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Explain figures of speech
2. Mention the different figures of speech
3. Explain them with numerous examples

CONTENT

In common usage, a figure of speech is a word or phrase that means something more or something other than it seems to say—the opposite of a literal expression. As Professor Brian Vickers has observed, "It is a sad proof of the decline of rhetoric that in modern colloquial English the phrase 'a figure of speech' has come to mean something false, illusory or insincere

Types of Figure of Speech

There are countless figures of speech in every language, and they fall into hundreds of categories. Here, though, is a shortlist of some of the most common types of figure of speech:

1. 1. Metaphor

Many common figures of speech are metaphors. That is, they use words in a manner other than their literal meaning. However, metaphors use figurative language to make comparisons between unrelated things or ideas. The “peak of her career,” for example, is a metaphor, since a career is not a literal mountain with a peak, but the metaphor represents the idea of arriving at the highest point of one’s career.

 

1. 2. Idiom

An idiom is a common phrase with a figurative meaning. Idioms are different from other figures of speech in that their figurative meanings are mostly known within a particular language, culture, or group of people. The English language alone has about 25,000 idioms. Some examples include “it’s raining cats and dogs” when it is raining hard, or “break a leg” when wishing someone good luck.

Example

This sentence uses an idiom to make it more interesting:

• There’s a supermarket and a pharmacy in the mall, so if we go there, we can kill two birds with one stone.

The idiom is a common way of saying that two tasks can be completed in the same amount of time or same place.

 

1. 3. Proverb

A proverb is a short, commonplace saying that is universally understood in today’s language and used to express general truths. “Don’t cry over spilt milk” is a popular example. Most proverbs employ metaphors (e.g. the proverb about milk isn’t literally about milk).

Example

This example uses a proverb to emphasize the situation:

• I know you think you’re going to sell all of those cookies, but don’t count your chickens before they hatch!

 

Here, “don’t count your chickens before they hatch” means that you shouldn’t act like something has happened before it does.

 

D. Simile

A simile is a very common figure of speech that uses the words “like” and “as” to compare two things that are not related by definition. For example, “he is as tall as a mountain,” doesn’t mean he was 1,000 feet tall, it just means he was tall.

Example

This example uses a simile for comparison:

• The internet is like a window to the world—you can learn about everything online!

 

The common phrase “window to the world” refers to a hypothetical window that lets you see the whole world from it. So, saying the internet is like a window to the world implies that it lets you see anything and everything.

 

1. 4. Oxymoron

An oxymoron is when you use two words together that have contradictory meanings. Some common examples include small crowd, definitely possible, old news, little giant, and so on.

1. 5. Metonym

A metonym is a word or phrase that is used to represent something related to bigger meaning. For example, fleets are sometimes described as being “thirty sails strong,” meaning thirty (curiously, this metonym survives in some places, even when the ships in question are not sail-powered!) Similarly, the crew onboard those ships may be described as “hands” rather than people.

1. 6. Irony

Irony is when a word or phrase’s literal meaning is the opposite of its figurative meaning. Many times (but not always), the irony is expressed with sarcasm (see Related Terms). For example, maybe you eat a really bad cookie, and then say “Wow, that was the best cookie I ever had”—of course, what you mean is that it’s the worst cookie you ever had, but being ironic emphasizes just how bad it was!

The Importance of Figures of Speech

In general, the purpose of a figure of speech is to lend texture and colour to your writing. (This is itself a figure of speech, since figures of speech don’t change the colours or textures on the page!) For instance, metaphors allow you to add key details that make the writing more lively and relatable. Slang and verbal irony, on the other hand, make the writing seem much more informal and youthful (although they can have the opposite effect when misused!) Finally, other figures of speech, like idioms and proverbs, allows a writer to draw on a rich cultural tradition and express complex ideas in a short space.

 

 

THEME: READING

COMPREHENSION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Read passage carefully
2. Answer questions from passage

CONTENT

The Solar System

The solar system is the Sun and the objects that travel around it. The Earth is part of the solar system because it also travels around the sun.

The Sun is a star similar to the other stars in the sky but it is much closer to the Earth. The Sun is mostly a big ball of gases composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

Seven other planets travel around the sun, too. These planets, in order, include Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Earth is located between Venus and Mars. The path the planets use when travelling around the sun is oval-shaped and is called its orbit. Each of the planets in the solar system takes a different amount of time to orbit or travel around the Sun.

