SENIOR PREFECT'S ADDRESS

Monday, October 24, 2005

Herewith the Speech Delivered by Demitiah W.K.O, First Assistant Senior Prefect, on the ocassion of the Launching of the Prempeh.Org Inter-Houses Science & Maths Quizzes League:

William Demitiah delivered the Senior Prefect's address. Senior Prefect Demitiah's remarks about rival schools he mentioned by name, which triggered a turbulence heard even in the far away Bantama, makes this program timeless.

The invitation to address you today, with which our old boys have honoured me, was so welcome, I rushed to obey it. A summons to celebrate with you Prempeh's rich academic heritage and our bright future at a ceremony like this, is so appealing to me, as to overcome the uncertainty I might entertainof my ability to bring you any thought worthy of your attention.

Prempeh College is no longer linked geographically to the frontiers of Kumasi and Ghana. In many respects the Royal School reminds one of an ageless plant, noble and inimitable, which when cultivated outside its environs still retains its unique and attractive character.

Prempeh College's reputation is now boundless and, our website, prempeh.org, is an example of this evolution and a testimony of the School's far-reaching influence. Established nearly a decade ago by Senior Harold Ofori, a product of Pearson House, it was the first such collegiate website in Ghana. And it continues to lead all the other schools in this domain of information technology.

From Kings Palaces to Presidential households, the Global Amanfoo Homepgae has now become a bulwark of our pride and prosperity and with it, the drive to move our alma mater to greater heights. Hence the establishment of the Prempeh.Org Inter-Houses Science & Maths Quizes League, as well as many other lofty programs.

It therefore came as no surprise to me when the London Times declared Prempeh College as the best second cycle institution in West Africa, a position that Adisadel College could not battle with us for. Our arch-rivals, Opoku Ware was no where to be found and the "acclaimed" Wesley Girls High school was just like Opoku Ware -- not listed.

I feel very proud to be a part of this great fraternity, whose members include the distinguished guests on this stage today.