'Old Skulls Reunion' Here Again

By Stephen Kwabena Effah
Saturday, 29 July 2006 (Times Weekend)

THE time is here again! The Aviation Social Centre in Accra will today be "electrified". It will become the assembly point in Ghana for thousands of current and old students from the country’s tertiary and second cycle institutions to reminisce about old school days.

All roads in the metropolis leads to the Aviation Social Centre for this year’s Joy F.M Old Skuul Reunion.

More than 60 old school associations have registered to participate in today’s event which starts at exactly 9am.

In the last week, about 10 of these old schools associations such as Adisco, G.S.T.S, Ketasco, Okuass, Rosec, Presec Legon, WASS and Mawuli have been featured live on Joy F.M’s programmes.

Characterize by scenes such as singing, clapping, hugging, cuddling, kissing, shouting, jumping and the likes, the Old Skuuls Reunion which is the sixth in the series, will create a large platform for broad smiles as people meet their friends whom perhaps, they have not meet for decades.

The student associations will be competing in various activities like jama and school anthem, ampe, four-a-side football, tug of war, gari soaking, eba eating and formation dance which is a new addition.

The large crowd expected at the centre will also be entertained with musical performances from the erstwhile Nescafe African Revelation Champions; Praye, Okurasinii of TV3 Mentor fame, Wutah, Obrafuo and Eebo; new entrant in the music industry.

The Sales and Marketing Manager of Joy F.M, Max Fugar said organizers will give attention to the older folks who will make it to the event grounds to participate in the event.

Speaking to the Times, he said a different stage will be set up for the older generation who participate in the event, adding "we are introducing pop chain and card playing for the older folks."

He said that there is going to be improved security at the grounds, saying that over 40 police personnel are expected to ensure sanity and discipline. He also noted that the 37 Military Hospital is providing ambulance service to respond to any emergency that may arise.

He said the Old Skuuls Reunion would create a platform for participants to re-establish link with their old friends and establish business relationships, noting "we are asking everyone to come with their call cards which we will take and enter into a database".