Friday 18th February 2022 was memorable at Regina Mundi Girls’ Secondary School Iwo, Osun State and it will linger long in the minds of students and staff of the school as well as in the minds of the parents and those who witnessed this year inter house sport competition of the school held on the school’s field.
In her welcome address, the principal of the school, Rev. Sr. Maria Chimezie said in every contest there must be a winner and a loser, and she charged the students and staff of the school as well as invited schools not to allow the competition to create unhealthy rivalry among them but to accept the result confidently and with sportsman spirit.
The principal also appreciated sport committee, house master of each hostel and all staff of the school for working hard to prepare students for the competition. She equally thanked the priests, PTA executive of the school, patrons/patroness of all the hostels and parents of the school for their presence and support for the inter house sport competition.
In his remarks at the event, PTA chairman of the school Mr Patrick Akinyode eulogized the school for organizing the sport competition, and he added that it is the duty of all in ensuring that the tradition of inter house sport competition is maintained and updated in secondary schools in order to discover athletes and sportswomen like Asisat Oshoala that will lift the glory of our country in both national and international competitions.
The preparation for the inter house sport competition began in January immediately the school resumed for second term 2021/2022 session with the grouping of students and staff into four hostels in the school; Sacred Heart hostel, Immaculate hostel, Maria Gorretti hostel and Archbishop hostel. And since then each hostel has been working hard to emerge winner at the competition through weekly practice of the school.
The first stage of the competition which is known as heat took place on Friday 11th February 2022 in which some events such as throwing of Discus, Javelin, Shot put High jump, 400m and 4 X 400m relay were decided while other track events such as 100m, 200m, filling the bottle, filling the basket, picking the balls, sack race and so on were at the qualifying level.
On the inter house sport day which was the final stage of the competition, the activities of the day started with match pass by all the hostels in the school and was followed by other track events such as 100m, 200m, filling the bottle, filling the basket, picking the balls, lime and spoon, sack race and so on from which winning hostels emerged.
At the end of 2022 inter house competition of Regina Mundi Girls’ secondary school Iwo, Immaculate hostel came first, followed by Maria Gorretti hostel, third position goes to Sacred Heart hostel and Archbishop hostel came fourth.
The inter house sport competition program was attended by Rev. Fr Felix Emerue principal of Our Lady of Fatima Academy Iwo, Rev. Fr Philip Egunjobi parish priest of St Anthony Iwo, Rev. Fr Michael Olayemi, parents and well wishers of Regina Mundi Girls’ secondary school Iwo.
…………. Tunde Bankole
