The lion or lioness is the school’s mascot, and pride (a group of lions/lionesses) refers to the students of Loyola Jesuit College.
Vol. 12 Number 7
A Newsletter for Parents
March 23, 2013
MAY THE
RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST GIVE US RENEWED
STRENGTH TO RISE FROM OUR
WEAKNESSES. AMEN.
The College has set aside a day in an
academic session, other than the usual
visiting days, where parents and
guardians would have a formal but personal interactions with subject teachers, class teachers, student life staff and
the counsellors. That day is thus called
an 'OPEN DAY'. The first ‘Open Day’
held last year. The second of such a day
in the history of the College came up
on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the
school's QUADRANGLE.
Prior to the day, planning and preparation took several days. The Vice Principal Academics, who co-ordinated the
event, gave detailed instructions to all
Mr. Peter Onunkwor, an Agricultural Science teacher, attends to a parent
during the Open Day
subject teachers, class teachers and student-life staff on the importance and the
goals of the event. She also carefully spelt out the procedure to be followed during the event. With the
goals and logistics well articulated, we, the teachers, eagerly anticipated the day.
When February 17th finally arrived, the event was preceded by a Holy Mass in the school’s Chapel of the
Good Samaritan. Before the Holy Mass, however, the classrooms’ Quadrangle, the venue of the event, wore
a beautiful look; Beautifully designed canopies were arranged and labeled faculty by faculty with each faculty having at least a canopy. Each canopy had seats and desks to accommodate teachers, parents and their
children. After the Mass, parents, guided by their children, moved to the Quadrangle to begin the ‘Open
Day’ activities.
The laid down procedure ensured orderliness and effectiveness. The procedure allowed parents to first interact
with their children’s class teachers
who released results to them. Then
they proceeded to their children’s various classrooms where they had access
to their children’s lockers and perused
their wards notes/ exercise books and
other related materials. Thereafter,
they went into discussions with the
various subject teachers about the performance of their children in each subject.
A number of the parents were impressed with the students’ new lockers
Ms. Jennifer Gbemudu, a Computer Studies teacher, attends to a parent
during the Open Day
and desks. For a number of the parents,
this would be the first time they would
have access to the students’ lockers in the classrooms. It was indeed holistic as nothing pertaining to the
welfare of their children was left untouched by the parents.
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Many parents left with very strong impression
of appreciation as they were able to capture
both the strengths and weaknesses of their children. Students, who on regular visiting days
avoided bringing their parents to meet with the
teachers of the subjects in which they performed poorly, could not do that during the
‘Open Day’. The exercise also helped parents to
better understand the academic programmes.
These interactions helped parents to offer very
good pieces of advice and suggestions accordingly to both the subject and class teachers.
Finally, it was observed that many parents
failed to turn up for this exercise. And some of
those that turned up were more interested in
feeding their children than participating in the
Mr. Ben Ndubisi, a French Language teacher, attends to a parent
activities of the ‘Open Day’. It is, however,
hoped that parents would avail themselves of this exercise each time such opportunity occurs in any session
while the school will constantly strive for greater improvement.
By: Mrs. Ojiakor Ngozi (Head of Faculty of Science)
Visiting Day for the SS3 Students
The SS3 students on extension will have a visiting day on Easter Sunday, March 31st 2013.
Visiting day begins with Holy Mass in the Chapel of the Good Samaritan at 10:00 A.M. Thereafter, parents
may have a picnic with their wards at the picnic grounds.
Let us not forget to keep the compound clean by properly disposing off wastes in the waste bins provided at
strategic points in the compound.
After Examinations Holiday for the SS3 Students
Hopefully WASSCE (West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination) will end on the 17th of May 2013
allowing for several days before beginning of NECO SSCE. Senior Secondary three students who do not have
G.C.E. Cambridge examination during that period will be allowed to go home on a short holiday. They are expected back to the school on June 1, 2013.
Graduation Ceremonies for SS3 Students
Graduation ceremonies for the class of 2013 will hold on JULY 14 TH, 2013. Two invitation cards will admit
four family members of each graduand to the occasion. Dress Code: Boys: Navy blue suit, white shirt, black
shoes and wine long tie. Girls: Navy blue skirt suit, white blouse and black shoes (wine scarves are optional).
The 2013 Year Book
We would like to inform parents of graduating students that the opportunity to put in felicitations in appreciation to God, and in honour of their children is now at their doorstep .
The subsidized rates are as follows:Full page N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira)
Half page N70,000.000 (Seventy Thousand Naira)
Soft copies of felicitations and proof of payment should be sent in a soft copy of goodwill message and proof
of payment into school account to the following address yearbook@loyolajesuit.org. Kindly copy the same to
principal@loyolajesuit.org.
