Oct 1st 2010 Newsletter_Mass of Holy SPirit.pub - Loyola Jesuit ...

AnnouncementsAnnouncementsEQUIPMENT NEEDED IN THE NEW LJC CLINICITEMUNIT COST1. Modern theatre Table N3,200,0002. Respiratory Monitor N648,0003. Artery Forceps and kockers N8004. Theatre Shoes (3) N10,0005. Theatre Lamps N120,0006. Theatre Gowns and caps face masks (6) N8,0007. Lotions -hibiscrub spirit N90,0008. Oxygen Flow Cylinder, gauge...(3 points) N75,0009. Mucus extractor and suctioning machine N75,00010. Hospital bed with elevators (32) N73,00011. Piped Oxygen (3 wards) N73,00012. Drip stand (8) N9,00013. Locker bed table (32) N32,50014. Observation tray/ trolley (4) N35,75015. Office swivel chairs (6) N40,00016. Refrigerator (6) N90,00017. Computer Tables & chairs (3) N65,00018. Sphygmanometer (2) N16,00019. Thermometer (3) N1,50020. Stretcher (Foldable) (3) N36,00021. Cardiac Respiratory bed N247,70022. Mackintoshes (50) N30023. Relaxing Waiting Chair (6) N37,50024. Water Dispenser (12) N48,50025. Conference table and chairs N316,00026. Standing interactive whiteboard N160,00027. Washing Machine N140,00028. Dryer N80,00029. Ironing boards (5) N14,00030. Telephone Intercom system N83,00031. Bath mats (12) N4,20032. Autoclave N80,00033. Hematology Analyzer (18 Parameters) N1,200,00034. Binocular Microscope Olympus N68,00035. Electrophoresis Machine N172,00036. Digital Timer (8) N4,80037. Table Centrifuge ( 6 buckets) N45,00038. Automatic Pipette N16,25039. ESR western Bridge N115,00040. Incubator N194,60041. Bunsen burner 2 N1,50042. A Set of Slides (10) N1,00043. A Set of Small Test tubes (10) N10044. A Set of Large Test tubes (10) N30045. Heamaglobinometer N175,00046. Micro heamatronite Centrifuge N215,00047. Glucometer N13,500ITEMUNIT COST48. Plastic plasterpipettes (set) N9,00049. Lab coats 5 N7,00050. Hot air ovens N159,00051. Gas cylinder N6,00052. Test Tube Racks53. Lancets N2,00054. Sampler Mixer ( roller) N136,25055. Wash bottles N60056. Petri dishes N17,00057. Counting chamber (Improved Neubauer) N12,00058. Wire Loop N95059. Hot Air Oven60. Tri- Station Computer Network N250,00061. Venetian Blinds N495,00062. Emergency Lighting 6 N12,00063. Graphics and Signs 40 N2,00064. Shelving Units 3 N60,00065. Reception Desk Marble Suite N250,00066. Syringe Destroyer N55,00067. Shower curtains and rails 17 N3,50068. Sets of sofas 4 N272,00069. Miscellaneous Items N500,00070. An Ambulance Bus N7,000,0004

The May/June 2010 WASSCE Result:The analysis (by numbers) of the recent West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result was publishedin the last newsletter. Today we publish percentage analysis of the result (see page 7). Ninety-two (92) students sat for theexamination and each registered nine (9) subjects. Eighty seven of these students (95%) passed in all their subjects while the remainingfive students (5%) passed in eight subjects. Alternatively, 73 students (79%) had a minimum of credit in all 9 subjects; 16students (17%) had a minimum of credit in 8 subjects; 2 students (2%) had a minimum of credit in 7 subjects and only a student(1%) had a minimum of credit in 6 subjects. Hence, it is generally a very good result!A closer look at the results shows that there was an improvement in the English Language result this year compared to last year’s:Seven (7) students had A1, 30 students had B2 and 50 had B3, whereas in 2009 no one had an A1 and 7 students had B2. It is afact that the school has been doing very well in Mathematics, nonetheless this year’s result is the second best in the subject since2002; the best was recorded in 2008. Another department that needs to be commended is the Hausa department; looking at thepercentage analysis on page 7, this is the first time the school is recording a maximum of 48% distinction in Hausa. In addition, thisyear’s result in Economics is almost excellent (99%), being next to the 2006 WASSCE result where we had an absolute distinction.Quite like last year’s result, the school recorded a complete distinction in French, Agricultural Science and Government.Another laudable department this year is the Foods & Nutrition: In 2008, all seven students that registered for the subject had B2;last year all the 15 students who took the subject had B, but, this year, of all the 23 students that registered the subject, 18 had A1while 5 had B2. We are really happy about this great stride in that department. It is all about diligence.On a low note, no A1 was recorded this year in Geography, History and