About The Bassa High School Association, USA

The Bassa High School Association, USA is a non profit, organization.  It is comprised of graduates from the institution, as well as former students, faculty members, and friends.  The institution has always played a significant role in the overall growth and development of Grand Bassa County and Liberia as a whole.  Since its inception initially as the Hartzel Academy and later the Bassa High School, it has produced scores of politicians, religious leaders, businessmen, scientists as well as productive citizens in Liberia and numerous other countries abroad.

The institution experienced a steep decline in support following the military coup of 1980 and the subsequent 14 years of civil war from 1989 to 2003.  Given the circumstances, graduates, former students, and friends recognized the need to assist the organization financially as well as materially, and thus organized themselves accordingly.

The Association's missions include but are not limited to:

• To unite and assist the institution in its endeavor to continue imparting useful knowledge to the young people of Liberia;
• To prepare these young people to be active participants in today's complex, sophisticated, and interwoven world rather than mere spectators;
• To support its utmost potential the motto of the school:  "Turris Lucis" (Latin for "Tower of Light"), so that Bassa High School will once again shine its light and illuminate the  entire community.

Support for the Bassa High School Association is comprised mainly of funds raised from the organization's constituents.  These funds are used to carry out projects such as:  the purchasing of 300 desk and chairs for students as well as the installation of an iron gate to the main entrance of the school building.

We have a growing team of committed individuals who will settle for nothing less then total success.