THE LJC ANGEL - Loyola Jesuit College

The lion or lioness is the school’s mascot, and pride (a group of lions/lionesses) refers to the students of Loyola Jesuit College.
5TH MEMORIAL SPECIAL EDITION A Newsletter for Parents 5 December 2010
THE LJC ANGEL
The Loyola Angel is gracefully enthroned in front of the Memorial Hall. The idea to create a befitting statue in memory
of the Sixty was first conceived by Fr Marc Roselli, SJ (Principal 2003—2006), after the hall was completed in
2006. Fr John Okoria Ibhakhewanlan, SJ, as Principal after Roselli, supported this project and gave the needed support.
Thus, Mr Duncan Agwu (current HOD, Fine Art Department) was called upon to actualize this dream. The
making of the statue was done in the school’s art studio. Sandra Nwosu (Class of 2007) and Dubem Jideonwo
(Class of 2009) were selected as models.
The Angel at the memorial hall is mounted atop the two doorways of the entrance of the hall. Under the statue is a
marble plaque with the names of the Sixty Angels engraved on it. The statue of the angel is modeled sitting on a
stump of a tree. The cut tree symbolizes the tragedy of the Angels who were cut down in their budding years. Not to
be held down by the unfortunate calamity, the angel in poise looks into the future with hope. The torchlight held by
the Loyola Angel in its right hand is a symbol of hope amidst despair.
Agwu Enekwachi.

2010 – 2011 PREFECTS
Congratulations and Welcome to the 2010/ 2011 Loyola Jesuit College Prefects. We thank them for their willingness to serve. We thank
all those who put in a lot of effort to select these servants of them all.
POSITION MALE FEMALE
HEAD-BOY/GIRL Tobenna Okafor Chisom Okafor
ACADEMIC PRO- Obinna Onyemepu
Iwueze Nneoma
BATION
BELL Gamailiel, Shari Emem Okoko
SPIRITUAL LIFE John-Paul Nwaezigwe Nneoma Ubah
FOOD Obinna Njoku Egwuonwu Chinenye
Miebaka Anga
Ade-Odiachi Tobi
GAMES Ilo Gerald Adaka Adanna
HEALTH Oyetogun Muyiwa Chiamaka Nwoyeocha
LIBRARY Imuokhuede Bankole Idongesit Ikon
SANITATION Chibuchi Mogbolu Edem Nkori
Ogagah Attah
Chinaza Umeh
SOCIAL DAVID Kenechukwu Nwosu Odusote Bamidele
HOUSE CAPTAINS
- Connelly Raphael Egentih Kamilah Alegeh
-Loyola Abba Chinonso Abas Enyiekpon
-Regis Ezenwa, Valentine Omokhoya Abalu
-Xavier Fiyinfoluwa Soyinka Osazuwa Osarenkhoe
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Announcements
Announcements
PTA ANNOUNCEMENT:
This is to remind all LJC parents that they are expected,
as a matter of necessity, to participate in all
their PTA branch meetings and activities. Kindly contact
the school (console@loyolajesuit.org, principal@loyolajesuit.org
or 08054909665) for the contacts
of the PTA branch chairpersons.
ABUJA PTA
The Abuja PTA held its N50m fundraising dinner on
Nov 13, 2010 at the New Chelsea Hotel. It was a
great success and the monies are already rolling in.
Special thanks to the fundraising committee – Mrs
Ochuko Momoh, Mrs Folorunso Odom, Mrs Adanna
Orji , Mrs Margaret Okoko and the PTA Chairperson
Mrs Majiro Ahaneku for the organization.
We also thank our generous benefactors.
WARRI PTA:
All students who live in Warri are permitted to leave
for Christmas Vacation on December 10 th (or 11 th ),
and to resume on January 7 th (or 8 th or 9 th ). This concession
is in response to the security concerns of the
Warri PTA.
LJC ALUMNI DIONATION:
We thank the LJC alumni class of 2010 for their generous
donation of N1,920,000 towards the purchase
of ACs for the dining hall. We invite LJC alumni to
contact the school administration at 08054909665 or
the alumni office at alumni@loyolajesuit.org for more
information on how they can be of support to the
school.
AN LJC ALUMNI WINS OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
AWARD:
An LJC lioness, Ekpowan Edem, won the Outstanding
Citizen Award. The award was given by the Cross
Rivers State Government to 60 of her citizens as part
of the Nigeria Independence anniversary celebration.
