E-AMASS wins Independence
anniversary debate
Saltpond (C/R), Nov. 30, GNA – Ekumfi TI
Ahmadiyya Secondary School at Essarkyir, has won
the Mfantseman District 50th independence
anniversary debate held at Saltpond.
Four senior secondary schools in the District
participated in the debate organized by the
District Directorate of the Ghana Education
Service (GES), on the topic: “Inter scholastic
sports impede academic progress”.
Miss Yakubu Sherifa and Master Gariba Garfar,
who represented E-AMASS and debated against the
topic scored 61.7 to win the competition.
Miss Millicent Morrison and Miss Betty Esi Osafo,
who debated in favour of the topic, scored 55
points to take the second position for Saltpond
Methodist High School.
Miss Helen Habib and Angelina Boateng of the
Mfantseman Girls Secondary School placed third
with 52.7 points whilst Mankessim Secondary
Technical School, which was represented by
Master John Ankrah and Miss Hagar Kuntu Takyi
took the forth position.
In a quiz competition, Mfantseman Girls scored
71 points to come first followed by Saltpond
Methodist High School with 48 point. Anomabo
Kwegyir Aggrey Secondary School placed third
with 41 points. Ekumfi TI Ahmadiyya and
Mankessim Secondary Technical School scored 39
and 20 points respectively to place forth and
fifth.
Nana Appredontwe Fynn, District Culture Co-ordinator,
commended the participants for their performance
and urged them to prepare well for the regional
competition on the topic: “That corporal
punishment should be abolished in the statutory
books”, to held later in the year or early next
year.
He said prizes for the competitions would be
distributed during the anniversary parade.
GNA
