Labone Senior High School
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| Labone Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn) |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly |
| Principal | Mrs. Efua Acheampong |
| Head of school | Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti |
| Staff | 176 teaching |
| Grades | Senior High Years 1 - 3 |
| Enrollment | Mixed |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Affiliation | Labone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones) |
| Information | +233 24 485 3753 +233 30 277 6740 |
| Address | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
| Website | www |
Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in Labone in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] It is noted for its success in the National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activities.[2]
History[edit]
In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution for young people staying around Osu and La. A private school was established in the Ako Adjei Area.
At independence, the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, realized that to accelerate the country's development, educational facilities must be widespread.[citation needed]
The Ghana Educational Trust was instituted and was charged with the construction of school buildings throughout the country, including Labone. The school was relocated to the present site.[citation needed]
Crest[edit]
The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei,[citation needed] a senior citizen and national award winner who also designed the national coat of arms.[3]
The crest is a shield divided into four quarters by fishing rope running horizontally and vertically.
Each quarter carries an appropriate motive:
- Top right-hand corner: The early appearance of the Sun in the East: This signals "Make hay while the sun shines".
- Top left-hand quarter: A crossed pen and torch light on an open book: this depicts "the pen is mightier than the sword".
- The bottom left-hand quarter: A crossed pick axe and cutlass: This depicts "dignity in labour".
- The bottom left-hand quarter: The oil palm tree is a plant that suggests usefulness and productivity.
Curriculum[edit]
The school offers:
- Business
- Home economics
- Visual arts
- Science
- General arts
- Music
Facilities[edit]
The school has facilities such as:
- Science Lab
- Computer lab
- Library
- Home economics unit
- Football Field
- Volleyball basketball courts
- Baseball field
- Visual arts unit
- Music Lab
- Naval cadet
- Physical education unit
School Heads[edit]
- S. Gyasi Nimako (1961)
- R. Lomo Jones.1961 (196)
- E. A Lamptey.1968 (1982)
- Bossman Owusu Ayim1982 (1990)
- D. H. K. Ofosu (1990)
- Peter Owusu Donkor (1990 - 1995)
- Cecilia Aggrey (Mensah (1995 - 2003)
- Joyce Ossei (Agyekum (2003 - 2013)
- Mary Amankwah (2013 - 2014)
- Kate Bannerman (2014 - 2017)
- Cynthia Obuo Nti (2017 - )
References[edit]
- ^ "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Who we are".