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Reminiscing: For Whom The Bell Tolls

For generations, the School bell a.k.a Adwoa Wate, which is set in the (Small hand bell used by Dining Hall Prefect for sharing grace and
bell tower of the chapel and operated from the second floor prefect’s announcements)
cubicle of Ward Brew House (Block L), has been tolled for various 2:00 pm: Rest Hour Bell
purposes from the rising bell to the lights out bell. 3:00 pm: Rest Hour Over – 5 rapid and short rings for precisely 2 seconds
The Bell Prefect, who is also the timekeeper of the School, is in charge (Shower time; Club activities; Sports/ Cadet Training; Study group)
of ringing the bell at the appropriate times and training a successor in 5:00 pm: Supper Bell – Tolls for 5 minutes
the art of tolling the bell. The standard times and notes for tolling the (Small hand bell used by Dining Hall Prefect for sharing grace and
bell are: announcements)
6:00 pm: Prep Time – Tolls for 5 minutes
Monday to Friday: 7:30 pm: Prep Over – Hand bell
5:00 am: Rising Bell – 5 rapid and short rings for precisely 2 seconds (Flushing of toilets by Form One girls before lights out)
5:45 am: Cleaning Bell – 3 rings 8:00 pm: Lights Out Bell (Juniors) – 3 rings
6:30 am: Inspection Bell – 3 rings 9:00 pm: Lights Out Bell (Seniors) – Hand bell
6:45 am: Assembly Bell – Tolls for 15 minutes (starts with 30 second
intervals, then 20, 10, 5 and 1 second interval) Saturday:
7:00 am: Assembly at Chapel 5:30 am: Rising Bell
7:30 am: Breakfast Bell – Tolls for 5 minutes 6:00 am: Morning Devotion
(Small hand bell used by Dining Hall Prefect for sharing grace and 7:00 am: Breakfast Bell
announcements) 7:30 am: House Work (thorough cleaning & scrubbing)
8:00 am: Classes Begin 10:30 am: Inspection Bell
(Hand bell used for period changes, snack break and end of classes) 12:30 pm: Lunch Bell
11:00 am: Snack Break 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Visiting Hours (Girls on Visitors’ In duty receive
1:15 pm: End of Classes (Group Leaders send work books and registers to parents at the Compton’s Bridge; End of visiting announced by striking the
Admin. Block) metal bar hung on Winding Staircase by Compton’s Bridge five (5) times)
1:30 pm: Lunch Bell – Tolls for 5 minutes 5:00 pm: Supper Bell

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