By George Ernest Asare, Jachie-Pramso.
“Computer literacy has now become a pre-requisite for employment, so this is my widow’s mite to help students of JAPASS become computer literate to enable them be abreast of modern trends in communication”
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Mr Simon Osei Mensah, who is supporting the development of educational infrastructure at Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (Mighty JAPASS) with the construction of a Computer laboratory for the school, said this during the 40th anniversary celebration of JAPASS.
Desire
He pointed out that his desire to construct the computer laboratory for the school, was borne out of the fact that without computer literacy, students from the school would be handicapped when applying for jobs and pointed out that with the computer laboratory, students would have the opportunity of being introduced into the basics of computer literacy, which he said, had now become the major component of securing job opportunities.
Constructional work for the project, estimated at GH¢30,000 is expected to begin early next year. Already, the MP has contracted architects to come out with drawings and designs that would meet the specifications of the computer laboratory, expected to accommodate 50 students.
Commendation
Mr Osei-Mensah commended the Parents Teacher Association (PTA) of JAPASS for their sense of commitment and initiatives, which he said, had made it possible for them to initiate many development projects for the school.
He pointed out that with the pace at which the school was expanding, and the increasing number of students being admitted each academic year, there was the need to protect the land earmarked for the development of the school.
Mr Osei –Mensah therefore, appealed to the Chiefs of Jachie and Pramso to discourage the encroachment on any part of the school land, saying, any thing contrary to the protection of the school lands would undermine the expansion of educational infrastructure in future.
Collaboration
He also urged the head mistress of the school to collaborate with the PTA and the Board of Governors of the school to secure the needed documents covering all school land to prevent any form of encroachment.
Mr Osei Mensah paid glowing tribute to the executive members of the Old Students association for their sense of dynamism, in making it possible for them to support the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the school, which also coincided with the speech and prize giving day celebrations.
He challenged old students of JAPASS residing in Accra and other parts of the country, to come together to form a vibrant regional associations to enable them support the development initiatives of the school.
This, he said, would adequately motivate the current students for them to focus on their academic programmes and develop their potentials more effectively to enable JAPASS produce students with the requisite employable skills capable of supporting sustainable socio-economic development in the country.
Appeal
He also appealed to the government to support the development initiative of the school by constructing a three-storey building dormitory to address the accommodation problems facing male students in the school.
The Chairman of the Board of Governors of JAPASS, Nana Nsuase Poku Agyeman III, commended the head mistress of the school for collaborating with the teaching and non-teaching staff to instill a high level of discipline among students, making it possible for them to focus on their academic programmes.
He said with all hands on deck in the form of maintaining discipline, improving academic performance and the provision of educational infrastructure on campus, the school would realise its objective of becoming one of the best, not only in the region, but the country as whole.
In his address, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Opoku -Manu, commended the Chiefs and people of Jachie and Pramso for their foresight, which he said, made it possible for them to establish the school which was now becoming the centre of excellence of academic programmes in the Bosomtwe district.
Past students
“ The school can now boast of having produced highly placed people, including Professor Ken Agyemang Attefuah who is contributing immensely towards the development initiatives of the country” he noted, stressing “ what is worth commending is the fact that the school is not as resourced and endowed as some of the schools in the region, but it has held its own principles and standards, and managed to make significant impact in the educational landscape of the country”.
Mr Opoku-Manu promised to donate 100 bags of cement to support the construction of on-going projects in the school and urged the old boys “ to rally behind the school authorities to ensure that the up-grading of the school became reality and meaningful.
He assured all that “government would continue to support the school as a way of propelling it to an enviable height in future”.
The District Chief Executive of Bosomtwe, Mr Nti Berko, also promised that that the Assembly would start the construction of a three-unit classroom block immediately to enhance teaching and learning in the school.
He also assured the school that the assembly would donate 50 bags of cement to the school to support on-gong projects.
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