Perseverance school marks 5th Anniversary |02 June 2023
Presentation of tokens to President Ramkalawan, First Lady Linda Ramkalawan and Minister Valentin
The Perseverance secondary school yesterday celebrated the 5th anniversary since its inauguration on June 1, 2018.
For this occasion the school organised a special ceremony, which was attended by President Wavel Ramkalawan and the First Lady, as well as the Minister for Education, Dr Justin Valentin and his principal secretary and former teacher of the pioneering management at the school, Merna Eulentin.
When addressing the guests, the school’s head teacher, Marie-Mai Ntep, said she was proud of the former and present management teams for making the school what it is now.
“Those of us who have been here from the start, will agree that we are filled with emotions; pride, joy, a bit of sadness and nostalgia,” she said. She also said that the late principal, Cecile Marcel, would have wanted them to take the lead and move on to accomplish the vision that they all set to achieve.
“What you see today is what we have accomplished with the inspiration of our captain whose legacy is before you all,” she said.
For his part, Minister Valentin had a special message for the children. “I want to share this important message to the children. You are the symbol of hope and the future. The adults of today is working for you, for your wellbeing, for your success and it is you who will be in their role in the future,” he said.
He also urged the children to prevent any obstacles from destroying their innocence.
The head of state also addressed the guests, and thanked the school for holding such a milestone event and inviting him to be a part of it.
“There is a widespread of emotions because we hope that the children gets the strength so that they thrive and like the minister said, do not let anything be an obstacle when you are growing up and on your path of success,” he said.
The ceremony also witnessed the presentation of shields to the top scorers of the International Examinations in 2021. The recipients were Fabian Nolin who was the top scorer in Seychelles for IGCSE History, Manon Hoareau, top scorer in Seychelles for IGCSE Geography, Ammar Muna who scored A* in IGCSE Mathematics (Extended), Ellery Fock-Yune for A* in IGSCE Geography, Luigi Federick who was the highest scorer for DELF B2 and Nisha Julienne, first in DELF B1.
Diane Larame
