Busybees & Westmills Yearbook 2017

ART & DESIGN @ WM S

FAMILY FUN
Myles Ekong,Year 10

STREET SELLER
Myles Ekong
Year 10

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ART & DESIGN @ WM S

By Myles Ekong Etim
Year 10

TEXTURAL CONTRAST
By Joanna Lot,Year 10

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By Jeffery Etim
Year 9

PULLED APART
By Rayana Mehsen,
Year 10

PORTRAITURE
By Michelle Issa
Year 12

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STREET SELLER
By Myles Ekong,Year 10

TEXTURAL CONTRAST
By Joanna Lot,Year 10

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MARKET DAY
By Myles Ekong,Year 10

PATTERN DECORATION
By Rim Fakih,Year 11

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STRIPES
By Zainab Fawaz,Year 10

By Rim Fakih
Year 11

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STREET SELLER
Myles Ekong,Year 10

SVEVA VALSESIA
Year 12

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PULLED APART
year 10 Group work

By Sveva Valsesia
Year 12

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PAINTING EFFECT ON FOOT WEARS
Maroun Dib,Year 7

Michelle Issa
Year 12

By Sveva Valsesia Todimu Obidipe
Year 12 Year 8

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INTERVIEW WITH MR. OLIVER TERANTE

Our interview with Mr Oliver Terante, the best working years have
Sales and Marketing director at Orange been here.It has been very
Drugs,Nigeria,was a very enlightening and rosy. I’ve been here 12
inspiring experience. Here are excerpts from the years, lived in Apapa for
interview.Enjoy. about 5 to 6 years. Life is
simple here, unlike Manila
Given Nigeria’s present economic situation, where there are many
what challenges and prospects do you think distractions.
the future market holds for your company?
It is a true test of marketing; understanding the market What was the most
daily, especially given fluctuations in the currency. The difficult market to
naira’s stability for the past 8 weeks however, has been penetrate?
good. China. It was especially
difficult because they have a different way of writing and
To what extent does your job rely on speaking.We were forced to learn Chinese; had classes
technology? Do you think it gives any special every Friday. The easiest was Nigeria because it is an
advantages or is it dispensable? English speaking country and the people here are very
The world is getting flat.That is people know about what friendly.Customers respond well.
is going on around the world within minutes. Before now,
people had to sell manually but not anymore.Things are What has your most difficult challenge been?
relatively faster,if you don’t adapt to technology,you’d be Raising kids. This is because they are actual human
left behind. beings and they are always different from each other
even though they are from the same mother and father.
What is one truth you believe in that most
people disagree with you on? How did you cope with distractions?
Most people find it hard to believe that I grew up on a I remember that my family is always my number one
farm. priority. Before family came I remembered I had nothing
and this kept me focused.
What kept you going?
The fact that I had nothing. Having nothing made me What specific mental, physical, emotional
want to have something.This birthed insecurity and so it /and/or spiritual activities do you engage to
made me always want to prove myself. I psychologically keep yourself working at your optimum
conditioned myself to believe this so it could be that I was level?
the poorest kid in class but the brightest.This helped me
be valedictorian from elementary through university. I I believe in divine providence; that there is a divine being
believe this mental sharpness is a gift from God. watching over us and ordering our steps. I am very
careful with my food intake and I exercise daily.

If you could go back and give your 21 year old If you could solve one problem in the world,
self a valuable piece of advice, what would what would that problem be?
you say? I would try to solve the problem of hunger in the world
By this time I was out of university already. I would say
‘repeat what you did when you were 21’ because I did What advise do you have for young people
not give up on my dreams when I wasn’t accepted into like us
the school where I wanted to teach originally. I simply Listen to your parents and take them as your best friends
took the next opportunity that arose and that was in even though it’s hard. You should always listen to your
sales teachers as they can be a guide to a successful future.
Also study hard yourself because only you can take
What’s has your working experience been yourself further.
like?
I’ve moved from Manila to China to Indonesia and then Reporting: Deborah Akugbe, Wesley Etim and
Nigeria. Nigeria has a terrible image overseas but my Todimu Obidipe

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INTERVIEW WITH DAME REBECCA AIKHOMU

