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Parents and guardians have been urged to guide their wards to sift out the right information from the internet that would help open up their minds and develop their perspectives of the world.

Professor Ernest Aryeetey, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, who made the call, added that parents should not kill the initiative displayed by their wards but help them get different perspectives on contemporary issues.

However, he stated that since information technology churns out innovation, almost on daily basis, there are some challenges which need to be addressed, adding that part of the challenge is to ensure that the youth remain competitive and can match their counterparts in the rest of the world.

He also urged the youth to ensure that the information they access is translated into applied knowledge to make them competitive.

“This can be done by engaging constructively and regularly with your teachers and developing an enquiring and analytical mind,” he stressed.

Professor Aryeetey was giving a keynote at the 89th Speech and Prize-Giving ceremony of Achimota School.

He congratulated the 1991 Year Group for hosting the ceremony and for their dedication and sacrifice to provide a new tennis facility for the school and keeping the tradition of giving back to the school.

Mrs Beatrice Tsotsoo Adom, Headmistress of the School, delivering her report announced that the school, once again, had 100% excellent quality passes.

Out of the 812 candidates presented, she mentioned that 81 had A1 in eight subjects as compared to the 17 the previous year, 43 had A1 in seven subjects as compared to 17 the previous year, and 48 had A1 in 6 subjects as compared to 24 the previous year.

She further announced that 639 candidates had grades A1 to B2 in Social Studies. 329 had grades A1 to B2 in English Language, 475 had grades A1 to B2 in integrated science and 273 had grades A1 to B2 in core mathematics.

Most of the students, she added, had their first choice courses at the various universities in the country. A number of them have also been offered admission in some universities overseas.

She said the school is still grappling with the problem of encroachment to appealed to the general public to think of Ghana first and leave the Achimota lands alone for the benefit of all Ghanaians.

Prizes and certificates were awarded to about 60 students from forms 1 to 3 in categories such as Overall Best Student in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Food and Nutrition, Agric and Animal Husbandry, General Knowledge in Art, Christian Religious Studies and Sports.

The Achimota School 89th speech and prize-giving day was on the theme ‘Quality education is imperative for nation building’.