As a nice way of saying goodbye to the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) final year students of Nadeng Zein Academy, Bolgatanga management has organized a counselling ceremony for all the participating students who are returning home to await their results to enable migrate into the Senior High School. Apexnewsgh.com reports Speaking at the counselling ceremony, Hajj Issa Bukari executive director of Nadeng Zein Academy, Bolgatanga extended his congratulatory message to the just-ended BECE final year students. According to Hajj. Bukari, the students are very lucky because, since the beginning of the school, they have not organized such programme for the final year student themselves, but always choose to visit Tongo hospital. He believes the counselling section will help shape them as they go back to their various homes awaiting their results. “You are much aware that every year, immediately after the BECE examinations, we go with you to the maternity ward in Tongo hospital and usually, we send key soap, baby napkin, baby foot ware, toilet soap and so on to the nursing mothers. This year, we have decided, that we will use it for our own selves. Because we cannot always be sending out and forgetting of home. So, today we want to do it with you people, so that maybe next year, we can go to Tongo again”. “I want to thank you for the support you have given to us, the cooperation you have given us, the understanding and tolerance you have given us all these years. It is all meant for you and for us later. For you because we are shaping your character and behaviors to become future leaders. For us, at the end of the day wherever you go and do anything nice, credit comes to Nadeng Zein Academy”. Alhaji Bukari Issah pointed. However, the guest speaker for the counselling section Rev. Ananchinaaba Isaac, advised the final year students to understand they have just started a journey of their lives. He admonished the students to make use of their time to enable them to get the best out of themselves as they wait for their results “You are just beginning life and education, this is just the very first step you have taken and there are many more steps you have to take. So, you need time to think and ponder upon your life and see how you can make it as you go ahead. “As you begin life, is just to set a goal for yourself. Today you are leaving Nadeng Zein Academy, ask yourself next year by this time where will be? Next year by this time, where will I want to be? So, make a goal for yourself and do not waste your time. Remember, there is a saying that time wasted can never be recovered. But this fewer of time while staying at home, you can join any ICT training center and learn something. It is a very good thing you must do. Because, as you move forward from here, you are still going to study it and so make use of it. And again, you can decide that while at home, let me do something that will give me some little money to support myself when am going into Senior High School is also good and that should be a legitimate income generated venture. Touching on their relationship as they leave school, Counsellor Rev. Ananchinaaba advised the students to choose good friends because that will play a very important role in their lives. “You may go from here and meet new from altogether, let me say that relationships are very important, and we are told that a human being is a social being, you cannot live your life all alone, you need people around you but, watch the type of people you have around you, watch the friends you go to and remember this common saying, ‘show me your friend and i will show you the type of person you are’. Hajia Memuna Abubakar, a retired educationist who was present at the counselling ceremony organized for the BECE final year students, also offer her candid advice to them as they migrate from JHS to SHS. “Your duty is to study hard so that you can make a better result, don’t go and look at your friend’s lifestyle and also want to copy their lifestyle it will not do you any good. Because all hands are not equal. And again, stealing is not good at all and there are thieves in Senior High School and so be careful in order not to tarnish the name of your family and the school you graduated from. Ask for what you don’t have from a friend if he gives you fine and he or she did not, avoid it but don’t steal is never a good practice”. She advised However, Head Master of Nadeng Zein Academy Alhaji Baba Razak who expressed satisfaction said, the school management and staff took it upon themselves by making sure the final year students received massive training and preparation before the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). “Each year, we have a special way of preparing our final year students, one of has not been achieved, that is keeping the children here in the school for 3 or 4 months before they even go to write, but this time we are all aware the reason which is the COVID, but aside that we prepare them very well, they always write 9 mocks and we were able to cover it and the masters internally also prepare them very well by giving them a lot of assignments and also creates groups in the class to assist the below average in the class,” He said Meanwhile, some of the final year students who spoke to Apexnewsgh.com says, they are very optimistic that they will excel when the results are released. They extends appreciation to the management of Nadeng Zein Academy, Bolgatanga for their wonderful contributions to them ahead of