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In June 1958, electricity was extended to the school at a cost of £45. The first Speech and Prize-Giving Day took place on 20 July 1961, with Rev. Maurice Lesage, SVD, then headmaster of St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School in Accra, serving as the guest speaker. Prizes were distributed by Nana Frempong Moposo II, the chief of Effiduase.
The school was inaugurated by the Minister of Health, George E. de Silva. The founding principal was Chlora Dias Wijetilleke, the Chairman of the Sri Pushpadana Society, as well as wife of Attorney-at-Law, S. A. Wijethilake. She was a first class English teacher and started the school with a staff of six and three students.
Mfantsipim School is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, [1] [2] established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High School and the first headmaster was James Picot, a French scholar, who was only 18 years old on his ...
A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker . Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important citizens, or other noted speakers to come and address the graduating class.
A valedictorian giving his valediction (farewell speech) at commencement. Valedictorian is an academic title for the highest-performing student of a graduating class of an academic institution in the United States.
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The new Principal, Mr Chan Yew Wooi, was the former Director of Professional Development at the Academy of Singapore Teachers. Hong Kah Secondary School started operation in 1994 with 14 Secondary One classes. There were 6 Express, 5 Normal (Academic) and 3 Normal (Technical) classes. It was the holding school for Pioneer Secondary School.
The lyrics of the song reflect on what it will be like for members of the matriculating class to visit their old school again in forty years time. The song was introduced to WBHS by Mr T. Brown, a former Senior Deputy Headmaster of the school. The only other school in South Africa which sings this song is Pretoria Boys' High School.