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From the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRINCIPAL ACADEMICS
SS-3 2013/2014 Subject Selection Form: The present SS2 students will be coming home for the Easter holidays
with their “SS-3 Subject Selection Form”. Parents are expected to complete these forms with their children and
return them on resumption day (Saturday, April 13th 2013) to the Counsellor, Mr. Gabriel Egudu.
Below is a sample of the form.
LOYOLA JESUIT COLLEGE, ABUJA
SAMPLE SS3 SUBJECTS SELECTION FORM
Important Information:
All students in SS3 must offer nine (9) subjects out of the twelve already offered in SS2.
Please, complete the form below and RETURN IT when resuming for the Third Term.
ELECTIVE GROUPS: Write down the subjects chosen from the following Elective Groups. A minimum of three (3) subjects should be chosen from either Group A or Group B below. One subject may be chosen from one of the three groups
(A, B or C) to complete the list of subjects to nine (9).
A.
SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics, Agriculture.
B.
HUMANITIES:
Hausa Language, Literature-in-English, French Language, Geography, Government,
History, Visual Art, Music, Economics, Christian Religious Studies.
C.
TECHNOLOGY:
Technical Drawing, Foods & Nutrition.
Write down the subjects you wish to carry on with into SS3.
COMPULSORY CROSS-CUTTING CORE:
1. English Language
2. General Mathematics
3. Computer Studies
4. Civic Education
(Circle the Trade/Entrepreneurship Subject below which you had offered in SS2)
5. Catering Craft Practice
OR
Data Processing
OR
Fisheries
(List the three Core subjects from your Specialization Field of Study/Elective Groups A, or B above)
6.
7.
8.
(List the one additional subject chosen from any of the Elective Groups A, B, or C to complete your list of subjects)
9.
Name………………………………………….………………Class…………Sign……………….………..……Date ……….…
Parent’s Name…………………………………………….…….……Sign …………………..….……... Date ……..………..….
Office Use:
Counsellor’s Comments:
Name:
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From the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRINCIPAL ACADEMICS
All the present SS-1 students are to continue to the SS-2 class with the subjects which they are presently offering. No changes are allowed.
SS-1 2013/2014 Subject Selection Form: During the brief Easter break, the parents of the present JS-3 students
would be expected to conclude their discussions with their children on their choice of subjects in the senior
classes as well as their career choices. This is because some time in early June the JS-3 students will be choosing
their SSS subjects. Below is a sample of the form that they will be completing.
LOYOLA JESUIT COLLEGE, ABUJA
SAMPLE SS1 SUBJECTS SELECTION FORM
Important Information:
Only one subject may be selected from a given Elective Group.
Christian Religious Knowledge is a compulsory choice for all Christian students.
Students who achieve a very low performance/standard (below 65%) in General Mathematics and Basic Science in the LJC administered Mock Basic Education Certificate Examinations, will not be allowed to do Physics or Further Mathematics in SS1. This is because they have shown from their result an insufficient ability to cope with these subjects. On the other hand, if some students insist on
taking up Physics or Further Mathematics in spite of their poor grades, they may be given the opportunity to repeat JS3 in order to see
if they could reach the required standard –if they believe that their current performance was as a result of lack of sufficient effort on
their part.
Every student is expected to do a maximum of thirteen (13) and a minimum of twelve (12) subjects.
Please, complete the form below and return it as early as possible.
Compulsory Cross-cutting Core:
1.English Language
2.General Mathematics
3.Computer Studies
4.Civic Education
(Circle one Trade/Entrepreneurship Subject below which you would like to do)
5.Catering Craft Practice OR Data Processing OR Fisheries
LJC Compulsory:
6. Biology
7. Economics
8. Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)
Elective Groups:
Write down the subjects chosen from the following Elective Groups. Only one subject would be selected from a given group.
9. Literature-in-English or Geography or History
10. Agricultural Science or Technical Drawing or Foods & Nutrition
11. Further Mathematics or Visual Art or French
12. Physics or Government or Music
13. Chemistry or History or Hausa
NOTE: Every Christian student must register the eight (8) Compulsory subjects, while Muslim students may skip the 8th Compulsory
Subject (CRK). Only one subject may be selected from a given Elective Group (9 to 13) above.