Visual Art, while only one student had an A1 in Biology.Though in Geography we recorded 61% distinction, 34% credit and 5% pass, the result did not measure up to our usual standard inthe subject since 2002. Internally, we could not identify any reason for this drop in excellence; however, we hope to look beyond theschool for an explanation.Precisely, the Loyolan with the best WASSCE result this year, Josephine Oshiafi, recorded 8 A1 and 1B2. We have others with 7A1 and 2B2; 6 A1 and 3Bs, etc.Let us appreciate the efforts of our faculty and students who have worked so hard to achieve this near excellent result in the May/June 2010 WASSCE. We say congratulations to all!The 2010 JSCE Result: On page 6 is the percentage analysis of this year’s JSCE result. It is remarkable to note the following: IntroductoryTechnology which had 0% distinction and 5% fail in 2009 has 80% distinction and no fail; Physical & Health Educationrecords its second best result since 1999 while Home Economics records yet another near excellent result of 80% distinction. Finallythe Music department made its first appearance at the JSCE with a 68% distinction, 27% credit and 5% pass.As already published, Blessing Leah Puri had distinctions in all the 13 subjects; thirty one (31) students had 12 distinctions and acredit; one student had 12 distinctions and a pass, etc. It is obviously a very good result.We congratulate our present SS1 students and all who had taught them since their JSS1.Inadvertent Errors in Students’ Results: The school will appreciate it if it is immediately notified of any error seen in the computationof a student’s (CA or End of Term) result. Therefore, it will be helpful if parents endeavour to go through their children’s resultsheet as soon as they receive it.Students have been incessantly advised to thoroughly go through their test answer scripts (and score print-outs) as soon as theyreceive them and to immediately report any error(s) to their Subject teachers as well as to the Vice Principal Academics. This willhelp to reduce the level of errors encountered while computing their academic records.-Sr. Ebele Onochie, SHCJ5

JSCE RESULT ANALYSIS BY PERCENTAGE, 1999-2010SUBJECT GRADE 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010EnglishMathematicsIntegrated ScienceSocial StudiesFrenchFine ArtIntroductory TechnologyAgricultural SciencePHEHome EconomicsCRSHausaMusicDistinction 68 62 68 58 50 69 89 83 57 57 58 60Credit 32 36 31 39 48 31 10 17 41 41 39 39Pass 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 1Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 59 79 77 58 86 93 79 85 87 85 81 83Credit 33 19 17 33 14 6 19 13 12 13 18 15Pass 8 2 6 9 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 2Fail 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Distinction 77 82 74 90 80 84 77 76 72 76 70 69Credit 23 17 24 9 20 13 23 22 24 22 27 26Pass 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 2 4 2 3 5Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 51 47 70 51 68 72 89 36 53 71 53 59Credit 44 50 28 47 30 27 11 61 44 27 45 40Pass 5 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 2 2 1Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 57 73 81 83 93 86 71 73 64 72 80 64Credit 40 24 17 15 7 14 26 20 31 24 19 34Pass 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 6 5 4 1 2Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Distinction 72 89 77 0 94 74 66 73 80 75 71 81Credit 26 11 23 65 5 26 30 20 20 25 26 19Pass 2 0 0 34 1 0 4 6 0 0 3 0Fail 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Distinction 67 65 81 81 92 64 69 84 83 57 0 80Credit 32 31 19 19 6 35 30 13 17 41 30 18Pass 1 4 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 65 2Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Distinction 56 69 70 64 83 86 56 84 61 50 69 64Credit 38 30 27 32 16 13 41 16 36 48 28 30Pass 7 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 3 2 3 5Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Distinction 51 70 70 56 49 89 59 47 59 53 64 85Credit 45 25 25 31 48 11 37 52 41 43 36 15Pass 3 5 5 13 3 0 4 1 0 4 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 51 58 60 81 66 68 59 81 38 38 42 80Credit 47 39 38 19 31 30 37 19 45 53 54 17Pass 2 3 2 0 3 2 4 0 17 9 4 3Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 41 56 56 73 56 74 0 63 67 50 61 62Credit 56 37 42 16 44 26 43 32 31 43 39 35Pass 3 1 2 11 0 0 56 4 2 7 0 3Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Distinction 1 4 3 16 1 10 3 Pending Pending 8 2 2Credit 14 39 38 56 26 62 37 Pending Pending 51 43 46Pass 77 52 54 28 69 24 58 Pending Pending 36 48 45Fail 8 5 5 0 4 3 2 Pending Pending 5 7 7Distinction N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 68Credit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 27Pass N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5Fail N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 06