The planet Earth takes 365 days or one year to orbit the Sun. The other planets take more or less time to orbit the Sun. It takes Mercury less than two months or 88 days to travel around the Sun. It is the shortest time compared to the other planets. The planet taking the longest time to go around the Sun is Neptune. It takes Neptune almost 165 years to travel around the Sun.

 

The planets of the solar system are also a variety of sizes and are made up of different substances. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. Over 1,000 Earths could fill the size of Jupiter. The smallest planet is Mercury, which is also the closest planet to the Sun. Earth and Venus are similar in size to each other.

The four inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are made of rock containing many different minerals. The four outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are mostly made up of different gases. Jupiter is mainly helium, hydrogen, and water. The four outer planets also have rings that encircle them with Saturn having the most rings.

Other objects in space include the moons of six planets. A moon is a celestial object (object in space) that orbits another body in space. There are approximately 173 moons throughout the solar system. Earth has a single moon, Mercury and Venus have none, and the planet with the most moons is Jupiter with 63. Not far behind Jupiter is Saturn with 62 moons.

The asteroid belt is another object in the solar system. The asteroid belt is approximately located between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt contains irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids which are believed to be leftover from the beginning of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. The objects are rocky and irregular in shape, and some may be hundreds of miles across, but most of the asteroids are very small.

In summary, the solar system is the Sun and the objects that travel around it including the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each of the planets follow an oval-shaped path around the Sun which is called the planet's orbit. Many of the planets also have moons which are celestial objects that orbit another body in space. Finally, there is also an asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter containing irregularly shaped objects called asteroids.

Questions

1. The Sun and the objects that travel around it is called

A: planets

B: The solar system

C: Moons

D: The asteroid belt

2. What is the difference between the Sun and the other stars of the universe?

A: The sun is much farther away

B: The sun shines brighter

C: The sun is closer to the Earth

D: The sun is much larger

3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the inner planets?

A: Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

B: Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

C: Venus, Mars, Erath, Mercury

D: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

4. Which of the following the correct order of the outer planets?

A: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

B: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

C: Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

D: Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

5. Which of the following is the definition of an asteroid?

A: Irregularly shaped bodies which are believed to be leftover from the beginning of the solar system

B: Celestial objects that orbits another body in space

C: Similar to stars in the sky but they are much closer to the Earth

D: The name of the rings encircling several planets of the solar system

6. Which of the following shows the smallest and largest planets of the solar system?

A: Mercury and Saturn

B: Venus and Earth

C: Mercury and Jupiter

D: Saturn and Jupiter

 

THEME: CONTINOUS WRITING

SPEECH WRITING - PRIZE GIVING DAY ADDRESS

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Discuss the features of a speech
2. Discuss model speeches
3. Write composed address on a prize given day

CONTENT

A prize-giving speech for a school or college needs to have enough gravitas to mark the occasion. Invariably, the prize winners and other people gathered will have worked hard for many months or years to reach this day, so it is important that you accept the seriousness of the ceremony.

 

Prize giving ceremonies are all about acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of the people involved, so, as speech giver, you will have the responsibility to conduct yourself appropriately, without undermining the efforts of the people you are speaking to. However, that does not mean that you have to be overly serious, after all, a prize-giving ceremony is a celebration. Rather, you need to highlight the hard work and achievements of the prize winners and congratulate everyone involved.

1. How To Start Your Prize Giving Speech

Introduce your speech by how pleased you are to be part of such an important day. It is a good idea to acknowledge the hard work of all those that have taken part, not just the winners, but do make sure that the winners are properly mentioned. This is also the right time to talk about the particular purpose of the event, if say the prize giving is part of an annual meeting or speech day.

• How you are proud to be part of the day
• Acknowledge all the hard work involved
• Highlight the achievements of the winners
• Mention the purpose of the day - speech day, for example

Example: Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls, I am honoured to be a part of your prize-giving ceremony and am grateful for this opportunity to congratulate the winners and all those who have taken part in this year's achievements. Many of you will have strived to do your best to be a part of this ceremony and I believe that represents the true spirit of our school/college.

