A scene during the presentation of the awards
The St Anthony of Padua Catholic Basic School in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) of the Western Region has won the annual Western Region Independence Day Inter-District JHS Quiz Competition, which was held last Thursday in Bogoso, capital of the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, to commemorate the region’s 66th Independence Day Celebration championed by the traditional leadership.
The competition, which featured 14 basic schools representing their respective Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), saw EKMA emerge as the 2023 champions, defeating the defending champions Shama Aboadzie VRA International School and their close competitors Goldfield International School from Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal with 43 points.
Tarkwa Goldfields International School came in second with 39 points, followed by Peace International School from Half Assini in the Jomoro Municipal, which came in third with 38 points, and Aboadzie VRA International School from the Shama District, which came in fourth with 36 points.
The Christ Leading School from the Ellembelle District finished fifth with 36 points, while the host school Nana Amoako Basic School from the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal finished sixth with 28 points and St Augustinus School from Axim in the Nzema East Municipal finished seventh with 21 points.
The 2023 champions, St Anthony of Padua Catholic School representing EKMA, received two brand new Lenovo laptops, one for the GES directorate and the other for the GES basic school coordinator’s office, a trophy, tablets for the three contestants, text books, plaques, gold medals, and certificates, and the first runner up, Tarkwa Goldfields International School, received two brand new Lenovo laptops, one for the school and the other for the GES basic school coordinator’s office.
Peace International School, representing the Jomoro Municipality, received two Lenovo laptops, one for the school and one for the GES office to be used by the basic school coordinator, bronze medals, text books, tablets for the contestants, plaques, and certificates, with the fourth to fourteenth positions all receiving text books, plaques, and certificates.
The special guest of honour, the Acting Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr. Stephen Kwaku Owusu, whose speech was read on his behalf, commended Nananom of the Western Region for promoting such a commendable initiative, and urged the service’s continued partnership. He advocated for more inclusive participation in the planning and organisation of future quiz events.
Mr. Abdel-Razak Yakubu, the leader of the Goldfields Ghana Ltd delegation and headline sponsors of the 2023 event, spoke about his company’s ongoing commitment to supporting education in the region, which has been one of their hallmarks since the inception of Goldfields operations in Ghana.