Addressing the second MOGA Chapter and Year Group Congress in Accra, the immediate past president of the association, Dr Grace Bolfrey-Arku, said although past students had been supporting the school in various ways, there was the need to forge strong partnerships to leverage efforts to improve the status of the school. The congress, which had the theme, ‘Transitioning from the Golden to the Diamond Era’ was attended by representatives of all Chapters and year groups.
Support
Dr Bolfrey-Arku noted that the school had received a lot of support from various chapters, year groups, and old girls in the diaspora, and particularly mentioned the new UK Chapter Chair, Ms Freda Yeboah, whom she said had been very cooperative.
This, she said, was encouraging and also in tune with the school’s motto, which is “Obra nye woara Abo.”
She advised year groups to support work together with the school on what projects to embark on to avoid duplication of efforts and also allow for judicious use of resources.
Dr Bolfrey-Arku also commended the headmistress, Mrs Agnes Hawkson, for initiating the mordernisation of the school’s kitchen.
“The kitchen staff now has several linked up gas stoves and has been painted through the support of 1989 year group at the cost of ¢18,000,” she said.
Achievements of executives
Touching on the achievements of the past executives, Dr Bolfrey–Arku said they actively participated in meetings of the school Board, improved relationship with the school’s administration, organised mentoring programmes for students, initiated the production of a newsletter and supported infrastructural development
Dr Bolfrey-Arku emphasised that due to financial constraints, the executive was unable to complete the Visual Art Studio (VAS).
“We need to devise new financial strategies to finish this work and also pay all outstanding bills,” she indicated.
The association, she said, had also not been able to attain its desire to get girls from Kuntu, a nearby village, to access formal education at the school.
“It is sad to note that no girl child has directly entered our alma mater from Kuntu, considering that Kuntu is one of the three villages that released part of their land to President Kwame Nkrumah for the development of this wholly Government sponsored girls senior high school,” she stated.
New executives
New executives were elected to steer affairs of the association.
Ms Esi Hammond won the position of the national President of the Association.
Speaking on behalf of the new executives after the handing over of office, Ms Hammond gave an assurance that they would continue the good work of the past executive to sustain the good image of the school.
She noted that the school was still the largest female public senior high school and held the enviable record of producing a huge number of products, who were playing meaningful roles in the country.