SUBJECTEnglish LanguageMathematicsHausa1% of 2009 result pendingEconomicsFrenchChristian Religious Studies7% of 2009 result pendingLiterature in EnglishPhysics1.5% of 2009 result pendingChemistryBiologyGovernmentFurther MathematicsGeographyTechnical DrawingAgricultural ScienceFoods & NutritionHistoryVisual ArtPERCENTAGE ANALYSIS OF LJC WAEC RESULT STATISTICS 2002 – 2010GRADE S 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Distinction 86 95 86 95 40 100 74 84 95Credit 14 5 13 5 60 0 26 16 5Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 73 84 89 92 81 88 100 94 96Credit 15 13 9 5 9 9 0 4 3Pass 10 2 2 2 2 3 0 1 1Fail 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Distinction 13 15 5 31 21 10 37 20 48Credit 30 28 21 17 49 12 36 39 34Pass 25 25 43 36 25 27 24 34 13Fail 25 32 31 17 3 51 3 6 5Distinction 63 85 91 73 100 96 95 94 99Credit 34 14 9 25 0 4 5 6 1Pass 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 80 77 25 0 54 89 100 100 100Credit 20 23 75 0 38 11 0 0 0Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 92 78 86 99 91 100 100 93 100Credit 8 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 83 91 100 56 90 100 97 100 97Credit 17 9 0 41 10 0 3 0 3Pass 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 94 87 96 99 87 92 83 88 94Credit 6 10 4 1 7 8 17 9 6Pass 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 68 66 87 90 87 62 84 90 67Credit 26 31 13 8 7 33 13 8 32Pass 6 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 1Fail 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Distinction 64 91 85 89 99 94 100 97* 89Credit 36 9 15 10 0 6 0 3 11Pass 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 71 95 83 89 100 95 100 100 100Credit 25 5 17 7 0 5 0 0 0Pass 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Fail 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 100 100 100 94 100 100 100 96 93Credit 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 7Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 87 90 89 100 100 91 93 100 61Credit 13 8 11 0 0 9 7 0 34Pass 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 47 83 97 96 97 70 85 86* 96Credit 34 17 3 4 3 27 15 14 2Pass 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 100 91 100 48 89 97 100 100 100Credit 0 9 0 45 8 3 0 0 0Pass 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 67 100 100 94 100 100 100 100 100Credit 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction N/A 0 0 100 100 100 100 100 71Credit N/A 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 29Pass N/A 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fail N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Distinction 70 0 100 0 0 N/A 100 N/A 100Credit 30 100 0 100 100 N/A 0 N/A 07Pass 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 0Fail 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 0

1. S. A. T EXAMINATIONS:The school is aware that the deadline registration for the November S.A.T is September 15 th , while the SS 3 students are resumingon the 17 th of September. The school is already in touch with S.A.T. College Board and the Registration agency to ensurethat our students are registered for the examination. The fees for these examination are as indicated below.Parents of SS3 students who want their children to write these examinations should pay enough money into the account of theirchildren on the 17 th of September 2010. Payment should be made in dollars. Those who want to pay in Naira should use aN160.00 exchange rate because of the fluctuating value of the Naira. If the exchange rate is lower by registration, the balance willremain in the student’s account.The fees [registration + administrative charges] for these examinations are as follows:1. S. A. T – 1 = $120.002. S. A. T – 2 = $120.003. TOEFL - = $250.00The only acceptable means of identification and admission into the examination halls for these examinations is the InternationalPassport. Therefore all present SS-3 students who want to write any of these examinations must resume school on the 17 th ofSeptember 