The management of Topfaith Schools, Mkpatak, in Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, says it gave a cash prize of NN1.5m to Master Emmanuel Zekhome, the winner of its 2024 top scholar award.
The school’s Chairman, Dr Emmanuel Abraham who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday, said that the top scholar award was instituted to encourage hard work
Abraham said that Zekhome’s performance at the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) was ‘brilliant and outstanding’.
He said that the award was the school’s way of encouraging academic discipline, hard work and development of the mind.
“Other scholars have grabbed the cash prize in the past. As an institution, we shall continue to spur our students to be more focussed and hard working.
“Academic success is never a miracle, it comes out of painstaking and intentional efforts by teachers, parents and the students,” he said.
Abraham said that out of 193 students of the school that sat for the SSCE, 40 students scored higher grades, and that three of them had ‘A’ in eight subjects.
‘Nine other students scored ‘A’ in seven subjects. Our philosophy is to always aspire to be on top because our faith is top,” he said.
Abraham urged parents and guardians to be more committed towards instilling discipline and spirit of hard work in their children and wards
“Every success has an input to be made. Every success also has a reward. No success comes without hard work,” he said.(NAN)
