- Sengera Girls is a Catholic-sponsored, girls-only center of excellence located in Sengera Bosoti ward, Bomachoge Chache sub-county, Kisii County.
- This year’s class has 179 candidates.
- In all aspects, the school is determined to rise to stardom.
Be role models and guide your children towards the right decision. As you speak to them, let your words aim at transforming them positively on how they think about and see those around them
Dr. Walter Okibo, Chief Guest.
The future of our country, continent, and the world is in the hands of the young people.
Educating them, exposing them to opportunities, guiding them on the right pathways, and being their role models is our responsibility so that we who enjoy the privilege of experience and knowledge can transfer the good in us to them and shape them to be the transformative leaders the world needs.
On August 9, 2023, St. Angela Sengera Girls High School held a Thanksgiving Day to congratulate and award the top students of last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams before they start joining university in less than a month.
Sengera Girls is a Catholic-sponsored, girls-only center of excellence located in Sengera Bosoti ward, Bomachoge Chache Sub-county, Kisii County.
Our girls did well
The institution has about 800 students who are being trained by 40 teachers.
Last year, the institution had 195 candidates sitting for the KCSE, of whom 131 scored a C+ (Plus) and above, securing direct university entry.
This translated to a mean score of 7.077, a positive deviation of +1.16 from a mean of 5.916 recorded in 2021.
The occasion was attended by educationists and scholars from different academic institutions, representatives of the county’s political class, other guests, teachers, parents, and students.
Giving his remarks during the event, Duke Momanyi, the school’s Director of Studies, urged the parents to continue supporting the school fraternity in shaping the girls and encouraged them to keep motivating their children.
He congratulated last year’s group and reminded this year’s candidates that they are the ones to be celebrated next, urging them to work smart and keep the focus.
“The teachers are doing great work as a team to shape the learners, and we’re ready for success,” he assured.
“We are celebrating because our girls did well; we ask you to be ambassadors out there and represent our school wherever you go,” Lucy Omondi, the Deputy Principal, tasked the 2022 Class, congratulating them for excelling in their national examinations.
She also thanked the parents for entrusting them with their children and their continued support of the institution.
Kodia Sybil was last year’s top student from the school, having scored an aggregate of A- (Minus).
She appreciated the teachers and the entire Sengera Girls fraternity for working as a team to shape the learners’ lives.
“There is no secret in education. You have to read for your success,” Ms. Sybil advised the students.
All-round students
Mary Goretti Sesera, the Principal of Sengera Girls High School, explained to the congregation that they worked tirelessly as a team, expressing her joy that they are now celebrating the fruit of their hard work.
“As a school, we are not only celebrating the academic excellence we have achieved, but also the excellence we have witnessed in our co-curricular activities,” she said.
The school’s basketball team got to the regional level, while the Science and Engineering group is proceeding to the national level.
Music and Drama is another area where young minds excelled, having reached the regionals last year.
“Teamwork, coupled with our faith in God, has enabled us to shape all-round girls at this school,” Ms. Sesera confirmed.
She encouraged the continuing students to work hard and excel so that they may put a smile on their parents’ faces.
“These ones have set a record; I want you to break a record,” Joel Ondieki, the Parents Association Chairperson, urged the current form fours.
This year’s class has 179 candidates.
Power of education
Concerning the current form threes, he exhorted them to set a target a start working towards it, simultaneously advising the form one and two students to benchmark with those ahead of them.
In all aspects, the school is determined to rise to stardom.
Laban Ouko, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Chairperson Kisii County Chapter, wished this year’s candidates success as they come for the homestretch ahead of the exams.
He congratulated last year’s class and the school fraternity for their efforts.
Underscoring the power of education in changing society, he reminded them that if it is to be, it is up to them to make it.
Elijah Joseph, the Executive Secretary KUPPET Kisii Chapter, appreciated the institution’s management and teachers’ dedication to shaping the young minds.
Concerned about parents whose children did not manage to secure a direct entry to university, he urged them to support their children and be willing to guide them into making the right decision concerning their education.
He also challenged the students joining university to network, nurture the right relationships and be open-minded in their higher education journey.
Fund centers of excellence
Under the stewardship of Fr. Charles Motari, aided by Keng’ara Omayo, a lecturer at Kisii University, the school’s Board of Management has been guiding the institution in the right direction.
“The school has been a sleeping giant, but gladly, we are now realizing our potential.
We are calling upon the local government to support our school in raising more structures to accommodate the needs of the learners,” said Omayo, in an exclusive interview with Scholar Media Africa.
He urged the government to follow up on the different schools elevated to centers of excellence in the past and finance them sufficiently to offer top-notch education to the learners and change their lives.
Sengera Girls High School is one of the centers of excellence.
He urged those joining universities not to take for granted the government’s financing approach but apply for funding ahead of joining institutions of higher learning.
He also encouraged those seeking to transfer to their university of choice to make good use of the transfer window currently opened by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and move to where they want to study.
The Vice Chair says that the board comprises a rich crop of leaders ready to deliver toward the school’s success.
David Oyoko, Bomachoge Chache sub-county Director of Education, thanked the BoM for its insights and unequaled leadership to the school.
He also urged the school to focus on competing with the other academic giants across the country.
Stay disciplined
The event’s Guest Speaker was Dr. Walter Okibo, an accomplished scholar and Senior Lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and entrepreneur.
In his speech, Dr. Okibo underlined how transformational the power of education is.
Addressing the students, he pointed out, “Discipline is not the way you behave before people, but also how you behave when nobody is with you. It goes beyond what people can see.”
He emphasized on self-confidence, which leads to self-esteem.
“What makes people different from the rest is their level of confidence. If you want to succeed, you have to face the challenges of life with confidence,” said Dr. Okibo.
He encouraged them to believe in themselves and ensure their confidence levels are higher than that of their peers.
Nurture right attitude
Equally, attitude is paramount. What you focus on and how you focus on it is what determines what you become.
“The student’s attitude is shaped by how parents bring them up and what they impart into their minds,” he said.
Dr. Okibo told the young girls that positive-mindedness will enable them to succeed, raise winning families, and enjoy successful careers.
“Your attitude determines your altitude in life,” he noted.
Parents must also nurture the right attitude, speaking rightly to their young ones concerning their teachers and school.
At the same time, it’s their duty to invest in their children’s education and support their children through the academic journey.
“Be role models and guide your children towards the right decision. As you speak to them let your words aim at transforming them positively on how they think about and see those around them,” he encouraged.
Further, the scholar encouraged the parents to be role models to their children, their future help.
“Keep blessing your children. The world cannot bless them and lead them to prosperity if we ourselves are not there for them and are not supporting them and their teachers,” he challenged the parents.
A role to play
Of the essence is understanding that beyond entrusting the teachers with their children, parents play a significant role in putting their resources and emotional support to the learners and teachers.
They must show concern for the educators and be ready to support the school toward prosperity.
The teachers are also role models for the children, considering that they spend the longest time at school with the young minds.
They should also willingly serve their institutions with passion, understanding it’s a God-given chance for them to shape the young scholars, who have all potential to become whoever they want to become in the future.
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With the excellent girls of the 2022 Class being set to join university and meet students from all over and beyond the country, Dr. Okibo congratulated them for excelling and challenged them to embark on a disciplined journey and refuse to be scared by anyone in their pursuit for a promising future.
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