The University Junior High School (UJHS) has organised a handover ceremony to formally induct its newly elected prefects.
Master Blessing Quainoo and Master Benedict Ntsiful-Sakyi-Saakwa were sworn in as Boys Prefect and Assistant Boys Prefect, respectively, while Miss Caroline Davida Bannerman-Mensah and Miss Nana Yaa Essumanbah Oduro, were also inducted as Girls and Assistant Girls Prefects respectively.
The Assistant Head Teacher of UJHS, Mr. Julius Zaney, advised the newly elected prefects to work diligently to further promote the image of the school.
He said the decision to conduct polls was to help inculcate leadership qualities in the students as early as possible and also educate them on the election process and systems in the country.
Mr. Zaney told the elected officers that a great opportunity had been given to them as prefects to contribute their quota to the development of the school, therefore, they should make good use of their time.
The Boys and Girls Prefects with their sword of authority. With them are their assistants.
“Time waits for no man, so use your time profitably and make good use of the facilities available in the school to harness your talents to better your lives and the nation as a whole,” he said.
The Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED) of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. (Mrs.) Mavis Serwah Benneh Mensah, who graced the occasion, entreated the prefects to take their studies seriously and exude humility and diligence during their tenure.
She entreated the prefects to seek the necessary assistance whenever the need arose during their administration as leaders of the school.
In an interview with the Boys Prefect, Master Blessing Quainoo, he said he was excited about being elected and pledged to work with the school administrators to win more academic laurels to put the school on a high pedestal during his tenure of office.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC