Don’t interfere in administration of schools - Old students advised
The president of the 1990 Year Group of the Opoku Ware School (OWASS) Old Boys Association, Mr Collins Amponsah-Mensah, has advised old students not to interfere in the administration of their alma mater, but leave that to the authorised persons.
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He said old students needed to help mobilise resources to support the development of their alma mater, concentrate on assisting the school that had propelled them to their current status and ensure that their concerns were channelled through the appropriate quarters for redress.
Homecoming conference
At the homecoming conference of the 1990 Year Group at the school in Kumasi, Mr Amponsah-Mensah said the decision by some old students to serve as watchdogs and supervisors of their alma mater did not auger well for the relationship between the school administrators and the old students associations.
“One thing some people have refused to understand is that old students and old boys are not employers of school administrators; so why not leave employers to deal with issues in relation to staff and school management?” he wondered.
As part of activities marking the homecoming conference of the school, a GH¢80,000-refurbished staff common room was handed over by the 1990 Year Group to the school.
Mr Amponsah-Mensah lamented the seeming misunderstanding between the national leadership of the OWASS Old Students Association and called for dialogue to resolve any impasse to promote peaceful coexistence and development of the school.
Support alma mater
He also called on other year groups to emulate the gesture and come to the aid of the school and support it since it needed more help to expand its activities.
Handing over the common room, Mr Philip Ampofo, an Old Boy of the school assured the authorities of their unflinching support for the development of the school at all times.
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The Headmaster of the school, Mr F. M. Oppong-Mensah, commended the old students for the support which had come to relieve the staff of the challenges they had with accommodation.
Appeal to old students
He appealed to the old students to use their positions to lobby for support from their mates and other avenues to bring development to the school.
The old students used the homecoming occasion to fraternise with the students, staff and management of the school.
The year group also presented awards to over 50 deserving students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the school.
Present at the ceremony were past headmasters, teachers and other management staff members who have contributed to the development of the school.