The second edition of ESB 2017 for college may have come and gone but the memory it left behind will linger on the minds of the contestants and attendees as one event for reference. The event which was held on Wednesday 22nd, March, 2017 at The Hedges Place, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) saw Remmygrace College from Ikorodu come tops after pulling an astonishing performance at the preliminaries in Ikorodu came better prepared and stole the show. While Tomvic Comprehensive College from Mushin zone who arrived at the very last minute of the competition came in strong and emerged as the first runners-up and The Great Esteem School, Surulere as the second runners-up. The event which lasted for five hours kept everyone at the edge of their sits. All contestants after going through two stages equally then the knock out stage activated the competitive atmosphere.
Shoms Int’l School, Surulere and Bachel Model College, Ikotun who were both first and second runners-up at the maiden edition also were on ground to defend their title or better their performance. But the other 39 contestants had their arsenal equipped. After the first two stages, the knock out stage rolled off with so much confidence, composure and comportment from the contestants and that triggered the atmosphere and an impressive spelling skill displayed by the contestants. The teachers and other guests seated kept asking for more. Mr. Kingsley Ohaeri was the moderator while Mrs. Alaba was the time keeper of the day. Cyril Justus an IT expert and CEO of whiznet presented the first and second runners-up medals and trophies while Mr. Kingsley Ohaeri presented the champion their medals and trophy.
The representatives from the various schools that emerged winners; 1st Remmygrace College (Taiwo Deborah SS3 & Etti Gbemisola SS3), 2nd Tomvic Comprehensive College (Deborah Thomas SS1 & Ebuka Beluchi SS2), 3rd The Great Esteem School (Eden Emmaneul SS2 & Awosemo Rhoda SS2) were overwhelmed with joy and could not hold back their excitement.
The organizers also has made the top three winners the official face of Edulgiht Magazine for final term in 2017 both on the cover page of the magazine and on the mini billboard that will be given to the their respective schools. Other contestants who did not go back to their respective schools with any trophy left the hall with their heads held up high and were impressed with the organization. Majority of the contestants promised to return next year better prepared and hopefully take home the trophy.
The organizers of Edulight Spelling Bout did appreciate all the partners that supported from the preliminary stages to the state finals namely: Moshab Press, Yemat Int’l Catering Institute, Easy Multi-Media, De Pathfinder’s Educational Consult and all volunteers, and did state that all hands are on deck to kick start the second edition for Primary schools within Lagos before the end of 2017. With details to be made public through the edulight magazine whatsapp handle: 07036984739, and on our face book handle
