Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School is an all girls second cycle institution in

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in the

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. The school was founded in 1960 by

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, originally under the name Saltpond Girls' Secondary School. The school is also known as 'Syte'.

History

The school was built in 1960 by Dr.

. It was claimed the school selected 70 girls from the Common Entrance Examination who became the first batch of the school.

Features

The motto of the school is '''Obra Nye Woarbo in

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meaning 'Life is what you make it'. The colors of the school is mauve and white. The badge of the school has an eagle, straw basket, claw of an eagle and a woman seating on an elephant.

Notable staff

Vida Yeboah Vida Amaadi Yeboah (1944-2006) was a former Ghanaian educator, politician and civic leader. Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1988 to 1993, Yeboah helped found the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in 1992. Elected memb ...

, politician, former headmistress *

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, politician, former teacher

Notable alumni

Politics, government, and public policy

* Matilda Amissah-Arthur, former Second lady of Ghana *

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, Second lady of Ghana * Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, lawyer, women's rights activist and politician *

, politician * Jennifer Lartey, diplomat to the

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*Jane Gasu Aheto, diplomat

Law

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, justice of the

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(2009 – 2019) * Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, lawyer, gender activist, and the Executive Director of The Ark Foundation Ghana *Elizabeth Owusua, lawyer and nurse

Journalism

Gifty Anti Oheneyere Gifty Anti (born January 23, 1970) is a Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster. She is the host of thStandpoint programme; which discusses issues affecting women on Ghana Television. Personal life Gifty is a native of Cape Coast in the ...

, journalist and broadcaster *

Caroline Sampson Caroline Sampson (born 2 August 1984) is a Ghanaian radio presenter, TV show host, compere, and voiceover artist best known for her TV and radio commercials. She began her career in the media in 2005 when she ended up as a finalist in the thir ...

, radio presenter, TV show host, compere and voice over artist * Sangmorkie Tetteh

Arts and entertainment

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (born October 5) is an American-Ghanaian writer of novels, short stories and a poet. She has written for AOL, ''Parenting Magazine'', the ''Village Voice'', ''Metro'' and ''Trace Magazine''. Her short story "Bush Girl" was p ...

, novelist, writer short stories and poet *

Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. Early life Buari was born in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, to a Lebanese father a ...

, award-winning actress *

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, singer, rapper, and songwriter *

Anita-Pearl Ankor Anita-Pearl Mwinnabang Ankor is a Ghanaian painter and Muralist. She is popularly referred to as ''The female Painter''. In 2019, she posted a video on her Instagram page which showed herself artistically painting a wall. This video went viral on ...

, painter and

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, award-winning actress *

Shirley Frimpong-Manso Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Mo ...

, CEO of Sparrow Productions *Shatta Michy, musician and a businesswoman *Caranza Naa Okailey Shooter, Miss Ghana 2012, Miss Africa

Banking

* Esi Hammond, Head of Communications of

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Education

* Professor Ivy Adwowa Efiefi Ekem, Dean of the School of Medical Sciences at

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. * Professor

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Business

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, Oil and Gas Entrepreneur

Achievements

* Finalist

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2016 * Winner of 23rd Annual National Senior High School Debate

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.mfantsiman.org/ High schools and secondary schools in Ghana Girls' schools in Ghana Boarding schools in Ghana Central Region (Ghana) Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in Ghana