2010 with their International Passports.2. PSAT/NMSQT:This examination will take place on the 16 th of October 2010 for SS – 2 students. It is a necessary exam for all those who intendto write S.A.T in their SS – 3. Parents of all SS – 2students should have during the vacation discussed with their children aboutthis examination [to take it or not]. The registration fee including administrative charges is $40. The acceptable means of identificationand admission into the examination hall is the International Passport.3. MAY/JUNE 2010 CAMBRIDGE INTERNATION EXAMINATION RESULT:The MAY/JUNE 2010 has been released. As usual our students did very well. Master Patrick Orji has the best result with five“A”s and one B. Three other students [Masters Ndem Eyo, Ononuju Chiedozie and Ozoemena Uche had four “A”s and two “B”seach. While Miss Raji Kehinde, had four “A”s, one B and one C. Twenty three students out of the thirty-two that sat for the examinationhad A’[alpha], while three had A in English language. We congratulate all thirty two students who sat for this examination.4. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PRESENTATION DAYS FOR SS3 STUDENTS:This is scheduled for the 9 th and 23 rd of October, 2010. Many institutions, mostly from UK, US and Canada have indicated interestin making presentations.5. J. A. M. E. REGISTRATION:All SS 3 students will be registered for this examination as soon as JAMB advertises for candidates to apply. Parents of all SS 3students should discuss with their children on Courses and Universities/Polytechnics/Colleges of Educations of their choice.Egudu G.E,8

A PROCESS OF PROGRESSFor the sake of our new parents, I would like to bring to your attention the nature of our Assessment Report. Here is a brief updateof our grading system. Each term, our students write five Class Exercises (CE), which account for 20% of their grades, they also dotwo Continuous Assessments (CA), which account for 20%; three Written Assignments (10%); one Project (10%), and one End –of-Term Examination that accounts for the remainder (40%).On the first page of the End of Term Report, the main frame has seven columns. After the SUBJECT column with rows of subjectsare the two CA columns: the CA-1 column is a combination of two Class Exercises, one Assignment and the actual CA-1 TestScore. The CA-2 column is a combination of two Class Exercises, one Assignment and the actual CA-2 Test Score. The Examcolumn is a combination of one Class Exercise, one Assignment, the Project and the actual Exam Score. The overall CA columnsaccount for 60%, while the next column (EXAM) accounts for 40%. The score you see on your ward’s examination scripts for anyof the subject must first be converted to 40% for the score in the Exam column to make sense to you. The fifth column (Total) is thesum of the three previous columns, sometimes approximated to the nearest whole number. The Course Rank column shows yourchild’s ranking in each subject; while the preceding column (L/H Scores, meaning lowest and highest scores) gives you the opportunityto compare your wards performance to that of the best student and the worst student in each of the subjects. The differencebetween the students with the highest score and the lowest score is the ability to engage in private study.What is clear is that any student who waits until exam or CA time to get focused will definitely end up in the lower end of the ranking.Hence a continuous monitoring of your ward’s performance, academic and non-academic, remains an inestimable help. Wetherefore encourage you to make regular use of our Parent Portal which grants you a pass-word access (from anywhere in theworld) to view your child’s academic, health, disciplinary and accounts information.9

LJC CELEBRATES NIGERIA’S 50TH INDEPENDENCE DAYPHOTOS SPEAK10

CLIPS FROM LJC PTA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING12

