2017 Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz Edition 1

NSMQ 2017 THE OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOLS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ

PRELIMINARY CONTESTS END -1/8 Stage Begins on Monday

BY KWABENA BAFFOUR AWUAH The one-eighth stage of the 2017 National Science & Maths Quiz will begin on Monday, June 12, 2017, with 81 Senior High Schools competing for supremacy as champions of Science and Mathematics in Ghana.

The 27 seeded schools from the 2016 edition will be up against the winners of the thirty-six (36) preliminary contests as well as the eighteen (18) highest-scoring losing schools; also from the prelims.

Adisadel College, the defending champions, will begin their campaign to retain the trophy on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 when they face Nkroful Agric SHS and Suhum SHTS. First runner-up of the 2016 edition, Opoku Ware School will battle it out with Keta SHTS and Drobo SHS in the last one-eighth contest whilst Mfantsipim School will come against St. Peter's SHS and Kwahu Ridge SHTS on Saturday, June 17, 2017.

The one-eighth stage will have 81 schools competing with one another for one of the 27 slots at the quarter finals. The winners of the various contests will not only progress to the quarter finals but will also be seeded for the 2018 edition of the competition without having to go through regional qualification.

Ardent followers of the NSMQ have predicted the 18th contest as the group of death among others.

This contest would involve Mfantsipim School and St. Peter’s SHS, both two-time NSMQ champions and Kwahu Ridge SHS, NSMQ debutants, who scored 51 points at the preliminary stage of the competition.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

JUNE 2017

ISSUE 01

1/8 CONTESTS

'Revive The Spirit Of Volunteerism' - DR. NANA AMA BARNES Dr. Nana Ama Barnes, a lecturer at the University

Dr. Barnes said this when she addressed high

of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences has

school students at a Mentorship Session of the

charged Ghanaian students to revive the spirit of

ongoing 2017 National Science & Maths Quiz.

volunteerism.

The introduction of the Mentorship Sessions as This, she said, will help in providing the very

part of the NSMQ was to provide the participants

basic services to the vulnerable in society.

with new perspectives on science and technology, through the experiences of speakers,

According to her, some courses that are read in

working in the Sciences, Maths and Technology-

the University, especially the health-related

related fields.

courses require some volunteering work during what is referred to as housemanship.

The medical practitioner bemoaned the attitude of some young persons who are only interested in

“There are so many people in our society who

monetary rewards whenever they are called upon

need assistance from us. Whatever you are good

to render services instead of considering how

at, use it to the benefit of society without

their acts would be beneficial to society.

demanding monetary rewards,” she said.

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God bless the team and God bless our homeland Ghana.

- CITIZEN KOFI DAVID

OUR TEAM

NSMQ SO FAR BYÂ DOMINIC KALEFE

So far so good! The preliminary stage of the 2017

To make our stay here on campus interesting,

edition of the National Science & Maths quiz

Primetime has introduced a picnic day which is

ended on Saturday, June 10, with 54 schools

to be held every Sunday. This initiative came to

qualifying alongside the 27 seeded schools to

mind based on complains from previous

participate in the 1/8th stage. We had many close

participants that Sundays seems to be boring

contests with most of this contests decided in

since there are no contest on Sundays. So this

the last round, sometimes last riddle. The 36

year, Primetime with the help of its platinum

winning schools of the preliminary contests

sponsors have introduced the picnic day.Â

qualified. However, 18 highest losing schools also

The first ever picnic day is taking place one

had the chance to take part to join the bus.

Sunday, June 11 at the Athletic Oval, University of

These make a total of 81 schools to contest in

Ghana, Legon. Participation is open to the various

1/8th stage of the competition. So far Ashanti

schools, however, old students, teachers,

Region has the most schools in the competition.

individuals and the general public can also register to take part.

G A L L E R Y Our goal as High Schools Society is to make the 2017 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz a memorable and exciting one.

That is why we have introduced this newsletter to serve in that purpose.

This is the first edition of the four which we seek to make available to you every week till June 31 when we bring you the last issue..

This online publication is produced under the auspices of our NSMQ Team which consists of:

1. Kingsley Okyere 2. Kwabena Baffour Awuah 3. Ernest Osei-Tutu 4. Hamenoo Emmnauel Jr. 5. Dominic Kalefe 6. Mac-Felix Ekwam