This report is on leadership and how time to raise them right, using a different way of
Nigerian women face the challenges of disciplining a child than always screaming or
motherhood and being a leader back in threatening to flog.
the day. Dame Rebecca Aikhomu had a lot of
experience as a leader through her years as being Q: What is the nature of your involvement with
the wife to our former vice president Admiral the Lions Club and how can the club help
Augustus Aikhomu, and being a leader herself. improve the quality of life of Nigerians?
Through her days in the office and what she A: The Lions Club is a great avenue through
learned, she took it upon herself to share some which I inspire young women to be leaders and
wisdom on what it takes to be a leader. This encourage them to be independent. I also joined
interview was conducted by Isabel Nimmyel and the lions club and helps charities and people until
Chioma Godfrey. today who are less fortunate by sponsoring them
and trying to make Nigeria a better place.
Q: By your own experience in leadership as the
Dame, to what extent do women need to be Q: What in your opinion are the unique
involved in leadership in Nigeria? challenges facing Nigeria and in what ways are
A: In our environment today, women are the challenges of leadership in the past different
believed to be incapable or unworthy to be from today?
leaders. Women are a crucial part of our A:You can’t really judge and compare how things
environment and without women it simply
cannot work. Just as you cannot survive
without a woman at home you cannot survive
without a woman in our political economy.Any
nation where women are not involved is not a
nation at all.

Q: Please tell us about your experience as a are now and then. Some things are better now
nurse.How interesting/ challenging was it? than they were then, some things were better
A: Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a than they are now and some things are the same.
nurse.When I was younger,I believed everyone
was sick. I felt like I needed to help everyone, Q: Do you have any words of advice for us future
everywhere. But not everyone was supportive leaders?
of this decision. As a child, my mother didn’t A: You must serve your people to lead them and
believe I could handle being a nurse. But I was you must trust God in all you do. Always have
prepared to prove her wrong and show that integrity, I should see yourself as a child of God,
“yes” I could do it. Of course, it wasn’t going to lead by example, be strong and very determined
be easy at first,but as time went by,I became very to move forward.As a leader,be a servant to your
good at my work, and learned to love it. One of followers and always have a mindset. Maintain
the quotes in which she liked to use is “once a self-respect and never be afraid.
nurse,always a nurse.”
Reporting: Chioma Godfrey, Isabel Nimmyel,
Q: How were you able to balance the demands Adekunle Adesanya
of motherhood and such a challenging career?
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attend to my duties as the dame and raise a family
of 6 children. But to me, family is very important
and it always came first. Luckily I didn’t have to
travel out often so I had time for my children and

SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH DR.TAHIR

Ahmadiya Hospital, Lagos

Doctor Tahir is the special consultant, that we doctors should never take things too
Ahmadiya hospitalApapa,Lagos. easy because we never know what might go
wrong. If we want to do the job with do it with
This interview was conducted by Zainab Jomaa everything we got whether it is easy or not.
on Friday 12 May 2017.
Once done with the tour, we finally got the
Q:What is a typical day like for you? chance to speak to the doctor, Mr Tahir and ask
A: The day starts of simple if there are no him a few questions.Here are a few of them:
emergencies.We deal with the patients and then
with the emergency services.Usually work start Q1: Please tell us about your work and
off at 8am till 6pm for me. education experience. What was it that
led you to become a medical doctor.
Q: Could you name three of the most A: I started in Primary One and believe that
challenging aspects of your profession? hard work brings out success. My teachers and
A: Every step and everything we do is father always tried to bring out the best in me.
challenging but all that matters is the way we do
the work and how hard we work to achieve it. Q2: Why did you choose to specialize in
surgery?
Q: Do you think there is a type of person A: I never wanted to be a surgeon but when I
suited to become a doctor?What key skill finally chose it, I was glad. I was encouraged by
would one need to become a doctor? my father and I love the satisfaction of helping
A: No,I think that it is god’s gift to us humans,it’s others.
just that we need to work towards it and
achieve the goals.To become a doctor you have Q3: How challenging has it been
to go through steps and stages and at the final practicing in Nigeria?
stage you choose the major either surgeons, A: It is Challenging but I believe that it allowed
pediatrician,gynecologist and so much more. me save lives.

