UWR: Jang JHS pupils receive mathematics text books

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Students of Jang and the author of Excellent Grade Series

UWR: Jang JHS pupils receive mathematics text books

Students of Jang Junior High School in the Nadowli-Kaleo district of the Upper West Region have received mathematics pamphlets from an old student of the school.

At a brief ceremony to hand over the books to the school, the author, Nicho Domanumbu said his desire to empower students of Jang was because he benefited so much from the school.

Narrating his past moments at the school, Mr. Domanumbu said he attend the school from primary 2 till JHS 2 and left for another school. He is thus convinced Jang JHS prepared him to make a good grade at his BECE and called on the students to aspire higher.

He however desired to make the books available for students throughout the area but lamented over the costs involved, calling on well wishers to support the cause.

The books 'Excellent Grade Series' valued at GHC 3,200 are from efforts of the author and one Hermes Abudi a native of the community currently studying his PHD in China.

The Chief of Jang, Naa Alhassan Musah Kanchiiha Gaguo II was however grateful for the efforts made by the author to present such important materials to the school at such a moment and urged the students to take advantage of the books.

Tibani Naa Bob Logga, a quest speaker at the gathering expressed the need for students to take mathematics lessons seriously. He explained that maths as a subject could prepare a person's mindset with the ability to think critically.

Naa Logga explained technology is developed from simple calculations. â€˜Maths is so simple but it is complex and must be taken very seriousâ€™. He added.

He also challenged the students to perform better in subsequent exams as the Nadowli-Kaleo district scored a total of 36% in mathematics in the recent BECE results.

160 books were donated to the circuit supervisor, Mr. Augustine Tingani. Some 60 copies of the books were distributed to neighboring schools of Janguosi JHS, Chang JHS and Lamburi JHS.

The Head teacher of Jang JHS Mr. Bayor Aziz said the gesture was a historic feat in the school and wished such supports came regularly but also lamented over accommodation for his teachers and electricity for better ICT studies at the school.

A total of 1,047 pupils sat for the BECE exams last year of which only 71 passed in mathematics, with 45 boys and 26 girls representing 6.8% of the pass mark.

Source: www.watchghana.com