Shock as final-year Prempeh College student falls to his death -

Students, teaching and non-teaching staff of the Prempeh College in Kumasi found themselves in a state of shock when a final-year student of the school fell from the second floor of his dormitory to his death last Friday.

Another final-year student who also fell sustained multiple injuries and is now on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

The student who lost his life has been identified as Samuel Asare Bediako, popularly called Classicals, of Form Three Business 4, while the other student has been identified as Tabiri Kofi Boateng of Form Three Science 3.

The incident occurred when the two, who were engaged in the usual secondary school fun and jokes, fell from the second floor of the Opoku Ware II House, one of the dormitories of the all-boys’ boarding school.

It was said that the two believed to be friends were hugging and pushing each other in front of their rooms when suddenly Bediako fell and pulled his friend along.

Student

Speaking to the Graphic Online on condition of anonymity, a form three student said it happened about 5.30 p.m. last Friday when they heard shouts from some of the students who were standing on the corridor of the second floor of the dormitory.

He said when they came out from their rooms, they saw their mates lying motionless on the ground.

They rushed the two to the KATH, while others went to inform the Opoku Ware II Housemaster.

According to the student, about three hours later, they were informed by the hospital authorities that Bediako could not survive.

Meanwhile, Bediako’s body has been deposited at the mortuary, while the necessary procedures are being followed to inform his family.

Reaction in the school

During a visit to the school, it was observed that the students were going about their normal activities, except that those in the Opoku Ware II House were cautious and scared.

Others were also terrified at going near the wall made of metal tubes because of the fear that they would suffer a similar fate.

At the time of the visit yesterday, the headmaster was not available, while some senior members of the school were unwilling to comment on the incident.

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HISTORY BEHIND WHY PREMPEH COLLEGE STUDENTS CALL THEMSELVES, SENIORS

Prempeh College students call
themselves,SENIORS,is so simple.This is how that mantra was bred within the green land of Amanfoo.

The school was established in
February 1949 by the then Gold Coast
government
in collaboration with the Methodist and
Presbyterian missionaries and also the Ashanti
Royal Kingdom. In 1949, 50 boys from
Mfantsipim School and their headmaster Rev.
Sidney N. Pearson commenced the great College.

Since all of them were in the same FORM,no one
was
Senior,so the then Headmaster,Rev S.N. Pearson
referred all of them as SENIORS and it became
normality in the College up to date.

From that time up to this time and tomorrow,all students being
CURRENT or OLD BOY of PREMPEH
COLLEGE, he is referred as a SENIOR irrespective of the form or  social status of the person.

Since it is norm within Prempeh fraternity,I will
like
to urge all past and current students of our al
ma-
mater especially those on various social media to attach SENIOR or Snr in short to
their
names so that we will get to know ourselves very
easily and moreover to differ from other students.

Longlive Prempeh College !
Longlive Amanfoo !!
Longlive Seniors !!!

SENIORS !!! Raise your voices high.

BY: Snr Agyemang Frederick
      Ramseyer House.

HISTORY BEHIND WHY PREMPEH COLLEGE
STUDENTS CALL THEMSELVES, SENIORS

Prempeh College students call
themselves,SENIORS,is so simple.This is how that mantra was bred within the green land of Amanfoo.

The school was established in
February 1949 by the then Gold Coast
government
in collaboration with the Methodist and
Presbyterian missionaries and also the Ashanti
Royal Kingdom. In 1949, 50 boys from
Mfantsipim School and their headmaster Rev.
Sidney N. Pearson commenced the great College.

Since all of them were in the same FORM,no one
was
Senior,so the then Headmaster,Rev S.N. Pearson
referred all of them as SENIORS and it became
normality in the College up to date.

From that time up to this time and tomorrow,all students being
CURRENT or OLD BOY of PREMPEH
COLLEGE, he is referred as a SENIOR irrespective of the form or  social status of the person.

Since it is norm within Prempeh fraternity,I will
like
to urge all past and current students of our al
ma-
mater especially those on various social media to attach SENIOR or Snr in short to
their
names so that we will get to know ourselves very
easily and moreover to differ from other students.

Longlive Prempeh College !
Longlive Amanfoo !!
Longlive Seniors !!!

SENIORS !!! Raise your voices high.

BY: Snr Agyemang Frederick
      Ramseyer House.

posted by George Bright-Abu

Prempeh College old boys call on former Headmaster

Accra, April 9, GNA Prempeh College Old Boys Association (Amanfoo), 1993 and 1995 Year Groups, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on their former Headmaster, Mr Reuben Tetteh Sackey in Accra.

The aim of the visit was to enable the Amanfoo find out how their former Headmaster was faring, share fun memories with him and to tap from his rich experience in life.

The delegation included Kwame Oppong Afrani of Homeland Insurance, Liberia, Fred Asafu-Adjaye, Private Consultant, Nana Ofori Addai of Wudmankraft Limited, Stephen Akuoko Jnr, an Economists with the Electricity Company of Ghana, Osei Tutu Agyeman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Custom Division and Opoku Manu, an Architect.

An elated Mr Sackey expressed his joy over his old students and urged them to remain united and seek to promote each others well being and the welfare of their Alma Mater.

He recounted that during his tenure as a Headmaster the School worn the National Brilliant Science and Mathematics Quiz Competition on three consecutive occasions.

Mr Sackey said he did his best to ensure that the implementation of the three-year Senior Secondary School Programme was successful.

The former Headmaster and his students song the Schools anthem, hymns and shared lots of funs and jokes together.

Mr Sackey, now octogenarian, headed Prempeh College from 1985 to 1996.

The leader of the delegation Senior Afrani on behalf of his colleagues expressed their sincere gratitude to Mr Sackey for making an enormous impact on their lives, which has made them what they are today.

The Amanfoo presented an undisclosed amount of money to the former Headmaster.

GNA

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Source: GNA Story

George Bright-Abu

Prempeh College Old Boys Fired Up For Transformation -1987/89 Group At The Forefront

Prempeh College as an educational institution which was established in 1949 is a product of a fruitful collaboration between the Kumasi Traditional Council, the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in the then Gold Coast and the Colonial Central Government.
Various year groups have made a concerted effort to identify and support various projects on the campus. In recent times alumni contribution was mobilized to construct a new dormitory to make room for the increasing student population.
The 1987/89 group spread over the world has established an online network and plans are in place to renovate the school pantry to make it a state of the art facility.
Contributions are being solicited from each member of the group and they are contributing willingly for this project . An account has been opened at the Ecobank, Harper Road in Kumasi where funds are being channeled to .
The members are therefore using this medium to call on all 87/89 year group graduated to support this project.
The Account number for donations is 0213074487345401 Swift code ECOCGHAC


George Bright-Abu