St Peter’s old boys to build 1,000-seater dining hall and modern kitchen for 70th anniversary

As St Peter’s Senior High School (PERSCO) approaches its 70th anniversary, its alumni are planning a legacy project to improve some of the school’s essential facilities. The St Peter’s Old Boys Association plans to expand the school’s dining hall into a 1,000-seater facility while modernising the kitchen and pantry. The project was announced on Saturday, September 19, when old students gathered at the University of Ghana for the launch of activities towards the anniversary.

Dubbed “Run to 70 – Every Step Counts,” the event marked the beginning of a year-long countdown to the school’s 70th anniversary. But for the organisers, the milestone is about more than celebrating seven decades of education. They want the anniversary to leave behind facilities that will benefit students for years to come.

Chairman of the 70th Anniversary Planning Committee, Ing. Patrick Okoto, said the old students believe it is time to upgrade facilities that have served the school for decades. We want to expand the dining hall,” he said.

He said some facilities at the school have seen little significant improvement over the years. Peter’s, some of the old things that existed, that’s what they are still using. We think that it’s our time,” he said.

The proposed dining hall expansion is expected to respond to the growing student population. Peter’s Old Boys Association, David Buafo, said the current facility needs to be expanded to accommodate the increasing numbers. “The dining hall, now the numbers are huge for all schools, our numbers are huge, so we have to expand to meet that,” he said.

Under the plan, the new facility will have a capacity to seat 1,000 students at a time. “So we are going to do a thousand-seater capacity, so take a thousand students at a go. That’s what we’re going to do now,” Mr Buafo said.