 

Although we all know that taking part is a key element in team sports, school events and life in general, winning is what makes us push ourselves and achieve our full potential. I am very impressed with the achievements of everyone here today, but I am especially in awe of those of you whose efforts will be rewarded today.

 

2. Presenting The Prizes and Congratulating the Winners

In many ways, a lot of the speech will be written for you if you are going to be presenting the prizes. If this is the case, be careful to annunciate the titles of the categories and the winner’s names – not just so they can hear you, but also because it is each person’s moment of glory and you want it to be a proper ceremony. In the same vane, be sure to ask someone in charge to clarify any unusual names so you get the correct pronunciation.

If you are not presenting the prizes, this is the perfect opportunity to pay credit to the winners, the staff and all the people involved by highlighting how the winners represent the ethos of the school or college. If appropriate, you can also read out a bible chapter, fable or suitable story. If in doubt, the classic tale of ‘Little Red Hen’ is perfect in this situation as it shows how it is only through the dedication and hard work that we get rewarded.

 

• Present the prizes
• Pay credit to the winners
• Tell a short story about dedication and hard work

Example: The prize winners are a true representation of everything that we stand for here at (name of school or college) – these hard-working, articulate young people are a credit to the school/college and an inspiration to us all. It is through such achievements that we can see the skill, high expectation and commitment of the staff and pupils/students at (name of school or college) and these prize winners are great examples of what we hope for from our pupils/students.

PRIZE GIVING DAY CEREMONY OF OFFA GRAMMAR SCHOOL HELD ON TUESDAY 18TH JULY 2017 AT SHOFOLUWE HALL OF THE SCHOOL.

The Honourable Chairman of the day,

The Lady Chairperson,

The Guest Speaker,

His Royal Highness, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Oloyede Okikiola Esuwoye II, the Olofa of Offa,

Traditional and Honourary Chiefs,

The Offa Descendants’ Union,

The Eminent Old Students of this School (OGSOSA),

The Chairman and other Executive members of the P.T.A. and Highly Esteemed Parents and Guardians,

Fellow Principals (Serving and Retired),

Invited Guests,

Members of Staff (Teaching and Non-Teaching),

Entire Students Body,

Gentlemen of the Press

Graduating Students,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good morning to you all and a very warm welcome to our annual prize-giving ceremony which is once again taking place today. It is with boundless joy and profound gratitude to the Almighty Allah that I once again welcome you with all my heart and on behalf of the staff and students of this school to this year’s speech and prize-giving day ceremony. We are indeed grateful to you all for honouring this invitation despite the short notice. Accordingly, may I seize this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation in particular to the Chairman and lady chairperson as well as the guest speaker who I am sure despite their busy schedule agreed to be in our midst to play the roles they are occupying today. Mr Chairman and Lady Chairperson, as is customary of us every year, we have invited you to bear witness to the graduation ceremony of another batch of our final year students. It will be worthwhile to look out on you all.

 

As is traditional of us, I will try to highlight just some of the development which has happened at Offa Grammar School during the past one year. I am sure that seeing all this, you would like to congratulate staff and students for their hard work and the plentiful achievements.

 

opening

The school academic activities for the 2016/2017 session started on a promising note last year September. There are 37 arms of classroom consisting of 18 in the Junior School and 19 in the senior school. We lacked enough teachers but have more than enough classrooms (at least 18 classrooms are freely available). The resultant effect of this is that classrooms are over-bloated with students with attendant inadequate supervision by teachers. The senior school has a current population of 1454 comprising of 712 boys and 742 girls while the junior school population is 1260 made up of 603boys and 657 girls. There are only 38 boarders.

The hither-to weak staff strength of 37 and 42 teachers for the senior and junior school respectively has been strengthened by the posting of teachers recruited under the Federal Government N’Power Job Scheme in January this year. This has boosted our staff strength to a reasonable level. We equally have the following numbers of ably supportive and complementary teachers. OGSOSA 4, PTA 7, Npower 25, NYSC 15 all making us to be quantitatively adequate but not qualitatively sufficient as we still suffer from inadequate teachers in the core subjects, particularly in English Language, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and CRK in the senior school. The junior schools do not have enough teachers in Mathematics, Arabic, French, Creative Arts, CRK and Basic Sciences. The school have got a mere 4 PTA employed security guards complemented with one government guard to patrol and secure the school from threats of any kind which is just not adequate considering her size, location and porous fence.

