Although
one swallow does not make a summer, it is but essential that we commend the
Gambia Senior Secondary School (GSSS or better still Gambia High) for producing
the best results in the 2016/17 West African Senior Secondary School
Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with Dominic Arthur coming out with a result
with flying colours, having scored A in all nine subjects.
There
are also other impressive results posted by students of the school, which
include 7As with 2Bs, and 5As with 4Bs.
These
impressive results was not a bolt from the blue; it was as a result of a
combination of factors, which can be attributed to the responsible manner and
teaching or schooling methodology of the school’s administration and teaching
staff.
The
excellent performance of the students as well can also be linked to the efforts
they invested in going to school, attending classes, listening to lectures and
reading their books, for it is said the secret to success is preparation and
hard work, as well as learning from failure where it has occurred.
We
would therefore like to commend the Gambia Senior Secondary School
administration and teachers for giving the students what it takes to come out
with such impressive results, especially that this is the first time the school
has produced students with such excellent results.
Indeed
the school has emulated the performance of others, and it is therefore expected
that other schools in the country would be challenged to do even more than
Gambia High.
We
must at this juncture state that learning and understanding subject matter
rests not entire on receiving lectures from teachers or lecturers but also on
the efforts and hard work invested in studying at home what is taught in school
and reading books of various disciplines, with the support of parents and
guardians.
The
renowned and all-time best footballer of the world, Pele, once said: “Success
is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice
and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
The
fact of the matter remains that the school administration and teaching staff of
Gambia High, as well as the students of the school, did their homework, and
with the blessing of the almighty God, they were able to produce such excellent
results, which is to the pride of the school, the students and families as well
as the nation of The Gambia in the midst of other English West African countries
that conduct similar exams.
Therefore
keep it up Gambia High, Dominic Arthur and the other students, even of other
schools in the country, who have done so well in making us proud! Education is the passport to the future, for
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today, says Malcolm X.
“Put
your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of
success”
Swami
Sivananda
