The 1978 12 months group of the West Africa Secondary School Old Students Association (WASSOSA) inaugurated a set of eating corridor furnishings for its alma mater in Accra on Tuesday.
The donation of set of furnishings, made up of 60 tables and 120 benches, is to assist tackle among the challenges confronting the college.
According to the Headmistress of West Africa Senior High School (WASHS), Dr Shine Agatha Ofori, college students used to queue for meals, whereas others stood holding their meals whereas consuming, due to inadequate eating tables and chair.
She stated the state of affairs affected tutorial work as college students spent or wasted time on the eating corridor, as an alternative of studying.
Dr Ofori stated as a part of efforts to deal with the college’s downside, WASSOSA 1978, requested the college to current an inventory of wants final 12 months, and “a long list of wants was given to the group and members decided to address challenges at the dining hall, which was a pressing need.”
She stated: “students no longer queue for food or stand holding food in their hands while eating. Now, students can be served in a decent way, sit at the table and eat properly and learn table manners.”
Dr Ofori praised WASSOSA 1978 12 months group for its contribution to the event of the college, saying the help “would assist college students to be aware of time, by attending courses and different faculty programmes on schedule. “
The Chairman of WASSOSA 1978, Mr Seth Boyd Laryea, gave the reassurance that the group would proceed to help the college to realize excessive tutorial requirements, assuring that “the inauguration of dining hall furniture is the least of things we can do for the school.”
He stated although, the group had sponsored actions of the college, together with its seventieth Speech and Prize Giving Day, there was nonetheless extra to be executed to unravel issues confronting WASHS, to advertise instructing and studying.
Mr Laryea famous that there was the necessity for outdated college students to maintain their help for his or her alma mater since authorities alone couldn’t deal with the challenges going through faculties within the nation.
“I will, therefore, urge the WASSOSA umbrella body to encourage the individual year groups to assist WASHS, to improve teaching and learning and welfare of students.”
BY CECILIA LAGBA YADA