Which career would you like to pursue? _____________________________________________________________________________________
Name………………………………………….………………..…Class………….…Sign……………….………..……Date ……….…
Parent’s Name…………………………………………….……….…….……Sign …………………..….……... Date ……..………..…
Office Use:
Counsellor’s Comments:
Name:
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From the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRINCIPAL ACADEMICS
University Admissions’ Office
October 2012 PSAT Result: Eighty two (82) SS-2 students sat for the PSAT on the 20th of October 2012. The
result is out and all the students, but one, scored above 50% of the 240 total score. Fifty two (52) students scored
above 80%.Christopher Onubogu had the highest score of 206 (98%).
November 2012 SAT-1 Result: All the eighty two (82) present SS-3 students that sat for the test scored above
50% (1200 of 2400). Forty five (45) students scored above 1800. The highest scores (out of 800) for the READING, MATHEMATICS and WRITING were 800, 800 and 760, respectively while their respective lowest scores
were 390, 420 and 480. Princess-Jewel Essien had the highest score of 2340 (97.5%) out of 2400 with absolute
scores in Reading and Mathematics.
CONGRATULATIONS: A good number of the present SS-3 students have been offered admission into various
institutions [universities/colleges] in Canada, the U.S.A and U.K. These include:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Motiloluwa Ogunsina.
31. Stonyhurst College, England: Chinaza Johnny-Chukwu.
2. St. Peter’s School, York: Idorinyin Etuk.
32. Bromsgrove School, England: Tobechukwu Otuogbodor.
3. St. Edmund’s College, England: Idorinyin Etuk.
33. Albert College, Canada: Tobechukwu Otuogbodor.
4. Rutgers University, New Jersey: Somtochukwu Uyanna;
34. The Leys College, England: Tobechukwu Otuogbodor.
Fareedah Lawal; Oche Oche-Obe.
35. Rochester Institute of Technology, New York: Chukwunonso
5. University of Maine: Somtochukwu Uyanna*.
Okolo; Cyril Ogude.
6. Calvin College, Michigan: Pearl Omo-Sowho*; Osasere Iyalekhue;
Oluwaseeto Tanimola*; Chinedum Nwaogwugwu; Kenechukwu
36. University of Mississippi: Somtochukwu Nnyamah.
Obano; Somtochukwu Nnyamah; Chidinma Ukaegbu*;
37: Epson College, England: Oluwatimilehin Fasehun*.
Zimuzo Chigbo-Okeke.
38. Wellington College, UK: Oluwatimilehin Fasehun.
7. Columbia International College, Canada: Nnenna Esotu; Osasere
39. Hailebury College, UK: Oluwatimilehin Fasehun.
Iyalekhue; Chijindu Okoro; Nasara Usman;
Chinemelum Chibuko; Olaoluwa Ojo; Odera Ebeze.
40. West Virginia University, USA: George Odigwe; Oche Oche-Obe*.
8. Bronte College Canada: Nnenna Esotu; Dorothy Solomon.
41.Florida Institute of Technology:Cyril Ogude*;Chukwubuikem Idigo.
9. Niagara Christian Community of Colleges, Canada: Nnenna Esotu;
42. St. Catherine’s College, UK: Sharon Bisong; Valerie Otti.
Odera Ebeze.
43. Downe House School, UK: Sharon Bisong; Valerie Otti.
10. Purdue University, Indiana: James Bamisaye; Nneoma Uzo;
Motiloluwa Ogunsina.
44. Headington School, Oxford, UK: Sharon Bisong.
11. Colorodo State University, Colorado: Ethel Ojo.
45. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Chinemelum
12. Emporia University, Kansas: Nkemdirim Nwogu.
Chibuko; Oluwasekemi Esan; Olisaemeka Mbanefo.
13. Missouri Southern State University, Missouri: Nkemdirim Nwogu.
46. Bodwell College, BC, Canada:
Chinemelum Chibuko.
14. University of Debrecen, Hungary: Osasere Iyalekhue;
Szindi Csaszar; Sharon Ajudua.
47. Royal High School, England:
Chikamara Nwosu.
15. Concord College, UK: Nneoma Uzo; Oluwakanyinsola
48. Into Manchester Foundation School, UK:
Olusola Adebayo.
Akinwuntan; Chinaza Johnny-Chukwu; Oluwatimilehin
49. University of Edinburgh, UK:
Olusola Adebayo.
Fasehun; Olufunlola Bakare; Chikamara Nwosu.
50. University of Windsor, Canada:
Tomiwa Aina.
16. Indiana University, Bloomington: Nneoma Uzo.
17. Bosworth Independent College, Northampton, UK: Dalyop Pam;
51. University of Dallas, USA: Oluwasekemi Esan; Nicole Njoku*.
Ugochukwu Amadi*; Olufunlola Bakare*; Oluwasekemi Esan.
