RIC-NET NEWS: Ntoroko District Schools Excel in the Regional Art and Painting, Essay and Poem School Competitions

Iam happy to say that had work pays, participation is a pillar step towards success and success is an outcome of creativity (Innovation), teamwork and commitment. Success is truly worth rewarding this was evident when RIC-NET rewarded the best performers in a students’ competition that attracted over 50 schools and an overwhelming number of participants (over 1000 participants) from both Secondary and Primary levels, and this is how it all went in Ntoroko District.

ICTO addresses the participants

1. Secondary Level:

arugutu SSS as usual with no hesitation was the best in the secondary school competitions, it produced the best 3 students in the art and painting category these were; Mwanguhya Misak, Muliwabyo Clovice and Tusiime Stephen, it produced the top 2 students in the poems category who were Muhumuza Bashir and Bogere Nicolus, As if that was not enough the fourth best student in the Essays category Munyonzo Bwambale Timothy came from Karugutu S.S.S, the following photos unfold the events live;

Participants get their rewards

A female participant gets her prize


Winner pose for a photo

The Deputy HM, Art and Craft Teacher, English and LIterature Teacher and the ICT Officer at Karugutu SSS

2. Primary Level:

The Primary schools portrayed an extremely fantastic talent in Art and painting category, a talent that was beyond every ones expectations;

a) Kasozi SDA Primary School. Located in the heart of karugutu town council, Kasozi SDA P/S managed to excel having produced two of the best ten pupils these were Baluku Kenneth and Bwambale Joshua. All it’s ten participants gave a good performance and it was the best Primary school in Ntoroko District.

b) Kibuuku Primary School. This is the only school in Kibuuku Town Council at the moment, and it enjoys the benefits of the District Head quarter’s neighborhood. Kibuuku P/s courageously participated and successfully produced students in best ten pupils in the Art and painting category at primary level. Kabajaguzi a P.6 chap was just full of joy as she was being announced by the PTA chairperson on the schools assembly on Tuesday, 22^nd October, 2013. As portrayed in the photos:

The chairperson Kibuuku p/s management committee, Rev. Gideon Sunday Araali hands over Certificates to the successful participants

Kibuuku ps Ppupils Congragulate the best Participanys

c) Musandama P/s: this is the first School one sees at boarder of Fort-portal and Ntoroko district along the Fort-Portal-Bundibugyo highway after Kichwamba Technical Institute. The Pupils from this School participated very well and their Art work had a lot of message and meaning. The combination of their active Head teacher, the committed staff and focused pupils is enough evidence that they will always be successful. In the photos we detail the day’s events:

Below is a scan-though of some of the competitors’ output;

The H/m of Musandama P/s Ms Ahurra Margret Ateenyi oversees the awarding of certificates and prizes to her School's Best performers

d) Bweramule P/s: After a boat ride across the Boarder of Kibuuku T/c and Bweramule S/c so far the only Means of transport connecting the two places, The ICT Officer Ntoroko E-society Resource Centre was welcomed by smartly dressed and well organized pupils of Bweramule Primary School. The schools Art and craft Teacher advised the pupils to keep participating in many more activities to come and be more creative. The ICT officer handed over the Certificates and the prizes to the successful participants and thanked the School for their participation in the activity, he advised the students to remain active, disciplined and to always speak out their mind using all the possible ways and avoid evil acts.

e) Mantoroba P/S: elegant, excited and welcoming are a few words I can use to express the mood of Mantoroba primary School pupils and Teachers on the day I announced to their Success in the Art and painting competition for Schools within Rwenzori region. In his speech, the P.7 class teacher who doubles as the head of Art and painting Department Mr. Patikana George William, thanked RIC-NET and RWECO for their support and contribution towards the good upbringing of a Ugandan-child and their understanding that the children can too help make Uganda a better country. He advised that the children can contribute to solution generation towards the current key challenges in Agriculture, politics, education among others.

The ICT Officer hands a certificate to Sanyu Aisha a participant, as teacher Kule George, Syabwira Baluku Erikana and Patikana George William look on.

Below is a scan-though of some of the competitors’ output;