AS the Board of Governors, school authorities, old students, and students of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (Mighty JAPASS) prepare feverishly to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the school on November 6, 2010, attention is primarily focused on how to sustain the discipline and academic prowess currently prevailing among students .
Of equal importance and worthy of celebration during the occasion is the immense confidence of students in terms of communication skills they have acquired, thus boosting their self esteem as they prepare to build their career for future prospects.
The celebration during which the second speech and prize giving day of the school with a population of 1,362 would be held, would offer a real opportunity for stakeholders in the school, especially the current and old students, to collaborate more meaningfully and strategise on how to sustain the high academic excellence and the discipline which is making the school very attractive among second cycle schools in the Ashanti Region.
Students from Mighty JAPASS pursuing higher education in the various tertiary institutions such as the University of Ghana, Legon, University of Cape Coast, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the various polytechnics in the country, demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities.
Old students already in the field such as the former Executive Director of the National Identification Authority, Professor Ken Agyemang Ateffuah; the Board Chairman of JAPASS and Chief Linquist of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Nana Nsuase Poku; the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Mr Simon Osei Mensah; Assistant Commissioner of Police Patrick Adusei Sarpong of the Legal Department of the Ghana Police Service , the Area Manager of ECOBANK Accra, Nana Wereko – Ampim Opoku and the Chief Executive of Goldstreet in Kumasi, Mr Mark Kakraba –Ampeh, have all firmly established themselves in their chosen fields in Ghana after completing Mighty JAPASS.
Others, such as Mr P.K.B. Asamoah, who is a Research Professor in Planning and Housing at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, a Professor in Education in Los Angeles, USA; Mr Kofi Amankwaa Karikari of the KNUST Registry, and Rev. George Evans Mensah , who is a publisher of the Golden Nuggets series, just to mention a few, are some of the old students of Mighty JAPASS who have become role models for the youth and are making giant strides in supporting accelerated national development.
With ‘Akyeame’ as their slogan, both old and the current crop of students have made it their duty to develop communication skills as part of their career in a way that would propel them to have fruitful interaction with their target publics.
Commenting on the achievement of Mighty JAPASS in spite of the numerous challenges confronting the school during an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Headmistress, Ms Asuande Fameyeh Eshun, said the school, established in 1970, “has not only come very far in terms of producing high class academicians , but has also “ inculcated in them the spirit of God-fearing patriotism, hardwork, selflessness and commitment to duty. Our students also abide by the tenets of the rule of law and strive to offer their best to support sustainable national development at every corner they find themselves in the country”. She noted.
On the challenges confronting the school as they converge in the school on November 6 to celebrate their anniversary, Ms Fameyeh Eshun noted, “we would appreciate it if we could be supported in the provision of boys dormitory, an 18 unit classroom block, an assembly hall and a library complex”.
The headmistress also expressed concern about the poor drainage in the school and said the school needed support to improve the drainage system as part of their beautification programme.
She was also full of praise for the Energy Minister, Dr Joe Oteng Adjei, for donating a transformer to the school, explaining that the gesture by the Energy Minister who is also a Board Member, “has stabilised our erratic power system, making it possible for students to focus on their academic programmes”.
Ms Fameyeh Eshun also mentioned the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Mr Simon Osei Mensah, who supported the school by donating two tonnes of iron rods for the roofing of the old girls dormitory.
She said the MP who is an old boy of Mighty JAPASS also donated GH¢2,000.00 as seed capital towards the 40th anniversary celebration.
She was also full of praise for the chiefs for their contribution to the development of the school, and said their gesture of donating 107 acres to the school to undertake various educational facilities had gone a long way in giving an opportunity to the youth in their catchment area and beyond to develop their potential more meaningfully.
She said the proposed one-storey library with the base as an auditorium will have a seating capacity of 40. Many of the books there have outgrown their usefulness, or deteriorated due to their regular use, she added.
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