52. Ridley College, Canada: Odera Ebeze.
18. Southern Ontario College, Canada: Dalyop Pam.
53. Abbey College, Cambridge, England:
Odera Ebeze.
19. Cardiff College, Wales: Ugochukwu Amadi;
54.
Adelphi
University,
New
York:
Nicole
Njoku.
Chinaza Johnny-Chukwu.
20. Knox College, Illinois: Chinedum Nwaogwugwu;
55. Williston Northampton School, MA:
Aidevo Okaisabor.
Kenechukwu Obano.
56. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee:
Eti-Abasi Umobong.
21. Xavier University, Ohio: Chinedum Nwaogwugwu;
57.
Valdosta
State
University,
Georgia:
Omoikhefe
Eboreime.
Kenechukwu Obano; Somtochukwu Nnyamah*.
58.
Arkansas
Tech
University,
USA:
Omoikhefe
Eboreime.
22. Clark University, Massachusetts: Chinedum Nwaogwugwu.
23. Austin College, Texas: Chinedum Nwaogwugwu;
59. Fort Hays State University, USA: Omoikhefe Eboreime.
Kenechukwu Obano.
60. University of the South, Sewanee, USA:
Oshoze Kadiri.
24. Wartburg College, Iowa: Chinedum Nwaogwugwu.
61. International College of Manitoba: Kenechukwu Nwobbi.
25. State University of New York at Plattsburgh: Chinedum
62. Badminton College, Badminto, UK: Valerie Otti.
Nwaogwugwu; Somtochukwu Nnyamah.
26. University of British Columbia:
Kenechukwu Obano.
63. Cushing Academy, Massachusetts, USA: Valerie Otti.
27. Lake Forest University, Illinois:
Kenechukwu Obano.
64. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Motiloluwa Ogunsina.
28. Illinois College, USA: Kenechukwu Obano; Somtochukwu
65. Great Lakes College of Toronto, Canada: Gbolahan Ajayi;
Nnyamah*; Nicole Njoku*.
Nnenna Esotu.
29. St. Swithhun’s College, England: Chinaza Johnny-Chukwu;
66. Canisius College, Buffalo, New York: Zimuzo Chigbo-Okeke
Sharon Bisong.
67. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland: George Odigwe.
30. CATS College Cambridge, UK:
Chinaza Johnny-Chukwu.
Asterisk* means ‘with scholarship’.
As the days go by more students are notified of their admission into the various schools hence the above is not an
exhaustive list. The detailed list may be published at their graduation.
We also congratulate an alumnus, Ogaga Attah, of the 2012 set who has just been admitted to MIT!
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TENTATIVE CALENDAR: Academic Year 2013–2014
Please verify with the subsequent editions of the Newsletter,
1ST TERM: SEPTEMBER 7- DECEMBER 14, 2013
School resumes
August 27
Retreat for Management Staff
(HOD/HOF)
August 28-29
Retreat/Workshop for Non-Academic Staff
August 30-31
Retreat/Workshop for Academic Staff
September 2-4
Departmental Meetings for Academic Staff
September 5
( @ 9a.m. )
Faculty Meeting for Academic Staff
September 6
( @ 9a.m. )
JS-1 and Prefects Resume
September 7
( Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
Orientation for JS-1
September 8-13
JS-3 and SS-3 Resume
September 13
( Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume
September 14
( Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
Mass of Welcome
September 15
Classes Begin
September 16
Entrance Exam Forms Activated On-line
September 01
Mass of the Holy Spirit, Annual Academic Awards, Induction of the JS-1
September 29
(All Loyola Parents Invited)
Independence Day and Memorial of Soala Ben-Kalio
October 1
First Continuous Assessment
October 9-11
PSAT for SS-2 Students
October 19
(Tentative)
A & C Classes Visiting Day
October 20
Career and University Presentations (I)
October 26
B & D Classes Visiting Day
October 27
All Saints Day (All-House Feast Day)
November 1
(No Classes)
SAT-1
November 2
(Tentative)
Second Continuous Assessment
November 6-8
PTA: AGM
November 30
Annual Loyola Jesuit College Drama (In memory of our 60 Angels)
December 1
(All Loyola Parents Invited)
End of Term Examinations
December 2-7
SAT-2
December 7
(Tentative)
End of Term Activities
December 7-13
Memorial Mass and Procession for the Sixty Angels
December 10
First Term Ends: Students leave for vacation
December 14
Kairos Retreat
December 14-18
2nd TERM: JANUARY 10 – April 12, 2014
Deadline for Registration of Entrance Exam Forms
January 6
Faculty Workshop
