By Frank Kamuntu
Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality’s mighty Parental Care Primary School pupils are already warming up to defeat Kampala’s schools at national spelling bee competitions to be held at Serena Hotel on 28th October 2023, Kampala.
The Bushenyi’s finest school in July 2023 beaten hundreds of western Uganda schools, to qualify for these highly anticipated competitions. Other top schools in the tournament are Greenhill academy,Â
Mugwanya Preparatory Kaboja, Hillside Nalya and Tororo Parents School.
The school which has become a household name in western Uganda due to its unique performance was announced among the best during a one-day spelling bee competition organized by Uganda Spelling Bee Enjuba in Bushenyi District in July. Another school that qualified with Parental Care is St. Mukasa Preparatory School Mushanga.
During these competitions, the first three best pupils: Emmanuel Tindyebwa and Shasha Asiimwe from Parental Care and Thadious Mutiima from St Mukasa scooped trophies and medals.
Ready To Win Again
It’s worth noting that last year, Parental Care Bushenyi came second in Africa during the spelling bee competitions that were held in Malawi’s second-largest city, Blantyre.
The school’s Deputy Headmaster, Mr. Desmond Tayebwa who teaches spelling said for the past five years, Parental Care has been winning the competition which he accords to hard work and a vibrant reading culture.
”Our school has been winning several competitions and now focusing on the national spelling bee championship that will be held in October this year in Kampala,” said Mr Tayebwa adding; ”Our mighty school is among the top best in Uganda because of our hard work. Our pupils are highly succeeding because we have instilled a vibrant reading culture in them. I, therefore, request our parents to trust us with more children, we help shape a better future for them.”
Tayebwa has vowed that even this time, his students are so ready to scoop these competitions before he asked parents not only from western Ugandan but the entire country to trust this mighty school with their students.
”The fact is our school is now on the highest standard one can think of, just watch out and see, my pupils will tomorrow make us proud again. It’s against this background that I request our dear parents to trust us with their children, we set the quality future they deserve,” noted Tayebwa.
Tomorrow’s spelling bee competitions will attract schools from all the regions of the country. The competitions that are held annually will see the first three schools heading to continental competitions that will be held in Ethiopia late this year.Â
