Mother She'd Tears As Daughter Grabs Six Awards At School's Anniversary Ceremony

Mother of multiple award winner lies down flat. (Inset) Matilda

Make no mistake, this is not a push-up exercise. It is an expres­sion of joy by a mother whose 17-year-old, Second Year science student, received six awards at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Tema Methodist Day Senior High School (MEDASS).

Carried away by her daughter’s impressive performance, Mrs Beatrice Mensah Abugri dashed to the podium and went down on the carpet express­ing uncontrollable joy before getting up to hug her ‘princess’.

Speaking in an interview with The Spectator, MrsAbugri said as she sat among other parents and watched Matilda Abugri’s name being mentioned subject after subject to come for an award, she felt so proud.

She said she had always known her daughter to be a devoted student who would even choose books over food, but had least expected that she would perform at such level.

At the third award, she went straight to hug her daughter and walked away with tears of joy flowing freely.

Mrs. Abugri, a Seamstress, recalled how her daughter was rejected at her preferred schools.

“She was devastated and so as a mother, I talked to her and prayed fervently to accept the school offered her,”she said.

She said her daughter had always wanted to go to a boarding school so when the news came that she had been given a day school, it was a big blow to her and the entire family.

MrsAbugri said she was happy her efforts had paid off and was optimis­tic about better days ahead for her daughter.

According to her Matilda, being the first of her five children, had success­fully raised the bar on academics and morality in their home, and hoped that the other children will emulate her good example.


The proud mother disclosed that her daughter, a former student of Leostar International School at Washington in the Kpone-Katamanso District of the Greater Accra Region, was always reg­ular and punctual at school.

The multiple award- winning student said she was determined to work hard­er to be able to excel academically and be a motivation to many students.

Matilda Abugri was among a total of 65 students whoreceived awards in various classes and subjects at the MEDASS.

The theme for the occasion was “Quality infrastruc­tural development for a sustainable and impactful education -the role of stake­holders.”

The President of the school’s Old Stu­dent’s Association, MrRichmond John Aseeph, said infra­structure had been a challenge for the school throughout its existence, and urged philanthropists to come to the aid of the school.

He called on the old students, Par­ent-Teacher Asso­ciation (PTA) and all stakeholders to support the school in the construction of an auditorium estimated at GhȻ125million to address their infrastructural challenges.

The building, when completed, would have classrooms, canteen, labo­ratory, assembly hall, among others.