Gomoa Senior High Technical clinched victory in the 28th edition of the Cowbell-GES Independence Day Debate final, defeating Serwaa Kesse Girls’ Senior High School in a keenly contested debate held in Accra as part of Ghana 68th Independence Day Anniversary.  The winning team scored 226.34 total scores with grit and determination, with the contenders finishing close behind with 213 points in total.

The debate journey started with over 800 senior high schools competing in February 2025 at the regional levels, and finale in March with the finalist fielding an all-female squad. Debating for the motion: “68 years after independence, Ghana has fulfilled the dreams of the founding fathers”, Gomoa Senior High Technical, representing the Southern Sector, not only received Cowbell debate trophy, bragging rights, gold medals and certificates, but also hampers from Promasidor Ghana (PGH). Serwaa Kesse Girls’ Senior High School, representative for the Northern sector took home medals and hampers from PGH.

Since its inception in 1997, The Annual National Inter-School Debate Competition has been a cornerstone of intellectual and academic engagement between the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Cowbell for several years.