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Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary

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Pope John Senior High School den Minor Seminary
high school
Year dem found am21 January 1958 Edit
Found byJoseph Oliver Bowers Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydKoforidua Edit
Coordinate location6°6′15″N 0°16′12″W Edit
OperatorGhana Education Service Edit
Street addressKoforidua-Nsutam Rd, Koforidua Edit
Postal code4P3J+974, Koforidua-Nsutam Rd, Koforidua Edit
Phone number+233243158858 Edit
Email addressmailto:ppopejohnshs@yahoo.com Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.popejohnshs.edu.gh Edit
School districtEffiduase Edit
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Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary (formerly St. John's Seminary and College, dem nickname am POJOSS), ebi all-boys boarding school, wey dey for Effiduase, Koforidua, insyd de Eastern Region of Ghana. Dem establish am insyd 1958 by Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD as a Catholic seminary for boys wey he wish say ego train person become priests. Students dey moe courses such as general arts, general science, business den visual arts after demma stay insyd de school, dem for sit for external examination wey dem dey call am West African Senior School Certificate Examination wey dem go place am insyd any of de tertiary institutions for de country.

De students of de school dem dey usually call dem Pojomma wey dema alumni dem dey call dem Pojoba,[1][2] wey dem dey respond Daasebre.

Mission

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Say dem go train students so say dem go excel academically, be morally upright den well-discipline by de time dem complete dema course of studies insyd de school.[3]

History

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Campus

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Houses

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Der be currently seven houses available give boarding students wey dey require a stay thru out a term:

  • Pope John Seminary (Pope John House)
  • Bishop Bowers House
  • Nana Frempong Mposo House
  • Alphonse Elsbernd House
  • Paul Boakye House
  • Fr. Amos Fredric's House
  • Most Rev. Leon Badikebele Kalenga House.

Academic performance

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Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers

Awards den recognition

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  • VALCO Soccer Tournament (1999) (Winner)[4]
  • National Independence Debate Championship (2000) (Winner)
  • Milo Schools Soccer Championship (2001) (Winner)
  • National Science and Maths Quiz (2001) (Winner)[5][6]
  • VALCO Soccer Tournament (2002) (Winner)[7]
  • Microsoft Internet Safety and Security Focus On Ghana (MISSFoG) National Quiz Contest (2009) (Winner)
  • Junior Achievement Barclays Bank Chairman Awards (2009) (Placed Second)
  • Project Citizen National Showcase (2011) (Placed 3rd)[8]
  • Ghana Youth Forum Debate (2012) (Winner)[9]
  • National Independence Debate Championship (2013) (Winner)[10][11]
  • National Independence Debate Championship (2015) (Winner)
  • National Independence Debate Championship (2017) (runners up)(2nd)
  • Sharks Quiz Season 2 (2nd)

Notable teachers

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  • Mr Emmanuel Agyepong (He receive 3rd Prize for National Best Teacher Award 2001)[12]
  • Most Reverend Charles G. Palmer-Buckle[13] (former chaplain den teacher)
  • Mr. Yaw Gyebi (He receive 2nd Prize National Best Teacher Award)
  • Mr. Isaac Amanor(Geography department)
  • Mr. Patrick Larbi Lartey (former Senior House Master den Teacher)
  • Mr Eric Bempoe (Senior House Master)
  • Benedicta Foli [1](Former Headmistress)

Clubs den societies

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Members of de choir pose for a picture after Sunday Mass
School Cadet for parade at de 54th Anniversary
  • Science and Maths Club (PJSMC)
  • Literary and drama club
  • School Choir
  • Civic Education Club
  • Child's Right International
  • Mystical Vibes
  • Olympic Club
  • GUNSA
  • Future Leaders Investment Club (FLIC)
  • SYTO
  • FRENCH Club
  • Catholic Students' Union (CASU)
  • American Field Service (AFS)
  • Legion of Mary
  • Knights of the Altar
  • Air force Cadet
  • Red Cross Society
  • Art Renaissance Club
  • Pope John InfoTech Club
  • Junior Achievement Company
  • Students' Representative Council (SRC)
  • School Brass Band
  • Scholarship and Talent Club
  • Business club (GNABS, POJOSS)

Chronology of headmasters

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HEADMASTER BEGINNING OF OFFICE END OF OFFICE
Rev. Fr. Alphonse J. Elsbernd SVD 1958 1961
Rev. Fr. Amos Fredrichs SVD 1961 1974
Rev. Fr. Thomas Potts SVD 1974 1981
Rev. Fr. Vincent Michael Burke SVD 1981 1984
Rev. Fr. Edmund Nomo SVD 1984 1989
Rev. Fr. Vincent Michael Burke SVD 1989 1997
Mr. Paul Ofori-Atta 1997 2007
Mr. Isaac Laweh Odenteh 2008 2013
Mrs. Benedicta Foli 2014 2022
Rev. Fr. Benjamin Ohene 2022 Present

Notable alumni

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Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle, Archbishop of Cape Coast.

Clergy

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  • Archbishop Charles G. Palmer- Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast

Politics, government, den public policy

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  • Samuel Nuamah Donkor, Former MP for New Juaben North, Minister of Health den Ashanti Regional Minister
  • Edward Omane Boamah, Former Minister of Communications
  • Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, MP for Lower Manya Krobo den Former Deputy Minister of Defence
  • Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information den MP for Ofoasi/Ayirebi
  • Franklin Cudjoe, Founder den Presido of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education

Law enforcement

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  • Joseph Boateng Danquah, Former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of de Ghana Armed Forces den Member of Council of State
  • Major General William Omane Agyekum, Commandant of Military Academy and Training Schools
  • Brigadier General Kweku Asamoah Yeboah, Director General of International Peace Support Operations, Ghana Armed Forces

Academia

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  • William Otoo Ellis, former Vice Chancellor of KNUST[14]

Corporate, business, den finance

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  • Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Economist den first Deputy Governor of de Bank of Ghana.

Arts den entertainment

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  • D-Black, Hip-hop star den entrepreneur
  • Ibrahim Mahama (artist), Author den Artist of monumental installations

References

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  1. ↑ "CDS Donates 10000 cedis to alma mater".
  2. ↑ "KNUST branch of POJOBA donate to alma mater". Modern Ghana.
  3. ↑ "Pope John Senior High And Minor Seminary, Koforidua | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Soccer-Pope John's win southern sector VALCO tournament". GhanaWeb. (in English). 30 November 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Obour, Samuel (24 June 2016). "The top 10 senior high schools in Ghana". Yen.com.gh – Ghana news. (in English). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Past Winners". NSMQ (in American English). 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  7. ↑ "POJOSS lifts VALCO soccer tournament trophy". Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "St Francis Xavier Wins 2011 Project Citizen Ghana". Modern Ghana.
  9. ↑ "Schools Must Instil Useful Values In Youth". Modern Ghana.
  10. ↑ "Pope John wins National Debate | News". Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Pope John wins National Debate". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ↑ "GRi Education News Ghana 30 – 03 – 2001". Mclglobal.
  13. ↑ "Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. ↑ University Relations Office (27 May 2013). "Half Term Report on the Stewardship of Professor William Otoo Ellis, Vice-Chancellor of KNUST". Kwame Nkrumah university Of Science and Technology. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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