What teachers should teach students about their names By Destiny Akunesi
There is something strange about the way many people who are below 30 years introduce themselves in speech and in writing these days. During an interview for a job or …
OGSSIAN Life
OGSSIAN Life
Fond Memories from the Class of 1960 : By Phyl Amadi
The Class of 1960 came into Government Secondary School, Owerri in the year the country Nigeria, nominally ceased to be a colony of the United Kingdom. Midnight September 30, 1960 …
When education is without character and learning By Olisa Egwuatu
The words on a degree certificate of a standard university usually include the proclamation, “…having been found worthy in character and learning…” This presupposes that the degree recipients imbibed not just book knowledge but also moral and ethical principles which are expected to be visible in their attitudes and behaviours throughout life.
From Obijiofor to Obikwelu – How OGSS came to rule the world of sports By Emeka Obasi
Nathan Obijiofor switched from track and field to soccer at OGSS and grabbed the gloves as he commanded the school team from the rear. It was short lived after a …
The Phensic cup victory of 1960
One of the greatest if not the greatest sports victory of Government Secondary School, Owerri – By Olisa Egwuatu in chat with Prof. Albert Nnoli. It was a memorable and …
Of “Old Soldier” “Red Night ” and “Araabu” By Erasmus Ndulue
It was a universally accepted myth that prestigious secondary schools like Government Secondary School, Owerri, Government College, Umuahia, College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu, etc were usually populated by exceptionally brilliant students; tailor made to become the arrowheads of both the public and organized private sectors in future
Bring the young old boys into the fold: By Ikenna Mbata
The dream of every responsible young father is always to groom his sons to grow into better men.
Runs, running and regimentation in OGSSIAN: By Engr Onyeukwu, C.S.
By the time we arrived in Government Secondary School Owerri, in 1975, the school was already in the fortieth year as a Secondary School. So the norms, routine, and structures …
Graffiti and informal education: By Erasmus Ndulue
It was as though an unknown academic had us in mind when he talked about the”usefulness of useless knowledge.” In spite of our youthfulnes and naivety we made deliberate efforts not to draw lines among various compartments of ‘knowledge acquisition.’
Of regrets and new awakening: By Erasmus Ndulue
We were told, beyond ear shots, that the erstwhile principal, Mr. Nwokonko, was a great enforcer of discipline; but students reacted spontaneously when he confiscated their apparel in the cricket pitch, and incinerated them, claiming they constituted an eyesore!