Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana// – Members of the 1999-year Group of the Aggrey Memorial A.M.E Zion Senior High School (AMOSA 99) have given their alma mater a facelift.
This followed the handing over of a state-of-the-art gate they constructed to boost security to the authorities of the school.
The GHC400,000 gate project is said to be the legacy project of the Year Group, who are the major financiers of the school’s 84th anniversary and was in celebration of the Group’s 25th anniversary.
The gate is marked with yellow, mauve, and black colours, with a sculpture of the school’s emblem, a golden eagle, sitting neatly on top, presenting a beautiful entrance, and inspiring a sense of pride.
Commissioning the project during the school’s 84th-anniversary celebration, Board Chairman of the AMOSA’99 25th Anniversary Commemoration, Theophilus Teye Ayano underscored the importance of the newly commissioned gate to the security and safety of the students and staff.
He explained that members of the 99-Year Group decided on the reconstruction of the security gate because it is the school’s first point of call.
Mr Ayano was quick to add that as a year group, they also aimed to become the gateway to the prestigious school.
Putting up the structure was quite daunting due to the time and financial constraints, but the commitment of the 1999 Year Group was enough to defy all the odds, he said.
In his words: “We want to set the pace for other year groups to undertake major projects instead of minor ones to resolve the infrastructural needs of the school.
So, I will encourage other year groups, especially the 2000-year group who will be next to take over from us to put something significant”.
Mr Ayano used the opportunity to encourage the students to put up good behaviour and study hard to enable them to succeed to become useful citizens to the school and the country.
He added that the year group also undertook a series of activities as part of the anniversary celebrations.
Some of the activities Mr Ayano mentioned include free health screen exercise for members of the community, free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) membership registration for 99 men and 99 women in the community, old students’ night engagements, and students’ engagements.
He also cited the refurbishment of the school’s kitchen to transition from firewood to gas, the rewiring of some school blocks, and the provision of projectors to improve teaching in the school.
The Planning Committee Chairman of AMOSA 99 Year Group’s 25 Anniversary, Isaac Kofi Dankwa, added that they undertook the project to show their appreciation to the school.
“Aggrey is one of the schools that has the numbers and so you need to do everything to ensure that teaching and learning go on smoothly. We will continue to support our alma mater as and when the need arises”, he said.
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