CGA's 7th Graduation

On Friday, February 15th, CGA’s 7th class of students graduated 8th grade. Over 200 students have now come through CGA’s primary school and moved on to higher levels of education. Many of these 200 students would have never reached to the end of primary school without a ministry like CGA.  When the school began back in 1997 in response to the AIDS pandemic, the goal was to provide a quality education for the AIDS orphans and other needy children in the community. For 15 years Christ’s Gift Academy has been doing exactly that, and so much more. In addition to educating these children, the school also works hard to instill the Word of God in their students along with helping to meet their basic physical needs including food, clothing, medical assistance and other essentials. We strive to help them develop Christian character so that they can take the authority of God’s Kingdom to every domain of life in Kenya. These children are the future of Kenya!

This year’s graduation saw 27 students march across the stage to receive their certificate and the school’s gift of a Bible. It was a unique class because the girls outnumbered the boys 2 to 1. After the marching, specific students were rewarded for their performance in each subject, along with the top overall, most improved and Christian Character. A complete list of the recipients in included below. After the awards presentation, parents, guardians, and special guests were given time to present speeches encouraging the students in their future. Then there was a joint prayer for the class as they set off on a new adventure.

After the ceremony, everyone was fed a nice lunch with the graduates and their parents/guardians as the honored guests being served meat, rice, fish and a bottle of soda.

The next week the students were busy reporting to various secondary schools throughout the country, happy and excited to be continuing on in their education with the support of Christ’s Gift Academy!

 

 

Awards:

Christian Character- Mary Amisi and Collince Okeyo
Top Overall- Esther Juma (2nd best girls in the district)
Top Boy- Dancan Elisha
Most Improved- Shadrack Ooro and Syprose Akoth
Social Studies/Religous- Esther Atieno and Isaiah Owino
Science- Lucy Cynthia and Fenny Adhiambo
Math- Nancy Alice Mokeira and Calvince Oduor
English- Wendy Melanie and Dennis Mboya
Kiswahili- Beatrice Atieno and James Okach

List of all the Graduates

Austin Odiwuor Otege

Beatrice Atieno Maklago

Calvince Oduor Ochich

Cecilia Anyango Ndiege

Collince Omondi Okeyo

Dancan Elisha Onyango

Dennis Mboya Osii

Emmaculate Atieno Onyango

Esther Auma Juma

Esther Juma Atieno

Faith Achieng Lumbwa

Fenny Adhiambo Otieno

Isaiah Owino Ooro

James Okach

John Okello Dache

Lorna Apiyo Wanga

Lucy Cynthia Auma

Mary Amisi Orwa

Mildred Anyango Anode

Nancy Alice Mokeira

Sarah Achieng Odhiambo

Shadrack Onyango Ooro

Syprose Akoth Oswere

Tecla Agutu Osodo

Valary Achieng Otieno

Wendy Melanie Opiyo

Winnie Adhiambo Otara