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'''Our Lady of Lourdes College''' (Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School) Mankon is a [[Roman Catholic]], [[all-girls]] [[secondary school]] located in Mankon, [[Bamenda]] in the [[Northwest Province (Cameroon)|Northwest Region]] of [[Cameroon]]. It is run by the Holy Rosary Sisters under the authority of the [[Archdiocese of Bamenda]]. The school produces some of the best students in the country academically<span id="QUESTIONABLEJOURNAL"> </span>.<ref>The Cameroon GCE Board Online Results 2012 Centre Number 1025'' (the [http://riiwealthsolutions.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/cameroonian-gce-results-2012-advanced-levels-complete/])</ref>
'''Our Lady of Lourdes College''' (Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School) Mankon is a [[Roman Catholic]], [[all-girls]] [[secondary school]] located in Mankon, [[Bamenda]] in the [[Northwest Province (Cameroon)|Northwest Region]] of [[Cameroon]]. It is run by the Holy Rosary Sisters under the authority of the [[Archdiocese of Bamenda]]. The school produces some of the best students in the country academically<span id="QUESTIONABLEJOURNAL"> </span>.<ref>The Cameroon GCE 2012 Online Results Centre Number 1025'' (search "1025" for lourdes [http://riiwealthsolutions.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/cameroonian-gce-results-2012-advanced-levels-complete/])</ref>


==History==
==History==
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*[http://www.lesans.org Lourdes ex-Students Association (LESA) USA]
*[http://www.lesans.org Lourdes ex-Students Association (LESA) USA]
*[http://www.lesausa.org LESA USA Alumni]
*[http://www.lesausa.org LESA USA Alumni]
*[http://riiwealthsolutions.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/cameroonian-gce-results-2012-advanced-levels-complete/]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:31, 2 August 2012

Our Lady of Lourdes College
Location
Mankon
,
Bamenda
P.O Box 92

 Cameroon
Information
School typePrivate, all-girls Boarding school
MottoTo Serve With Love
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1963
FounderFr. Nabben
AuthorityArchdiocese of Bamenda
School codeCenter N° 1025
PrincipalSr. Eucharia Ndidi
ClassesForm 1-Uppersixth
Average class size40
LanguageEnglish
HousesImmaculata, Rosary, Fatima, Bernadette, Shanahan, St Paul
Color(s)Beige and red   
NicknameOLLSS, OLALOCO, Spain city
NewspaperSchool magazine
Graduates~2800
AlumniLESA
AnthemCome Children of the Rosary
Websitehttp://www.lourdescollege.cm//

Our Lady of Lourdes College (Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School) Mankon is a Roman Catholic, all-girls secondary school located in Mankon, Bamenda in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is run by the Holy Rosary Sisters under the authority of the Archdiocese of Bamenda. The school produces some of the best students in the country academically .[1]

History

The school was founded in 1963 by Father Nabben who was a Parish Priest for St. Joseph's Parish Mankon. He wanted to offer education for girls, especially at a period when female education was not a priority. Upon completion of a school building in 1963, he asked Bishop Peeter, who was the Catholic Bishop of West Cameroon, permission to open the school. St. Joseph's Parish Mankon generously donated a building and the establishment was named and entrusted into the care of Our Lady of Lourdes.

On 15 October 1963, its doors were opened to the first 35 girls. Our Lady of Lourdes College joined Saker Baptist College and Queen of the Rosary College Okoyong, as the only all-girls secondary schools in Cameroon.

Throughout the years Our Lady of Lourdes College has expanded with new buildings, new facilities and programs with about a thousand students enrolled yearly.[2]The association of ex-students is known as the Lourdes Ex-Students Association (LESA) and ex-students are called LESANS.[3]

Golden Jubilee (1963-2013)

The college will celebrate 50 years of existence on 5 January 2013 and the launching of the Golden Jubilee preparations took place in Cameroon on 28 January 2012 at the college campus.[4] Other LESA branches all over the world will be launching activities in 2012 in preparation for the Golden Jubilee in 2013.[5]

Administration

Principals:

  • Rev. Sister Eucharia Ndidi since 2003
  • Rev. Sister Bernadette Ukadike 1995 - 2003
  • Rev. Sister Mercy 1995
  • Rev. Sister Mary Neville
  • Rev. Sister Nuala Lahert
  • From 1963 [citation needed]


Houses:

  • The six houses are Immaculata, Rosary, Fatima, Bernadette, and the two high school houses Shanahan and Saint Paul for Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth students respectively. Students are lodged in dormitories within the six houses. Each house is assigned a color - sky blue, green, red, yellow and deep blue respectively.

Prefects:

  • Senior prefect and assistant senior prefect.
  • Other prefects include house captains, dormitory captains, sports captains, refectorians, sanitarians, infirmarians, labour prefects, religious prefects, class prefects, study prefects.

Admission:

  • Exams and interviews are usually organised on campus before the beginning of a new academic year.[6]

Spiritual life

  • Daily mass celebrations at the school chapel on weekdays and at the St Joseph parish on Sundays.
  • Retreats: Retreats are organised for all classes in order for students to withdraw from other school activities for some days so as to commune with God in prayer and reflection.
  • Students from other Christian denominations are allowed to go and worship in their nearby churches on Sundays (or for other holy obligations).

Clubs and social activities

  • Daily activities:Mass celebration, breakfast, chores (charges), classes, lunch, siesta, sports, supper, evening preps.
  • Sports: volleyball, basketball, handball, lawn tennis, table tennis, athletics.
  • Clubs: Music, Drama, Dancing, French, Drawing, Science, Health, Environmental, and Judo,
  • Outings and visiting days: once per term
  • Inter-house competitions.
  • Inter-school sports events.
  • Prize-giving ceremonies.
  • French cultural evenings.

Feasts

References

  1. ^ The Cameroon GCE 2012 Online Results Centre Number 1025 (search "1025" for lourdes [1])
  2. ^ http://www.lourdescollege.cm/index.php/education
  3. ^ The Our Lady of Lourdes Ex-students website (graduating classes from 1968 [2])
  4. ^ Launching of Golden Jubilee in Bamenda
  5. ^ Lourdes is 50! Jubilee program
  6. ^ http://www.lourdescollege.cm/index.php/education/admission/

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