By Philip Tengzu, GNA
Wa, (UW/R), Nov. 14, GNA – The 1984-Year Group of the Wa Senior High School has donated dining hall furniture valued at GH¢96,000 to its alma mater to help address the inadequate dining hall furniture challenge of the school.
The donation, comprising 80 metallic tables and 160 metallic benches, was expected to ease pressure on the existing 25 tables and benches in the school’s dining hall serving over 2000 students.
Speaking at a brief ceremony at the school to donate the furniture, Alhaji Iddrisu Adams Thirdman, Headmaster of the school, expressed gratitude to the 1984 Year Group for responding to an appeal he made over the inadequate furniture in the school’s dining hall.
He said the donation was particularly significant because the school’s student population had increased considerably over the years, which had placed pressure on the existing facilities.
“When the school started, our numbers were less than 2,000. Today, we are heading towards 3,000, and that has created additional demands on our facilities”, he said.
The Headmaster commended the benefactors and other past students of the school for their diverse support to the school in diverse ways.
“Government alone cannot do it. We are therefore appealing to other year groups to come to the aid of the school as we work together to improve the facilities and learning environment”, he said.
Mr Emmanuel Laweh, representative of the 1984 Year Group, indicated: “This school made us who we are today. It instilled in us discipline, resilience, love and lifelong bonds of friendship.”
He said the group, therefore, considered it a responsibility to give back to the institution that had played a significant role in shaping their lives.
He acknowledged the effort of all old students, saying, “Today, on behalf of the proud 1984 group and our chairman, I have the honour and joy to present a token of our love and commitment to our mother school.”
The Upper West Regional Chairperson of the Wa Secondary School Old Students Association (WASSOSA), Dr. Solomon Dansie, said the association was pleased to support the school’s development while joining the SRC in celebrating its annual week.
“When we were here in the 1980s, we were about 700. Today, the same dining hall that we used when we were 700 is being used by more than 2,000 students. So, you can imagine the pressure on the available furniture”, he said.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Miss Latifa Madi, Senior Girls’ Prefect of the Wa Senior High School, expressed appreciation to the alumni for responding to their need.
She said the inadequate seating facilities had compelled some students to stand while eating because there were not enough places for everyone to sit.
“We will make sure that we maintain and protect them, not only for today but for future use, so that when we leave, and our younger ones come, they will also find these tables and chairs in good condition”, Miss Madi explained.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Philip Tengzu, GNA
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