That Nigerians, be it young or old, male or female, are blazing the trail across the globe is no exaggeration.
Their God given abilities continue to put them in the lime light wherever they find themselves.
Isn’t it amazing that just a single Nigerian child had an astonishing success such that fetched him forty outstanding awards in the academic world.
Nigerian Achunike Okafor was sometimes ago honoured by Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, US, for his extraordinary performance.
Eighteen years old Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma with a record-shattering 4.625 grade-point average from the school.
According to TapIntoNewark, an online newspaper, his GPA is the highest among Newark’s 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023, and highest ever for the city public school district.
This feat earned him more than 40 scholarship offers, many from the nation’s top universities: Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Penn State, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, and Rutgers.
“I am grateful for the opportunities to attend such esteemed universities and to represent my family and community.
“I do not take lightly the privilege and responsibility to be among the few individuals selected for such honors,” Okafor said.
Young Okafor plans to attend Harvard University to pursue a neuroscience degree.
“There’s absolutely nothing average in him,” Science Park principal Darlene Gearhart said.
Superintendent of Schools, Roger León acknowledged Achunike’s exceptional performance as a source of pride for Science Park High, the school district, and the Newark community.
“We are extremely proud of Achunike Okafor.
“His achievements are a testament to his perseverance, resilience, and dedication to excellence. We wish him continued success at Harvard, and look forward to more accomplishments from him in the future,” León said.
Achunike’s father Godfrey Okafor said his son’s achievements were also a source of family pride.
“We place a high premium on education in our home. Education, and continuing to learn in life, allows young people to provide for themselves and their families, and build their future,” Okafor, a high school maths teacher, said.
Godfrey Okafor says his five other children, including two older sons and three daughters, are currently studying computer engineering and pharmacology, or enrolled at nursing school and law school.
Outside the classroom, Achunike was co-founder of his school’s Science Club; vice president of its Junior Student Council and its Stand & Deliver Club.
Superintendent of Schools Roger León acknowledged Achunike’s exceptional performance as a source of pride for Science Park High, the school district, and the Newark community.
Culled/Olaitan Oye-Adeitan
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