YEKSI, Dec 2: The government primary school here in Siang district has completed 50 years and the locals celebrated the occasion in a befitting manner on December 1.
Established on December 1, 1967, the school has produced several luminaries and professionals, including doctors, engineers, and scholars.
The celebration was attended by Director of Elementary Education, Tapi Gao, and SEI of Rural Development Department, Tangir Tamut.
Gao, who unveiled the commemorative stone, was all praise for the villagers for having a profound sense of how important education is in life.
Former teachers and student achievers were felicitated on the occasion.
Tamut, Siang DDSE T Tatak and teachers spoke on quality education and the role of education in social uplift. (DIPRO)
