Accra: Mr Thomas Raphael Vroom, Headmaster of the Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH), has expressed pride in the school's contribution to local governance, disclosing that the school has produced three district chief executives. He said the confirmation of Mr Jerry John Foreigner Amornortey Nkrumah Mills Modjifa Tanihu, a teacher at the school, as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ada West, was a pride for its community.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Vroom said the appointment and confirmation of Mr Tanihu was not 'just a personal victory but a testament to the calibre of educators we have at ASTECH'. He further revealed that the school runs an initiative called the 'Parliament House,' where teachers engaged in constructive debates, helping to groom leadership and public speaking skills among staff. 'This has played a significant role in preparing teachers for civic and leadership responsibilities,' he added.
The headmaster said since its establishment in September 1991, ASTECH had produced three individuals who had served as DCEs, saying, these were: Mr Sampson Tetteh Kpankpah, the immediate past DCE of Ada West; Mr Tanihu; and one other person in the Volta Region.
Mr Vroom stated that the school stands to benefit directly from Mr Tanihu's new position as the DCE, as he had already acknowledged the challenges facing ASTECH in his acceptance speech and pledged to address them. A key concern raised by the headmaster was the deteriorated state of the school's perimeter wall, which he described as a threat to the safety and security of students. He appealed to the DCE to prioritise the construction of the wall as he promised in his acceptance speech and called on stakeholders, parents, and the community to support efforts to elevate the image of ASTECH, which remained the only senior high school in the Ada West District.
