GRAHAM SUPPORTS 4-YEAR SHS (PAGE 11)

THE Headmaster of the Adisadel College (ADISCO), Mr H. K. K. Graham, has added his voice to those supporting the four-year senior high school concept.
Speaking at the 99th speech and prize-giving day of the school, Mr Graham said the four-year senior high school could improve the country’s education system better than the three years being proposed.
Mr Graham said all that the government needed to do was to provide the necessary infrastructure such as classrooms and hostels for the schools to meet the demands of the expanded programme.
He said the four-year system had the potential to help improve the educational system as envisaged under the educational reform.
On performance of the school, Mr Graham said there had been a remarkable improvement in its results due to measures and high sense of discipline on the part of the entire staff and students.
He said a student of the school, Master David Kofi Nyarkoh, who scored grade “A” in eight subjects, was adjudged the second runner-up in the 2008 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
The school, which was established in January 1910, would celebrate its centenary in July next year and the programme for the celebration was expected to be launched during the year.
He expressed regret that the school’s lands were being encroached upon and therefore called on the authorities to construct a fence round it to prevent further encroachment.
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Mr Yaw Opoku Atuahene, called for a purposeful and deliberate strategic plan for the development of the school.
Mr Atuahene said this called for the prioritisation of the needs of the school and a road map, as well as periodic reviews of the road map to achieve the desired target.
He advised the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to continue to play its role in the development of the school.
The Adontenhene of Ashanti, Nana Adu Gyamfi, also known as Dr Edward Osei Tutu Prempeh, reminded the students of the need for discipline and hard work, which were the hallmark of excellence.