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 well noted for its participation in athletics, music and cultural activities.[2]
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Primus Semper Aurora" (Always First At Dawn) |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Ladadekotopon Municipal Assembly |
| Dean | Mr. Divine Gbogbo |
| 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 |
| Information | +233 24 485 3753 +233 30 277 6740 |
| Address | P. O. Box 079 Osu Ghana |
| Website | www |
Brief history
In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution to cater for the educational needs of the young people staying around Osu and La and its environs. A private school was therefore established at Ako Adjei Area.
At independence, the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, realized that to achieve his ideals with respect to the rapid development of the country, educational facilities should be widespread and brought to the doorstep of each Ghanaian child.
The Ghana Educational Trust was therefore instituted during the 1st republic and was charged with the construction of school buildings throughout the country, including Labone. The school was then relocated at the present site (opposite the Labone S.D.A Church).And well famous school in Ghana.By Ameyaw Solomon Chancellor
The crest of Labone senior high school - composition, meaning and symbolism
The crest was designed by Nii Amon Kotei a senior citizen and national award winner who also designed the Ghana coat of arms.
The crest of the school is a shield divided into four quarters with strong fishing rope running horizontally and vertically.
Each of the four quarters carries an appropriate motive
- Top right-hand corner: The early appearance of the SUN in the East: This depicts "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 wonder plant which symbolizes usefulness and productivity (Labone Senior High School students should therefore be productive and useful in all aspects of life, wherever they find themselves) [3].
Courses offered
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
Chronology of heads of Labone senior high school
(SINCE IT BECAME A GOVERNMENT ASSISTED SCHOOL)
- Rev (Dr.) S. Gyasi Nimako...................1955 - 1961
- Mr. R. Lomo Jones...............................1961 - 196
- Mr. E. A Lamptey.................................1968 - 1982
- Mr. Bossman Owusu - Ayim..............1982 - 1990
- Mr. D. H. K. Ofosu...............................1990
- Mr. Peter Owusu - Donkor...............1990 - 1995
- Mrs Cecilia Aggrey - Mensah.............1995 - 2003
- Mrs. Joyce Ossei - Agyekum...............2003 - 2013
- Mrs. Mary Amankwah........................2013 - 2014
- Ms. Kate Bannerman.........................2014 - 2017
- Mrs. Cynthia Obuo Nti.......................2017 - present
References
- "TEDxLabone". ted.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Labone Senior High School". Ghana Schools Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.