KANGPOKPI, June 2: Leikot Area Youth Organization (LAYO) today felicitated all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSE 2013 at the 12th Felicitation Program for the successful students of Leikot Area held at L C Phai village with Thangminlen Kipgen, president KSO-SH attending the function as guest of honour.
Mentioned may be made that Leikot Area comprising of 36 villages is situated under Saitu Gamphajol block and it covers villages within New Selsi and Lhangkichoi village.
The felicitation program was organized and sponsored by Leikot Area Youth Organization (LAYO) since 13 years back.
The program was also attended by Thanglet Kipgen, chief of Pangsang and president of Leikot Area Chief Association (LACA) as function president, besides church leaders, village chiefs, parents and guardians of the successful candidates.
Paolun Kipgen, secretary education, LAYO while presenting the educational statistics said that all together, 58 successful candidates of Leikot Area were felicitated today.
20 students cleared the HSLC Examination in first division and the same numbers of students cleared in the second division while in HSE 13 student passed the exam in first division and five students in second division, further declared the education secretary.
Mangminlal Kipgen son of Sonlet Kipgen of Phaijang village from Shalom Academy and Hatdeikim Guite daughter of Nehlun Guite of the same village from Apex Eng School, Motbung got letter marks in MIL (Th-Kuki) in HSLC Examination while Nengjoujam Kipgen daughter of Kaikhosat Kipgen of Phaijang village from Chil Chil Asian Theology College, Charhajare got letter mark in Th-Kuki and Home Science in HSE, 2013, said Paolun Kipgen while adding that this year’s pass percentage is the highest so far in the area.
“It is very unfortunate to learn that, even after 12 years of felicitating successful candidates in the area, there is no single gazetted officer so far in the area”, further added Paolun while expressing hope that this year’s felicitated students will be a turning point in the education system of the area.
The first divisioners were awarded a memento while the second divisioners were given a certificate.
A cash prize of Rs.1000/- each were award to the 20 first divisioners of HSLC by Lhingboi Kipgen, wife of (L) Seipao Kipgen alias Shanty, former Camp CO of KNF, who was shot dead recently at Sapormeina.
Lhingboi Kipgen while recalling the promise of her late husband said that, he(Seipao) had made a promise to LAYO to award a sum of Rs 1000 to any students from Leikot Area who passed this year’s HSLC Examination in first division to instil a competitive mindset in education among the student from the area.
“Today i have come to fulfil his promise”, said Lhingboi while awarding a cash prize of Rs.1000 each to all the 20 first divisioners of HSLC examination.
Thangminlen Kipgen, president KSO-SH while speaking at the function emphasized on the significance of choosing career options by the successful candidates.