WEST NILE REGION TO HOST REGIONAL EAST AFRICAN MDD COMPETITIONS

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua West Nile region has been selected to host the East African Music Dance and Drama Competitions to be hosted at National Teachers College Muni and co-hosted by Arua Public Secondary School, Mvara Secondary School, St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls sec

By Kaleb Yiiki

Arua

West Nile region has been selected to host the East African Music Dance and Drama Competitions to be hosted at National Teachers College Muni and co-hosted by Arua Public Secondary School, Mvara Secondary School, St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls secondary School, Muni Girls secondary School, St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, among other venues to be identified in the City Institutions.

St. Mary’s Assumpta Girls Secondary School from Adjumani district scooped a total 929 Points, to become the Champion of West Nile Regional Music and dance competitions.

Out of the 13 West Nile Districts, only five Districts were able to send in participating schools including, Arua District with One School, Arua City with five schools, Adjumani with three schools, while Moyo District was represented by two schools and Koboko District sent three schools whereas Zombo district was represented by one School.

Among the Ten Schools that Qualified out of the 15 schools to participate in the competitions Include: St Mary’s Assumpta Girls Secondary School, St. Francis Ayume secondary School, Mvara secondary School, Kochi secondary School, Adjumani Model secondary School, St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls secondary School, Muni Girls secondary School, St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, Biyaya secondary School, and Zeu secondary School.

Whereas the Five other Secondary Schools that Participated included Lefori Seed secondary School, Metu secondary School, Ushindi secondary School, Nyangilia secondary School and Arua secondary School.

Assumpta Girls presenting a Madi moving cultural Song

The eleven events in which the 15 schools competed in included: Set Piece, Western Original composition African Style, Speech, Poem, Folksong, African original composition, Instrumental, Drama, Folk Dance, Creative Dance, and Sight Singing.

The Details of the performance shows Muni Girls Secondary Tying up with St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls Secondary School in the 6th Position with a total of 819 Points each of the schools as per the events as shown below:

WEST NILE REGION PERFORMING ARTS COMPETITIONS 2023 RESULT

sno School set piece western Original Speech Poem Folksong African Original Comp Instrumental Drama Folk dance Creative Dance Sight Singing Total Position 1 Arua SS 71 53 68 68 69 77 78 55 71 66 40 716 11th 2 Biyaya SS 60 57 74 75 69 81 80 58 83 79 10 726 9 th 3 Mvara SS 73 76 74 77 80 81 87 78 88 74 92 880 3 th 4 Ushindi SS 30 31 68 76 73 69 69 80 74 74 4 648 13 th 5 Adjumani Model SS 60 56 82 84 84 87 84 59 87 70 87 840 5 th 6 Muni Girls SS 81 70 67 73 82 83 88 71 72 76 56 819 6 th 7 Francis Ayume memorial SS 81 80 74 75 84 84 86 83 86 82 92 907 2nd 8 Nyangilia SS 49 55 68 72 76 77 72 50 68 67 50 704 12 th 9 St Joseph's Coll. Ombaci 76 52 73 71 73 77 75 60 79 64 44 744 8 th 10 Zeu SS 72 72 66 70 71 64 74 53 80 53 46 721 10 th 11 Kochi SS 84 81 78 83 64 70 89 61 82 80 94 866 4 th 12 Metu SS 37 34 66 71 72 74 68 54 88 61 20 645 14 th 13 St Mary's Assumpta Girls SS 85 73 77 83 91 84 91 83 91 83 88 929 1st 14 St Mary's Ediofe Girls SS 72 75 75 81 86 81 87 76 80 78 28 819 6 th 15 Lefori Seed SS 50 39 66 72 75 70 67 51 82 57 4 633 15 th

According to the adjudicators sight singing, poems, speech, Drama and Western Choral singing are among the poorly done areas that need more improvement for the Schools to compete favorably in the international competitions.

Anzoa Brenda Mark is student of St Mary’s Assumpta Girls Secondary School and she tells Radio Pacis how much efforts they have put as students in the practice. “It was not an easy work for us to attain this position. It was Hard Work, tireless practice and we could take two hour break in a day while practicing. We have finally reaped big from what we have sown!” she revealed.

Mwesigwa Asumpta is the Teacher in charge of Music Dance and Drama and also teachers Music and English Language in St Mary’s Asumpta Girls Secondary School. “The co-curricular activities like games and sports in our school we take them very serious. We have been using free times of after classes and weekends to do practice and the Girls were very committed to the tasks.” She narrated.

Sister Abiyo Rebecca the Head teacher St. Mary’s Asumpta Girls Secondary School says conducive environment coupled with supportive teachers who guided the students diligently compounded by the support of parents and the board of governors helped to reach this land mark Victory. “This is not the first time we have been emerging as the first in the region. We have been winning as champions in the region since 2016.” She celebrated.

Abima Abdulrahuman the general secretary of the organizing event says Music Dance and Drama can be a quick source of employment. Irene Ozitiru, is one of the Adjudicators and she revealed that to determine the winner it is the expert perception and analysis of the educators of what has been presented by the different schools with Clear guidelines clearly stipulated in the Adjudication. “We are not going to use any other criteria outside but use the competence level displayed by the different groups to come up with a befitting mark.” She affirmed.

Meanwhile, Munduga Muzamil, the Chairman Central Organizing Committee for the West Niles’ secondary Schools Music Dance and Drama Competitions in 2023 says Most of the Schools in the Regions have become so academic that they do not give leisure time for students as a result; most learners tend to be bored of what is taking place in schools.

Munduga Muzamil speaking during Closing Ceremony

He continued to castigate schools among the growing concerns among Some West Nile Secondary Schools that can’t see eye to eye with their neighboring Secondary Schools. “Let’s emphasize MDD and also use it to create peace and Peace among the Schools.” He recommended.

The MDD events in Pictures

St. Joseph's College Ombaci Studentds Perfmoning Folk Dance

Zeu SS Presenting the Agwara Dance

Depiction of the New Lower Secondary School Curriculum

Biyaya S.S Performing Instrumental

COVER PHOTO: Assumpta Girls receiving the Champion Trophy from Hon Khalsum Fadimula the Chief Guest By Kaleb Yiiki

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