January 8-9
JS-1, JS-3 and SS-3 Resume
January 10
JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume
January 11
Sale of Late Entry Forms Closes
January 17
SAT-1 and SAT-2
January 18
Mock SSCE begins
January 27-February 7
Entrance Examination
February 1
First Continuous Assessment
February 5-7
SS-3 Leave for Home Vacation
February 8
SS-3 Resume (Extension Classes/Studies)
February 15
Inter-House Sports Day
February 22
OPEN DAY
February 23
List of Successful Entrance Exam Candidates published on-line
March 5
Second Continuous Assessment
March 5-7
Three Angels Memorial
March 14
Interviews for Successful Entrance Exam Candidates
March 15, 22, 29 and April 5
End of Term Examinations
March 31-April 5
End of Term Activities
April 5-11
Second Term Ends: Students leave for vacation
April 12
Kairos Retreat
April 12-16
Palm Sunday
April 13
Easter Sunday
April 20
Publication of Final Entrance list into LJC
JS-3 Resume (Extension Classes)
JS-1, JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume
Workers’ Day
Mock JSCE
First Continuous Assessment
A & C Classes Visiting Day
Children’s Day
B & D Classes Visiting Day
Second Continuous Assessment
Cultural Day
JSS-3 Leave for Vacation
Career and University Presentations (II)
A & C Classes Visiting Day
B & D Classes Visiting Day
End of Term Examinations
Graduation
End of Term Activities
Career and University Presentations (III)
Third Term Ends: Students leave
SS-1 Leadership Program
3rd TERM: April 22 – JULY 19, 2014
April 14
April 22-May 3
April 26
May 1
May 5-9
May 14-16
May 25
May 27
June 1
June 11-13
June 12
June 14
June 14
June 22
June 29
July 7-12
July 13
July 12-18
July 17
July 19
July 19
(@ 9a.m.)
(Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
(Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
(Tentative)
(All LJC Parents invited)
(Ash Wednesday)
( Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
( Checking in: 12 noon to 6.00p.m.)
(No Classes)
(No Classes)
(No Classes)
(Tentative: Pending NECO Schedule)
(Tentative: Pending NECO Schedule)
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Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Please verify with the subsequent editions of the
2nd TERM: JANUARY 4 – March 23, 2013
Second Term Ends: Students leave for vacation
Kairos Retreat
Palm Sunday
Easter Sunday
March 23
March 23-27
March 24
March 31
3rd TERM: April 6 – JULY 20, 2013
Publication of Final Entrance list into LJC
April 1
JS-3 Resume (Extension Classes)
April 6
JS-1, JS-2, SS-1 and SS-2 Resume
April 13
Mock JSCE
April 22-27
Workers’ Day
May 1
First Continuous Assessment
May 8-10
A & C Classes Visiting Day
May 19
B & D Classes Visiting Day
May 26
Children’s Day
May 27
Second Continuous Assessment
June 5-7
Cultural Day
June 12
(No Classes)
JSS-3 Leave for Vacation
June 15
(Tentative: Pending NECO Schedule)
Career and University Presentations (II)
June 15
A & C Classes Visiting Day
June 16
B & D Classes Visiting Day
June 23
End of Term Examinations
July 8-13
Graduation
July 14
End of Term Activities
July 13-19
Career and University Presentations (III)
July 18
Third Term Ends: Students leave
July 20
SS-1 Leadership Program
July 20—August 1 (Depart August 2)
Service Program for SS-2 Students
July 22-August 9
(No Classes)
(No Classes)
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From the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRINCIPAL STUDENT LIFE
CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL
To the Parent: Please use this list to check your ward’s luggage before he or she leaves home for school. Place a check
mark in the column headed Parent to indicate that the specified item has been brought to school. Items should be clearly
marked with your ward’s name for the purpose of identification.
To the Teacher on Duty: Please, go through the students’ luggage and check off each item that has been brought to school.
If you find any item that is not indicated on this list, confiscate and return it to the Principal. Such items will not be returned
to the student or his/her parents.
