11 Jan 2017
Teso College Aloet has a large number of basketball teams, making it one of the school’s popular sports in terms of participation and completion. The school team played many friendly matches. Those that were outstanding were the games against Arapai University and Uganda College of Commerce, which TCA won. TCA also participated in the Sprite Basketball Competition,which was hosted by LangoCollege.
11 Jan 2017
Cricket was played throughout 2016 by a small but enthusiastic group of players. A highly successful house cricket competition was held during the first term. Kenyatta house emerged as the winners, beating Akabwai house in the finals. Early in second term, the junior cricket team had friendly games with Olila High School and Light Secondary School, both private schools in Soroti town. TCA emerged victorious over the two visiting schools. In September, TCA attended the Lugogo cricket oval. TCA had some fine games, including a very exciting match against Ntare School, which TCA won. However, our fortunes were considerably frustrated…
11 Jan 2017
Volleyball has become one of the most popular sports played at TCA. The inter-house competitions were very keenly fought, with Jones hall emerging as the champions of 2016. During the first term of the year we had many friendly matches, all of which were won by TCA. For example, we had a win over St. Stephen SS, Olila High School and Soroti Secondary School. Our school participated in the National Volleyball Game II at St. Joseph’s College Layibi, where they reached knockout stage-meaning they reached round 16 out of the 64 schools at the tournament.
11 Jan 2017
For the year 2016, college sports day was held and was run on the basis of inter-house competitions. Prizes for the best teams were awarded to Inyoin hall for senior team and Engwau for the junior team. TCA also participated in the district athletic competitions, which were conducted in second term. Teso College emerged 4th overall out of 18 schools. Three of our students were noted for outstanding performance in relays and shotput and they represented our district at the national championship at St. Leo Kyegobe. The boys were: Daniel Emuron, S.4 Beta, John Okullo, S.6Science I, and Emmanuel Okello,…
11 Jan 2017
We have a large number of students playing sports at school and have consistently fielded two teams that compete at district and regional levels. We have had significant success throughout the grades in which we play: for example, Teso College Aloet played in the National Copa Coca Cola championship in 2016.Hosted by TCA in this championship, we were particularly pleased to record wins over Gombe S.S and Kyegobe S.S, who have been national football champions at the secondary school level. With the high standards of sportsmanship and proficiency among the boys, we have a keen desire to play up to…
07 Jan 2017
The world is in the midst of a fresh water emergency that will only get worse as climate change increases. About one billion people in Africa and Asia don’t have access to clean drinking water as it is. There are many proposed solutions to the water crisis, but it would be most effective to address agricultural water use. Agriculture uses about 70% of the world’s fresh water supplies, often in ways that are can be harmful to the planet. [Side_Content] Drip irrigation systems are now in use worldwide, with the greatest users being Israel, Southern California, and South Africa. More…
07 Jan 2017
Charles Miller called it “The Lunatic Express” in his 1971 book by the same name on the history of the Kenya–Uganda railway, and the term has since entered the public imagination. The British came up with the plan to build “the iron snake” in the 1890s to take control of Lake Victoria, the source of the Nile River. Miller wrote, “Whatever power dominates Uganda masters the Nile, the master of the Nile rules Egypt, the ruler of Egypt holds the Suez Canal.” Once they had control of the Suez Canal, the British would control trade between Europe and the rest…
07 Jan 2017
Every year on 9 October Uganda celebrates Independence Day by lighting candles and holding official celebrations on the Kololo ceremonial grounds. Uganda originally gained its independence from Britain in 1962 after many years of calling for freedom, beginning with a series of major strikes following WWII. [Side_Content] The British government was represented by the Duke and Duchess of Kent, who can be seen attending the ceremonies in the video “Uganda Wins Independence (1962)” and the Photo Archive in the Ugandan Diaspora News. [/Side_Content] A growing number of African Ugandan leaders called for independence through peaceful means, such as the formation…
07 Jan 2017
Archaeologists working in the Tel-Gezer excavation found the remains of a large and skillfully constructed building which may date back to the 10th century BCE, the era of King Solomon in the Bible. The excavation team has named the building “Solomon’s palace” in reference to the Bible verse 1 Kings 9:15, which states that the monarch undertook grand building projects in the ancient city. [Side_Content] Archaeologists found “Solomon’s palace” under a layer of rubble about a meter thick, signifying a time when the city was almost destroyed. They link this to the invasion of Egyptian pharaoh Shishak in 925 BCE.…
07 Jan 2017
Eleven countries (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Senegal) in North Africa have joined forces to revitalize the land immediately south of the Sahara desert, bringing native plant life back to the region. [Side_Content] The program intends to support ecological renewal through a variety of plans, such as planting trees, improving the soil quality in agricultural areas, and many other practices. Each country will study its own areas to apply targeted solutions to the diverse landscapes of the region. [/Side_Content] The original plan for the “Great Green Wall” initiative was for it to run…