The Great Old Boys

THE GREAT OLD BOYS RECOGNISED FOR CHAMPIONING EDUCATION IN WEST NILE

WORDS OF WISDOM

1. Do not keep silence in life because you are a champion. 2. Never bite your tongue to hold your breath because challenge will over whelm you. 3. Never hate a person for correcting you instead thank him because he is saving you. 4. Your dreams come true if you pursue them. 5. Someone’s wealth is not your future rather strive for yours. 6. Never think that you are a failure in life and yet you are someone’s role model. 7. Never give up in life, you can still make it. 8. Success doesn’t come on a silver plate. 9. Let people hear you louder than being curbed up 10. Be principled in life if you need to achieve. 11. Never break off your journey because you may get lost 12. Struggling till your final destination is the best 13. The fear of Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

By HERBERT ANGUZU S.5 SCIENCES

THE TENACIOUS OMBACIANS

Ombacians are characterised by tenacity which is a unique and alien character which is only common or found in The Great College. Tenacity plays a key role in one’s academic life since it promotes determination hence developing the idea of never giving up among Ombacians. Academic excellence is achieved which increases the moral of being the first among the equals no matter the situation or circumstances thus beating the odds. PRIMUS INTER PARES (Rem: Dela Crème) By MERICIBEACOUP JOSEPH S.5 ARTS WISDOM

ACQUIRE WISDOM FROM ELDERS.

My child, listen when your father corrects you Don’t neglect your mother’s instructions What you learn from them will grace you with grace.

And be a chain of honor around your neck My child don’t join bad groups Don’t go along with them Stay away from their paths They rush to commit evil deeds They hurry to commit murder If a bird sees a trap being set, It knows to stay away.

NGUMA BELL RICHARD S2C

THE WRIGHT PROTHERS

For hundreds of years, People dreamt of flying through the air like birds, many tried but died. But on December 17,1903, Orville and Wilbur wright’s flying machine lifted from the ground in 12 seconds. Orville flew about the width of a football field. Using an engine, the 600-pound (270-kilogram) air craft could take off and land. Orville and Wilbur had made dreams come true! They had proved that humans could fly! In AD 875 a Muslim doctor in Spain tried to fly, he attached artificial feathers to his body and glided for a little while, but then crushed! And in 1678 a French man by the names of Jacob Besnier tried also to fly like the pigeons. He strapped wings to his arms and jumped from a high window. He fell straight down. The wings only helped him land safely! In 1895, Wilbur wrote to a museum, the smith Sonian Institution asking for a flying information. He wanted to read everything he would find out about flying.

Wilbur concluded that a flying machine needed three things 1. Curved wings 2. A form of power 3. A way to balance and control it

Then it was time to build a source of power! The brothers searched for a light engine. They could not find one anywhere, so they decided to build one themselves. They started to make a machine and the new machine was ready shortly, Orville and Wilbur asked the men from beach patrol to help them, they set up the starting track. The track was laid to guide the air craft during takeoff and Wilbur won a coin toss to fly the craft. But it never left the ground because a small part got damaged. Next, it was Orville’s turn to fly and he felt excited to fly again. The brother ignored the cold and windy weather of December 17-1903 and flew successfully!

NEXT TIME YOU SEE LEMONS, REMEMBER!

An elderly man was on his last breath. He was barely able to speak but just mumbling “lemons, lemons” All the family members around him didn’t know what he was meaning. “Is this old asking for lemons? But what can he do with lemons at this stage?” A family member wondered.

Shortly the man passed on. The family members bought a lot of lemons for hospitality. After a few years, the family agreed to sell the old man’s land to an engineer. The engineer pulled out the house to construct a flat. As graders were levelling the land sold, they found various treasure box under the lemon trees with diamonds, silver and gold inside. One of the nearby neighbors took note of it and informed the family of the deceased. The family demanded for the treasure box but the engineer refused to give it. The family even took the engineer to court but the case was ruled out in the favour of the engineer. What a shame it was! Was that what the old man meant when he mumbled “lemons, lemons?” Even his grandson who had played cricket several times under the lemon trees did not understand what he meant.

Therefore, you have to believe in yourself. Out of a thousand billion people living in the planet, you have a unique gift deep in you and it is upon you to explore deeply. Discover your gift by digging out the dirt of self-doubt, dirt of conformism, the dirt of idiocy and try to be yourself to achieve your goal.

BY ANNNSLEM AND ABI S1A.

Inspirational quotes from famous men of the world.

1. Barrack Obama.

“I took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have first begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children in is first a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.”

“We need somebody who has got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mother, the empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor or African, American or gay or disabled or old and that’s the criterion by which I’II be selecting my tides.”

“Change will not come if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

2. Muamar Gadaffi.

“Religion is necessary to reason as reason is to religion. The other one cannot exist without the other.

By Allen Yazid.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barrack Obama 31

Good leaders are not to take science or art! It takes following certain steps to become a good leader The first is to identify what the content of leadership is and the qualities you need to possess. What makes one a good leader in one company may not apply in another. This fundamental aspect of leadership, if followed, will make you the best leader wherever you are for instance, although you drive a car, you may not be able to repair or service it. So when you need this services, you hand your car over to a mechanic because he is a leader in that field. The second step in becoming an excellent leader is to abandon the traditional topdown approach to managing people. In it give it to their team and check to see if desired effect occurs and if not, issue more order. Allow your team to do what they do best without unnecessarily nagging and hovering over them with instructions on what to do and and how to do it. Thirdly, as a leader, it’s imperative that you lead by example. Wherever a leader goes. The team follows a leader supports by providing a vision, getting things done through people or challenging the the staff. GERALD FETA A.K.A DITAH S.6 THREE STEPS OF BECOMING A GREAT LEADER “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion”

DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES OF A SERIOUS PERSON FOR AN OMBACIAN TO COPY

EDUCATION

1. A serious person is jealous i.e. Fights to beat others academically 2. Learns from his past mistakes and avoid repeating them. 3. Is not lazy but rather hard working, he works tirelessly to accomplish his work. 4. Has a teachable spirit. 5. Maximizes his potential. 6. Maximizes every opportunity or change that present itself on his way. 7. Aims at excellent results. 8. Doesn’t easily give up until he sees tangible results. 9. Is inquisitive and acquires new skills or ideas and puts them into use. 10. Is a pragmatist, i.e. He does things in a practical way rather than according to general theory. 11. Doesn’t take things for granted. 12. Is ever focused. 13. Knows how to decide what priorities are. 14. Is a good time manager. 15. Takes prompt actions while handling matter urgency.

Education is the development of knowledge, skills and ability or character through teaching, training, training or studying. Education is what remains in you after completion of studies. Education is an eye opener for career identification. In order to attain a successful career, one is to observe discipline, smartness and hard work. Schools receive students of diverse backgrounds and learners who are completely different. Some have trouble pasts, others have various life changes, some are eager to learn and others are looking for the slightest opportunity to be out of school. Indeed, a school is collection center for education. Teachers are thus required to transform the lives of all these categories and turn all in to useful and responsible citizens. Mr. Onyango Solomon, Ass. DEAN-Exams

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