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Accra High School celebrates 101st Founder’s Day
The 101st Founders’ Day of Accra High School (AHISCO), a second cycle institution, was celebrated last saturday in a colourful celebration on the school’s grounds in Accra.
Old students (Onukpai) dressed in the school’s anniversary cloth, along with current students, staff, management, and well-wishers, graced the occasion, which had as its theme “Restoring discipline in Accra High School: The role of stakeholders.”
The Special Guest of honour, Onukpa Rt Rev. Borlabi Bortey, Bishop of Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana, expressed concern about the current state of the evolving world which makes it difficult to train children in this present age.
He, however called on teachers to be role models to the students as their mistakes can mar the lives of their students.
Additionally, he asked parents to help with their wards’ discipline and to provide the resources they need to pursue their academic goals.
The event’s chairperson, Onukpa Mrs. Jennifer Naa Barkey Anane-Nsiah, Head of Human Resources Department of Channel One TV and Citi FM, also voiced concern about the startling rise in indiscipline in Ghanaian society and urged all Onukpai, teachers, and students to work together to foster discipline in the school community.
The students received behaviour advice from Professor Francis K.E. Nunoo, the acting deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and director of tertiary education at the Ministry of Education.
Prof Nunoo who is also board chairman of the Fisheries Commission advised them to refrain from loitering, jumping, and scaling walls.
The Chairman of the Celebrating Year Group (CYG) ‘4 Steering Committee, Onukpa Dr. Tsatsu Nukunya, spoke on behalf of the year groups that organised the event, CYGs 1974, 1984, 1994 FOCUS, 1994 SSS, 2004, and 2014.
“We have taken note of your unwavering commitment, endless hours of work, and dedication to making our celebration a success,” he exhorted them.
Ms. Evelyn Sagbil Nabia, the Headmistress of AHISCO, promised to collaborate with all parties involved to transform AHISCO into a prestigious school in Ghana.
On behalf of the Founder’s family, Onukpa Rev. Conrad Rowland Roberts, Supernumerary of the Freeman Methodist Church, Ofankor – Taifa Circuit, delivered a speech wishing the school well.
The school choir entertained the crowd with lovely music while the army cadets put on an amazing show.
Three Year Group Executives totalling nine were inducted.
There was cake cutting and champagne was popped to celebrate the occasion.
Medical Doctor and dietician, Dr Bernice Korkor Asare, has urged women to take greater responsibility for their lifestyle choices, particularly their eating habits and levels of physical activity, to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, although, some breast cancer risk factors, such as family history and certain reproductive factors, may not be within an individual’s control, lifestyle choices offer an opportunity for people to take preventive action.
She made this known during a talk on the topic: “Role of diet in breast cancer prevention” organised by Times Ladies Association of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra on Thursday.
The event themed “Breast Cancer Awareness- Promoting Early Detection, Healthy Eating and Prevention.” 
She noted that having a risk factor did not automatically mean a person would develop breast cancer, but could increase the likelihood of developing the disease compared with someone without that particular risk factor.
“Having close relatives who have had breast cancer, particularly a mother, sister or daughter, may increase the risk, although not everyone with a family history will develop the disease,” Dr Asare opined. Read More.
By Adizatu K. Munkaila
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A group of compassionate friends from Innovation Gospel Impact last Friday visited the management, teachers and learners of the Street Academy in Accra.
The visit was to interact to get a deeper insight into the operations of the Academy that houses hundreds of street and underprivileged children and find ways to support them.
The team was led by Rev. Dr Isaac Apenteng Yeboah, a former Director for West African Mailbox Club and Director for Prisons Support Foundation, and Rev. Dale Sutherland from Washington DC.
The call, according to the visitors was occasioned by reports about the struggles of the Academy despite the occasional support it enjoys from individuals and some corporate entities.
Briefing them, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey, thanked them for the concern showed, indicating that “this is a major boost for both teachers and learners; knowing that their plight is known by people outside their premises.”
According Dr Lartey, the Academy had planned to undertake a number of project to enhance teaching and learning and also procure facilities for the children with keen interest in sports but had to shelve those plans for lack of finance.
He told the team that their biggest concerns were the monthly utility bills that takes a toll on their finances.
“We have a piece of land we planned to turn into an astro turf pitch to train the younger ones whose interests lies in making a career out of football, however, we have been unable to commence because there is no money now,” he said.
Dr Lartey expressed gratitude to the teachers who have dedicated their lives to training these children, rather than going for well-paying jobs and hoped that with time, their conditions of engagement would improve.
Moved by the plight of the Academy, the group donated a cash amount of Gh₵3,000 to settle its water bills.
They described as unfortunate the conditions of learners and teachers of the Academy and pledged to continuously support their operations to realize the dream to build a better future for the unfortunate children.
The group offered to support the school with its monthly utility bills, feeding and staff allowance and urged the Academy staff to remain in constant touch with them.
The Street Academy is located at the Accra Art Center and offers brilliant but needy the chance to pursue their educational dreams by enrolling them in public schools with others offered training in sports and cultural activities.
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