NIGERIA AT 50: INDEPENDENCE DAY 2010The 2010 Independence Day celebration at Loyola Jesuit College was special, unique and different. Perhaps, we owed it to ournation since our 50 th year celebration was also a special and unique one.The four houses of the college, Connelly, Loyola, Regis and Xavier, tookpart in the march past and adequate preparations awoke the pride fromtheir sleep. At 8:00am, we all converged at the Dining Hall for breakfastand at 9:00am, Fr Noel Nwadike, SJ celebrated the Mass, while ourPresident/Principal, Fr. Ugo Nweke preached at the mass with a call forservice to our fatherland. The events then moved to the field where therepresentative of the Comptroller-General of the Fire Service, Mr. A.B.J.Kehinde accepted the salute. Interestingly, he was among the first groupof Fire Safety officials here at the college in 1998 to help advice us on firesafety and prevention system that would later serve us for over a decade.After the march past, Engr. Jude Obodo gave the 50 th Anniversary Speech which continued the call for change and the chargethat the pride of Loyola be the necessary impetus behind our nation’s wonderful future. The class of 2016 (JS1’S) really surprisedus as they wowed the crowd with their performances in the Lime Race, Bottle Race and Sack Race.From there, we moved to the dining hall where Sr. Ebele, representing the principal, led our invited guests and parents in thecutting of the 50 th anniversary cake. For lunch, we extended the hand of friendship and fellowship to the students of ReginaPacis Secondary School and Anglican Girls Grammar School. We sat side by side on the tables and enjoyed our lunch of friedrice, chicken, minerals and ice cream. After the lunch, we processed to the memorial hall where the various students showcasedtheir talents. The Anglican Girls Students presented a wonderful choreography to a Nigerian song while the Regina Pacis Studentsperformed a cultural dance. A few brave JS1 boys came forward for the fashion parade and proved why the pride are indeedthe PRIDE of Loyola. We moved for siesta and returned for a debate on if we should have celebrated the 50 th Anniversary.It was a surprisingly interesting debate and we found ourselves arguing about it even after the debate was over. Afterwards, wehad movies and nightcap which ended a memorable occasion.It was indeed a marvelous event that will continue to linger in our minds for a long time and so we are indebted to the planningcommittee, the school, the prefects, our guest schools, the teachers, our parents, and God almighty for putting together a niceday…especially since we could rest from having classes!Reported by ADEKAIYAOJA Afolabi.13

AnnouncementsAnnouncementsSOLAR POWER: The supply of electricity to Loyola JesuitCollege and its environs is very poor (Average of 2hrs5mins daily from 21st August—5th Sept, 2010). ThePower Holding Companykeeps reminding us of theirlimitations in electricity supplyon any regular basis. In addition,our generators are inconstant need of repair, andthe cost for diesel remainsexpensive. The target is toplace 1000 kilowatts of solarpower in the compound. Solarpower would reduce – andeventually eliminate – our dependencyon PHCN. It wouldbe more environmentallyfriendly. But it is also capitalintensive. The solar panel will last for 25 years. But theyand the batteries are costly. The average cost isN1,000,000 per kilowatt. We would like to start by solarizingthe clinic building. The reason for choosing this buildingis that, if students are admitted, it is important to havelight even in the nights. The cost for 100% solar power for24 hours would be N20,258,100. Would any parent,benefactor or organization like to contribute to the attainmentof this amount so that we could start the process ofputting solar power in LJC?Computer Impression of the Recreation Room.RECREATION ROOMS: It is our desire to make the Denmore homely for the pride. With this in mind, we havebegun creating recreation rooms in the male and femalehostel areas. These recreation rooms when completed,will provide a space for our students to recreate, relaxand play, in a comfortable environment. Kindly emailprincipal@loyolajesuit.org or call the office at08054909665 if you are interested in this project.FIRE SAFETY:This September, two LJC staffs—Mr Christopher Chukwu fromSecurity department, and Kenneth Ogbu from maintenance department—completed two weeks comprehensive Fire Drill Trainingwith the Abuja Federal Fire Service. This brings the numberof our staff specially trained for Fire Safety to three. After theirtraining, they were accompanied to the school by their training officers.Together, they went round the school, and they evaluated theschool’s fire safety system and presented their fire safety recommendationsto the principal. With their recommendation in mind, theschool will install smoke detectors in the school buildings, and expandon its periodic fire drills. They also suggested the purchase ofa mini fire engine (Rapid Intervention Van) since the school is large.These have become imperative given the two cases of fire outbreakin the school (in the last two months), at the engine room and JesuitResidence. We are grateful to God that there were no fatalities, andthankful for the gallantry of our LJC staff and Fire Safety Team.14

