The 2025 edition of the Junior Graphic National Essay Competition (JGNEC) will be launched today at the Silverbird Cinemas, Accra Mall, at 10 a.m.
At the launch, the 10 winners of the 2024 contest will also be rewarded.
The contest, organised by the Junior Graphic, one of the newspaper brands of the Graphic Communication Group Ltd, with sponsorship from FirstBank Ghana, Promasidor Ghana Limited, producers of Cowbell Milk Powder, Papaye and Peeva Beverages, aims to improve the reading and writing skills of schoolchildren across the country.
It is on the theme: “Nurturing Creativity: The Role of Reading and Writing.” The essay competition, which was introduced in 2011, also seeks to give learners in upper primary and junior high school (JHS) the opportunity to express their views on relevant issues, improve their knowledge and broaden their worldview.
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2024 Winners
Nathaniel Mawuli Agbozo-Ayeh, a student of St Dominic R/C Basic School, Akwatia, in the Eastern Region, is the overall winner.
James Kwame Anti of University Junior High School, Cape Coast, in the Central Region, placed second, with Nicole Naa Lamley Mills, a former student of Christ the King School, Accra, emerging as the third winner.
The fourth position was taken by a student of St Paul Methodist JHS, Tema, Abena Ayepah Koomson.
The fifth and sixth positions were taken by Joseph Frimpong Asare of Ideel Community School, Accra, and Obaa Yaa Frimpong, Silicon Valley International School, Accra, respectively.
A student of the Winterfell School, Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Aaron Kofi Danquah, was seventh, while a student of Dar-Es-Salaam ‘A’ JHS, Accra, Christabel Naa Torshie Abbey, placed eighth.
Eugenia Kissiwaa Frimpong of St Anthony R/C JHS, Nkawkaw, Eastern Region and Innarh Nau Nyande of St Jude Catholic School, Accra, took the ninth and 10th positions respectfully.
Winners of the competition over the years have received amazing prizes, including cash, laptops, tablets, desktop computers and souvenirs from sponsors.
For three consecutive years, the overall winners in each competition had the privilege of meeting with the sitting President at the Jubilee House and travelling with him to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America (USA).
During their visit to New York, they visited some interesting sites, participated in educative summits and interacted with children and people from different parts of the world.
Contest
The competition will be in two phases – the preliminary and final stages. At the preliminary stage, the students will write their essays in the comfort of their homes and submit them.
Out of that number, 50 students would be shortlisted to take the final test, which would be supervised by officials of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) in the various regions.
Before the contest, workshops are organised across the country for schoolchildren to equip them with skills to have a great command of the English language and improve their writing skills.
