ASHAISEC LAUNCHES 20TH ANNIVERSARY (MIRROR, PAGE 35, DEC 18, 2010)

From Rose Hayford Darko, Ashaiman

The Ashaiman Senior High School (Ashaisec), the premier secondary school in Ashaiman, is 20 years and has accordingly launched its 20th anniversary to celebrate pioneers, who through hard work, have brought the school to its present status .
It was themed ‘Accessibility to quality education – the need for parity in resource distribution’.
The school started with 30 students and three members of staff, without non-teaching staff and infrastructure to boost teaching and learning .
Twenty years later, the school now boasts a moderate infrastructure, a staff strength of 88 and student population of 1,450 made up of 733 boys and 717 girls .
The Ashaiman Municipal Director of Education, Ms Florence Quaye, who launched the anniversary, commended the founders of the school for ensuring that Ashaiman had a senior high school to promote education .
She said the growing student population buttressed the theme for the celebration which was evident with the ongoing construction works in the school .
Ms. Quaye noted that although government had the responsibility to provide infrastructure and financial resources for the promotion of quality teaching and learning ,the community in which the school was located had to be equally responsive to its needs .
She stated that government and other stakeholders had made bold attempts to improve on the infrastructure of the school to cater for the growing student population.
Ms Quaye said Ashaisec had a solid human resource with highly qualified, experienced and motivated staff who had inculcated in the students, discipline, honesty, self confidence, hardwork, patriotism and tolerance .
She commended both teachers and students for excelling in various activities including sports, culture and others which was a proof that the school was not concerned with only the academics but also the holistic training of the individual .
Ms Quaye cautioned the students to eschew negative practices and lift the banner of the municipality high .
The Headmaster of the school, Mr Emmanuel Ofoe Fiemawhle, outlined the highlights of the celebration which included debates, clean up exercises, health walk, float, symposium and speech and prize giving day.