65th Speech and Prize Giving Day
Ridge Church School in Accra celebrated its 65th Speech and Prize Giving Day, as well as a Passing Out ceremony on 19th November,2022 with a call on all stakeholders to help in the character building and discipline of children in the school. The guest of honour was judge of the High Court, Justice Mrs Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, expressed the concern that “discipline is becoming more and more distant from our society by the day.” And The Guest of Honour for the event, Mrs. Frema Osei Opare, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, said indiscipline and bad character threaten any meaningful academic work, especially in the school environment.
The Headmistress, Mrs Nana Ama Acheampomaa Badasu, in her report, expressed her gratitude to the various stakeholders of the school for their contributions to the enviable records of the school so far. She also added, in 2021, the school presented 91 candidates, comprising 50 boys and 41 girls for the BECE, pointing out that “over 80% of our candidates obtained grades 1,2 or three in five subjects.”
She expressed the hope that the school’s 2022 batch will produce much better results in the BECE. She later advised the graduating students to see the event as “a steppingstone to attain greater heights.”
Furthermore, students were admonished to live their lives with integrity and not give in to peer pressure or try to be something they are not. “It is still possible to make a difference. Depend on God and acknowledge Him in all your endeavours,” she stressed. She then encouraged the graduating students to keep in contact with their colleagues as they moved on in life.
In conclusion, the 65th Speech and Prize Giving Day and Passing Out ceremony was used to honour deserving teacher, past students and pupils in the school for distinguishing themselves.
A picture showing the Headmistress and the Schools Chairperson going round observing the exhibition of artwork done by the learners.
