On the 17^th August 2019, all roads led to Greenhill Primary School- Buwaate for this year’s Greenhill Primary Schools’ Inter-campus Spelling Championship which attracted 96 pupils from Greenhill Academy Kibuli Primary and Greenhill Primary School Buwaate.

The competition which was initiated to encourage pupils to grow their vocabulary and use of the English language left the audience amazed as the pupils spelled words of different difficulty levels with ease. The participants who ranged from classes Pre-primary to P.7 exhibited mastery of the English language as they passed majority of the words given to them to spell.

The championship, graced by the Editor Rainbow Magazine- Daily Monitor Newspaper, Mrs. Lydia Ainomugisha as the Guest of Honor was quite entertaining with stiff competition exhibited between the pupils of the two campuses. In her speech, Mrs. Lydia thanked the parents in attendance for their support; the school administration for their commitment towards organizing the event and the pupils who with no doubt practiced a lot to prepare for the event. She concluded her remarks with encouraging the learners as well as, the audience of parents and staff to read widely and continue practicing their spellings as this is very important should one want to improve their vocabulary.

This exciting event came to an end with Buwaate Campus as the overall winner of this year’s Spelling Championship. Below are the detailed results of the competition:

We would like to congratulate all our spellers of the day; we are extremely proud of you. We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to our Sponsors of the day; Fountain Publishers Limited, Aristoc Booklex Uganda, Enjuba Spelling Bee, Gustro Uganda Limited, Bank of Africa, MixaKids, Coca-cola Uganda and the Oasis Book Project for having made the day colorful.

Until next year; practice, practice, and practice you too can become the next Spelling Champion.

Extend Your Horizons.

Greenhill Academy Secondary was well represented at this year’s edition of the Federation of the East African Secondary Schools’ Association Championship with 12 swimmers from the school part of the Uganda National Swimming Team.

This stiff competition was concluded with the Ugandan team coming in 2^nd place behind Kenya after beating Tanzania and Rwanda. We are very proud of our Greenhill Swimmers and the entire Ugandan team for raising the Ugandan Banner high. Below are details of the medals our swimmers won.

BOYS

Namanya Ampaire

Gold - Relay

Silver - Relay

Silver - 50M Breast

Bronze - 200M

Chris Gregory

Silver - Relay

Daudi Ochieng

Bronze - Relay

Bronze - 50M Free

Kimuli Trevor

Silver - Relay

Silver - 50M Freestyle

Bronze - Relay

Bronze - 100M Freestyle.

Mulumba Michael

Bronze - 50M Back stroke.

Sasha Semaganda

Bronze - 50M Backstroke

Tendo Mariam

Silver - Relay

Bronze - 50M Free

Bronze - 50M Butterfly

Atto Esther

Silver - Relay

Silver - 50m Breast

Bronze - 50 Free

 Karla Mugisha

Gold - 50M Free

Gold - 50M Breast

Gold - Relay

Silver - Relay

Bronze - 200M

Thank you for your commitment and dedication. You have made both Greenhill Academy and your country very proud.

At Greenhill Academy, we value the involvement of our parents in their children’s growth and development. One of the ways we encourage this involvement is through the Parents’ Assembly where parents showcase their music, dance and drama skills. We believe this motivates our learners to have confidence and the zeal to also put their skills and talents to work.

On the 16^th of August 2019, our dear parents from Greenhill Academy Primary Kibuli left many of the pupils amazed with their energetic presentations in a breathtaking assembly themed the ‘The Potter’s Hand’. Through their different presentations, the parents passed on an important message; “Jesus Christ has crafted each and every one of us perfectly and according to his will”. We should, therefore, always seek Him in all aspects of our lives and use the different talents He has gifted us with.

As the assembly came to a close, there is no doubt the audience of pupils, parents, and staff was challenged to put to use their different talents to use.

Here are some pictures from this exciting assembly. Special thanks to our dear parents for their commitment and dedication. Thank you for taking the time to inspire us.

On the 19^th and 20^th July 2019, all roads led to Greenhill Primary School Buwaate for the Annual Sports day events of the Nursery to P.2 Section and P.3 to P.7 Section respectively.

