Labone Senior High School

5°33′54″N 0°10′16″W / 5.564925°N 0.171051°W / 5.564925; -0.171051
InformationTypePublic High SchoolMotto"Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn)Established1949School districtLadadekotopon Municipal AssemblyPrincipalMrs. Efua AcheampongHead of schoolMadam Cynthia Obuo NtiStaff176 teachingGradesSenior High Years 1 - 3EnrollmentMixedCampus typeSuburbanColor(s)Navy blue and whiteAffiliationLabone Old Students' Association( LOSA)or (Old Bones)Information+233 24 485 3753
+233 30 277 6740AddressP. O. Box 079
Osu
GhanaWebsitewww.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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Crest

The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei,[citation needed] 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.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Who we are".