Graduates told to be vocal

PAPUA New Guinea needs intelligent people in its workforce who can stand up and ask a lot of intelligent questions to lead the development of the nation.
This was the message given to students at the Wawin National High School on Wednesday during the school’s 15th graduation by Deputy Opposition Leader and Bulolo MP Sam Basil.
“You should learn to stand up and be vocal if something goes wrong and speak out your thoughts without fear when you go out in the workforce,” Basil said.
“Be prepared to be good citizens; our country needs young men and women who can use their intelligence to ask questions and who should not be afraid to ask questions when something is wrong.”
Basil, who was the guest of honour at the school, urged the graduates to be mindful of developing the country as young leaders that would be benefiting from the economy.
The theme of the graduation ceremony was “Serving through education”.
Wawin National High School was established in 2001 through the Chinese government aid and has been contributing to educating students from across the country for over 16 years. It is located outside Lae in the Huon Gulf district of Morobe.
Principal Pal Pu commended on the academic excellence of the students and reported that the 2016 academic year was a very challenging year but the school managed to pull through with assistance from business houses and stakeholders.
The sponsors of the graduation were the Chemicare Group, Huon Real Estate, Consumtek, Zilu Scientific, Elle Gas and the International Training Institute in Lae.
The 2016 dux award for the social science stream was given to Jonathan Panapan and the science award was by Israel Kilawe.
Two students were given academic scholarships by the International Training institute for studies in 2017.