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Saturday, 23 December 2017

St. Margaret Mary SHS marks 20th anniversary


The 20th anniversary celebration of St. Margaret Mary Senior High Technical School, Dansoman SSNIT flat, has been marked in Accra. The school founded by Rev. Fr. John Straathof, SVD admitted its first batch of 20 students on 18th February 1997.


The anniversary which was started with a liturgical celebration was officiated by the founder Rev. FR. John Straathof,  together with Frs. Patrick Ofori SVD, Mathias King SVD, Stephen Kofi Sakpaku, Abraham Dzibitor, SVD and  Bernard Adjei SVD and was  attended by parents, teachers, old students, and a host of dignitaries.

In his homily, Rev. Fr. Stephen Kofi Sakpaku, an old student of the school said the anniversary was a celebration of achievement and hope. He advised the students to hold on to their future dreams, to be determined and be disciplined in other to achieve their heart desires. He also called on the old students to come together to rally support for the school.

For his part, the Chairman for the occassion, Mr. Kwame Arhin, encouraged the students to take their learning seriously. He donated an amount of GH¢ 5,000 towards the purchasing of logistics for the Home Economics Department and the expansion of the school canteen.

Speaking at the function, the headmistress of the school Mrs. Rose Buah Bassuah, lauded the effort of the founders for their vision and foresight.  According to her, the school which currently has 1194 students and 80 teaching and non teaching staff  aims to give a  holistic education experience to the students, hence, the formation of clubs to help build students fit for society.


She expressed gratitude to Rev. Fr. John Straathof SVD and the parishioners of Margaret Mary church, The PTA, Yamsco Computers, Knight of Marshall, society of the Margaret Mary church and other individuals who have contributed to the school in various forms.

The founder of the school Rev. Fr. John Straathof who has spent 51 years in Ghana as a missionary priest expressed his excitement towards the growth of the school. He encouraged the students to be good students and obedient to their teachers, Make Jesus their friend and make use of the media wisely.

The anniversary was crowned with   performances and cultural display by students and fashion exhibitions to show case various talents unearth in the school. A plague was aslo unveiled in his honour of the founder Rev Fr John Straathof SVD.



St. Margaret Mary SHS has produced two Catholic priests, Frs. Stephen Kofi Sakpaku and Lawrence Agyapong and a host of people in various sectors of the Ghanaian economy but lacks facilities such as and administration block, a befitting canteen, an ICT center and an assembly hall among others.








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