Whitesands School, Lagos State, has emerged as the first-place winners of the Makers League at the 2025 Pan African Robotics Competition (PARC).
The competition, which was held in the NBA Africa Academy in Sally, Senegal, on July 19, had participants from across the continent and one team from the United States of America. The participants who qualified and made it to the competition were from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Gambia, America, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast.
The Whitesands team in the 2025 PARC competition consisted of Ebube Chinedu, Michael Okpala, Edosa Odiase, Seun Abiola, Anthony Oputa, Eric Jack, Jaden Jack, Nathan Alawode, and Oluwafemi Oloyede.
The students’ achievement is memorable as the school celebrates its 25th anniversary and the official unveiling of a Robotics and AI Lab. In the 2024 edition of the competition, the Whitesands Robotics Club won second place in the ‘Makers League’ category of PARC. The victorious youngsters had earlier secured the second position at the 2025 national World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) on July 1, before embarking on their journey to Senegal on July 14.
The innovative student made several projects, such as a wise vacuum cleaner, a smart home and also concluded the innovative solar panel project, before embarking on the journey. They were accompanied by their coach and club patron, Chinedu Ernest and Barry Josiah, whose passion, dedication, guidance, and mentorship played a crucial role in the team’s success.
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