In memory of Lango College: A story of Beckie and Felix

In memory of Lango College: A story of Beckie and Felix

Lango College is an all boys O and A level boarding secondary school that has produced some of the most dynamic men serving in different fields of work across the globe. The academic performance went down over the past years but Lango College Old Students Association -LACOSA is determined to take the college back to its former glory.

"When you're drowning you don't think, 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would notice I'm drowning and come and rescue me.' You just scream." John Lennon.

LACOSA held its last meeting on 20th April 2019 at the college premise. The association needs more old students joining hands like a family to revive the reign of our school. 

Written by Abet Tonny

Jim Butcher is an American legend who once had this to say, "When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -they are your family."

A man had a very beautiful wife who bore him three gorgeous daughters -Jane, Anne and Rebecca alias Beckie. He gets the daughters well educated and all of them got employed. Two of the daughters went to work abroad in England yet one named Beckie chose to remain and work home in Uganda. Beckie loved her father deeply. She wanted to be near him always, for their father battled with high blood pressure and Beckie always wanted to be around to help. Jane and Anne had decided to study accounting and law respectively but Beckie had decided to study medicine so she could best take care of their father. Beckie's father loved Beckie so much. To Beckie's father, Beckie was the only button functional on his iphone, more so when Cathie his wife lost it to heart attack a few months ago. Beckie was the single reason her father could afford a hearty smile, feel true sense of love and care.

Beckie's father had no son. To Jane and Anne, Beckie had locked herself with some old man who already enjoyed life enough and ripe to die. They also wondered whether Beckie had normal brain cells of humans. But to Beckie, life was about something else. To her, life was about how much care we give to those who love and stand with us. To Beckie, her father had stood by her side when she decided to do sciences, a line that all her sisters had discouraged. Her sisters had seen sciences as grazing ground for men, not for women with upright sense. Beckie thus saw her father as one hero who deserved special appreciation, care and love.

Beckie studied in St. Katherine S.S in Lira. Since childhood she had loved one handsome boy, Felix from Lango College. Beckie had seen this Lango College boy in a debate competition held in Dr. Obote College. She had loved everything about this boy -Felix. In two minutes of Felix outstanding submission on the debate floor, Beckie had wished she lived with Felix forever and after. Felix was this HD boy, I mean honest and determined young man.

Soon, as Beckie grew up to become a prominent Doctor, Felix had finally grown to be a very influential businessman and young politician. It was during that warm Easter season of 1982, Beckie's father was overjoyed.  Beckie was introducing home the man of her dream -Felix. The marriage feast was mega. Beckie's father, Felix was a very lucky man and on the other side of his pair glasses, Beckie had landed such a great catch, a very nice husband named Felix.
Beckie and Felix got married and Beckie still supported her father closely. Beckie and Felix grew richer and richer. They helped so many orphans and needy and people celebrated them widely. Beckie and Felix travelled the world and lived happy forever and after.

Previously during a strike 

One day, Felix was sipping life around Aaro beach in Entebbe. The man was revisiting his past. Among many things he remembered was the usual one, how Beckie had stood by his side. How Beckie always cared for her father and how she actively engaged in the affairs of the old girls association of St. Katherine. Some of them were rodiculous to him but Felix picked one thing. Felix decided to pay a visit to Lango College and behold there were only 300 students in the entire school according to record from the headmaster. Brown House, his former dometory had one side already collapsed, as if this was not enough, every student looked wild like vipers and the teachers stamped the impression with their fear-imposing metal-like rudeness. "Damn this!" Felix yelled moving around Cohen house. Everything was disorganised with broken glasses everwhere.His school had dropped so low in all areas including academic performance. He knew he could be part of the solution. Lango College had raised Felix and the satisfying memory of old days studying in this prestigious college was moving him to act. Felix decided to rekindle the love for his former school, he joined the old students association and together they are bringing in a lot of change.

Well, we all have different stories, but just like Felix, we can bring back our best school, Lango College to its heroic position. Let's join hands!