Saker Baptist College

Saker Baptist College is an all-girls secondary school located in Limbe in Cameroon. It was founded in 1962 as one of the first two secondary schools for girls in Cameroon. Its inaugural class of 36 students arrived on January 29, 1962. The school has since grown to almost a thousand students. Some have to be turned away each year due to lack of space.

Administration

As of June 2007, the principal of Saker Baptist College is Mr. Haddison Paul Luma. He is assisted by Mrs. Karen Lyonga and Mr. Festus Takoh.

Student Life

Students are housed in dormitories, each of which belongs to one of four houses. These houses include Witt House, Bosen-Daiga House, King House and Burnley House (also known as New House because it is the newest house). Each house consists of six or seven dorms. Each dorm can house anywhere from about 22 to 40 students depending on its size. Most of the dorms are named after missionaries that contributed to the school's existence in one way or another.

The average student's day begins at 5:00am. Some students have assigned morning chores to complete before the regularly scheduled morning devotion and breakfast. Classes begin at 7:30am and end at 2:00pm. Lunch follows classes and then a compulsory siesta period. Supper is served in the early evening with "prep", an evening studying period, following supper. After prep, students have thirty minutes to prepare for bed. "Lights out" occurs at 9:30pm.

Special Events

Students celebrate the school's anniversary every year. As part of a long-running tradition, a group of student conspire to steal the official school bell a few days before the anniversary so that they can ring it at midnight on January 29. The celebration sometimes goes as far as students going beyond the dorm area and into the teachers' living area.

An Interhouse Competition also occurs every year. As part of the competition, each dorm is assigned to one of four groups. Different names are assigned to the groups each year. Students then sign up for different sports activities in which they wish to participate. This is a two-day event that begins on Friday afternoon with the singing of the official Saker Anthem on the School Field. Activities go on all day Saturday and the day ends with the announcement of the winning group and the distribution of prizes.

The College Singers

In 1969, a student choir named The College Singers toured the United States and Canada, becoming the first such choir from a West African secondary school to do so.

Ecumenical Contribution: Although Saker Baptist College was originally founded as an establishment,whose religious teachings were typically Baptist, SBC now educates students of all religious persuasion. On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the principal allows religious ministers of different faiths to come in and minister to students belonging to those various religious affiliations. Some catholic students are even given the opportunity to go and celebrate mass in parishes that are in proximity to the school.

External links

• Ex-Saker students organization
• History of Saker Baptist College