Summary:
- The event featured 16 different categories, including western composition, folk songs, drama, sight singing, poems, storytelling, creative dance, and more.
RUBANDA: Future Generation Nursery and Primary School in Rubanda Town Council was crowned champion at the Rubanda District Music, Dance, and Drama (MDD) competitions held on Wednesday at Kabirizi Primary School.
Future Generation secured first place with 1,333 points. Murambo One Primary School from Bubaare Sub-county followed in second place with 955 points.
Rubanda Mixed Nursery and Primary School, also from Rubanda Town Council, came in third with 743 points. Nyarurambi Primary School placed fourth with 498 points.
Nyakatugunda Primary School took fifth place, Kabirizi Primary School sixth, Burorero Primary School seventh, and Murambo Two Primary School eighth, out of the eight schools that participated.
After the competitions, Francis Bamunyangira Bams, the Rubanda District Inspector of Schools and District Coordinator for MDD, addressed the participants.
He noted that the event featured 16 different categories, including western composition, folk songs, drama, sight singing, poems, storytelling, creative dance, and more.
Bamunyangira mentioned that since Future Generation Nursery and Primary School is the defending regional champion, the district has the opportunity to send three schools to represent it at the regional level.
This regional competition will take place in Kanungu District on August 15th and 16th, 2024.
The Director of Future Generation Nursery and Primary School, Joseline Korugyendo said that she is optimistic that the school will again perform well at the regional level since they have made enough training.
Before the competitions began, the Rubanda Resident District Commissioner, Eric Ssewandigi encouraged schools to prioritize MDD, emphasizing its role in allowing pupils to showcase their talents early.
He urged the schools representing the district to prepare thoroughly to achieve a strong performance at the regional level.
