KNUST SHS, OWASS, YAGSS progress to national stage of Public Speaking Competition
KNUST Senior High School, Opoku Ware Senior High School and host school, Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School, have emerged winners of the three contests held in the Ashanti Region at the 7th edition of the National Public Speaking Competition (NPSC).
KNUST Senior High School, Opoku Ware Senior High School and Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School have advanced to the national stage of the 7th National Public Speaking Competition. The three schools emerged victorious from the preliminary round in the Ashanti Region and are eager to compete at the national level. The 2026 competition, themed "Stolen Futures: Drug and Substance Abuse Among Adolescent," aims to encourage young people to use public speaking to tackle societal issues and propose solutions.
The competition, also known as the Speaking/Speech Festival, was held at Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School with 12 schools participating in three contests. KNUST SHS, Opoku Ware SHS and Yaa Asantewaa SHS won their respective contests and expressed confidence in their abilities to win at the national level. The Regional Cultural Coordinator and organizer of the event, Samuel Atta, called on the government to allocate more funds to improve the organization of the competition and support participating students.
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