Labone Senior High School
Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in Labone in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] It is noted for its success in the National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activities.[2]
| Labone Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn) |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly |
| Principal | Mrs. Efua Acheampong |
| Head of school | Madam Cynthia Obuo Nti |
| Staff | 176 teaching |
| Grades | Senior High Years 1 - 3 |
| Enrollment | Mixed |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Affiliation | Labone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones) |
| Information | +233 24 485 3753 +233 30 277 6740 |
| Address | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
| Website | www |
History
In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution for young people staying around Osu and La. A private school was established in the Ako Adjei Area.
At independence, the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, realized that to accelerate the country's development, educational facilities must be widespread.
The Ghana Educational Trust was instituted and was charged with the construction of school buildings throughout the country, including Labone. The school was relocated to the present site.
Crest
The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei, a senior citizen and national award winner who also designed the national coat of arms.[3]
The crest is a shield divided into four quarters by fishing rope running horizontally and vertically.
Each quarter carries an appropriate motive:
- Top right-hand corner: The early appearance of the Sun in the East: This signals "Make hay while the sun shines".
- Top left-hand quarter: A crossed pen and torch light on an open book: this depicts "the pen is mightier than the sword".
- The bottom left-hand quarter: A crossed pick axe and cutlass: This depicts "dignity in labour".
- The bottom left-hand quarter: The oil palm tree is a plant that suggests usefulness and productivity.
Curriculum
The school offers:
- Business
- Home economics
- Visual arts
- Science
- General arts
- Music
Facilities
The school has facilities such as:
- Science Lab
- Computer lab
- Library
- Home economics unit
- Football Field
- Volleyball basketball courts
- Baseball field
- Visual arts unit
- Music Lab
- Naval cadet
- Physical education unit
School Heads
- S. Gyasi Nimako (1961)
- R. Lomo Jones.1961 (196)
- E. A Lamptey.1968 (1982)
- Bossman Owusu Ayim1982 (1990)
- D. H. K. Ofosu (1990)
- Peter Owusu Donkor (1990 - 1995)
- Cecilia Aggrey (Mensah (1995 - 2003)
- Joyce Ossei (Agyekum (2003 - 2013)
- Mary Amankwah (2013 - 2014)
- Kate Bannerman (2014 - 2017)
- Cynthia Obuo Nti (2017 - )
References
- "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- "Who we are".