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Our school had its ninth graduation program, which coincided with its formal closing of the 2013/2014 academic year, on Sunday, June 29.

A cross-section of the graduates posing for after the program

The program brought together parents, staff, well-wishers and students, including the graduates. Seventeen students graduated from the kindergarten division, while only one person graduated from the elementary division.

Some of the graduates – the bigger boy is the lone graduate from the Sixth Grade

The program was held at in the edifice of the New Life Jubilee Christian Fellowship Center, which is about one hundred yards from the school. Although there was a heavy down pour, parents, staff and students still made it to the program.

The Principal, Mr. Varney Gibson, issuing a certificate to one of the graduates

The keynote speaker at the program was Mr. Samuel Nimely, former Principal of Help Liberia Foundation Community School and pastor of the New Life Jubilee Christian Fellowship Center. Mr. Nimely spoke on the topic: “The Importance of Quality Primary Education.”

At the end of his speech, Mr. Nimely gave two scholarships to two of our students – the student with the highest yearly average and the student with the second highest yearly average.

Attendees at the program

During the program, the Director of the school, Mr. Paul Yeenie Harry, announced to the audience that the school will begin operating its junior high level (middle school) this year, that is, when the new school year starts in September. This requires that we construct an annex to accommodate the new class. We need the support of everyone in this direction. More information will be provided later.

Attendees standing outside after the program

As stated above, the new academic year will start in September; meanwhile, the registration and admission processes leading to the re-opening of school in September will begin on Monday, July 14.

It is also worth mentioning that most of the sponsored students have written letters to their sponsors. We will send these letters, along with some photos, to their sponsors.

Some gleeful parents in action outside the hall

We extend our sincere thanks to all those who helped us to have a successful school year, especially our international partners. We are all partners in progress, and we greatly appreciate this interaction.

Our school in Buchanan, Help Liberia Foundation Community School, celebrated its Ninth Anniversary on Friday, May 30, 2014.

The school’s cook dishing out rice for the country cook

The celebration, which was held at the school, was aimed at reflecting on the establishment of the school in 2005 and its existence since that time, and giving the kids the opportunity and the time to have fun. We are grateful to God for sustaining the school all these years. We are also thankful to all of our sponsors and friends for their encouragement and assistance to the school. The school continues to exist because of their involvement. We cherish their support very much.

The celebration comprised many different activities – country cook, dance show, indoor program, sashing the King and the Queen and crowning the King, etc. We all – students, staff and visitors – had plenty of food.

Students enjoying bean rice

The school invited as keynote speaker Ms. Russeling C. Y. Goffa who is the Director of Scholarship of the Nyonblee Care Foundation, a charity foundation run by Senator Nyonblee Karngar of Grand Bassa County. However, because she had another engagement, she sent one Mr. Du-ben Cleon to deliver her message, which was on the topic: “Believe in yourselves.”

During the indoor program, the King and the Queen sat in front of the rest of the students. After the keynote speaker’s message, Ms. Elfreda Toquee, a special guest, sashed the King and the Queen, and Mr. Du-ben Cleon crowned the King. The title of the King is Mr. Help Liberia Foundation 2014/2015, while the Queen is Miss Help Liberia Foundation 2014/2015.

The King and the Queen posing with their subjects

The Program Committee had originally planned to hire a marching band to play for the students as they parade with the Queen and the King in the streets of the city, but it would be expensive to do (They asked for US$75), so it was not hired. It is our plan to hire a marching band next celebration.

The current King and the current Queen will be in power from now to March or April next year (2015) at which time a new queen-king contest will be held.

Kids of the second grade class doing a song at the program

We extend our sincere appreciation to all – students, staff, parents, sponsors, special guests, community residents, etc. – for their participation in the process that made us have a very wonderful Ninth Anniversary Celebration. Thanks to all.

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Help Liberia Foundation Community School organized a queen-king contest to commence a series of activities aimed at raising funds for its school construction project.

Contestants and audience members

A special committee headed by Stanley Nelson (one of the teachers) was appointed to organize the contest. They are also responsible to plan the activities of the school’s Ninth Anniversary Celebration, which will be held this Friday, May 30.

The contest, which was held on Friday, May16, 2014, brought together nine queens and kings, as each grade level in the school (kindergarten to grade six) presented a queen or king for the contest. In other words, each class was represented by either a queen or king, chosen based on discussion between the class and the parents of the selected child.

The winning class with their teacher, Miss Nancy Aggrey

Prior to the contest on Friday, each class sponsor encouraged their students to pay some amount that would be used to support their queen or king during the program. This was in addition to what parents and others would bring to support a specific queen or king. There were seven queens and two kings.

Loud speakers (public address system) were rented and brought to the school, blasting the community with great music, which sent parents and students dancing and jubilating as if a concert of music was taking place at the school and all the great musicians of the world had converged on the campus.

The winning king Edward Williams and the winning queen Jestina Daimah

The winning king is student Edward Williams of the K-3 class, while the winning queen is Jestina Daimah of the Grade Two class. The winners were determined based on the amount generated by the contestants.

All in all, LD7,715.00 (seven thousand seven hundred fifteen Liberian dollars), that is just over US$90.00, was raised.

Cross-section of students praying before the start of the program

The winners will be crowned during the Ninth Anniversary Celebration of the school, which will be held on Friday

Watch out for more stories and photos from the Ninth Anniversary Celebration.