The Aduman Senior High School (SHS) in the Afigya-Kwabre District has observed its 2nd Speech and Prize-Giving Day celebration with a call on the government and stakeholders for infrastructural development to address the major challenges of the school.

Mr. Prince Joseph Aguri Amanfo, Headmaster of the school, said at the occasion, which was observed under the theme: “Discipline, an essential tool for academic excellence”, that the school cannot boast of befitting Assembly Hall and good road network to the institution.

He said the school’s social activities, including church services, entertainment, seminars and other gatherings, were performed under trees and scorching sun due to lack of an Assembly Hall.

According to him, students converge in the open for regular and routine assembly, and called for the construction of an ultra modern and multipurpose assembly hall.

In the interim, the Headmaster said the dining hall served as the only source of accommodation for all functions, including examinations. He described the situation as a major challenge, since most of the furniture had deteriorated as a result of such movements.

He said housing facilities for staff were also inadequate, compelling most of the personnel to commute from afar to come to work, and would need to be housed on or around the campus to promote quick teacher response to duty.

He said a spacious and well-equipped ICT laboratory was needed to facilitate the practical driven instructions in the ICT Department, while other facilities needed include a well-conditioned storeroom to keep agricultural produce, an artisan workshop and studio for the Visual Arts Section, and an ultra-modern laboratory for Home Economics.

Mr. Aguri stressed that roads are a key component to human movement, without which life becomes stale, pointing out that the road leading to and out of the premises had always been in a deplorable state, thus affecting their core function of training the youth who travel from other places to pursue education.

Mr. Kaakyire Oppong Kyekyeku, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya Kwabre, as Guest of Honour, commended the Headmaster and the school authorities for their tremendous effort in bringing the school to a desired standard.

He urged parents to complement the efforts of teachers in the upbringing of children in society to ensure a disciplined society.

Nana Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi, Omanhene of the Akyerensua Traditional Area, who presided over the celebration, cautioned the students to be disciplined in all their endeavours, because it was the key to a successful life, pointing to the military as a good source of discipline, because it was its life-force.

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