By P.K. Yankey
Nkroful (W/R), Oct. 14, GNA – The 1995 Year Group of the Nkroful Agricultural Senior High School Old Students Association (NASSOSA ’95) has commissioned a multi-purpose tennis court and donated assorted sports equipment to their alma mater to enhance sporting activities.
The items donated included two table tennis boards, two sets of jerseys, six footballs, eight table tennis bats, six volleyballs, nine basketballs, 40 tennis balls, a basketball net and a high jump crossbar.
The presentation coincided with the commissioning of the tennis court at the NASS Park.
Presenting the items, Madam Edwina Baba Williams, Sports Prefect of the 1995 Year Group, said the gesture formed part of efforts by the alumni to give back to the school and support the development of sports.
Madam Williams, who is also a banker, recalled that the school excelled in sports during their time and expressed the hope that the donation would help revive and sustain that tradition.
She assured the school authorities of the alumni group’s continued support towards the growth and development of the institution.
Mr Miezah Assini, Entertainment Prefect of the 1995 Year Group, said the intervention followed a request by the school’s Sports Master for support to improve sporting facilities and activities.
Mr Assini, a lecturer in Computer Science at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), advised students to combine academic work with extracurricular activities to promote the image of the school and develop their talents.
Mr Joe Sam, a former Physical Education Master of the school and an alumnus of the 1978 Year Group, congratulated the 1995 Year Group for the gesture and described them as worthy ambassadors of the institution.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Headmaster, Mr Richard Oppong, Head of the Mathematics Department, expressed gratitude to the alumni for their support.
He assured them that the sports equipment would be put to good use and help train students to excel in various sporting disciplines and potentially represent Ghana at higher levels.
Among members of the 1995 Year Group present at the event were Mr Daniel Bomah, Administrator at the Ghana Baptist Hospital at Nvellenu, and Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Daniel Miezah of the Air Force Logistics Command, Air Force Base, Accra.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Bertha Badu-Agyei/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: PK Yankey