Q: What are the three most interesting Q4:The most important piece of advice
aspects of being a surgeon? for a medical doctor in training?
A: the best thing about being a surgeon is when A: Listening to your teacher and working hard
we save other people lives, or when the solves everything.
operation goes smoothly. One thing I learnt is

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INTERVIEW WITH MR. DIPO OGUNWEMIMO

Mr Dipo Ogunwemimo is the Q: How important is technology to
Managing Director of Grand your business?
Marine Oil and Gas, a company A:Technology has assisted me a lot in the
that is into the sales and distribution of aspect of business development and
petroleum products.He also has business research. This makes the work much
interests in security services and easier and faster
agriculture. The following excerpts from
our interview with him provide great Q:What are the qualities needed to
insights into business success.Enjoy. be successful in life?
A: Humility, sacrifice, education, passion,
Q: In what ways have your hard work, discipline, diligence. With
experiences in business help you? these characteristics, I feel one can go far
A: Business has helped me to learn more in his/her life
about cultures;travelling on business trips
and visiting new places has opened my Q: How involved are you with the
eyes to new scene of culture and so I am apapa community?
able to speak several languages and A:Yes,I am very much involved.I believe in
identify different nationalities and what they call community awareness;
ethnicities just from learning people’s being involved with the people around
names your community and providing assistance
in time of need.
Q: How has your education
prepared you for entrepreneurship? Q:Do you enjoy reading books?
A: Education has helped me to an extent A: Well, yes, I do, I enjoy reading books.
although at times,education does not give They inspire me and broadening my
you all the skills you need.Experience and knowledge. I particularly like
character matter very much in the autobiographies and so on.
business.

Q: What made you go into oil
and gas business?
A:I actually had no intention of going
into the business initially but along
the way, I generated a passion for it
because a fishing company that I
worked with put me in charge of
bunkering [refuelling marine
vessels]. It has become my means of
living now.

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Inter-House
Sports Competition

THE TASTE OF VICTORY

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Inter House Sports

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Inter House Sports

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Inter House Sports

catch me if you can

focus

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Inter House Sports

on the move

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Inter House Sports

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Inter House Sports 1ST

GREEN HOUSE PRIZE

2ND BLUE HOUSE
PRIZE
ORANGE HOUSE 3RD
PRIZE

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AISEN Basketball Competition

let’s do this!

Female Basketball Team Male BasketballTeam

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AISEN
BADMINTON
COMPETITION

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CAREERS WORD SEARCH

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2016 Graduation/Prize Giving Day

...on to the next level

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2016 Graduation/Prize Giving Day

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2016 Graduation/Prize Giving Day

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sing Noel

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Santa is coming to town

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Do the Christmas Boogie

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Divine

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...one leg up

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Children’s Day Bazaar

To celebrate children’s day,we
had children’s day party and
bazaar within the school
premises on a beautiful Friday
afternoon. Children, parents and
members of staff alike had so much
fun that it was difficult to call an end
to the party. Children had a wide
variety of fun activities to choose
from including video games, water
fights and bouncy castle. In addition
to food and drinks, many items such
as clothes and electronic gadgets
were also available for sale. Most of
the proceeds of the bazaar were
used in the planning and
organization of the Graduation
ceremony.

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Children’s Day Bazaar

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Science Fair

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Our science fair this year was one
for the ages. All of our students,
from BusyBees to West Mills,
engaged in high-level research to develop
intelligent hypotheses which they
demonstrated though scientific methods of
experimentation and came to conclusions
that ranged from the insightful to the mind-
blowing. Our year 11s built a radio that
transmitted live while one of our year 9s
demonstrated a simple way of extracting
DNA.These among many other impressive
creations show that our students are
prepared to solve some of the most
pressing problems of the 21st century
through the agency of science.

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Science Fair

Science is simply the word we use to describe a method of organising
our curiosity –Tim Minchin.

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Science Fair

“The Science of
today is the

technology of
tomorrow.”