Name of Student: _______________________________
S/N
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
House: ________________________ Class: __________
Items
Biros, Pencils, Ruler (30 cm) and Math Set: Compasses, Set Square and Protractor, Scissors
for cutting cardboard and paper
Bible – Revised Standard Version (Christian students)
1 Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
Rosary Beads (for Catholic Students)
Sunday and Weekday Missal (Catholic students)
The Psalter of the Divine Office (pocket companion) – (Catholic students)
1 Drinking Cup/Cold water flask
2 White Bed Sheets (8 feet by 4 feet – it is important that they fit)
1 Covering Cloth
1 Light Blanket
2 White Pillow Cases (with flap for tucking in)
12 Coat Hangers
2 Towels
Letter writing materials
1 Electric Iron with 3-pin plug (It must be 3-Pin Plug)
Washing Powder (1kg = 2: 500gm = 4) for laundry and 8 Bar Soaps
2 Dozen Clothing Pegs
Toiletries (perfume and aerosols or sprays not allowed)
2 Plastic Buckets for laundry, and the colour must correspond to your House (Connelly:
green; Loyola: blue; Regis: red; Xavier: yellow)
Boys Uniform belt (black 3 cm wide) 2 belts
1 Pair of Canvas Shoes for games (not to be worn to school)
5 Pairs of White Socks (without logo/design)
1 Pair of Bathroom Slippers
Shoe polish (Black, not liquid) and Brush
2 Sets of Occasional Wear (one of which must be traditional dress) to be kept in the box
room for special occasions
I Pair of Football Boots (all Soccer players) and football socks
1 Pair of Spike Shoes and Sneakers for jogging
1 Pair of simple black leather shoes (for socials and Sunday wear)
2 pairs of black leather sandals
Underwear for Boys: 8 Singlets and 8 pants (Boys Singlets must be white with a V – or Uneck) Underwear for Girls: 8 Chemise and 1 Dozen of pants.
6 Handkerchiefs
1 strong Raincoat with strong loop (for hanging on a peg) or 1 umbrella
2 Pairs of Pyjamas or 2 Night Dresses.
Folders (to file past questions, answer sheets etc)
Combs and 1 Clipper and brush
Treated Mosquito Net (8 feet by 4 feet – it is important that they fit)
House Coat- Compulsory
Parent
Teacher
NB: No other item of clothing is to be brought to school. Any other item of clothing (be it extra social wear, boots,
shoes with bogus logos or brand names, face caps, hats, coloured t-shirts, etc.) will be confiscated without warning.
Confiscated items will neither be returned to the student nor to his/her parent(s). Confiscated items go to charity.
Parent’s Name: _________________________________ Date & Sign: __________________________
Teacher’s Name: ________________________________ Date & Sign: __________________________
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From the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRINCIPAL STUDENT LIFE
UPDATE ON COLLEGE SANDALS
Last term, parents were asked to buy a pair of sandals for school uniforms and a pair of shoes for
Sunday wears. Thank you for complying. While some students returned this term with new
pairs of sandals and shoes, a few continued to wear the school sandals and shoes given to them
last term.
Our experience this term is that when the one pair of sandals cut or goes into disuse, the student is left only with nothing but a pair of shoes designated for Sundays. Students are only allowed to wear shoes on Sundays; and, so they are not for the classrooms.
We, therefore, request that parents buy two pairs of durable sandals for their children. They
should return with them next term.
Thank you for your usual cooperation and understanding.
Citizenship and Leadership Training for Present SS 1 students (Man O’ War Camp)
The Citizenship and Leadership Training Programme for SS1 students for this session will begin
on the 20th of July and end on the 1st of August in Loyola Jesuit College. Facilitators and instructors will come from the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre in Jos.
The programme shall last for twelve days. Departure is on the 2nd of August. Participants are
expected to come for the course with the following items: sports wears, foot wears, trainers, toiletries, bedding, Sunday wears, traditional wears, writing materials, and a school bag. The
school rule applies to the kind of dress you come with to the course. Any item not mentioned
here will be regarded as contraband. Do not bring cameras, money, phone and provision of
any type.
Please keep strictly to this instruction. During this programme all school rules and regulations
will apply.
The Fees for the programme is N70, 000 (Seventy-thousand Naira only) per student.
RESULTS OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO THE COLLEGE
On March 2nd, 8th, 9th and 15th, the College conducted interviews for some of the candidates who were
successful in the College’s Entrance Examination that took place on the 2nd of February 2013. The last
group of the 134 candidates will continue their interviews on the 25th of March 2013.
The final list of admitted students will be published on April 1, 2013 on the College’s Website and in
THISDAY newspapers for that day. We ask parents of successful candidates to download some vital
documents from our website, complete and return to the College before or on the date to be specified.