VACATION AND RESUMPTION ISSUES: Many of ourparents living outside Abuja continue to bring their children’stravel ticket to us on the eve of the travel. This isvery disruptive! PLEASE, those intending to travel by airshould resume with their return tickets or send the ticketsto the school weeks before end of term. The ticket shouldbe confirmed. Avoid late flights, as this poses a risk ofnight travel to and fro the airport. We take the children tothe airport in the morning and pick them up at the Abujaairport on resumption day. Our last vehicle from the airportto the school on resumption leaves there at 4:00pm.Please note, any student who arrives after 4:00pm wouldhave to take a taxi from the airport to LJC. The fare canbe paid to the taxi driver on arrival at the admin office,since no student is allowed to bring money into LJC.Please remember, it is the duty of parents to purchase theflight tickets or come pick up their ward on vacation day.Any parent who abandons a Lion or Lioness in the schoolpremises after vacation will be fined..PERMISSION TO BE AWAY FROM SCHOOL: Any studentgranted permission to be away from school, at therequest of his/her parents, will go on Academic Probationwhen he or she returns to school. This policy enables theschool to guarantee that any class, assignment or anyother school activity missed, will be compensated for. It istherefore not a punishment, but the school’s way of makingsure that her students do not miss out in any way onthe school’s programme.CHILDREN AND GIFTS: As non-earners of income, childrenshould not be encouraged to exchange expensivegifts. While here on campus, LJC students are to giveonly cards to their friends for birthdays and other anniversariesor celebrations. Parents should please take note.We need you to help us stop the culture of ‘gift expectation’.THE PARENTS PORTAL: We regret any inconveniencesParents might have experienced trying to access the parentsportal. The IT department is working on fixing it.HEALTH IS WEALTH: We live in an environment where mosquitoeshover all year round due to nearby streams. We equallyhave an array of beautiful trees and flowers that sometimesaffect the temperature of the compound. Considering thesenatural conditions and their effect on our students, we wouldlike to remind our parents of the following:1. First and foremost, all students must return next termwith a mosquito net of their choice. (Some of ourstudents turned out to be allergic to the school’smosquito net.) The school will ensure that the nets areput up soon after resumption.2.. Secondly, every student should bring along warm clothesfor sleeping (during harmattan and rainy seasons, thenight whether is usually quite cold).3. All female students must have housecoats.4. Fourthly, students are not allowed to bring any medication(including extra vitamins and supplements) with out clearprescriptions and a letter describing the diagnosis. Anyform of medication brought to the school must be handedover to the staff nurse on duty at the time of arrival.We thank our parents for their understanding.BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR VISITING DAY AND NUMBER OFVISITORS: For security and other reasons, we would like toremind our parents that we only expect to see them on theirspecific visiting day, namely, A & C visiting parents or B, D & Eparents on their scheduled days. The school’s policy is thateach student is limited to five visitors. Should you require achange in your visiting day or intend to bring a large number ofguests (more than five persons) to the school on your visitingday, please obtain the required permission from the Principal.As always, his consent should be received in writing to beshown at the security post. We thank you very much for yourcooperation.15

SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2010-2011: The fees for this year are CONTRABAND ITEMSN850,000 for all students (with the exception of the in-coming 1. Anything edible2. Pocket money (naira, etc)JSS-1 students). For those on scholarship, please be remindedthat your scholarship is based on the tuition sum of 4. Perfumes, belts with large buckles3. Expensive jewelry/item of fashion5. Mobile phone, Camera, video games, i-podsN720, 000. This means that you are only required to pay N16, 6. Any unauthorized extra clothing, be it a social wear or LJC992 for Loss of breadwinner insurance; N13, 000 as your uniform7. Any unapproved book/literaturepersonal deposit; N6, 000 for parents Association dues to be 8. Non-school sandalspaid by the school to your local branch (Abuja, Benin City, 9. Any item that is not in the student check-list (unless author- ized)Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt or Warri) of 10. Any top with ‘spaghetti strap’ or any other mono-strap topthe LJC PTA; N15, 000 for Textbooks; N29, 008 for uniforms 11. Any top that exposes the armpits12. Top with plunging/dropping v-neckand sandals. Finally, there is the N50, 000 for Development 13. Sleeveless top without wide strapsLevy. The total sum due (N130,000) should be remitted in 14. Any skirt that is above kneel-level15. Clothing of a transparent natureone piece at the time of payment of fees for the school year. 16. Any other item of clothing that the Principal considers indecentMEDICAL EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE BY PARENTS. We17. Any of the above contraband sent to a student will be conappreciate prompt payment . We will respond more effectively - fiscatedto arrangements made before the deadline. Contact the bursaror the school administration for clarification.19. Unreturned confiscated items will be recorded and given to18. Confiscated contraband will not be returned to student norto parentthe poorManner of Payment: please fill in and complete DIAMOND20. All non-contraband items meant for students must be sentthrough the principal’s officeBANK PLC Teller or ZENITH BANK PLC Teller or FIDELITYBANK PLC Teller or UNITED BANK FOR AFRICAN (UBA)Teller with the name of the STUDENT as the name of DepositorNOT the name of parents.Payment should be made to LOYOLA JESUIT COLLEGEDIAMOND BANK PLC Account #041-2050000442 OR FI-DELITY BANK PLC Account # 051411010000019 ORUNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) Account#01990110000283 OR ZENITH BANK PLC Account#6011312376 and Tellers submitted to the school on the dayof resumption (see calendar below) for official receipt. LoyolaJesuit College enjoys on-line banking services, and so youneed not worry about whether your payments are captured bythe school.F o r E n q u i r i e s c a l l : 0 8 0 7 8 1 5 1 2 9 5(E-mail: bursar@loyolajesuit.org; accountsec@loyolajesuit.org)LJC OFFICE HOURS: The office hours at Loyola Jesuit Collegeruns from 8 AM to 4PM, Monday through Fridays throughout theacademic year. The office staff will be happy to meet your needswithin that period; kindly call the school phone 08054909665 foryour requests or to schedule an appointment with the admin secretaryto see the principal.2010-2011 CALENDER: Please see the Calendar page for this session.Parents are to ensure they schedule accordingly their children’smedical 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, concentratein their studies.MATTERS OF MONEY: For any account queries, please contactthe school bursar through busar@loyolajesuit.org or 08078151295.16

Academic Year 2010–2011Please verify with each edition of theNewsletter, as some dates will change1ST TERM: SEPTEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 11, 2010Entrance Exam Forms Activated On-line September 1Workshop for Non-Academic Staff September 6-7Retreat and Faculty Meetings for Academic Staff September 8-10JS-1 and Prefects Resume September 11Orientation for JS-1 September 12-17JS-3 and SS-3 Resume September 17JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume September 18Mass of Welcome September 19Classes Begin September 20Independence Day and Memorial of Soala Ben-Kalio October 1Mass of the Holy Spirit, Annual Academic Awards, Agape Lunch October 3 (All Loyola Parents Invited)Career and University Presentations (I) October 9First Continuous Assessment October 13-15PSAT/NMSQT for SS-2 Students October 16Career and University Presentations (II) October 23A & C Classes Visiting Day October 24B, D & E Classes Visiting Day October 31All Saints Day (All-House Feast Day) November 1 (No Classes)Second Continuous Assessment November 10-12End of Term Examinations December 1-7Annual Loyola Jesuit College Drama (In memory of our 60 Angels) December 5 (All Loyola Parents Invited)End of Term Activities December 8-10Memorial Mass and Procession for the Sixty Angels December 10First Term Ends: Students leave for vacation December 11Kairos Retreat