St. Mary’s College Lugazi Wins Secondary Schools Category

Tension filled the hall at St. Marks College Namagoma as the judges posed the final set of questions to break the tie between two schools in the World Wildlife Conservation Competitions for the Secondary Schools category.

Questions such as: Who is the Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities? When is the Uganda Wildlife Half Marathon? Which city hosted the 2025 World Wildlife Day? And when is World Wildlife Day celebrated? challenged the students from Seroma Christian High School and Jinja College School to see who would answer right.

Seroma Christian High School successfully answered three out of five questions, earning them third place with a total of 194 points. The first and second places went to St. Mary’s College Lugazi and St. Marks College Namagoma, respectively, with only a one-point difference—225 points for Lugazi and 224 for Namagoma.

The competition, organized by the Uganda Wildlife Authority in partnership with the Wildlife Clubs of Uganda, was held under the theme “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage, and Livelihood,” which is also this year’s World Wildlife Day theme. Seven schools participated, including Kiira College Butiki, St. Maria Goretti Katende, and Kawempe Muslim Secondary School.

The schools presented themed poetry and artwork and took part in a quiz testing their knowledge of sustainable use of herbal medicine and its treatments.

When presenting the trophies, UWA Senior Warden, Education and Awareness, Getrude Namakula Kirabo, congratulated the winners and encouraged all participants to continue learning, emphasizing that education is a lifelong journey.

Upcoming events include competitions for tertiary institutions on February 25th at UWEC-Entebbe Zoo, and primary schools will conclude the contests on February 27th at Lake Victoria Primary School in Entebbe.

These school conservation competitions are part of the World Wildlife Day activities scheduled for March 3rd at Entebbe Works Playground in Entebbe Municipality.

In preparation for World Wildlife Day, UWA has also organized the 8th Uganda Wildlife Half Marathon on March 1st at Kitante Primary School. The marathon aims to raise funds for the orphans of fallen rangers who lost their lives in the line of duty.