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The Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the National Association Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Mr Jacob Anaba, has called on students to focus on their education to have a bright future. Mr Anaba said the destiny of their future is in their hands, and asked them not to joke with it because this is the time they have to make a difference in their lives. The Brong Ahafo NAGRAT Chairman gave this advice at the closing ceremony of a two-week teaching programme organised by NAGRAT Ladies of Excellence for about 60 Junior High School (JHS) students who will sit for this year�s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Atronie in the Sunyani Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region. The students were drawn from Atronie Methodist JHS, Antwikrom Local Authority, Atronie MA, Ohum MA JHS and Gracious Preparatory JHS. The subjects the students were taught included Mathematics, English, Social Studies and Integrated Science. The cost of the programme was GH₵2,000. He added that he was troubled when they talked about teenage pregnancy among JHS students, and said that is not what they need now, but education. Mr Anaba also asked the students not to be greedy but share what they have learnt with their friends before they enter the examination hall. He asked them to make the best out of the short period that they had had. The Brong Ahafo Regional Co-ordinator of the NAGRAT Ladies of Excellence, Felicia Darko, in an interview with The Finder said the programme was organised because they have identified that some of the students in the Atronie area are always absent from school because they fend for themselves and have to be absent from school, especially on Wednesdays, which is the market day in Sunyani. Madam Darko also noted that some of the students also walk long distances to school and this is affecting their academic work so her outfit decided to organise the programme to help the students master the core subjects. She also said the programme was to raise the morale of the students, especially the girl-child, towards the BECE.