December 11-15Deadline for Registration of Entrance Exam Forms December 312nd TERM: JANUARY 8– April 9, 2011Faculty Workshop January 6-7JS-1, JS-3 and SS-3 Resume January 8JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume January 9First Continuous Assessment February 2-4Entrance Examination February 5A & C Classes Visiting Day February 13Inter-House Sports Day February 19 (All LJC Parents invited)B, D & E Classes Visiting Day February 20List of Successful Entrance Exam Candidates published on-line March 1Second Continuous Assessment March 2-4Mock SSCE begins March 9-18A & C Classes Visiting Day March 13Three Angels Memorial March 14SS-3 Leave for Home Vacation March 19 or 20B, D & E Classes Visiting Day March 20SS-3 Resume (Extension Classes) March 27 (Tentative: Pending WAEC Time Table)End of Term Examinations March 30-April 5End of Term Activities April 6-8Second Term Ends: Students leave April 9Kairos Retreat April 9-133rd TERM: April 30 – JULY 23, 2011Publication of Final Entrance list into LJC April 1JS-3 Resume (Extension Classes) April 17Easter Day April 24JS-1, JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume April 30Workers Day May 1 (No Classes)Mock JSCE May 2-9First Continuous Assessment May 24-26Children’s Day May 27A & C Classes Visiting Day June 5B, D & E Classes Visiting Day June 12 (LJC Cultural Day)JSS-3 Leave for VacationPending NECO timetableSecond Continuous Assessment June 22-24A & C Classes Visiting Day July 3B, D & E Classes Visiting Day July 10End of Term Examinations July 13-19Graduation July 17 (Tentative: Pending NECO Time Table)End of Term Activities July 20-22Third Term Ends: Students leave July 23SS-1 Leadership Program July 23Service Program for SS-2 Students July 25-August 1517

ODDS ‘N’ EndsNigeria at 50Wow! 50 years gone by,Was it of sorrow?Or was it of progress?A jubilee of upshot?Or that of pain?For from the Sahel of Sokoto,To the swamps of Lagos,Accusing fingers of blame go all the way,But why not celebrate,For we have achieve a feat so great,For even till date,Our faith and unity cannot disintegrate,But now is the time when our eagle will soar,And at last, we will cease to be ignored.Etitoghene Oshori, JS3BReason not ImpulseThere was a woman who used to go out in the morning and leave her baby under the watchful eyes of her dog. The faithful dog,watched over the woman’s baby everyday while she was away. However, one day she returned home and met the baby’s cot emptyand blood spilled everywhere. She looked round and saw the dog emerging from under the bed licking blood and acting like it had justfinished a sumptuous meal. The woman turned livid. Without a second thought , she rushed outside and got an axe and stabbed thedog to death. She later looked under the bed and saw a dead jackal who apparently was beaten to death and had broken bones andtorn flesh. When she looked at the corner of the room, she saw her baby sleeping on a mat. She later figured out that the jackal mushhave tried to attack the baby and the dog swung swiftly into action and killed the jackal. “Oh ! poor dog, what have I done?” was all shecould manage to utter and was mad at herself all night.LessonAlways observe situations carefully and analyse them before acting. Therefore don’t act based on impulse or just because you are angryor frustrated but always think first.Kenny Ezevillo, SS2BA Story of DiligenceOnce in USA, there was a beggar who would leave his house every morning, enter the train and go to the side of the bridge and bed.This went on for weeks, months and even years.One day, since his house was in a total mess, while he was out his neighbor called the police and begged them to tidy up the man’shome. While they were doing so, they found plenty sacs of money. The police decided to count it and they found out that this man wasa millionaire they decided to wait for the man and break the good news to himWhen the man came back home, the policeman said to him, “Congratulations, you don’t need to beg all the time anymore because youare a millionaire. All your years of begging have paid of”. The man nodded and entered his house, then the policeman left.The next morning, the man once again entered the train and went to the side of the bridge to bed. Although this sign of diligence is notin the right situation, the man still insisted to sticking to what he was used to doing. If we are able to apply this type of diligence in allour good works, we will all be better people.Chinaza Mekah, JS 3C18