Arts
Department of Nasir Ahmadiyya Muslim Upper Basic and Senior Secondary School in
Basse has emerged winner of the school recent interdepartmental debate. The
debate was sponsored by the school’s 1998 finalists.
The
debated which was organised between the Arts and Commerce combined Science
(Com-Science) departments centered on Sir Karl Raimund Popper; an Austrian-born
British philosopher, academic and social commentator.
As
winner with a total of 180 points, Arts Department was awarded cash prize of
2,500 dalasi while the Commerce combined Science (Com-Science) department who
had a total of 160 points, was awarded cash prize of 1,500 dalasi.
The
Nasir 1998 Finalists is an association that consists of the school’s
ex-students of the first batch since the introduction of grade system in the
school. It currently has a membership of over sixty people.
One
of the association’s aims and objectives is to reunite its members as a cadre
of common principle and to recognise the support the school rendered to them
while giving in return in either cash or kind.
The
school’s outgoing principal, Mamadi Ceesay said the class of 1998 is his first
batch as a principal, saying their setting the stage for others to emulate is
pleasing and of glad tiding.
“We
want to leave our footprints in the school. The class of 2003 are also on the
verge of emulating the 1998 batch as they have been visiting my office,” he
said.
Bamba
Manneh, head of the Kindergarten section of SOS Children’s Village in Basse,
who is also head of the Nasir 1998 Finalists coordinator said they organised
themselves to give back to their former school where their sons, daughters,
brothers and sisters are now learning.
“Through
this association, we believe we can reunite our colleagues from different
angles of the world; because most of us feel that Nasir has created a great
impact in our lives since 98% of us are successful. Thank you for making us who
we are today.”
