Dear Mr. Sackey: While at Ghana Secondary School in the 1984/85 academic year, you received a phone call from the military government that you should "rush to Accra immediately." Fearing that you were going to be punished at the Barracks for some indescritions from your past, you started sweating profusely as you traveled to Accra. To your relief, you arrived in the capital city only to be told that your alma mater has completely collapsed and that you were to hurry to Kumasi to take over the school's administration. Upon your arrival at Sofoline, you had to basically rebuild from scratch a school that had collapsed under Headmaster Atiemo. You established a "Science school" so strong that you stubbornly stuck to your philosophy that only Science students were fit for the Senior Prefectship position. By hand-picking only Science students as your Senior Prefects in your 12-year tenure and consigning the Arts & Business students to the Assistant S.P. positions, you clearly made Science your priority. Prempeh under you was stereotyped as " a Science-biased school." But your relentless pursuit of excellence in science paid off: When the National Science & Maths Quiz was introduced, you ensured that Prempeh was the first school to win it (1994). In 1996 you made sure we became the first to win it twice, and in 1997 the strong foundation you put in place just before your departure ensured that Prempeh became the first school to appear in 3 finals (we narrowly lost in the final that year). Unfortunately, Prempeh has not progressed that far since you left us. Fascinatingly, most of the Assistant headmasters and Science masters who helped with those achievements remained at Prempeh for several years after your retirement but were NEVER able to replicate this success. This clearly shows that it was your perspicacity and calculation that was driving Prempeh to victory [with all due respect to other contributors]. Sir, you have taught us that when a headmaster is passionate and serious about books, the whole school community is motivated and passionate about books. When a Headmaster yearns for an academic trophy, the whole school (staff and students alike) yearn for it. Conversely, when a Headmaster is passionless, it sets off an "amotivational syndrome" among his staff. Sir, a new national quiz trophy is being introduced by the organizers as the competition is being started all over again. One cannot help but brainstorm about how you would have made Prempeh the first winner again. A potency we cannot ascribe to the current occupant of your former position. How badly we miss you now.

Quiz contestant Osei Agyeman (popularly known as Owuo) receiving a prize from Headmaster R.T Sackey at the Osae Assembly Hall in 1994 after winning the first national Science & Maths Quiz competition for Prempeh. Senior Housemaster (who was effective by the way), George Ekem Ferguson Laing, in brown shirt and glasses, watches from behind the Headmaster.

Senior Sobotey receives his award from Headmaster Sackey for bringing the prestigious trophy. These boys made Prempeh great. Music master Uncle Ebo (deceased) is wearing a blue shirt in the front row while Mathematics & Physics master Wofa K (in stripe shirt, now Headmaster of Konongo-Odumase) watches the action.

Architects of the 1994 victory: Back row: Mathematics & Physics master Wofa K (in stripe shirt in the back), Chemistry master Mr. Stephen "One-Mole" Anokye (now Headmaster of OWASS, is in light blue shirt second from the right). Front row: Chemistry & Pearson Housemaster Mr. Frederick Yaw Asamoah (extreme right) followed by Senior Housemaster Mr. G.E.F. Laign (who cherished his moniker "Koo Laing") and then Prempeh's most outstanding and successful Headmaster since TA Osae, R.T. Sackey (nicknamed Tusker Muller). On Mr. Sackey's immediate right is Assistant Headmaster Mr. Twumasi Amponsah ("Joe Expensive"). On the extreme left is legendary Maths master Opanyin Kwadwo Kyere. Physics master Mr. Koduah (the current Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academics, who currently specializes in antagonizing athletes instead of conjuring some wizardry for another science trophy) is second from the right.

The Quiz team with the famous trophy in 1996 when we won it a second time

The 1996 Quiz team - 3 contestants plus 5 reserves made history by becoming the first to win it twice. The following year we made history again by becoming the first school to make it to 3 finals.