The Amrahia Youth Association, in collaboration with private schools in the Amrahia Community near Dodowa, Greater Accra Region, held its 2025 Pre-Independence Parade. This parade is part of Ghana’s 68th Independence celebration and precedes the national commemoration.
The parade featured cadets and school contingents from institutions within Amrahia and its surrounding areas. It offered students a valuable opportunity to participate in this significant national celebration at the community level.
Six schools graced the occasion: John Wesley Academy, Amrahia Community School, Touch of St. Ann’s School, Eagles Learning Centre, Grace Gold School, and G.C. Preparatory School. Three school cadets and a colour party, drawn from John Wesley Academy, Amrahia Community School, and Touch of St. Ann’s School, participated in the parade.
In addition to the parade, participating schools showcased Ghanaian culture through dance. St. Ann’s School performed the Klama dance, a religious dance of the Dangme people, specifically those of Gbugbla (Prampram), Ghana. They also performed the Apatampa cultural dance, which originates from the Akan people, specifically the Fante people of Ghana’s coastal regions. Amrahia Community School and John Wesley Academy together performed the Gawu cultural dance, a recreational style of music and dance popular among the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. These cultural performances highlighted Ghana’s rich heritage through dance, costumes, and music.
The parade aimed to foster collaboration between the community and private schools in education and community cohesion. Private schools presented both cadet and school contingents for the event.
Amrahia Schools Celebrate Ghana’s 68th Independence with Parade and Cultural Dances in Pictures
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SCHOOL NAME: AMRAHIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL (ACS)
The 2025 Pre-Independence Day parade, marking Ghana’s 68th Independence Day, was held under the national theme “Reflect, Review, and Reset.”
Rev. Philip Azumah, the special guest and review officer, addressed the parade. He urged learners to work hard, applying the discipline and hard work they demonstrated in the military drills. He challenged them to aspire to join the forces and contribute to Ghana’s future growth. He expressed optimism that Ghana would achieve its national goals through sound decisions. Rev. Azumah also thanked the schools and teachers for their contributions.
Mr. Pascal Kudjo Ahiadzo, Assistant Director of Culture at the Adentan Municipality, also spoke at the parade. He called on learners to maintain discipline and urged schools to provide holistic education, developing the body, mind, and hands of their students. He used St. Ann’s School’s performance to emphasize the importance of keeping the country clean, as demonstrated in their dance.
Dignitaries and traditional leaders present included Nene Tetteh Kwashie, DUM III of Somanya, Mr. Isaac Boadu Nai, representative of the Nii Amoah Okromansah family, and Nuumo Ago Ahirifi Kofi.