Achimota School, one of Ghana’s foremost senior high schools, has commended Tyrone Iras Marhguy, its former Rastafarian student, for bagging scholarships worth $1.4 million from universities in the United States (US).

In a post shared on X on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Achimota School, popularly known as Motown, congratulated Tyrone for his latest achievement.

Motown urged its alumnus to continue making strides in the world.

“#AchimotaExcellence Congratulations Akora @marhguy_tyrone on your latest achievement. Go forth as living waters to a thirsty land,” the school wrote.

Tyrone Iras Marhguy, the Rastafarian student who initially faced admission denial to Achimota School in 2021 for refusing to cut off his dreadlocks, earlier announced that he has been awarded scholarships worth $1.4 million from universities in the United States (US).

Tyrone, after winning his legal battle against Achimota, represented the school at the 2023 National Maths and Science Quiz programme and scored 8As in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

He also made news headlines in December 2023 after he was crowned the overall national top scorer in a US maths contest, the American Mathematics Olympiad, beating over 150,000 students from all parts of the world.

In a post shared on X on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the former Achimota student disclosed that he has been awarded a full scholarship to study computer engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).

He indicated that he also received scholarship offers from Franklin & Marshall College, Williams College, and Duke University, which sum up to the $1.4 million.

View the posts shared by the school and Tyrone :

#AchimotaExcellence 🎹 Congratulations Akora @marhguy_tyrone on your latest achievement 🎉 Go forth as living waters to a thirsty land. 🎹 https://t.co/fY7lsP5KPN

— Achimota School (@AchimotaSchool) August 28, 2024