DIRECT ENERGIES INTO BENEFICIAL ACTIVITIES (PAGE 29)

THE youth have been advised to direct their energies at worthwhile and beneficial activities which would give them a strong foundation to face the future.
A Director at the Ledzokuku Municipal Education Office, Mrs Rosetta Addison Sackey, who gave the advice, expressed concern about recent reports about some youth getting involved in crime-related activities such as armed robbery, rape, defilement, murder and drug abuse.
She, therefore, called for intensified efforts by parents, teachers and society at large to ensure discipline among the youth.
Mrs Sackey made the call at the graduation ceremony of the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LEKKMA) III and IV Primary Schools at Nungua. It was on the theme: 'Discipline - a tool for quality education”.
Mrs Addison said the rate at which indiscipline was gradually creeping into the youth required vigorous disciplinary action by both parents and teachers to achieve positive results.
Mrs Addison expressed the view that a lot could be achieved through shared responsibility among the Church, teachers, parents and society at large to instil discipline in children.
She expressed regret that some of the vandalism exhibited by some youth in destroying school properties at all levels were indications of the depth of indiscipline among the youth.
Mrs Addison urged the pupils to allow themselves to be moulded into disciplined youth who would be expected to take up various leadership positions in future.
The education director advised parents to limit the freedom granted children, and encourage them to pursue their future careers or studies in an atmosphere of discipline.
She emphasised the need to make education enticing enough to attract more children, especially girls.
The head teacher of the school, Ms Helena Abrokwa, said the population of girls in the school had increased because of a strategy adopted by the school’s management. As part of the strategy, more girls are encouraged to compete with their male counterparts in outdoor and academic activities and to broaden their knowledge.
Ms Abrokwa said it was the intention of the management to keep the girls in school instead of allowing them to drop.
Ms Abrokwa commended the teaching staff for their devotion and co-operation which enabled it to achieve excellent standards, and also urged them to do more to attain higher goals.
The school was established in 1979 and currently has a student population of 446 out of which 70 were graduating from basic six to junior high school.
The pupils performed sketches and poetry recitals while outstanding pupils were presented with certificates and parcels for their hard work in academics work and for winning laurels in sports for the school.