The Nursery to Primary two-section event was opened with an entertaining Zumba dance showcasing the young learners’ fitness. The event which attracted hundreds of parents some of whom were clad in their children’s house colors showcased a lot of creativity.  From relays to the hankie race, scooter race bean bag balancing race; getting ready for play and school; obstacle race; going to the market, treasure hunt and so much more, the learners had a variety of games to compete in and showcase their sports skill. 

This section’s sports competition was officiated by Mr. Jonathan Wynand Ssempa, an Old student of Greenhill Academy Primary and Secondary Schools and the Chairman Greenhill Academy Old Students’ Association (GHOSA).  In his speech, Mr. Jonathan thanked the parents for the great commitment they exhibited towards supporting their children and urged them to encourage their children to keep growing their talents. He also encouraged the children to continue growing and developing their sports skills. This entertaining event ended with Orange House emerging winners with 205 Points; a tie in the 2^nd  position with Red House and Blue House both having 191 points; Purple House in the 3rd position with 182 points; Yellow House in the 5^th position with 178 points and Green House in the 6th Position with 165 points.

The 20^th of July 2019 constituted more creative races in which pupils from P.3 to P.7 competed. The ceremony which was officiated by Mrs. Nancy Kakuru, the Chairman Greenhill Academy Technical Board Committee who was amazed at the resilience and teamwork exhibited by the pupils during the races which included the skipping race, relays, tug of war, the royal race, basketball shooting, football shooting, hurdles,  to mention but a few. This section’s competitions were concluded with Red House winning with 534 points; Yellow house in the 2nd place with 531 points; Purple House in the 3rd place with 342 points; Orange House in the 4th position with 330 points and; Blue House in the 5th position with 308 points and Green House in the 6th position with 299 points.

To all the pupils that took part in the competitions; you are all winners and we congratulate you. We also appreciate our sponsors of the day; DFCU bank, Sam’s Burgers, DSTV, Crown Beverages, Doctors’ Medical Center, Minet Insurance Company, Fafa Ice cream, Ultra Uganda Limited and Food Hub Uganda for having made the day a success. To our teachers and all the organizers, thank you for your hard work.

Keep extending your Horizons.

The 20^th of July 2019 marked yet another jam-packed Greenhill Academy Secondary School, Swimming Gala.

This event showcased the swimmers’ rare talents as they competed in various races like the butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle races to mention but a few as they were cheered on by their housemates. As the swimmers put on their best show to win, one could not help but notice the audience which marveled at the swimmers’ capabilities; no wonder Greenhill Academy also managed to scoop this year’s National Secondary Schools Swimming Title.

The Guest of Honor of the event, Ms. Molly Mugisha a parent of the school commended the coaches and swimmers for their hard work. In her speech, she thanked the parents in attendance for supporting their children and went on to encourage the swimmers to continue growing in their talents as these could take them ahead in life.

As the event came to an end, it was time to announce the positions of each of the houses. Highlighted below are the results from the event:

We would like to congratulate the winners, Blue House and all the swimmers for their dedication and hard work.

Keep Extending Your Horizons.

GREENHILL ACADEMY WINS BIG AT THE ANNUAL SWAS CLUBS’ CONVENTION

We are happy to announce that our SWAS Clubs, Greenhill Academy Primary Kibuli and Greenhill Academy Secondary Kibuli stood out during this year’s Annual School Water and Sanitation Clubs' Convention.

The event organized by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) hosted over 5000 students from over 30 districts in Uganda.

With a great display of confidence and creativity, the Greenhill Academy Secondary School SWAS Club managed to scoop the Wash Technology Innovation Award. This was not the only win for us as we also saw our Greenhill Academy Primary SWAS Club emerge the overall winners in the Primary/SWAS Stars Category for the 5^th time.