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NETWORKING BETWEEN BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
AND LOYOLA JESUIT COLLEGE: HOST PARENTS NEEDED
With over 462 secondary schools worldwide, the Society of Jesus has one of the largest networks of schools in
the world. To strengthen these networks, Boston College High School hosted a colloquium which brought together over 400 delegates from the 462 Jesuit high schools between July 28th and August 2, 2012. Fr. Ugo
Nweke (the former principal) and Fr. Udochi Ugorji SJ (College Chaplain) represented Loyola Jesuit College
at the colloquium. The colloquium resolved to strengthen the networks through exchange programmes collaboration among Jesuit high schools.
In response to the resolution of the Colloquium, during the long holidays this year, we shall have a delegation
from Bellarmine Preparatory School, San Jose, California, a sister Jesuit High School, over. They will be here to
experience both our service project and have a taste of African Literature from a purely African perspective.
The team of 12 students and 3 teachers will spend a week in LJC and a week with host families of volunteering
SS2 parents. They shall spend two weeks in Nigeria (July 21 – August 3, 2013).
We need at least seven homes to accommodate our guests. We would like to request volunteers from Abuja
based parents of SS2 students. Bellarmine Prep. is an all-boys school. They will be chaperoned by three of their
teachers who will also like to experience Nigerian hospitality. The number of volunteers will determine whether
the guests will be paired or be put in homes singly.
Please volunteer!
Criteria for volunteering are as follows:1. Residence in Abuja.
2. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of an SS2 student.
3. Ability to facilitate transportation to service center and back.
• This is a preferred scenario but not mandatory. If volunteer’s ward will commute, so will the guest.
LAST DAY FOR A PARENT TO VOLUNTEER TO HOST A GUEST IS
MARCH 23RD, 2013.
Since this is an exchange programme, there is an opportunity for ten of our students, accompanied by two
teachers, to visit Bellarmine for two weeks. The trip back is scheduled for 17th August – 29th August (to arrive 0n
the 30th). The trip is open to both Senior School 1 and Senior School 2 students.
We have scheduled for our students, tours around the San Francisco area, SAT Preparatory Classes, college essay writing tips, and visits to various universities. We envisage that they will all come back enriched by the experience. Interested students need a valid US visa.
The students will stay with host families.
The trip costs N500,000.00 (Five hundred Thousand Naira only). This covers airfare, lunches and gate fees
to sites. Students are expected to have a little pocket money.
PAYMENT FOR THIS TRIP IS BY APRIL 26 TH, 2013.
Contact the Principal at principal@loyolajesuit.org
Or 08077023112
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FROM SOALA BEN-KALIO’S HEALTH CENTER
1. Parents who have not submitted their children's medical form should please do so before the
term ends.
2. Please forward to Soala Ben-Kalio's Health Center all medical reports concerning your child’s
health; this will help the medical team to care for your child better.
3. Orthodontic appointment remains the third Saturday of the month for those on the treatment. Please, if your child is not on orthodontic treatment, ensure that appointments are scheduled during holidays only. We thank parents who ensure that their children’s appointments are
booked during vacation periods. Dr. Mrs. Amangbo, for example, ensures that her child’s orthodontic appointment is during holidays only. We encourage other parents to do the same.
Dr. Williams 08077254817, 08035001717 and Ogunbanjo 08055902889, 07039784006 are the orthodontists the College uses.
Parents should make separate arrangements to settle bills with their orthodontists. The College
is not responsible for any bill of that sort. The College only takes these students to the orthodontists.
4. Please, parents who have concerns about their children's health should address it appropriately. Special medical needs must be reported to and approved by the College before they are administered. It is unacceptable for parents to walk straight to the medical center and give instructions to the nurses on duty.
5. The College is still expecting to hear from parents who promised to donate chewable multivitamins (GUMMIES) to the College. They will be received with deep appreciation.
Thanks and God bless.
-Sr. Angela Onyemere SHCJ
Extension Classes for JS 3 Students
Junior Secondary three students will resume for extension classes on April 6th 2013. They return on this day to
begin their preparation for BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examinations) which begins towards the end of
May. We wish them an enjoyable and restful Easter holiday.
Career Week for JS3 Students
New parents have asked what the College does to prepare students for future career. The College has an extensive programme for JS3 students moving into SS1. There is a week-long programme for them in which professionals are invited to interact with the students. The interaction exposes the students to the subjects/courses,
skills, talents, training and the disposition required for each profession. This week-long programme comes up
immediately after the BECE. The students usually end the week with a picnic/party.
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From the Office of the Director of Christian Service Programme
Service Programme for SS2 Students
Every year, during the long vacation, LJC organizes a compulsory three-week Service Programme for students
who have completed their fifth year (SS2) in the school. During this period, each of the students is assigned to
work at a centre, usually an orphanage, a home for the physically disabled or a home for mentally retarded persons. Such a centre will normally be in a Nigerian town chosen, in most cases, by the student and his or her parents/guardian.
