Good Shepherd R/C JHS wins Junior Science and Maths Quiz 2022
Good Shepherd R/C Junior High School in Kumasi beat off competition from Kyere Educational Complex and Belhaven Montessori to win the 2022 edition of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz.
The three schools were engulfed in a heated contest, after which Good Shepherd School amassed the highest score of 44 points.
Kyere Educational Complex from Kumasi and Belhaven Montessori from Tamale trailed behind with 37 points and 33 points respectively.
The quiz was organized by the College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in collaboration with Ghana Education Service (GES) and Dext Technology Limited.
The quiz competition is to encourage critical thinking and teamwork in STEM.
Provost of College of Science, Prof. Leonard Amekudzi lauded the participating schools for the teamwork and critical scientific thinking in the course of the event.
“In the first competition we had only 12 schools all in Ashanti Region. We moved on to 39 in the second competition and later decided to make it a pack-stage by considering four Regions as we see now. So we looked at the North, Eastern region, Greater Accra and in addition to Ashanti Region
“So the competition moved, we had over 200 students but actually 222 students participated this particular year.
“Our aim for this program was to build teamwork among the young ones, give them critical scientific thinking and ensure that they have a very strong scientific basics that drive technology,” he said.
Chairman of the Quiz Board, Prof. Kwasi Preko was happy the quiz provided an opportunity for participants to seek higher education in notable Senior High School institutions.
“I know some Headmasters of renowned schools in Ghana are already scouting for the students. This started last year after the finals. Some head of schools called the boys and pleaded with them to choose their school,” he said.
Caleb Fugar of Dext Technology stated that their “two primary motives are to be able to transform our education and to give our students an advantage for the future.
“We are supposed to give the students core competence, the communication, creative capacity, critical thinking and the confidence to be able to make an impact.”
Good Shepherd R/C JHS was presented with GHC10, 000 as part of its winning package, and a trophy sponsored by the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) foundation whiles Kyere Educational Complex and Belhaven Montessori also received GHC7,000 and GHC 5,000 respectively for finishing as the 1st and 2nd runners-up.
Study X also took turns to present the participating schools with a study tablet.
Source: Ghana News
