School.

For our first reporting assignment I chose to write about high school students. The information I found interviewing was interesting, however it was meeting these students what made this experience memorable. Victoria, a 10th grader, invited me over to her home where she lives with her four older brothers, while Frank, our neighbor, introduced me to his cousins and uncle who at the end of the interview gave me an amazing yellow t-shirt as a gift. Both Frank and Victoria, and Francis and Bright and Samuel and Bismarck amazed me in the way they were eager to talk to me and show me how much they value their education. I believe I had never seen children so enthusiastic about attending school. It really is inspiring to see how, since education is not a given, but rather a privilege in Ghana, no one takes it for granted. Classes start at 8:00 a.m., however, these children get to school at 7:00 a.m. every morning to clean up their facilities and they do so joyfully because school is important to them. For many it´s like a second home, like the case of Samuel who lives in an orphanage and school has become more a family to him. Girls are required to cut their hair off because the education committees’ don´t want girls spending their money or time on their hair, and uniforms, although sometimes a bit expensive, are required in order for there to be no difference amongst students. They all proudly wear their orange and brown uniform.