The Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Limited Company (BOST) has presented a cheque of GHc500,000 to the leadership of the Holy Trinity Cathedral towards resuscitation of its dilapidated school infrastructure.
The presentation comes following the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the existence of BOST.
Managing Director of BOST, Dr. Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal (PhD) made the presentation to the church over the weekend.
It will be recalled that the Holy Trinity Cathedral Senior High School (HOTCASS), a once vibrant institution, has been thrust into distress and uncertainty as its nine-classroom one storey building has had parts of its roof ripped off during a rainstorm three years ago, transforming the building into a potential death traps.
The consequences of this devastating event are far-reaching. affecting its students, not only in the immediate aftermath, but also leaving lasting negative effects on their academic, emotional, and psychological well-being.
Witnessing and experiencing the potential dangers of an unstable structure has left the students questioning their own safety, creating a sense of fear and uncased that lingers on long after the incident.
The school, which was founded in October 1969 as a private day school by the Anglican Church of the Most Holy Trinity, was later in September 1974 changed into the public curriculum system, making it a fully changed Government Senior High School with a total population of a little over 1,000 students.
The building once stood proudly as an architectural gem, with its soaring roofs and large classrooms, and was a symbol of progress and modernity Gradually, the roof began to weaken, leading to a catastrophic event when it was ripped off, exposes years of neglect in maintaining vital infrastructure.
Inadequate funding and a lack of consistent repairs gradually eroded the roofs durability, exposing the pupils to extreme weather conditions.
BOST believes that the presentation will help the church resuscitate what has been described as a death trap for students of the Senior High School.
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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