Obviously, the Kumasi Wesley Girls contestants failed to take inspiration from their own school motto, ‘arise and shine’ when it mattered most on the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) stage.
Right from the first round, they started the competition with -3 and doubled their negative points in round two, making -6 points in total.
It was only in the third round featuring the problem of the day that contestants of Kumasi Wesley Girls managed to score four points, what many NSMQ enthusiasts say was a mere luck.
Kumapley:
End of Contest:
Abetifi Presby SHS: 50pts
Sonrise Christian High School: 28pts
Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School: 2ptsCongratulations to Abetifi Presby for winning this contest
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— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 15, 2022
Was it just a bad day or things just didn’t work in their favour? While Abetifi Presby SHS and Sonrise Christian High School were scoring 41 and 28 points, respectively, the Kumasi girls were dripped in sweats of disappointment with a negative score.
They scored a riddle correctly in the last round and eventually ended the contest with two points. Abetifi Presby SHS and Sonrise Christian High School amassed 50 points and 28 points, respectively.
One wonders if Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School was really in for any competition or showed up because they made it to the one-eighth stage.
Kumapley:
End of Round 2:
Abetifi Presby SHS: 19pts
Sonrise Christian High School: 8pts
Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School: -6K Wey Gey Hey double their negative points
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— NSMQ Ghana (@NSMQGhana) October 15, 2022
“It is allowed to make every mistake in life but not that of sending your girl child to girls’ school in Kumasi. Case study; St. Louis, Kumasi Wesley Girls, Yaa Asantewaa,” this comment is among hundreds of trolls on twitter making fun of the school’s poor performance.
It was a tough time filled with uneasiness and embarrassment for many of the supporters and fans of the school.
Their abysmal performance has left them being trolled and trending on Twitter, with some saying unlike the Wesley Girls’ High School in the Central Region, they are “fake.”
So after 5 whole rounds of the #nsmq Kumasi Wesley Girls had just 2 points.
What’s being thought there? pic.twitter.com/H1j3OVA0Ci— Shaidy Brown (@Mk_Shadrach) October 15, 2022
Meanwhile, Yaa Asantewaa Girls and St. Louis SHSs are schools in the Ashanti Region that have exited the contest, although with better scores than what ‘K Wey Gey Hey’ got.
Below are some reactions:
They should just merge St Louis with Yaa Asantewaa Girls and Kumasi Wesley Girls in one bus back home
— Nungua Cardi B
(@ellyserwaaa) October 15, 2022
Them for add beatings or some punishment to nsmq cos wey nonsense Kumasi Wesley Girls dey do no?
— Mr Asabere
(@AsabereRoland) October 15, 2022
So are you happy to be Old student of Kumasi Wesley Girls’ ??
— NanaBa
(@NanabaRevvy) October 15, 2022
The only thing Yaa Asantewaa and Kumasi Wesley Girls’ school know how to do is to wear short skirts and do makeups for Interco.
— Elvis
Kumasi Wesley Girls are now owing a point…it will be deducted next year if they get a chance to compete again
https://t.co/LSsNaV9vXZ
— Frank Darkwah (@Blaqqkoffi) October 15, 2022
If you haven’t been to Kumasi before, you will think Yaa Asantewaa and Kumasi Wesley Girls are big schools.
— Two Times a Guy
(@twotimesaguy) October 15, 2022
Kumasi Wesley girls de3 monim aani, gyimii seyiaaa
Methodist should just dissolve K’Wey Gey Hey and turn it into one district one factory#NSMQ2022 pic.twitter.com/m6dSu5J6O4— Clinton André Lilstark (@Dre_LilStark) October 15, 2022
Kumasi Wesley Girls got two points in the NSMQ. Gasmilla kraaa had 3 points.
— Dr King Winter (@I_Am_Winter) October 15, 2022
A very beautiful girl but she went to Kumasi Wesley Girls High School.
Sad, very very sadpic.twitter.com/Qvy3NiPbyD
— Emmanuel Akosah Brempong (@EmmanuelAkosa20) October 15, 2022
#NSMQ2022
Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School selected their brilliant students for the NSMQ and they got just 2 points?? Then the rest de3 ei hm— Jesse Boateng Sakyi (@jesse_sakyi) October 15, 2022
All the Girls schools in Kumasi should be closed down. St Louis, Kumasi Wesley Girls and the rest… I mean WTF.
— Two Times a Guy
Can we go back to Tafosburg already
— Becoming Like Jesus (@_Ranatela) October 15, 2022
Kumasi Wesley Girls, honestly you people not force koraaa. Eeiii…single 2 points. Aden errh aden!
— @raphael (@ghartey_ralph) October 15, 2022
Round 2 : Kumasi Wesley girls school had -6 . Dem Dey owe the quiz mistress . That be what st Thomas aquinas go take do prempeh college . pic.twitter.com/TVdgpJOMyh
— nana_ kay (@nana_kay223) October 15, 2022
Kumasi wesley girls themma uniforms plenty pass themma NSMQ points ,them for turn that place to a vocational school
— owuraku (@blaccknoir) October 15, 2022
#NSMQOneEighth Kumasi Wesley Girls should now be classified as grade “Q” school ahh wtf is this
— Lord Nelson (@thehighestblog) October 15, 2022
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