The most outstanding effort of the day came from Alice N. from Form 2. Not only did she place first for her recital of a poem in English, she entered the Form 4 competition against students two years her academic senior.
Alice N. came first in the Form 4 competition; she's a Form 2 student
Several other Daraja girls came first in their categories – in Form 1, Irene N. placed first in English public speaking; in Form 2, Teddy took the top position for an English poem recital; in Form 3, Cate led the pack in Swahili public speaking, and Betty took first place for English poem recital.
Four students competed and placed in Swahili poetry recital, or Shairi. Jessica in Form 1 came in third place; Form 2’s Rosalia placed second; and in Form 3, Emily and Monicah placed second and third, respectively.
Two other Form 1 girls competed in public speaking, Mary N. came second in the Swahili competition and Euphrasia came fourth in the English contest.
Before handing out certificates to the girls at assembly on Monday morning, Peter Wathitu, director of operations, said to them, “The other schools get worried when they see that Daraja is competing, because you always go out and do your best!”
On June 3, the 10 girls who are proceeding will compete against students from across the region at Nanyuki Social Hall.
