Graduating senior secondary pupils of Mare Schools, Alapere, Ketu in Lagos, have been admonished to imbibe the virtues of humility and discipline.
Chairman of Board of Governors, Mr Samuel Mare, stressed that they should not allow success get into their heads.
He spoke at 2025 special valedictory and prize giving at the school’s hall in Ketu,Lagos.
At the event, tagged: “Emerging Legends Class of 2025”, the chairman gave the pupils success nuggets and how to navigate the second phase of their lives and academic pursuits.
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He said: “Discipline, humility and compassion is what you need to excel, be humble, be resilient and be disciplined when things are challenging. I hope this can give you strength. When you are angry, keep quiet, and don’t waste your time explaining yourself. Never tolerate disrespect, but accept criticism. The greatest risk in life is not taking risks at all. Don’t let success inflate your ego, and don’t let failure break you. There is no failure, only lessons. Don’t expect instant success, consistency is key to success.”
Mare urged parents/guardians to ensure their wards behave well at all times and teach them to exhibit integrity and honesty.
“Parents, instruct your children to behave well. We must rebuke them when they are prayerless, appear dirty and use foul language. Parents must praise their children when they speak well in public,dress well and do well in school. Teach them how to live an honest life, how to live with others and appreciate them. Don’t lose your guard,” he said.
School Head, Olubayo Onanuga, said they have worked through years to uphold the vision and core drive of the school through selected programmes, topics, activities and direction.
“We hold it sacrosanct that we have moulded these champions and great achievers with selected programmes and masterpiece mentoring with such hard work, values, discipline, resilience, vision and based on our culture of always attracting the best pupils and these ones are endowed with exceptional qualities,” he said.
The valedictorian, Miss Opemipo Abdul, won awards for music, academics, sports, including the T.A. Mare award of N50,000.