Moga: Ms Dorothy Asante, the Chairperson of the Mfantseman Old Girls' Association (MOGA) 2003, has urged teenage girls to pursue academic excellence, integrity, and professionalism as lifelong guiding principles. She emphasized that these habits build both opportunity and character, opening doors to further education and careers, while integrity and professionalism earn trust, responsibility, and confidence.
According to Ghana News Agency, Ms Asante stated that the combination of these traits could help strengthen confidence and reduce the pressure to seek approval through shortcuts or comparisons. She noted that the result is not only better school performance but a life built on competence, character, and respect. Ms Asante made these remarks at the launch of a two-year MOGA 2003 Empowerment Summit for first-year students. The mentorship program, running through 2028, will conclude with the mentees' graduation, MOGA 2003's 25th anniversary, and the school's 68th Speech and Prize-Giving Day.
The program is value-driven and purpose-centered, focusing on personal formation, identity development, and character building rather than mere motivational talks. It aims at leadership development, life skills, values formation, and future preparedness through intentional teaching, one-to-one mentoring, and practical activities. By 2028, MOGA 2003 aspires to have mentored graduates of the school to be disciplined, confident, and purpose-driven young women who make wise life choices and lead with integrity.
Ms Priscilla Akonor, a human resource professional and an alumnus, described character as "doing the right thing even when nobody's watching." She emphasized how early lessons from her parents shaped the moral compass that guided her through school. Ms Akonor explained that her upbringing emphasized not only rules but values of fairness, kindness, responsibility, honesty, gratitude, self-control, accountability, and contentment, which became her guiding principles. These values, she noted, helped her resist common school pressures such as gossip, shortcuts, and the urge to fit in at all costs.
Ms Abena Yalley, a corporate lawyer, urged the girls to recognize that deliberate choices and disciplined habits, shaped by daily decisions about time use, good friendships, and learning, build long-term success, not luck. She cautioned against peer pressure, victim mentality, and risky sexual relationships, which could lead to emotional harm, unintended pregnancy, STIs, and disrupted studies. Ms Yalley advised the students to avoid distractions from social media, recommending abstinence as the safest option and encouraged them to seek help and accurate information when needed.
Ms Mabel Madjikie Madjie, a bilingual communications professional, urged the girls to "become the woman you decide to be," emphasizing that identity rests on inherent worth and values rather than grades, looks, popularity, or others' opinions. She warned against negative peer pressure, using the example of friends urging someone to skip class, and encouraged them to define themselves by purpose and character. Drawing on her own experiences, she highlighted how discipline, courage, respect, resilience, and consistent small acts of determination accumulate into meaningful success.
Mrs Roselyn Ayorkor Sowah, Headmistress of the school, thanked MOGA 2003 for their support and urged the girls to avoid promiscuity, value their education, and uphold school standards. She called on alumni, parents, and the community to continue supporting the school's mission to prepare and raise responsible young women.