High Schools Society

High Schools Society is an educational and a student-based organization located in Ghana, West Africa. The organization, which is oriented towards linking students across the country, consists of a platform for high school students to connect towards career opportunities, interest, community service, and infotainment. The mission of High Schools Society is to connect students and establish a virtual student community and a network students for career link ups and goals.
History
High Schools Society was officially launched in June 2012 by Curtis Johnson, then a student of Accra Academy, Ghana. Up till 2011 there was no active network of high school students in Ghana leading Curtis to create such a platform for students. On June 21, 2012, he created an online social media page on Facebook called Senior High Schools and Colleges Page with the aim of providing news on high school happenings in Ghana and beyond. To popularize the page he sought the help of his cousin, Kwabena Baffour Awuah, and his friend, Ampofo Twum Michael who were very active on social media. The page which began with just a like generated more than 1,000 likes in three days owing to the publicity by Kwabena and Michael. In a short time it became a recognized source of news and information about schools in Ghana. In February 2013, Senior High Schools and Colleges Page was deactivated by Facebook following a report by an unknown source regarding a privacy issue. The page was retrieved and republished in three days after enough evidence was provided that showed Facebook’s Terms and Conditions of a page had not been breached.
Aims and objectives
When Senior High Schools and Colleges Page was formed the primary goal was to provide news and information about high schools in Ghana. This was emphasized when most students in Ghana sought the social media page for such information.
At the 2015 annual meeting of the Administrative Body, it was decided, after much deliberation, that Senior High Schools and Colleges Page had to be renamed and rebranded because the mission, vision and goals of the organization had gradually changed from just a page to a network organization. A historic decision was made when the team decided to rename it High Schools Society.
High Schools Society would not just be a high schools news network but would be an organization built on the principles of establishing a platform for students to share ideas and innovation, get informed and connect/link up towards career orientation and goals. On November 1, 2016, the website www.highschoolssociety.com was officially launched to facilitate the ideas of the Society. Since 2011, the small social media page has gradually developed into a hub for all students in Ghana on a common platform.
Team
Administrative Body
High Schools Society is under the supervision and direction of a group of dedicated young team known as the Administrative Body. Most of these young people are students of tertiary institutions in Ghana and abroad but holistically commit to interests of High Schools Society. As at May 1, 2017, members of the Administrative Body were:
* Kenneth Kane
* Frederick Agyemang
* Kwabena Baffour Awuah
* Michael Ampofo
* Curtis Johnson
* Shadrack Inusah
* Kingsley Kwadwo Okyere
* Ernest Osei-Tutu
* Kingsley Boamah
* Bardoe Boadi Joachim
* Stephanie Ofori Prempeh
* Appiah Kukua Kwansah
Associate Members
In order to effectively carry out the mission of High Schools Society, the Administrative Body decided to expand the teams in the company to make way for other skilled and expertise persons to be added to the organisation. These members are people wjo have specific areas in which they can support the organisation with. From writing, researching, editing, designing, technological and everything related to advance the course of High Schools Society.
Campus Representatives
Campus representatives play important roles at High Schools Society. As suggested by their name, they represent their various respective schools on the High Schools Society platform. They are a subsidiary branch of the membership of High Schools Society from various schools across the country Ghana.
Subsidiaries
High School Magazine
In February 2017,Kwabena Baffour Awuah, CEO of High Schools Society announced the launch of a new high school publication dubbed High School Magazine which is set to be released in December 2017 as the maiden edition. It is the first of its kind ever in the student community and expected to to appeal to high schoolers in the country.
Teen Ink, Ghana
Teen Ink is another initiative and an independent project of High Schools Society. The company takes reading and writing very serious and is regarded by the Administrative Body as the pivot of the organisation. To keep the spirit of reading and writing, Teen Ink was launched with Teen Ink in the United States as a model. It is still in the development phase.

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