Aggrey Memorial School lifts drama trophy

Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School lifted the trophy in this year's student drama festival dubbed "STUDRAFEST 2002" at Cape Coast.

It bagged 70.5 points to win the competition with a play "A dream deferred" written by Ms Rhoda Acquah, a form three student of the school. Holy Child School was second with 69 points in a drama entitled, "the pact" by Aduode Buabe followed by Wesley Girls High School with "cost of justice" written by Ruth Anane Ankrah and Fidelia Famiyeh.

The best actor and actress trophies went to Kweku Anane Appiah-Darteh of St. Augustine's College and Aisha Keita of Aggrey Memorial respectively. Each of the award winners also received certificates and 100,000 cedis donated by the sponsors including, Afram Publications, Ghana Book Trust and Unimax Macmillan.

Mfantseman Girls School was fourth, St Augustine's College, fifth and Adisadel, sixth. Ghana Secondary Technical, the only school from the Western Region was seventh, Mfantsipim School, eighth and University Practice Secondary, ninth.

Emmanuel Quao, Regional Director of the Centre for National Culture, said the festival was instituted to promote the artistic talents of students. He praised the students for the "impressive write-ups" and urged them to strive to help in finding a solution to the moral problems facing the society.