We are proud of our SWAS stars; thank you for keeping the Greenhill banner high.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” On Monday 17^th June the newly elected prefects 2019/2020 of Greenhill Academy Secondary Kibuli embarked on their leadership journey by taking an oath to serve the school to the best of their abilities during a colorful Swearing in Ceremony themed, Leadership is an action, not a position. The ceremony was graced by the Head of School Greenhill Primary School Buwaate, Mr. Benon Takirambudde.

After a moving praise and worship session, the ceremony was officially opened with an introduction of the theme by Mayeku Richard, the Outgoing Student Council Chairman.
In his address, he described leadership as an aspect that requires the best team and is about taking responsibility and not making excuses. He also emphasized that Leaders live to serve the people responsible for their position; good leaders must first become servants adding that, a leader is defined by the quality and the integrity of their actions. 

A clear sign of democracy; the outgoing leaders could be seen encouraging and happily handing over their offices’ instruments of power to their successors who were smartly clad in their new prefects’ uniform. Representing the outgoing prefects, the outgoing Head prefect Swatang George thanked the school for their support and encouraged the new incumbents to raise the bar even higher as the rest of the school was ecstatic and could not wait to see what they have in store. He urged them to work as a team with the school concluding his address with the quote, ‘Change happens when ordinary people come together for a common goal’.

The above nostalgic speech was then followed by a speech from the newly elected, Head Prefect Ronnie Ninziza who appreciated the work done by the outgoing cabinet. She urged her cabinet to work together as a team and toil to produce the fruit that Greenhill expects them to produce. She also encouraged the team to remain focused, disciplined and to never give up when unforeseen circumstances arise.

After the Head of School, Mr. Francis Twesigawe and the Rector, Mrs. Joy Veronica Maraka had addressed the audience both thanking the outgoing prefects for the work well done and encouraging the newly elected prefects, it was now time for the Guest of Honor to share a few words of wisdom with the students.  

Mr. Benon opened his address with a story about Abraham Lincoln’s life and the struggles and failures He went through before becoming one of the most influential presidents of the United States of America urging the students to never give up nor be derailed by the challenges they may face.

He urged the leaders to be exemplary; empathetic; spiritual; to always plan and prioritize and, to never act impulsively. He further encouraged them to always be willing to learn because leadership is about humility and continuous learning. With reference to Romans 13: 1-12, Mr. Benon concluded his speech by urging the school to respect and work with the Leaders because God has chosen for them.

Something quite rare, the parents of the different prefects too attended the ceremonies and had a chance to witness their daughters and sons take on an important journey that will indeed shape the rest of their life; surely a memory never to forget.

We would like to thank the students for taking part in the voting process and the electoral commission, teachers and school administration that ensured the whole process was free and fair.

To the outgoing cabinets; we would like to thank you for the great and exemplary work done.

To the incoming leaders lead by Ninziza Ronnie the incoming Head prefect and Tongun Emmanuel the incoming Students’ Council Chairperson; we congratulate you upon being elected into your respective offices. We wish you the best of luck and look forward to interacting with you.

To everyone out there; you too are a leader in different aspects. Leadership comes from Use it wisely!

Below is the full list of all the Incoming Prefects and Students’ Council Members.

I am Grace Mukayuhi; a Greenhill Academy Primary Kibuli product (1995-1998) turned Greenhill Primary School Buwaate parent from 2014 to date.

I was a pupil at Greenhill Academy Primary (Kibuli) from 1995 till 1998; my experience while there was a rich one. Little wonder then, that when I had children of my own, Greenhill Academy would be my first-choice school for them.

I have fond memories, of the Late Mrs. Wambuzi, Mr. Lubwama Sam, Mr. Odoi, Mr. Higiro, Mrs. Winyi, and many other teachers. Greenhill Academy offered us a truly holistic education; we had sports, drama, music and dance, cookery, arts, and crafts, etc. It is at Greenhill that my interest in keeping up with current affairs was birthed since we had to review the newspapers daily, read particular articles, and write summaries of the same; you couldn’t enter the class without ‘news’ being checked and signed.

