By Our Correspondent
Over the weekend, Montserrado County in Liberia proved academic supremacy over five counties in competitive quizzing matches.
The event, which was held at the Monrovia Christian Fellowship on 9th Street, was organized by the Original Country Man (OCM) Foundation, which is promoting academic excellence. It brought together representatives from the following counties: Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Margibi, Bomi, Gbarpolu and Montserrado.
“But today we are here to witness the grand final of the county meet among six counties,” Atty. Tonia A. Gibson, Chairman of the OCM’s Quizzing Department, said.
According to Gibson, the six schools, Sheliah Love Foundation High School in Margibi County, St. Peter Claver Catholic High School in Grand Bassa, Howard Academy High School in Montserrado County, St. Dominic catholic school in Bomi County, Eric Scott United Methodist School in Gbapolu County, and Teini Wieni Public High School in Grand Cape Mount County, each played internal matches and won before qualifying for the grand final.
For defeating all the high schools in their various counties for the grand final, each of the six counties received L$50,000.
“If you win in your county successfully, the award is L$50,000,” the quizzing Chairman Gibson said.
Before the grand final, junior high schools that competed included Swaray Islamic Institute and Fassah Alliance School of Excellence. Fassah Alliance School of Excellence won Swaray Islamic Institute 200 to 145 points margin.
For the All Girls Category that encompassed College of West Africa and Tomorrow’s People Foundation School, CWA won 215 to 180 points.
The Sponsor of the initiative is Dr. Thomas Nimene Tweh, Jr. According to Gibson, the next competition will capture Bong and Nimba counties, while the third stage will include the 15 counties.
“Dr. Tweh sponsored the transportation and lodging of the six counties; they ate three times a day, according to international standard,” Atty. Gibson said.
But Dr. Tweh Foundation is not limited to quizzing, rather quizzing, debating, giving scholarship to financially-constrained students, and so on.
During the quizzing matches, Gbarpolu County defeated Grand Cape Mount County 205 to 185 points margin, while Margibi County defeated Bomi County 170 to 160 difference.
Also, Montserrado County defeated St. Peter’s Clever High Catholic School 220 to 205.
For the semi-final, Margibi County decimalized Gbarpolu County 195 to 50 points-wide margin, while Montserrado County crushed Bomi County 185 to 85 points.
For the grand final, Montserrado County defeated Margibi County in a competitive match, qualifying Montserrado County as the winner of the L$1,000,0000 and a trophy.
In joyous mood, representatives of Dr. Thomas Nimene Tweh Foundation presented fifty thousand cheque each to the five counties each, while former Montserrado County Superintendent, Grace Kpan, presented previous L$50,000 and the victory L$1,000,0000 cheques and trophy to the Howard Academy High School, representing Montserrado County, as winner of the Original Country Man Quiz Competition.