-Edward Teller

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Visit to Little Saints Orphanage

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2017

HOPE

Our 11-14 year olds entered a global competition organised by the British
Council called ‘Your World.’ The students were required to direct and
shoot a video that demonstrates their own interpretation of ‘Hope’. It was
a rigorous process that required a series of retakes and amendments but it was,more
importantly, another opportunity for our students to learn and express their
creativity.
The most profound and enlightening aspect of the whole experience was
the students’ visit to the Little Saints Orphanage.The students got to
interact with the orphans, discussed their shared experiences and
aspirations with them and made new friends.They left the orphanage
with a renewed sense of hope and an understanding of their role in
creating the future they want to see.
Footage from this visit was used in the students’ video entry
and……WE ARE THE COUNTRY WINNER OF YOUR
WORLD COMPETITION FOR 2017!!!!!!!

WestMills Juniour

Country winner first place award

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

ACADEMIC RECORD BREAKERS 2016/2017
1. Praise Micheal - 99% overall,Year 1
2. Dib Maround - 14A* ,Year 7
3. Simi Aluko - 7A*, 2A and 1B, IGCSE 2015
4. Simi Aluko - Physics A*, Math A and French A
in A'Level Cambridge exam 2016

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CAMBRIDGE EXAMS 2016
a. Checkpoint - Mohanned Shamaraney
A* Physics, Maths & Chemistry
b. IGCSE - Adekunle Adesanya
IGCSE 2016 - Best Overall results
c. A Level - Simi Aluko
Best Overall result

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES 2016/2017

Best Musician (Christmas Concert) - Jean Pierre

Best Actress (Christmas Concert - Primary) - Joy Sule

Public Speaking (Independence Day) - Sunrise Ushie

Strongest student in Tug of War

(Interhouse Sports) - Sveva Valsesia

Best Actress (APSAF) - Aderike Adesanya

Best Actor (APSAF) - Fejiro David Obaro

Best Dancer (APSAF - Igbo Dance) - Covenant David

Best Dancer (APSAF - Hausa Dance) - Isabel Nimmyel

Best Dancer (APSAF - Labanese Dance) - Rim Fakih

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR PARENTS

who have contributed to the school's growth in the 2016/2017 session

1. Cpt & Mrs. Nimmyel
2. Mr. & Mrs. Infante
3. Mr. & Mrs.Aja
4. Miss Ebi Aikhomu

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“
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection
we can catch excellence.
-Vince Lombardi

Maroun Dib, through his extraordinary feat of academic
excellence has proven the truth of the above statement.
By achieving the highest number of A* grades by a student
since the inception of West Mills British School, he has not
only shown that he has habituated the pursuit of excellence
but alsoserves as inspiration to his peers that excellence is

possible and achievable.

Congratulations!!!

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In addition to our many great completed her IGCSEs, will be also be spending
accomplishments as a school this year, we the summer at Brown University, Connecticut,
are also proud to announce that many of our as she has been accepted into their annual
students will be travelling to different countries summer programme for aspiring scientists and
to commence various academic and leadership engineers.
programmes at some of the highest ranking
universities in the world. Last but not the least, Sunrise Ushie, one of our
year 11s, will be joining her peers from all over
Similoluwa Aluko, one of our graduation the world in Zimbabwe for this year’s edition of
students, received offers of admission from five the Yale Young African Scholars program.West
prestigious universities in the U.S.A as a result Mills British School has been represented in this
of her outstanding academic profile and programme every year for the last four years;
leadership qualities. She has decided to join Sunrise has been preceded by Celine Aju and
Johns Hopkins University’s Civil Engineering SimiloluwaAluko and will be carrying the legacy
programme because she has been offered a of distinction that they have set.
generous scholarship that reflects the school’s
belief in her ability to contribute meaningfully These students have shown that our aspiration
to their reputation. towards global relevance is achievable and we
remain determined to continue to groom
Sveva Valsesia, another one of our graduating potential world leaders whose ultimate goal is
students, will start her journey to become a to use their God given talents to make the
world renowned graphics designer at world a better place.
University of Dundee in Scotland later this year.
Congratulations guys.
Feyishayo Aluko, a year 10 student who has just

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Fully Staffed Stringent security
Large play area with Safe, beautiful &
swimming pool serene setting

“Home away from home”.

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Autographs

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Autographs

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