School Art, Culture Festival : Centre Region Acknowledges Colleges, Students

It was joyful continuation of extra-curricular activities for many school officials and students in the Centre Region on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. They returned home beaming with broad smiles after collecting handsome prizes at the 2021 Fair’Arts or school art and cultural festival for the Centre Region. The event, which began on March 24, 2021, was concluded at the Cameroon Cultural Centre in Yaounde. Speaking at the occasion, the Centre Regional Delegate for Secondary Education, Jean Paul Marcellin Mebada, admonished students to develop their creative talents and never neglect extra-curricular activities.
A total of 24 prizes worth 1.250 million FCFA, plus school bags, T-shirts and exercise books were given out, all sponsored by a local brewery. The jury headed by Noundji David, comedian and director, awarded prizes in two main categories - school and individual performance. According to Avouzoa Justine Christine, Centre Regional Art Inspector and President of the network of art and culture trainers, “Concertation des Encadreurs du Réseau de Formation des Elèves du Secondaire en Arts et Culture,” CERFESAC, the best school in each domain took 100,000 FCFA, while the best individual performance received 25,000 FCFA.
The Best Theatre Troupe went to Lycée de Tsinga; best drawing and painting, Institut de sciences et techniques de l’enseignement; best instrumental music, Lycée Général Leclerc; best musical voice, Lycée de Mballa II; and best dance group, Lycée Général Leclerc. Others in the same category were best slam, Collège de la Retraite; best handicraft workshop, EPPA de l’ENIEG de Ngoumou; best pencil drawing practice, Institut bilingue Tsimi Evouna; best workshop exposition, Lycée de Nkozoa; and best artistic involvement, Collège Saint Michel Archange.  Under the individual prize category in painting and drawing, the best drawing ...