The St John’s School, Sekondi, has launched its 75th anniversary celebration with a GH¢6.5 million fundraising campaign to construct a three-storey, 15-unit classroom block.
The proposed facility will include three laboratories for language, arts and music to provide students with improved learning spaces and enhance teaching and learning.
The launch in Accra last Saturday was on the theme, “United in Purpose, Committed to Excellence.”
The event brought together old students, school authorities, corporate partners and other stakeholders.
Among those present were the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Oil Company, Dr Justice Amoah, who was the special guest of honour.
Alumni support
In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Makyoung Limited, Dr Henry Benyah, who chaired the occasion, said St John’s School had played an important role in developing talents and producing professionals who had contributed to national development.
He called on old students to support the school financially and with their professional expertise to improve infrastructure and the quality of education.
“The Old Saints organisation is blessed with significant talents as well as professional skills which, when harnessed, will contribute to the development of our beloved school,” he said.
Dr Benyah said the school had benefitted from various forms of support from old students over the years, which had contributed to the quality of education provided.
He cited Harvard University and the University of Maryland in the United States as institutions whose development had been supported significantly by alumni contributions.
The Global Chairman of the Old Saints Association, Henry Morgan Minski, said the fundraising campaign was aimed at addressing the infrastructure needs of the school and providing students with modern learning facilities.
He said the proposed classroom block would comprise 15 classrooms and three laboratories for language, arts and music.
“Old Saints, this is our project. It will carry our collective identity,” he said.
He appealed to year groups, chapters of the Old Saints Association, corporate organisations and other stakeholders to contribute towards the project.
He said contributions could be made through cash donations or the provision of building materials, furniture, equipment and professional services.
“Sometimes, give GH¢1,000, GH¢10,000, GH¢100,000, and some can give GH¢1 million,” he said.
Legacy
In his welcome address, the headmaster of the school, Rev. Fr. George Eduayaw Ansah, described the anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the school’s achievements and renew its commitment to academic and character development.
He said the school had spent 75 years nurturing young people, promoting discipline and producing graduates who had served Ghana and the international community.
He said St John’s School had remained a strong institution for Catholic education and moral formation since its establishment in 1952.