 

Discipline

Generally, the disciplinary tone of the school like previous years has been remarkable and quite reassuring. We have been experiencing a peaceful atmosphere even though there have been reported cases of indiscipline. Our students were always placed under serious surveillance by a crack team of patriotic and dedicated teachers and management staff led by the Vice-Principal Academic Mr Raji Lasisi and Mr Raji F.B. Parents of our students are enjoined to cooperate with the school to enable us to instil discipline on to their children. A cursory look at our results in both co-curricular and academics performance will buttress the submission that progress and success are the concomitants of discipline.

 

Co-Curricular Activities

The school encouraged active participation of her students in extra-curricular activities. The Press Club, the Interact club, the Health club, the JETS club, the Road Safety Club, the Literary and Debating Society, the Fellowship of Christian Society (FCS) and Muslim Student Society (MSS) are some of the functional clubs in the school, I urge our teachers to make themselves available to be patrons/matrons of other dying clubs like the Geographical society, the Barbers Club, the Hairdressers club, the Business Club, the Bakers Club, the Young Farmers Club, the Forester Club and they're like to revive them for the benefit of the students’.

Our achievements in co-curricular activities has been incredible. We are the best in Kwara State in Essay writing and science biased quiz competition-winning cash prizes to the tune of N85,000 in November last year. We competed against exceptional strong schools to come first in another essay writing competition which was won by Ajala Samuel of SS 3 who emerged as Kwara best and went on to represent the state in ANCOPSS organised Mandatory and Continuing Professional Training (MCPT) programme for North Central Zone of Nigerian in Abuja last year. This year proved to be one of our most successful rally as we came first in the privately organised spelling bee competition held late last year. We came first as usual in the Kite Club organised quiz competition and carted home the Prize package. Recently, the trio of Anyigor Joy, Adeniyi Israel and Adeshina Fauziyat of SS2 took part in the Adesoye College, Offa PTA inter-school senior debate competition and came second with certificates and books for themselves, and a trophy for the school. We came third in the Adesoye College; Offa PTA organized Inter School Science Quiz Competition that took place in April this year.

 

We are also ever active in sports. We emerged as champions in both boys and girls in the 4th edition of Dkits Kwara State Secondary Schools Volley Ball competition. The successful boys and girls will be issued with their certificates today having collected their medals at Ilorin. The 5th edition of the DKits competition is also in progress and the school is the Zonal Champion to represent Offa Local Government in the Final scheduled to take place at Ilorin in September this year. In the 3rd edition of Adesoye Super 8 League Football Competition, the School was crowned the champion and clinched the cup medals and certificates. In the last edition of Offa Community School Sports Foundation Football Competition, solely funded by Prof. M.O. Oyawoye our revered father, the school senior team won the cup and players were decorated with gold medals, while the Junior Boys came second and got the silver medals. In another event (Marathon Race) organized by the same body (OCSSF) this year, we also produced two young marathoners namely Miss Oyeyemi O. Asmau of SS1 R1 and Master Amusan Adedamola of JSS 3F who got us some modest prize and certificates for themselves. All these feats does not come easy but for our huge investment and sacrifice of fund and resources to ensure the attainment of set targets.

Above all, we have continued to stage inter-house competitions year to year and hope to do so in the nearest future. This has been as ever, just a brief snapshot of another remarkable year in the life of Offa Grammar School co-curricular activities. Again this is made possible with the outstanding efforts of our teachers and support staff whose commitment to the students enables them to make the progress they could not make in other schools to reach target and goals which would be unattainable elsewhere. Would parents and guests please join me therefore in giving the staff of Offa Grammar School a warm and richly deserved round of applause? Thank you; We are indeed a national beacon.

 

Academic Achievement

Mr Chairman Sir, and the lady Chairperson ma, I hope you will join us in singing praise to God for continuing to crown all our efforts with befitting success. Once again, our students secured excellent examination results both at 2016 WAEC and NECO Examinations. Indeed, targets were exceeded with numerous individual students getting outstanding grades a fraction of whom have got immediate admission into recognised university. Two of our students namely Salaudeen Olayinka Habeeb and Kayode Majeed got distinction grade in WAEC while Salaudeen Olayinka Habeeb replicated the feat in NECO exam and got a worthy place in the school honours roll. Our school has indeed flourished over the past few years in particular and still has a consistent reputation for high academic achievement and excellence.

