{EDUCATION ZONE}★ QUEEN’S COLLEGE @ 90: “WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE BEACON OF HOPE, PRIDE TO THE GIRL-CHILD
It was a moment of joy, albeit the low key celebration at the 90th anniversary of Nigeria foremost girls’ school, Queens College, Lagos, as the principal, Chief Mrs. Bola Are, Old Girls, parents, students and staff gave thanks to God for sustaining the school which according to Mrs. Are, has continued to be a beacon of hope and pride to the female gender. It was therefore not out of place to see the guests that included representatives of HRH, Oba Rilwan Akiolu; Prof. Funmi Ajose; the current President; Old Girls Association; past principals and vice principals; Parents Teachers Association members, Alhaji Amusat Azeez, Chairman, School Based Management Committee, and clergymen, rendered encomium and prayers for the continuous survival of a school which motto is: “Pass on the Torch.” The Principal while expressing delight over the success of the anniversary said despite the low key celebrations to honour the three students who died last year, Praise Sodipe, Osuinyi Vivian a...