Greenhill inculcated in me great values among which was the notion of ‘excellence in all you do’; we were trained to deliver 100% in everything that we did be it academics, sports, music, and dance, arts and crafts, etc. I currently work as the Information Integrity Manager at Compuscan CRB and I still aim at attaining excellence in all that I do; I am solution-oriented in all situations and aim at exceeding each client’s expectations. Even as a mother, I do remind my children to give in their best in everything that they do.

Another great value I obtained while at Greenhill was paying attention to detail; to date, I’m detail-oriented and overly neat in the way I write and handle assignments. My friends often tease me about using different colors of ink as I make notes.  I’m one person that loves to plan events and activities, and I will have everything handled in an orderly manner; as a result, I’m the unofficial ‘events manager’ within my family and inner circle.

It is at Greenhill Academy that the virtue of respect and gratitude for all persons was born in me. After every lesson, we would stand up and thank our teachers thus, “Thank you, Teacher, for your kind service rendered.” We were taught to respect each and every person in life; from the cooks, cleaners, teachers to the headmistress. Every person is to be treated with the utmost respect. As someone that now works with customers and works to have their complaints and queries resolved in the shortest time possible, the aspect of respect has helped me immensely; each individual I encounter is treated with utmost respect and courtesy.

One of my ‘sternest’ memories is one where, during her lesson, I glanced at my watch; Mrs. Wambuzi gave me a serious tongue-lashing about how rude that was! Till today, I cannot look at my watch while in a meeting or while in any congregation.

To me, Greenhill Academy is not just a school; it is an experience; one that I thoroughly enjoyed, and one that my offspring are currently enjoying. I am proudly a Greenhill product turned Greenhill parent.

THE SCHOOL WATER AND SANITATION (SWAS) CLUB’S ASSEMBLY.

At Greenhill Academy, we value our environment and seek to protect it and; it is no wonder that we have vibrant School Water and Sanitation (SWAS) clubs in both our primary and secondary sections. The morning of Monday 10^th June 2019 was when the Greenhill Academy School Water And Sanitation Club (SWAS) had an opportunity to lead the Secondary school assembly under the theme: “Nurturing Water Sources Together’’.

The major objective of this Assembly was to share knowledge and awareness about water, sanitation and the Environment. The assembly was graced by our dear Rector of the Greenhill Academy schools, Mrs. J.V Maraka; the guest of honor Ms. Esther Chebet – the SWAS coordinator at the National Water And Sewerage Cooperation; the head teacher, Greenhill Academy secondary section, Mr. Francis Twesigawe among other administrators. The unique guests of the morning were the SWAS stars from Greenhill Academy  Primary, Kibuli who performed a moving poem about environmental conservation.
 

The assembly began with an opening prayer and an intense session of Praise and worship. This session would later end with intercessions which ushered us into another educative session in line with the theme of the assembly. The items of this session included a skit on the need to conserve our environment; a quiz on general knowledge relating to water and sanitation; a captivating  poetry recital from the primary school SWAS stars and an another poetry piece from the SWAS Club secondary, entitled ‘’Let’s nurture the Nile; the quencher of our thirst’’. The club drove further their message home with the vigorous dances during the entertainment session in the form of traditional dances and contemporary dance.

As a club, we extend our sincere gratitude to the school administration, the SWAS club Patron, Mrs. Victoria Mwesigwa and the President, Christabella Keza S.3 for guiding the younger generation into caring for our water sources, environment, and good sanitation in and outside of the school.

Let’s save our environment; let’s save life.

GREENHILL ACADEMY, SECONDARY STAFF ASSEMBLY, TERM 2 2019.

The secondary school section had the beginning of term two staff assembly on Wednesday 05^th June, 2019 from 07:00am to 09:00am.

Being the first assembly and above all, led by the teaching staff, the students were ecstatic about the morning. One could easily tell from their beaming faces that something educative and exciting was about to unravel.

The week’s theme was ‘The price of success is hard work’. Truly, the teachers had put in the hard work and that was exhibited in the numerous items presented.

Among the items were the passionate prayers said for the entire Greenhill Academy family; the exciting and comprehensive news items in different languages; and the amazing dramatic poem that got the students delighted.