Challenges

A lot of challenges and a multitude of quite shapeless problems are being faced by the school some of which were highlighted in my graduation speech of last year. The challenges are still there except for the school library the rehabilitation of which has been taken up by the OGSOSA class of ’75 set and work is already in progress. I use this time and place to appreciate the set and to single out the efforts of Alhaji Lateef Kunle Ajeigbe the winner of the Zealous Kwara Youth Golden award and Moshood Ibrahim and others to embark on the project. The poor state of the school sports field notwithstanding, it is our hope and expectation that our revered father and icon Prof. M.O. Oyawoye will come to our rescue as he promised to undertake the rehabilitation of the field. The porous school fence is gradually being rehabilitated at critically damaged parts from the infrastructural levy paid by the students.

 

Other challenges like lack of good drainages and corresponding roads, inadequate teachers, porous fence, inadequate security personnel are waiting for intervention efforts of benevolent and kind-spirited individuals and groups. On a happy note, I am very much pleased to announce that the school auditorium project embarked upon by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) influenced by a son of the soil and a prominent member of Club 80, Offa Chief R.T. Lawal has been completed and is to be handed over to the school next tomorrow Thursday 20th July, 2017. You are cordially invited to the handing over ceremony that will take place at the auditorium site of the school at 11:00 am.

 

Appreciating Our Current Benefactors

The progress of any institution depends on good facilities, supportive administrative and academic staff, a large pool of resources, responsive and academically gifted students as well as cooperative parents. We are indeed fortunate to have all these elements. Our students have great potential to be world beaters in academics. Our progress and exploit, is significantly tied to our surrogate parent (OGSOSA) who have consistently identified with the school and stood by us like the rock of Gibraltar. It is my strong desire to highlight some of our benefactor's majority of whom are of OGSOSA extraction for their maximum support and contributions that have made the work of administering the school easier for us. The school had been blessed with different sets and individuals all of whom have imbibed the culture of giving back to their Alma mater from their achievements.

 

Helps has come to the school in different forms, fold and sizes, from class set, individuals and as a group. I, therefore, deem it worthwhile to use this time and place to highlight the yearly contributions of our benefactors during the 2016/2017 academic session. The 1965/69 set are indeed setting the pace for the third time running with their annual award of robust prizes to deserving students and performing staff members. I must add Mr. chairman sir, that their awards had impacted positively over the years by stimulating and inspiring both staff and students to improve and work hard to clinch the juicy awards.

Appreciation

Let me thank all the parents for their willingness and sacrifice to help the school. You have given us so much of your time, giving talks, responding to summons, invitations to PTA meetings and supporting your children and wards. Active participation in your child’s education is hugely appreciated by all the staff. We have valued your input at all times.

 

Academic has been and will continue to be our priority. We are very fortunate to have an outstanding faculty and suitable infrastructure and staff who work diligently to realize the vision of all-round excellence. OGS is a school with the future inside. The supportive infrastructure motivates and empowers the students to be lifelong learners, productive members of the society and good human beings. The founder of this school was an amazing group. Offa has been a fine town with a wealthy background. A lot of money was spent in setting up the school. The school was built to educate the people of the town as well as other Nigerians and give them the chance to live great lives. Ever since, the school stood and is still standing for academic excellence, maximizing the potentials of each child while contributing to the community. These guiding principles have remained and still guide the school to its present status.

 

On behalf of the staff and the entire student body of this noble school, I am once again expressing our inordinate appreciation to all individuals and groups that have been part of our success story. Your assistance in financial, moral, materials and even in advisory capacities has enables us to give the best we can in terms of sound education and moral upbringing to these children.

Conclusion

In concluding this speech I wish to re-quote the saying of William Shakespeare in his Seven Ages of Man “ All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts His acts being seven ages…….”

 

I use this medium to express my heartfelt thanks for the opportunity given to me by the people so invested to do so to serve this school. I hope that History will be kind to me and the team that worked with me to pilot the affairs of school while my tenure lasted. Offa Grammar School will continue to live hundred of years to come and will continue to churn out potential leaders in various fields of human endeavour. Offa Grammar School shall never perish. Amen. Thank you and God bless.