Labone Senior High School
Location
Labone, Ghana
5°33′54″N 0°10′16″W / 5.564925°N 0.171051°W / 5.564925; -0.171051
Information
TypePublic High School
Motto"Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn)
Established1949
School districtLadadekotopon Municipal Assembly
PrincipalMrs. Efua Acheampong
Head of schoolMadam Cynthia Obuo Nti
Staff176 teaching
GradesSenior High Years 1 - 3
EnrollmentMixed
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and white
AffiliationLabone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones)
Information+233 24 485 3753
+233 30 277 6740
AddressP. O. Box 079
Osu
Ghana
Websitewww.laboneshs.net

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]

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

  1. ↑ "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Who we are".
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