02/01/2025
Dear Mates and Friends,
ZILLION APPRECIATION TO YOU ALL
Happy New Year ππ₯to you my ever amazing mates and friends.
A few days ago, we had our 27th Reunion Anniversary and it was a testament that have resolved to wither the storm together, build an unbreakable synergy and create opportunities to strengthen our bonds!
Seeing your beautiful and handsome faces was delightful. And I must unequivocally state that I'm unapologetically grateful to each and everyone that contributed and donated towards this event. To those who willed to but couldn't, I'm grateful as well.
Your moral, financial, physical and spiritual support added colours to the event. Special thanks to the LOC - as championed by the Executive Council. Planning and Executing an event in the space of three (3) weeks is a great achievement! Kudos guysπ
To those who couldn't make it due to one reason or the other, we missed your physical presence and we hope together we shall converge and celebrate more years together.
In Year 2025, our intent and intentions must be audacious! Our commitment must be unparalleled, our togetherness must be collective, our contributions must be visible and our achievements must be mind-blowing.
The Executive Council as headed by me will be presenting our TWO (2) YEARS STRATEGIC PLANS 2024-2026 in a few weeks and to achieve our plans, we must abide by our mantra _"Together we work, together we win!"_ .
Unlike previous events, we shall be initiating early plans for our subsequent events to accommodate mates and friends in diaspora and outside Lagos State.
Furthermore, it is worthy to note that our Alma Mater will be celebrating her 45th Founders Day in September 2025 and we must actively participate in this proposed event.
Our 28th and 29th Reunion Anniversary which will usher in our 30th Reunion Anniversary will be given a long-term plans with more variety of activities.
Lastly, allow me to infuse these quotes into our consciousness.
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi
"We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense." Barack Obama
"The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed." - Martina Navratilova
May we continue to celebrate many more amazing years filled with unalloyed love.
Once again;
Happy New Year
Happy New Month and Congratulations to all January Celebrants π·π
Yours in Service
Ayodeji Alade
President
SCHSOSAA '97