RIDGE CHURCH SCHOOL SPEECH AND PRIZE-GIVING DAY

Story: Stephen Nana Osei Bonsu

THE Accra Ridge Church School has held its 53rd Speech and Price-giving Day with a call on students, parents and teachers to cultivate the habit of saving in order to help secure their future.
The Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Databank Financial Services Limited, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who gave the advice, also urged Ghanaians to spend less of their incomes, quit the habit of borrowing and avoid extravagant lifestyles.
He urged the students, teachers and parents of the school to appreciate the value of teamwork, stressing that with that they could achieve their goals.
Citing the example of the success of the Black Stars at the just-ended FIFA World Cup, he said although the team was composed of different players from various backgrounds, they played with passion, teamwork and humility.
He urged the students to value the quality of education they had been provided, adding that with their education they could attain great heights.
The Chairperson for the occasion, Mrs Nancy Thompson, a member of the Ridge Church Council, said the Accra Ridge Church School was accustomed to church values and principles for students’ development.
The Headmistress, Mrs Afua Dake, in a review of the school’s academic performance, congratulated the nine-member school management committee.
She stated that two new teachers, three temporary teachers and 17 teaching assistants, mainly old pupils, had been employed during the academic year.
She said the poor performance of students of the school in local languages at the BECE led to the introduction of Akuapem Twi and Ga in Primary One, adding that during the year the school also placed some focus on the teaching and learning of French.
Mrs Dake indicated that the school's greatest challenge for the year had been difficulty related to the computer placement of its candidates into senior high schools of choice.