The Wawin National School of Excellence governing board has warned its grade 12 students not to be involved in any illegal activities that would disturb them from sitting for their national examination.
School’s governing board chairman Mr. Johnson Obless gave a stern warning during the grade 12s banquet program staged inside the school campus last night.
“For this year, we had minimal records of disciplinary cases, and I dont want to hear or see reports of you students missing on your national exams,”
“After your banquet meal, don’t try to go involved in any illegal activities that would put you off from sitting for your final tests,”
“You all have come a long way so far, and you should maintain that discipline through your final tests.”
“For this year, we have improved on disciplinary cases, and I am very proud of your all. Please maintain this through to your exams and your graduation,” Obless said.
Reverend Elymas Bakung of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea who was invited as one of the guests, gave a bold inspirational speech on individual values where each student should exercise as students from the country’s national school of excellence.
“You will never find human values from physics, chemistry, and biology laws.”
“Principles that will guide you to exercise values are words only found in the bible, and it will only work out when you place rightly and exercise according to how you interpret,” Bakung said.
Bakung also urged students to set their benchmarks to achieve success in their lives, not only in academic activities only but in life in general.
Meantime, Morobe Provincial Health Authority (PHA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Kipas Binga in his keynote speech urged the students to find better pathways in life.
“In life, we should ask ourselves these four main questions. Where did I come from, why am I here, when will I do things right, and what is life after my death?”
“After answering yourself, you should have the culture of always maintaining persistence and self-esteem on whatever you would like to do in your life, especially studies and work.”
“Getting married should not be in your plans till you get a job, have enough to look after your family, then you should later consider,” Binga said.
In an almost four-hour programme, students received some very useful messages from the three key speakers to prepare themselves for their lifetime journeys.