Ga Mantse Foundation to award top 5 Odorgonno SHS students with scholarships

The Ga Mantse Foundation will provide scholarships to the top five final-year students of the Odorgonno Senior High School (SHS) who excel in this year's West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsruru, who made this known, said the scholarships, with the support of the Ga Traditional Council, would cover their education at the tertiary level in any institution in the country.

The Ga Mantse announced this at the 85th anniversary of the school last Friday in Accra.

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The event, which was attended by a host of dignitaries including heads of second cycle schools and queen mothers, was on the theme: “Ga Culture, Our Heritage, Our Education.”

During the programme, the rhythmic beat of traditional drums filled the air with the Ga identity showcased through dance, attire and storytelling.

Those who excelled in the core subjects were presented with certificates, while hardworking teaching and non-teaching staff were also honoured at the event.

Speaking in a mixture of Ga and English, Nii Teiko Tsuru said the traditional council was engaging the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and the authorities of  Odorgonno to provide a land on the compound to build an extension of the UEW School of Languages at the school.

That, he said would be the learning centre for the teaching of Ga culture and anything Ga.

He said he would refurbish the King Tackie Tawiah dormitory, adding that “We will rebuild and reposition it.”

Reposition

Moreover, he said the entire school would be repositioned for the progress and growth of the Ga state.

The culture of the people, Nii Tackie Teoko Tsuru said, was not the costume that was worn once every year, and that it was who they were and the base of their existence.

It has become our responsibility to bring back the Ga culture into our classrooms, to bring back the Ga language to speak or mother tongue and remain connected to our ancestry,” he emphasised.

In his remarks, the headmaster of the school, Patrick Mensah said the milestone chalked up by the school was far more than a number and that it symbolised the enduring spirit of the Ga people, whose customs, language, and traditions continued to enrich Ghana’s national identity and inspire generations.

“Accra’s status as a metropolitan hub brings unique challenges.

Yet, the wisdom and traditions of our ancestors offer timeless solutions to modern problems, particularly those confronting education and youth development.

A retired Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, Monica Ankrah, said the event signified that “we have something good in Greater Accra”