KADJEBI-ASAFO SCHOOL IS 50 YEARS (OCT 2, PAGE 17)

THE Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School (KASEC) in the Volta Region is 50 years old. The school’s motto is coined from Latin –Consilio Et Animis and this is translated into English to mean “Wisdom and Courage”,
KASEC boasts good academic laurels and sound discipline.
The academic performance of the school, since a humble and pioneering beginning of 64 per cent at the General Certificate Examinations ( GCE) Ordinary level in June 1964, has steadily improved to 100 per cent in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) as the years went by.
This was mainly due to the high level of discipline injected into the school’s fabric by the school’s administration, with Mr A.D. Addo-Yobo as the pioneer headmaster to the present, headed by Mr Musah Yamba Issahaku who took over the reigns from 2003.
The school was one of those established under the Ghana Education Trust launched by the first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
It was started in 1959 with with an initial enrolment of 66 boys after the foundation stone had been laid by the first Volta Regional Commissioner, Mr F.D.K Goka.
Located on a vast expanse of land covering 659 acres between Kadjebi and Asato, it has grown to a present population of 1,147 comprising of 687 boys and 460 girls. Its teaching staff had grown fromfive to 54 and non-teaching staff of 45.
The school was selected as one of the first batch of model schools that were upgraded in 2003, nationwide. In the field of sports and games, the school has an enviable record, both at the regional and national levels.
The school can boast some athletes such as Cecilia Mensah, Juliana Mensah and Agnes Obour and presently, national champion, Miss Grace Ofori, who represented the country at the 2008 Beijin, Olympic Youth Camp.
On December 7, 1990, KASEC emerged the best school in Agriculture during the National Farmers Day at Wenchi
The headmaster, board of governors, staff and the school are announcing the silver jubilee celebration of the school at its state of the art compound on October 3rd, 2009.
His Excellency the President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills will be the guest of honour.