Ekpowan won the award for her remarkable performance
in the 2009 JAMB examination in which she had
the highest score.
ORTHODONTIC CARE :
Our arrangement with the Orthodontic doctors still hold. Crosscheck
the schedule below before making your appointments. Ensure
your schedule with Dr. Williams falls on the 3rd Saturday of
the month only, during the school year.
1. Dr WILLIAMS, Remilekun.
Date: Third Saturday of the Month only
Time: 9 – 11Am
Venue: Zankli Hospital
Contact: 08035001717, 08077254817,07027607559
Clients: Students from Lagos.
2. Dr OGUBANJO (Lagrent Dental).
Date: January 22nd, Feb 19th, March 26th and April 29th
Time: Morning Hours
Venue: Nicon Transcorp
Contact: 0805499665.
3. Dr ANOSIKE
Date: January 22nd, Feb 19th, March 26th and April 29th
Time: 9AM-11AM
Venue: Zankli Hospital.
Contact: 08033002759.
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS :
In the spirit of this expression, and in order to maintain the
beauty of our school environment, the school has provided
disposable rubber bags for trash and garbage. The disposable
rubber bags will be provided to parents/ guests at the security
Main Gate. Kindly use them, and advice your drivers, maids,
children and guests to use them and only dispose them in
our big milk waste bins (not the small green bins). Help us to
leave our beautiful compound as neat as you met it.
LAGOS PTA DEBUTS ON FACEBOOK: The Lagos Branch
of LJC PTA has opened a Facebook site to enhance interaction
among the parents. All LJC Parents are welcome to join
the LJC PTA Lagos facebook site to catch up on the latest
happenings.
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Announcements
Announcements
KAIROS RETREAT:
Kairos Retreat is a spiritual program meant for Christian
teenagers (SS2 students only). The retreat is a period
when a student prayerfully spends Quality Time with
God while seriously reflecting and sharing on one’s personal
life of Christian faith with one’s peers. One of the
themes the retreat explores is the theme of Love; in the
vertical relationship they have with God and how that
flows and/or should flow into the horizontal relationship
they have with one another. It is a profound experiential
journey of faith.
The sign up list for the December 2010 batch of the Kairos
Retreat (first batch) is now closed. Sign-up for the
January 2011 batch of the Kairos Retreat (second batch)
has begun, and will close on December 5th, 2010. The
retreat also takes place here at LJC and runs from the
afternoon of January 4, 2011 to the morning of January
8, 2011. Participants are expected to be in the school by
4.00pm on January 4, 2011. Parents and guardians of
SS2 students, whose children are interested in the January
batch of this retreat should see the Chaplain for further
instructions. Parents/guardians who cannot come in
person, but are interested in registering their children/wards,
should contact the chaplain at chaplain@loyolajesuit.org
or ubong_attai@yahoo.com.
LJC OFFICE HOURS: The office hours at Loyola Jesuit
College runs from 8 AM to 4PM, Monday through Fridays
throughout the academic year. The office staff will
be happy to meet your needs within that period; kindly
call the school phone 08054909665 for your requests or
to schedule an appointment with the admin secretary to
see the principal. You may reach the principal at principal@loyolajesuit.org
PARENTS/ GUARDIANS CONSENT FOR EXCURSION
Parents/guardians of our students are required to give their
formal consent before their children are allowed on excursion
during the school year. You may collect consent forms from
the admin secretary, Mrs Eunice Maurice. Or you may send
your hand signed authorization to principal@loyolajesuit.org.
Loyola Jesuit College
Christmas Holiday Reading List, Dec. 2010
Encourage your children to spend a part of their holiday reading,
reflecting and writing. Task (For your child/ward only):
Write a letter to the author, sharing the insights you gained
from his/her work. Include your honest reaction to some of the
views and experiences mirrored in the work.
JS 1 Abridged version of The Merchant of Venice by W.
Shakespeare or A Woman in her Prime by Asare Konado
JS 2
JS 3
SS 1
SS 2
SS 3
The African Child by Camera Laye or The Gods are not
to blame by Ola Rotimi
Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa’Thiongo or The Power of
One by Brice Courtnay,
Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta or The Colour
Purple by Alice Walker
Empire of Might by C. Chukwudifu
My Command by Olusegun Obasanjo, Half of the Yellow
Sun by Chimamanda Adichie, The Great Gatsby by
Scott F. Fitzgerald or Any other book on the Nigerian
Civil War.
