The school’s Chairman, Dr Emmanuel Abraham who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday, said that the top scholar award was instituted to encourage hard work.
Abraham said Zekhome’s performance at the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) was “brilliant and outstanding” He said that the award was the school’s way of encouraging academic discipline, hard work and development of the mind.
“Other scholars have grabbed the cash prize in the past. As an institution, we shall continue to spur our students to be more focused and hard-working.