Past students of second-cycle institutions should not turn their back on their former schools but rather help them to enhance teaching and learning.
"The alma mater has made us what we are today; this is time to give back what we have received," The Very Reverend Emmanuel Churcher, Acting President of Half Assini Senior High School Old Students Association, said.
The Rev. Churcher said this when he briefed the media in Accra on the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of Half Assini Senior High School to be held on October 30 at Half Assini.
He said it was important for old students to develop strategic programmes and projects that would propel and promote excellence in their schools' academic endeavours.
Throwing more light on the school's anniversary, The Rev. Churcher said the celebration was to re-enact the friendship and brotherliness that had existed among them during their school days and urged other colleagues to join them in the celebration.
He said activities lined up for the occasion include lectures on oil and gas, an anniversary float, inter- houses dancing competitions, clean up exercises, a football gala and a mock parliament.
The Rev. Churcher said Vice President John Dramani Mahama, Mr Ahmed Hassan, Ghana's Ambassador to Iran, the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Peter Augustine Blay and Mr Alex Tetteh-Enyo, Minister of Education would grace the occasion.
The rest are Deputy Ministers of Information and Energy Mr James Agyenim-Boateng and Mr Emmanuel Armah Buah respectively, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Evans Aidoo, as well as Awulae Annor Adjaye III, President of the Nzemamaale Council.
Half Assini Senior High School, which was established in 1960 by the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah with 60 students and four teachers, can now boast of 1,300 students and 100 teaching and non-teaching staff.