The aim of the programme is to provide our students the opportunity to come in real contact with the less
privileged in our society in order to better understand their lives and, thus, learn to love and relate better with
them. Hopefully, the programme also challenges the students who take part in it to reflect on ways of responding effectively to the desperate predicament of the needy in our society.
The present SS2 students are aware of the programme and have been told to consult with their parents/
guardians on the matter during the Easter holiday. Each student has to complete a form – to be used for the student’s placement in a centre – with his or her parents/guardian. Already we have a list of centres in different
parts of the country where our students have done the programme in the past. Students could choose from the
list; or if they know any other centre within Nigeria (preferably an orphanage) that is closer to where they reside, they should make enquiries and send us the contacts of such a centre. We will get in touch with the appropriate authorities and see whether the centre is suitable for the programme and whether the people there are
willing to collaborate with us.
This year’s programme will take place from the 22nd of July to the 9th of August. Parents/guardians of SS2 students are to ensure that their children/wards are free to undertake the programme within this period. Also they
will ensure that their children/wards arrive punctually at their centres on each day of the programme. In general, the students are expected to report at their various centres at 9 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. The school normally sends a staff to visit with the students at their various centres during the programme. At the end, the students will do an oral and/or written reflection. The director of each of the centres will also make a comprehensive evaluation of each student.
Our students normally give their best to the programme. Some may have difficulties understanding the purpose
of the programme or adjusting to the different environments and the people they find in their centres. However,
in the course of the programme, they mostly come to terms with their experiences and adjust accordingly; and
they learn a lot and enjoy different aspects of the programme. We hope that parents/guardians will continue to
cooperate with the school and encourage our students to commit themselves to the programme.
For further enquiries please contact:
Bro. Maximus Ibenetor, S.J. ( Director) on 08077791087 or email: ibeneto@loyolajesuit.org
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From the Principal
Fr. Emmanuel Ugwejeh, SJ.
In the following lines, I would like to briefly address some of the important issues that have come up since I resumed office as Principal.
Open Day:
I would like to thank our parents who participated actively in the Open Day activities of February 17th 2013.
The College community is very grateful to you for your comments, observations and suggestions. The College is
addressing some of the genuine issues raised and some of the constructive criticisms made. It was good that
many parents participated actively in the activities of the Open Day. But many parents were not present for the
event. Effective collaboration between teachers and parents would ensure that we give the best to the children
that God has given to us.
Request for out of School Permission:
I continue to encourage you to plan ahead. Plan ahead in order to anticipate the expiry date of your children’s
visas and passports so that you would not have to rush to the college to ask for permission to allow you renew
your children’s visas and passports. There are too many requests for permission to attend passport and visa interviews. As I noted on my page in the December Newsletter, the frequent movement of students in and out of
the College is quite distracting. It does not allow for total concentration on school work.
Airport Trips on Vacation Days
To better care for our students on their way home on vacation days, the College is asking more teachers to accompany the students to the airport. The teachers will be there to help the students with airport formalities and
ensure that they conduct themselves properly. This is certainly an added responsibility on the part of the teachers, but they do this with the goal of “cura personalis” (care of the person) in mind.
Early Check in for Abuja, Jos and Kaduna Students on Resumption Days
Resumption days are usually very busy days for our teachers who ensure that students are properly checked in.
They resume as early as 7:00 A.M. to begin receiving students, and close as late as 10:00PM. Many students wait
till about 6:00PM before they can return. When many students return at 6:00PM, it becomes difficult for teachers to check them in before 10:00PM. To make the work of the teachers on duty on resumption days easier and
to allow students check in and settle in quicker, I would ask that students who live within and around FCT,
Jos, Keffi and Kaduna should arrive and be checked in before 3:00PM on resumption days. Doing this will reduce the number of students to be checked from 3:00 P.M. Because of issues affecting flights into Abuja and the
traffic situation within FCT; students using flights on resumption days arrive later than 3:00 P.M. If we are able
to check in students from within and around FCT earlier than 3:00P.M. , we can concentrate on those coming in
with flights later in the day.
Dropping off Children on Resumption Days
I also ask parents who bring their children to the school on resumption days to do that as quickly as possible.
They should have their last minute counseling, prayer and exaltation at home so that they just come and drop
the children off. Leaving the College immediately after dropping off the students will help them to settle in
quicker on resumption days.
Gratitude
My deepest gratitude to all parents who support the College with words of encouragement, constructive criticisms, time, talents and resources. May God bless you abundantly. Amen.
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