Paga SHS Gets New Photocopier Ahead of End-of-Term Exams

Paga Senior High School in the Upper East Region’s Kassena-Nankana West District has received a new three-in-one photocopier from the Paga Youth Movement, days before the school’s end-of-term examinations.

According to A1 Radio, the machine was handed over on November 11 after the school raised the problem at its last Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting, which the youth group attended. The school’s printers and photocopier had broken down, leaving staff unsure how they would print examination papers.

The purchase was fully paid for by a member of the movement, Major General Jackson Wonje, Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, A1 Radio reported. The group’s vice chairman, Frederick Wugaa, its secretary, Kassim Mubashir Mandela, and treasurer Samitu Kumoriwo presented it.

Mr Wugaa said the community wanted to “own the school” and was concerned about both academic results and discipline. Mr Mandela said the group was also looking at other requests from the PTA meeting, and that the movement’s chairman had pledged traditional musical instruments for cultural performances as well as sports equipment.

School still waiting on boarding status

Headteacher Isaac Boena thanked the movement, saying it had backed the school since before it reopened, including helping secure land for it. He called the donation timely.

The school also listed problems that remain: it has not yet been granted full boarding status, and it lacks enough dormitories, staff bungalows and a perimeter wall. It asked government to deliver on pledges it said President John Dramani Mahama made on his most recent visit, including full boarding status, dormitory blocks and a school bus. TheSavannaOnline has not independently confirmed the details of those pledges.

Source: A1 Radio — https://www.a1radioonline.com/84819/paga-youth-movement-supports-paga-shs-with-three-in-one-modern-photocopier/index.html