She displayed her medals and GHc 10,000 in winnings from the competition before the school to rapturous applause.

The Assistant Headmaster in charge of Administration at the Christ the King School, James Mensah, who was excited about Krystyn Bruce’s win revealed to Citi News earlier that he was optimistic from the very beginning of the competition that she would carry the day on Saturday.

“I’ve been here for almost five years. I’ve known Krystyn for those five years. She’s been one of our brilliant students, highly challenging. She doesn’t take ‘no’ or ‘yes’ as an answer; she wants to probe further and she’s very curious. … I wasn’t surprised. We told them to participate in The Literacy Challenge and I knew she was going to make a mark. It wasn’t a surprise to me at all, and when she was successfully in the top 50, I knew she would win the ultimate prize. We had two of them within the 50, and I gave my thumbs up for her because I knew she was going to make it,” he said.

Speaking to citifmonline.com, the winner, Naa Adoley, named contributors to her great success, naming hard work as the outstanding, saying, “There’s a lot of hard work here. The teachers are always encouraging us to work hard. The teachers themselves are very hard-working. They always expect the best from us, and then they also challenge us a lot. It’s not just the routine come to the classroom; you go home; that kind of thing. They challenge us a lot. So I think that’s one thing that has helped me to win this competition.”

“There are a lot of activities which we do here, which require leadership skills and they teach us how to talk in public and all. With the debate team, we are taught how to stand in front of a lot people and talk well,” she added.

Miss Bruce, still naming contributing factors of her big achievement, acknowledged the numerous leadership roles she has being holding in the school.

“I’ve held a lot of leadership positions in this school since Class 3, so it has taught me a lot of leadership skills. I was the class prefect from Class 3 till Class 6. In Class 6, I was the junior school prefect. In Form 2, I was the Academic Prefect which I still hold. It’s mostly leadership skills that I have acquired all through my journey at CTK,” she said.

Krystyn also mentioned some vital qualities the many positions, which she has held so far, have taught her.

“They put us in a lot of positions which require leadership. This has taught me a lot; number one is tolerance because there are people in the class that you must learn how to relate to so that you’re able to do your work effectively. You must be able to learn how to tolerate everyone, be very patient and learn how to be a people person,” the 14-year-old revealed.

Some of her friends, who spoke about Krystyn, had only nice things to say.

“It feels cool sitting by a super star. Her winning the competition has inspired me to do more academically. Krystyn is good and she’s entertaining. She’s real. She also inspires and helps sometimes,” Mawuli Beckley, her sitting partner, said.

Boahemaa Asare-Twerefour, one of Krystyn’s close friends and the Assistant Protocol Prefect, described her as “a nice person. She’s kind. She’s caring. She’s fun but sometimes, she can be annoying. She’s also smart. She’s good when it comes to academics.”

Boahemaa, who has shared a class with Krystyn since Kindergarten, also said she wasn’t surprised when her friend made it all the way to the finals and emerged the ultimate winner.

“It’s actually great because she could do it. We all expected it, and we all knew that she could do it so it didn’t come as a surprise at all.”

Krystyn Naa Adoley Bruce, a JHS 3 pupil of the Christ the King School in Accra, was on Saturday, October 28, pronounced the overall winner of The Literacy Challenge, 2017.

She walked away with GH¢ 10,000 cash and other prizes from sponsors. The Christ the King Mission School, which is nurturing Krystyn Naa Adoley Bruce, is one of the oldest and renowned basic schools in Accra, that has produced some brilliant children.

The school is over sixty years old.

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By: Akosua Ofewaa Opoku/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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We start with a conversation about the opportunities that Nokia missed when it was flying high about a decade ago and how it has allowed itself to be overtake by Apple and Samsung. A former associate of Nokia and currently the Associate Director at TNS in Ghana, Nicola March joins me to share some thoughts.

Today, people are using computers to sometimes create things that are simply unbelievable. Technology is disrupting everything including the fine arts industry. But, how bad is it in Ghana? I caught up with a Ghanaian painter who uses charcoal for his work. His name is Kendall Nkrumah.

Apiorkor Seyram Ashong joins the show with the weekly dose of productivity apps including ID, Cortana and Everalbum. Mawuli Tsikata is also on hand to bring you up to date with the latest news from the world of technology over the last week.

But if you do not believe me, press play and check it out yourself.

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On the show this week we look at the launch of the Phantom 5, the latest flagship from technology company Tecno. The phone packs a punch with 3GB of RAm and 32GB of internal memory. The specs are worth the price tag as well. Ebenezer Amoako who is in charge of sales at the company shares some insight into the phone.

Google launches Project Link in Ghana and the prospects are too interesting to miss. 1,200km of metro optic cable from Accra to Tema and then to Kumasi all with the aim of providing Ghanaians with unprecedented data access and speeds. We hear from some of Google’s top executives who were in Ghana to launch the project.

Mawuli Tsikata then joins host, Philip Ashon, to review the last quarter’s technology news. Microsoft, Google, Samsung and Apple all receive mentions. Nana Ama Agyemang Asante then joins the show with the Apps segment of the show.

It is an exciting show with extended features. Enjoy

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On the show this week, as Ghana goes to the polls in 2016 to elect a new set of leaders, the headache of voter registration creeps up on us again. There have been numerous attempts to make the process as easy as possible. However due to a plethora of issues, this process is often very cumbersome and not too efficient. A group of young people have created a web based platform called ‘machecki’ to help make that process simple. Richard Annerquaye Abbey and Divine Pupulampu shared some insight about the platform.

The show also highlights some of the key issues that came up at the Women in Tech event that happened last week at Ispace. Issues ranging from carpenters using technology and the death of SMS were looked at.

Awo Apaloo shares three apps; tossup, hooks and liner, on the show while Mawuli Tsikata presents some of the latest trending technology issues from the past week including drone delivery in Switzerland.

Enjoy the show.

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On the show this week, we speak to Derek Jason Bossman who is the founder of Adsbrook, and online and mobile advertising providers for Africa and emerging markets, about the current state of digital advertising in Ghana. He shares some insight as well for potential players in the field.

We catch up with Sani Suhini of VotoMobile, a technology company that uses mobile phones to engage audiences and help organisations run their projects and campaigns, as he shares his dream about how the platform is can be used to keep government and governments in check.

Awo Apaloo shares Apple Music, CrossRoad and Who Deleted Me for Facebook as the apps for the week on the #Apps segment while Mawuli Tsikata shares notes he made about Facebook’s logo change and other technology stories on #Trending.

Enjoy the show.

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Also, after Apple’s #WWDC2015 i felt it prudent to look into how the new announcements from the tech company meant for Ghanaians. I caught up with Digital Marketing Strategist and Social Media Coach, Maximus Ametorgoh and asked him about the launch and what the announcements mean for you and me in Ghana.

Awo also shares two applications on the Apps segment. Enjoy the show.

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Another great week of great stuff happening in the technology space in Ghana and #CitiTrends is keeping up with the beat.

The show features Kobby Blay, who likes to describe himself as ‘The hub of the latest information in Ghana’s healthcare industry’. He is the founder of Ghana Health Nest (GHN), an information and digital health innovations agency. He is also the Director for Health Care Social Media, Ghana – #HCSMgh. He speaks about the dynamics of social media and health care delivery in Ghana.

Eric Kumah of NewAccra.com, and Patience Teiko Tetteh, software developer with E4 Solutions, then share some thoughts on the current condition of app developers in the Ghana.

The show features two apps as well that focus on photography. There is ‘Enlight’ and Facetune for you to go try out.

Its a packed show. Enjoy

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