Academics · 30 October 2026
Solar water purifier wins the senior science fair
Forty two projects, six judges and a cassava peel bioplastic that impressed everyone in the room.
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Arts · 22 October 2026
Chamber choir places second at the state arts festival
The 48 voices of the chamber choir sang a Yoruba folk arrangement by our own music director and a setting of a psalm, finishing second of 31 schools. The adjudicator praised the choir's diction and the soloist's control in the final verse.
Community · 10 October 2026
Reading club reaches 200 primary pupils
Every Wednesday afternoon, thirty SSS 2 volunteers read with pupils at two nearby primary schools. This term the club donated 600 books collected from Ridgemere families.
Academics · 2 October 2026
Four students selected for the national mathematics olympiad camp
After two rounds of state competition, four of our students will join the national training camp in December. Mr Nwachukwu's lunchtime problem sessions are now standing room only.
Sport · 25 September 2026
Under 16 football team top the schools league after five games
Four wins and a draw, eleven goals scored and only two conceded. The next home game is on Saturday against a strong side from the north of the city.
Community · 12 September 2026
New library opens its doors
The two storey library and study centre was opened by the chair of governors and a founding student from the class of 1979, who cut the ribbon with the help of the youngest JSS 1 student.
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