15yr Old Snow George Emerges MTN Mmpulse Spelling Bee Champion!
Following weeks of spelling a broad selection of fascinating words, 15-year-old girl of Starville School, Abuja has emerged winner of the 2020 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee.
The competition which commenced in October 2020 witnessed participation from over 16,000 children aged9-15 across the country.
Snow George emerged winner at a keenly contested finale on December 12. In the final round, she beat Ansel IfelajaofMasterHillCollege with the correct spelling of the word “Doraphobia.”
Snow George received a two-million-naira scholarship, a laptop, smartphone and mPulse goody bag. “I am thankful to God, my teachers and parents for coaching me through this building process. It was challenging as I had to learn new words daily. I am truly grateful to MTN for providing me withtheplatform to showcase something I enjoy,”she saidabout her experience.
Ansel Ifelaja of MasterHills College Lagos, the first-runner up,was awardeda 1 million Naira scholarship, a smartphone and goody bag, while the second-runner up, Elvis Ekwelem of Graceland International school, Port Harcourt was presented with a N750,000 scholarship, a smartphone and goody bag.In addition, Starville School Abuja (which Snowattends),received laptops and routers, and were provided withinternet access for 90 days;teachers of the top three contestants were awarded cash prizes; andallother 17 participantsin the grand finale went home with cash and other fantastic prizes.
The prizes were awarded during the Spelling Bee finale by Anthony Obi, Acting Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria who marveled at the dedication and capabilities demonstrated by the young wordsmiths and reaffirmed MTN’s commitment to youth empowerment saying; “we are thrilled by the level of competitionin our first-ever virtual spelling bee; and extendour hearty congratulations to the winners, and thanksto everyone who participated in this event.”
“Through the mPulse proposition, our goal is to enable a world of possibilities in the most innovative ways for the young ones in our country”.
The mPulse Spelling Bee is one of many initiatives planned by MTN, for young students across Nigeria.
Spelling bees encourage language comprehension andhelp students build their vocabulary, while developing study techniques and self-confidence through friendly competition.
MTN mPulse is designed to enable teens and tweens learn and excel in academic pursuit,skill acquisition and develop ground-breaking innovationswhile being entertained.
The mPulse website has over 30 FREE & paid learning resources, latest national & global competitions for primary & secondary school students, over 1,000 FREE self-development videos and quality educational content.
Primary and secondary school students in Nigeria can get FREE 15GB monthly (500MB daily) from MTN to continue their education online.
Tutorial lessons (in text and video) on ALL primary and secondary school subjects are available for access with the FREE daily 500MB across various e-learning sites, as well as over 10 years of past questions on Common Entrance, JSCE, JAMB, WAEC and NECO for students in exam classes to prepare with using the free data from MTN.
