“When I finally get called to the Bar, I pledge to freely put my services as a Lawyer at the disposal of the Webb of Excellence Welfare Fund so that, together, we can assist more young, female girls of Ada Senior High School to live their dream.”  – Naa Kuorkor Afutu   “I FEEL greatly…

IT is not surprising that - Business - is one subject very dear to Miss Eleanor Louise Webb, founder of the Webb of Excellence Awards for brilliant-but-needy female students of the Ada Senior High School.   Fact is that Miss Webb, who was a CUSO (Canadian University Services Overseas) volunteer, did not only teach business...

TO climax the 60th Anniversary of the founding of Ada Senior High School, some 11 top personalities, who played significant roles in the advancement of education in the life of the school, were duly recognised at the school’s grand Speech-and-Prize-Giving Day which was held on Saturday, November 20th, 2021.   One of such high-profile personalities...

    STUDYING pharmacy at the University of Cape Coast is one of the great milestones in my life and it is an undeniable fact that this award will contribute significantly to my dream of becoming one of the best pharmacists in this country and, by extension, the world”. These were the words of gratitude...

THE first year of implementation of the of the tertiary support scheme of the Webb of Excellence awards saw the Fund honouring TWO female students instead of ONE as stated in its criteria.   And the reason? The brilliant performance of the young girls in the 2019 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) simply...

IN line with modalities for the award, four students were shortlisted for the maiden event. After a meeting with the school’s team of administrators on November 26, 2015, it was unanimously agreed that Stella Akpanglo, a General Arts student, who scored an average mark of 72 percent, met the Fund’s criteria. Thursday, May 5, 2016,...

THE second winner of the award, Miss Charity Asigbey Kpelemeh, a 2nd Year Business student was selected on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, following a meeting between the Administrators of the Fund and the school management team, led by the new headmistress, Mrs Valencia Quame. The school management team presented a shortlist of four students for...

The third award ceremony, which was held on Thursday, October 12, 2017, turned out to be a very memorable one not only for the award winner, Miss Emelia Korlekuor Addowah, a 2nd Year Business Student, but also for the brainchild of the scholarship scheme, Miss Eleanor Louise Webb, who decided to grace the occasion primarily...

SHE flew all the way from St John’s Newfoundland, Canada, to Ghana with a two-fold agenda: to craft the way forward for her scholarship scheme for Ada SHS female students of Ada origin in view of the government’s Free SHS policy, and also to be part of the celebrations marking the presentation of the award...