Patriotism refers to one’s love and pride for his country, and a willingness to sacrifice for it. In TCA, Patriotism is a popular club which strives to follow the above-mentioned attributes and the students are enjoying it.
The club is formed based on government policy and the school administration implements it. The membership to Patriotism is compulsory for every student upon payment of UGX 1,000 as membership fees. 1,600 so far have secured their membership.
The Patriotism club is founded on the following objectives or values:
1. | To love our school and Uganda by protecting and guarding everything within it zealously | |
2. | To love East Africa and the African Continent | |
3. | To love the environment by taking care of it | |
4. | To love oneself through respectful and dignified behaviour and to abstain from dangerous and inappropriate activities |
The club’s main activities are
- Training the students to sing the three anthems – the East African Community Anthem, the Uganda National Anthem and the School Anthem
- Engaging in charitable activities such as keeping Soroti town clean.
- Engaging in school to school interactions, symposiums and cadre courses, to mention a few.
Leadership structure
The leadership structure is comprised of Mr. Samuel Ocen, a faculty member, serving as the Patron; Stephan Erau, the current Club President, and an Executive committee of 13 members.
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