Prempeh knocks out lightweight OWASS

Our former Asst. Headmaster, who now heads OWASS, earned a first defeat at the hands of Mighty Prempeh when his Santasi boys were schooled by the highly articulate Prempeh students in the National Inter-Schools Debate Contest, which took off on Thursday, January 29.

This year's Inter schools Debate started with the various schools and defending champions "shooting" and "tooting" their horns. With OWASS winning last year's event as well as becoming second in the SSCE, they thought Prempeh was in their claws.

The motion for this year's debate was"the increasing social vices which breed disciplinary problems in our schools are the result of communication gap btn students and school authorities." On Thurday, 29th January, the debate took off with Prempeh contesting against their sister girls school, YAGSS. Prempeh beat them to it as they were no match for us. Prempeh thus qualified for the quarter final and then beat Kumasi Sec. Tech. School who were their opponents. The brilliant squad of Prempeh College was made up of:

• Kharliq Abdul (Ramseyer)
• Papa Yaw Ohene Konadu (OW)
• Gyeabour Kwasi Owusu (OT)
• William Demitiah (Ramseyer) who is a form one student.

Today, Prempeh College met OWASS in the semi final and beat them 1-2 at Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI), the venue for the debate. The Santasi boys cried their eyes out as they were so perturbed by the turn of events. Prempeh then went to the final with Kumasi Academy and beat them as well. This makes Prempeh the current champions in the region. They thus go for the nationals with schools like Mfantsipim, Wey Gey Hey, Ghana National and will represent the Northern sector.

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