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION:
Kindly send a hand signed letter of authorization to the
principal if you want another person to pick your child/
ward on your behalf on vacation day.
2010-2011 CALENDER: Please see the Calendar page
for this session. Parents are to ensure they schedule
accordingly their children’s medical check-up, holiday
trips and other personal engagements. Please plan
ahead to avoid requests for out-of-school permissions.
Adequate planning helps our students, your children,
concentrate in their studies.
FINANCIAL MATTERS: For any account queries,
please contact the school bursar through busar@loyolajesuit.org
or 08078151295.
SOSOLISO PLANE CRASH: OUR STORY:
We are happy to announce that LJC now has copies of the
above book. Kindly visit the school during office hours for your
copy. Proceeds from its sale will go to Loyola Union (the club
in LJC with the responsibility of immortalizing the memory of
the Sixty).
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DECEMBER 10TH MEMORIAL EVENTS.
ABUJA.
Friday 10th December, 5th Anniversary Mass at 5:00PM at the Loyola Jesuit College School
Chapel.
LAGOS PTA:
Friday 10th December, 2010, Memorial Mass at the Holy Cross Catholic Cathedral, Lagos at
10am.
Panel discussion at the City Hall,11.30am. Topic, The State of the Aviation Industry- 5 years
post the Sosoliso Air Crash.
Lagos PTA Family Fun Day: Saturday 18th December, 2010. Family fun day at 10 AM
prompt. This will be an excellent bonding opportunity for families.
You may call these numbers for clarifications: 08023377583, 07083309005; 08050537260.
PORT HARCOURT PTA:
Friday 10th December, 2010, Service of Praise at Hotel Presidential, 12 noon, Port Harcourt.
You may call this number for more information: 08034021271.
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Academic Year 2010–2011
Please verify with each edition of the
Newsletter, as some dates will change
1ST TERM: SEPTEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 11, 2010
Entrance Exam Forms Activated On-line September 1
Workshop for Non-Academic Staff September 6-7
Retreat and Faculty Meetings for Academic Staff September 8-10
JS-1 and Prefects Resume September 11
Orientation for JS-1 September 12-17
JS-3 and SS-3 Resume September 17
JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume September 18
Mass of Welcome September 19
Classes Begin September 20
Independence Day and Memorial of Soala Ben-Kalio October 1
Mass of the Holy Spirit, Annual Academic Awards, Agape Lunch October 3 (All Loyola Parents Invited)
Career and University Presentations (I) October 9
First Continuous Assessment October 13-15
PSAT/NMSQT for SS-2 Students October 16
Career and University Presentations (II) October 23
A & C Classes Visiting Day October 24
B, D & E Classes Visiting Day October 31
All Saints Day (All-House Feast Day) November 1 (No Classes)
Second Continuous Assessment November 10-12
End of Term Examinations December 1-7
Annual Loyola Jesuit College Drama (In memory of our 60 Angels) December 5 (All Loyola Parents Invited)
End of Term Activities December 8-10
Memorial Mass and Procession for the Sixty Angels December 10
First Term Ends: Students leave for vacation December 11
Kairos Retreat December 11-15
Deadline for Registration of Entrance Exam Forms December 31
2nd TERM: JANUARY 8– April 9, 2011
Faculty Workshop January 6-7
JS-1, JS-3 and SS-3 Resume January 8
JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume January 9
First Continuous Assessment February 2-4
Entrance Examination February 5
A & C Classes Visiting Day February 13
Inter-House Sports Day February 19 (All LJC Parents invited)
B, D & E Classes Visiting Day February 20
List of Successful Entrance Exam Candidates published on-line March 1
Second Continuous Assessment March 2-4
Mock SSCE begins March 9-18
A & C Classes Visiting Day March 13
Three Angels Memorial March 14
SS-3 Leave for Home Vacation March 19 or 20
B, D & E Classes Visiting Day March 20
SS-3 Resume (Extension Classes) March 27 (Tentative: Pending WAEC Time Table)
End of Term Examinations March 28-April 2
End of Term Activities April 2
Second Term Ends: Students leave April 3
Kairos Retreat April 3-7
3rd TERM: April 30 – JULY 23, 2011
Publication of Final Entrance list into LJC April 1
JS-3 Resume (Extension Classes) April 17
Easter Day April 24
JS-1, JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume April 30
Workers Day May 1 (No Classes)
Mock JSCE May 2-9
First Continuous Assessment May 24-26
Children’s Day May 27
A & C Classes Visiting Day June 5
B, D & E Classes Visiting Day June 12 (LJC Cultural Day)
JSS-3 Leave for Vacation
Pending NECO timetable
