Former
Achimota
School
student,
Tyrone
Marghuy,
has
gained
a
full
scholarship
to
study
Computer
Engineering
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
in
the
US.
He
announced
his
admission
on
social
media,
sparking
excitement
among
many
Ghanaians
who
have
been
rooting
for
him
since
his
ordeals
with
Achimota
School
began
Tyrone
Marghuy
gained
widespread
popularity
after
his
triumphant
battle
with
the
prestigious
Achimota
School.
In
2021,
the
school
almost
denied
the
Rastafarian
student
admission
because
of
his
dreadlocks.
Rastafarians
Tyrone’s
parents,
who
refused
to
take
the
school’s
condition
of
cutting
their
ward’s
hair,
sought
legal
redress
and
won.
The
young
man
went
on
to
pass
his
WASSCE
with
distinction,
which
helped
him
attract
a
full
scholarship
to
his
new
Ivy
League
destination.
Achimota
School
sent
a
congratulatory
message
to
its
high-flying
alumnus.
Many
Ghanaians
have
thronged
to
the
comments
to
remind
the
school
of
its
discriminatory
attempt
to
deny
Tyrone
Marghuy.
I’m
thrilled
to
announce
that
I’ve
been
awarded
a
full
scholarship
to
pursue
Computer
Engineering
at
the
@Penn!
Joining
the
class
of
2028
as
a
proud
Quaker,
this
incredible
opportunity
comes
after
carefully
considering
breathtaking
offers
from
#UPenn,
#Duke,#Williams,
and
#F&M,…
pic.twitter.com/tWPjQAOEQI
—
Tyrone
Iras
Marhguy
(@marhguy_tyrone)
August
28,
2024