“The stone the builder refused has become the cornerstone” – Social media users troll Achimota School for sharing Tyrone Marhguy’s success stories

Achimota School is having a hard time on social media platform, X, for posting the recent achievements chalked by its former student, Tyrone Marhguy.

Tyrone, a young Rastafarian, was initially denied admission to Achimota School due to his dreadlocks in 2021. The student, together with another took the school to court. In court, the School was ordered to admit the Rastafarian students.

During his stay in the school, it was reported that he was kicked off the school’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team, but none of the claims were substantiated.

After completing Achimota, Tyrone succeeded in the West African Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE), securing an impressive 8 As.

Shortly after, it was found out that he achieved a remarkable feat by attaining the 99th percentile globally in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

The SAT is a widely recognized and competitive examination used by many universities in the United States to assess students’ abilities before they enroll in university.

Marhguy scored an impressive 1500 out of a maximum 1600, ranking in the 99th percentile. This means he performed better than 99% of all the candidates who took the examination in the year 2022. Such a high score is particularly noteworthy as only 1 out of every 100 candidates typically attains this level of achievement.

Most recent of his achievements which have blown the minds of many is receiving two prestigious awards from the American Mathematics Olympiad 2023 for his exceptional accomplishments in Grade 12.

Marhguy secured the title of the 2023 overall national top scorer, earning the Gold medal after competing with over 150,000 students worldwide.

Additionally, he was honored with the Vanda Science International Olympiad in the Silver category, surpassing 38,000 test-takers.

In recognition of his academic excellence, Marhguy has been officially inducted into the International Junior Honour Society, 2023.

Achimota School is among the many individuals and institutions telling the success stories of Tyrone. But the school’s actions have warranted attacks due to its earlier position on Tyrone’s admission.

Some X users have accused the educational institution of being shameless for celebrating an individual they rejected. Some users are also not pleased by the fact that the school has not apologised to Tyrone and his family for their earlier position.

“So u guys don’t have the shame to post him after all the racism act you pulled towards him,” one user, @pablothetrainer, wrote.