By our reporter
Past and present pupils of the Prince of Wales Secondary School, Kingtom in Freetown on 6th April 2015 commenced lined up celebrations marking the school’s 90 years of successful and enviable academic performance with a flag raising ceremony held at the school’s compound.
Addressing the pupils and invitees at the ceremony, a senior member of the School’s Board, Ojo Collier, who doubles as Vice President of the Old Princewaleans Association, welcomed all attendees and thanked them for gracing the event despite the existence of Ebola in the country.
He encouraged all Princewaleans past and present, to come on board and promote the school’s affairs. He said over the past few months, the school was used by MSF and government as an Ebola Centre but have now relinquished all Ebola operations in the school and got it well refurbished adding that pupils now need to do more in order to get the school up and moving.
"If we come together and work as a united team our school, the Prince of Wales, will continue to grow to higher heights," he maintained.
The Association’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Dauda Musa Bangura (second from left in photo), who is also serving as a Commissioner for the Independent Media Commission (IMC), said the school has been known popularly for producing good results in public examinations and for producing achievers.
He said a good percentage of the school’s past pupils are now serving the country and by extension the world as scientists, medical doctors, prominent lawyers, and journalists among other professions.
Commissioner Bangura encouraged the audience to enroll their children at the Prince of Wales school if they want the best out of them.
He further encouraged the past pupils to support the school’s development project and sustain the existing unity among past and present pupils and the outside world.
The Secretary-General of the Association, Mr. Keillie reminded the pupils and other invitees of the School’s Thanksgiving Service slated for 12th April 2015 at 2:30pm at the Holy Trinity Church in Freetown for the Christians and Fullah Mosque for the Muslims.
He said owing to Ebola in the country, the anniversary will this year be celebrated in a low key and that there will be no street march past as was the case before Ebola.He called on all present and past pupils to be well dressed in their school ceremonial uniforms to grace the Thanksgiving service.
Delivering the keynote address, President of the Association, Wordsworth Shonube Cole, expressed thanks and appreciation to all the pupils for the diverse roles they are playing towards the development of the School.
He said indeed Prince of Wales has contributed greatly to the human resource development of Sierra Leone and that even in the Ebola fight, the school offered part of its compound to host a Holding and Treatment Centre which was described as one of the best Centres in the Western Area.
He added:
"Even in humanity, the Prince of Wales has shown leadership in saving lives that would have been wasted by Ebola."
He called on parents and pupils to continue supporting the School for the development of education in Sierra Leone.
The event was graciously graced by high profile past pupils including, Donald Theo-Harding, Managing Editor of Salone Times newspaper and Member of Parliament Hon. Dr. Sho-Sawyer among others.
Honourable Michel Sho-Sawyer, a Member of Parliament, speaking at the event.
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