The climax of the assembly was the traditional dance from Eastern Uganda in particular, Busoga land. The rich costuming added much colour to the presentation that saw many students and guests join in the dance. It was a masterpiece of a presentation.

After the dance, normalcy was only restored among the students when the head teacher came on to address the school on the week’s theme and other crucial expectations from the learners as they gear up for the new school term. When all was said and done, the staff assembly ended setting off the entire school to begin an excellent term.

We welcome you all to the new term; ensure to give nothing but the best.

Greenhill Academy Marks Its 5^th Annual Men's Day

As we gear up to celebrate Father’s Day on the 21^st of June 2019, it is of great significance to also recognize all gentlemen-both young and old for the contribution they make in society. In light of this, Greenhill Academy has for the past five years set aside a Men’s Day where men are celebrated and given a special assembly to showcase the various talents they possess to the students, staff, and parents; something quite rare in many schools.

This year’s theme was ‘The Excellence in Me’ and the day’s main event — an assembly held on the 31st May 2019 — was presided over by the Deputy Inspector General of the Uganda Police Force, Major General Steven Sabiti Muzeyi. 

The men clad in white and black showcased their singing and dancing skills as they opened up the assembly with an energetic praise and worship session followed by a message from Rev. Gerald Ayebare who encouraged the boys and men in the audience to execute all their duties just as Daniel in the Bible did; diligently and faithfully.

This session was then followed by a quiz about different male personalities to remind us of the achievements men have made. With the same vigour as they started, the men performed the famous Ekitagururo dance reminding us to be proud of our culture and heritage. Football is part of many men and boys and it is no wonder a dribbling challenge was also included as one of the items of the assembly.

The creativity of the teachers was further showcased when they presented an original song composition and creative dance composition of dances from the past such as calypso and running man to the present dance styles that left many of the pupils excited and the older generation nostalgic.

The Head of the Primary Section Kibuli,  Moses Kirinya informed the audience that the 5^th Annual Men’s Day celebration was special as it coincided with the school’s silver jubilee anniversary. He encouraged the audience to be excellent in all that they do before inviting the Greenhill Academy Rector,  Joy Veronica Maraka to also address the learners, parents, and staff.

She congratulated the men of Greenhill Academy and emphasized: “just:  as we celebrate the girl child, it is also important to celebrate the boy child.” She urged the old and young men present to be good men who she described as "secure and confident but not arrogant; treat everyone with respect; know that giving respect and agreement are not the same; know that the key in life is to give kindness, humility, and grace adding that; for a good man there is no one that is little”.

Major General Muzeyi commended the teachers for their energy and great performance before recalling that Jesus Christ was the true depiction of a man of substance — gentle, wise and full of love adding that all men should emulate him. He added that “as men, we should strive to be the very image of God. Like Christ, men of integrity and honesty. We have an obligation to bring up the younger generation into men of substance.”

On the 30th of May 2019, the Greenhill Primary School Buwaate Teachers welcomed back their pupils in style with a jam-packed assembly themed, ‘My Attitude My Strength'.

During this exciting assembly, the teachers showcased their music, dance and drama skills through various entertaining presentations.

The assembly was opened up with an uplifting Praise, Worship, Bible reading session and moving prayers.  This session was then followed by a mime from the Kindergarten teachers entitled ‘I believe’, which many of the learners found very uplifting.

The teachers then went ahead to showcase their amazing drama skills in a captivating skit called, ‘The naughty children’ which narrated the story of two naughty children who were brought up to be undisciplined and disrespectful by their parents. With the intervention of other parents from society, these children were then helped to realize their mistakes and changed to become better people.

At Greenhill Academy, we take pride in who we are and it’s no wonder that the items that followed which were, the traditional Akogo dance and a traditional instrumental composition where the teachers showcased their skills as far as playing instruments such as the drums, thumb piano, xylophone to mention but a few is concerned.

The assembly was concluded by a speech from the Head of School and the Rector, Mrs. Joy Veronica Maraka who thanked the teachers for having outdone themselves and indeed set the pace for the upcoming assemblies of the term.

To our teachers, thank you for the beautiful assembly.

Keep Extending your Horizons.