OLAM SHS cries for help
The Headmaster of the Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Senior High School, Mr Clemence Yao Baba, has appealed to the government, corporate bodies and past students, to aid in the development of the school.
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According to him, the state of the lavatory and washrooms in the school pose a health threat to students and teachers and, therefore, needs immediate support to avert the outbreak of an epidemic.
Mr Baba, who made the appeal during the eighth Speech and Prize-giving Day of the school in Tema, lamented that the existing 16-seater water closest which was built in 1999 to cater for 150 students was now being used by over 1,000 students.
According to him, the facility breaks down frequently leaving an unbearable stench in the school.
The speech day, which coincided with the 17th anniversary celebrations of the school, was also used by the headmaster to make a passionate appeal to the Tema Metropolitan Assembly to, as a matter of urgency, check the activities of churches within the vicinity of the school as the noise level, especially on weekdays was affecting effective teaching and learning.
Speaking on the theme: “Investing in quality education in the 21st century,” the guest speaker, Very Rev. Dr John K. Louise, a Lecturer at the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, said for the students to get the best out of their education, there should be highly trained and well-motivated teachers.
He said the teachers should invest time and energy in their preparation and teaching, adding that they need to identify the learning difficulties of students and provide solutions.
Very Rev. Louise also tasked the students to study seriously during the normal school period as well as after classes.
Deserving teachers and students were presented with citations for their dedication to work and book prizes for exhibiting exceptional academic brilliance.
The school’s naval cadet corps entertained the gathering with some drills and other displays.
The OLAM Catholic Church in Tema Community One established the school, with the late Reverend Father Francis Beemsterboer and the late Aloysius Hoguth as founders.
Founded as a Catholic private school in 1999 and absorbed into the public system in 2001, the student population now stands at 1,154 with a teaching staff of 60 and 20 non-teaching staff.
