POJOBA Holds Career Clinic For Students, Urges Gov't To Adopt Progam Into FSHS

The Pope John Old Boys Association (POJOBA) held a career clinic and mentorship program for current students with especial focus on the third years who are almost due to write their WASSCE exams in the coming weeks.

As part of contribution to their alma mata, the past students were on the school premises to inspire hope, encourage and to challenge the students to deliver excellent results in the exams.
President of the association, Mr. Isaac Aboagye Duah stated emphatically that, such engagements in the past brought tremendous improvement in the academic performance of the students. He said the 'POJOBA mentorship program has come to stay as part of the association's calender of events'.

The president of the KNUST Global Alumini Association, Dr. Kwaku Agbesi who is an old student of the school, used the occation to call on the Ministry of Education and government to explore ways to engage Mentors World Network to extend the program nationwide for all seniior high schools.
Mentors World Network, a CRS arm of Lead-it Africa, were the technical partners who structured the 2-day mentorship program. Dr. Herman Yobo Addae, CEO of Lead-it Africa remarked that, the program is designed to give early mentorship to students in their first year of admission which will guide their career path in the subjects they choose to study.
In a press release, Professor Gorleku who lecturers at the Cape Coast University Medical School, entreated his colleagues, the old students, to return to the school to contribute their quota to the physical, social and cognitive development of the students.
The headmistress and teachers who were part of the program last Saturday were unanimous in their praise for the old students for their thoughtful leadership and impact on the students.
The program which started last Friday, July 23, and ended on Saturday, saw mentors interact directly with the students while coaching them on life after school and the opportunities that that abound.