Second Continuous Assessment June 22-24
A & C Classes Visiting Day July 3
B, D & E Classes Visiting Day July 10
End of Term Examinations July 13-19
Graduation July 17 (Tentative: Pending NECO Time Table)
End of Term Activities July 20-22
Third Term Ends: Students leave July 23
SS-1 Leadership Program July 23
Service Program for SS-2 Students July 25-August 15
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From the Principal
Experts have blamed the crash of December 10, 2005, on a combination of factors: bad weather, lack of
adequate equipment at the Port Harcourt International Airport and the pilot’s misjudgement. Many have
wondered why a loving God would permit such a tragedy. Our faith teaches us that God does not [cause]
such tragedies to befall us because he loves us (Rom. 8:35). Moreover, the same faith reminds us that He
is God because He can write straight with our crooked lines; thus, we are told that everything works for the
good of those who love God (Rom. 8:28).
Though it may be easy to blame this tragedy on one agent or the other – God, the government, Sosoliso,
etc. – it is wiser and more fruitful to ask ourselves what the event teaches us, and how far our negligence
and inaction have contributed to the prevailing culture of mediocrity that allows such a catastrophe to occur
in our society. Thank God the bereaved parents [and LJC PTAs] are conscientising Nigeria about safety
standards in the aviation industry. But what are we also doing about the death traps on our roads, the incessant
power failure, the poor medical facilities in our hospitals, our deplorable educational system, our
superficial and fanatical religious practices, and the unavailability of potable drinking water in our
neighbourhoods
In her poem, Left to Run the Race, Kechi Okwuchi [the only LJC student that survived the crash] reminds
us that we are not alive today because we are holier, or more blessed, or even luckier than the
Sixty. We are alive because fate has left us to run the race; to tell the story, and to make the changes
that those who went before us could not make. We are left to run the race because we have to make a
difference in our world. We are left to run the race because God relies on us to continue to build his
kingdom of justice, love and peace in this world.
Thus, let us put on our running shoes and begin the race for qualitative education for every Nigerian
child. Let us run for safety for all, as a stand against the ongoing kidnapping of the innocent, especially
children. Let us persevere in the race for better healthcare, for public libraries for our children, and
electricity to aid their studies. Let us run tirelessly for as long as we live, for this is the reason we are
gifted with our next breath and heartbeat. Having done this, whenever our end comes, we can say
with Paul in 2 Timothy 4:7-8:
I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the
faith. And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with
God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day
—An excerpt from Sosoliso Plane Crash: Our Story
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ODDS ‘N’ Ends
Only three words in Standard English begin with the letters “dw” and they are all commons words. Name two of
them.
NOW IF YOU REALLY FEEL DARING, TRY THESE DEMENTIA QUIZ IN 10 SECONDS
1. You are a Participant in a race, you overtake the second person. What position are you in
2. Mary’s father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono, and What is the name of the fifth
daughter
3. Name the only vegetables or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form
except fresh.
Answers will be published on 11 December, 2010 edition of the newsletter. Send your answers to principal@loyolajesuit.org by 12 noon
on December 8th, 2010.
My Morning Offering
O God, for another day, for another morning,
For another minute, for another chance to live and serve you
I am truly grateful.
Do… this day free me:
from all fear of the future,
from all anxiety about tomorrow,
from all bitterness towards anyone,
from all cowardice in the face of danger,
from all laziness in the face of work,
from all failure before opportunity
from all weakness when Your power is at hand.
But fill me
with Love that knows no barrier,
with Sympathy that reaches all,
with Courage that cannot be shaken,
with Faith strong enough for the darkness,
with Strength sufficient for my tasks
with Loyalty to Your Kingdom’s goal,
with Wisdom to meet life’s complexities
with Power to lift me to You
Be with me for another day, and use me as You will. Amen.
From the Marine Corps Field Devotional Book.
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