Celebrating Excellence: The 20-Year Homecoming of St. James Seminary 2004 Year Group

Preamble

In October 2001, 275 young Junior High graduates entered the land of the saints. Little did we all know that this year group will become the main turning point for St. James Seminary and Senior High school in terms of academic achievements. Before the 2004-year group, St. James had only been nationally recognized once i.e. (Winner of the 2000 Millennium Essay on conditions for sustainable national development, Master Osei Anim Leonard).

Major Achievements of the 2004 Year Group

WAEC’s Distinction Award for Producing the Second-Best Candidate in the July/August 2004 WASSCE (Master Henneh Augustine).
Winners of the 2004 regional quiz on Horticulture organized by Parks and Gardens (Masters Oppong Paul Kwabena and Bonye Fidelis)
Winners of the 2004 Quiz on HIV/AIDS organized by ActionAid Ghana (Masters Oppong Paul Kwabena and Louvis Boakye).
Winners of the southern sector debate on ‘Girl Child Education’ against Opoku Ware Senior High school, 2004 (Masters Godfred Tanam, Abugri Augustine and Fordjour Emmanuel)
Overall best student in the 2003 Northern Sector on the Vice President’s Campaign against Indiscipline, (Master Augustine Abugri).
Overall best student in the 2003 Northern Sector Ghana Mathematics Quiz organized by the Ghana Mathematics Teachers Association, (Master Henneh Augustine).
Winners of the 2003 Quiz on HIV/AIDS organized by ActionAid Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region (Masters Godfred Tanam, Abugri Augustine, Dennis Kyere and Emmanuel Fordjour)
Actively strengthened the Debating Club (Masters Tanam Godfred, Abugri Augustine, Fordjour Emmanuel, Michael Amegatse, and Henneh Augustine)
Actively strengthened the Science Club lead by Mr. Ali Bruno (Physics Tutor), and masters Henneh Augustine, Oppong Paul Kwabena, Debrah Sekyi Micheal, Agyei Nyarko-Prince, and Godless Amankwa.
Formation of the St. James Jama and Morale Group (masters Amo Mensah James, Owusu Achiaw James, Ignatius Osei-Fosu, Oppong Paul Kwabena and Moses Addo Sampaney)

The legacy of the 2004 group remains as a testament to their resilience, academic drive, and commitment to excellence.

Homecoming Project – Mechanized Boreholes

Why this Project: The power of water

Water crisis continues to challenge St James students and teachers’ access to the quantity and quality needed for drinking, cooking, bathing, and handwashing. While there has been some progress, our school still faces water problems with students and teachers finding it difficult to get water especially during the dry season. This project is thus planned to solve or reduce the lack of access to clean water. Water connects every aspect of life. Access to safe water and sanitation can quickly turn problems into potential – empowering people with time for school and work, and contributing to improved health for women, children, and families. The water crisis is a health crisis. Nearly 1 million people die each year from water (WHO, 2023), sanitation and hygiene-related diseases which could be reduced with access to safe water or sanitation. Every 2 minutes a child dies from a water-related disease (source WHO 2022). Access to safe water and sanitation contributes to improved health and helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases

The Plan: Two (2) Mechanized Boreholes

The executives and the entire 2004-year group have decided to tackle the water problem in St. James with support from the national union and donations from other cooperate organizations during the 20yrs homecoming in October 2024.

Each borehole will have 2 poly tanks on a raised platform with connected pipe extensions (4 poly tanks would be needed) or
Each borehole with 1 poly tank on a raised platform with connected pipe extensions (2 poly tanks would be needed)