Principal’s Report
2012-2013
Honourable Chief Guest of the evening Shri Sayeed Rasheed, I.Po.S,, Vice President
of MTCES, Dr. M.O.Koshy , the Secretary, Shri P.M. Abraham IAS (Retd),
Treasurer Mr. T.C. George , the Chaplain Rev. Joseph John, members of the
executive committee , Principal of STCS, Mrs. Shiny Mathew, Principal of STHSS,
Mr. Jacob T Varghese, Principal in-charge of STTTC, Mrs. Anila Chacko, Principal of
STIST , Dr. Usha Thomas ,distinguished guests, parents, members of the staff and
my dear children.
On behalf of the members of STRS and on my own behalf, I extend a warm and
cordial welcome to all of you this evening. The academic year 2012-13 has been a
very eventful and fruitful one. The year witnessed many milestones of excellent
achievements in academics, co-curricular activities, sports and games, which aim at
improving the quality of education and all-round development of the students. I feel
proud and privileged to present before you a brief report of the achievements of
the school for the academic year 2012-13
The academic year began with the Holy Communion Service on the 20th of May
2012. The service was led by Rt. Rev. Gregorios Mar Stephanos, Bishop of
Kunnamkulam-Malabar Diocese of the Mar Thoma Church which was followed by the
Staff Retreat. Orientation programmes for the teachers were held from 20th to
22nd May 2012. The resource persons addressed the teachers were Dr. D Babu Paul,
Former Additional Chief Secretary and member Ombudsman for local selfgovernment institutions of Kerala, Rev. Bobby Mathew, Faculty, E J Institute of
Evangelism, Thiruvalla, Rev. Alexander Thomas, Adoor Diocese, Kannamcodu Centre
and subject oriented classes by subject experts.
Classes started for the students in a spaced manner. The students of classes X and
XII had special classes from the 2nd of May 2012. Regular school began for class
VIII upwards on the 23rd May and by the 7th of June the whole school geared up in
full strength.
The school now has a total strength of 3523 students spread over 79 divisions from
Pre Primary to Class XII
The Results of the ICSE/ISC 2012 Board Examinations
As in the previous years the results obtained by our students at the ICSE and ISC
2012 have been excellent. Our students have once again done us proud and it is with
a great sense of achievement and pride that I present before you the results
obtained by our students.
The school presented 159 students at the ICSE (X) 2012 examination out of which
149 students secured DISTINCTION and 10 secured FIRST CLASS. Navina Mohan
and Jyotsna Karan came FIRST with 97.4 %. Aparna J K stood SECOND with 97.3 %
and EMIL TOM JOHN and NIRANJANA PRASANNAKUMAR shared the THIRD
position with 97.1 %. 21 students secured 100 % marks in Computer Science, 11
students secured 100% marks in Mathematics, 4 students secured 100% in
Environmental Education and 2 students secured 100% in Economics.
At the ISC (XII) 2012 Examination also our students excelled in the SCIENCE
STREAM. Out of the 107 students presented by us, 82 students secured
DISTINCTION and 25 students obtained FIRST class. NEETA MIRIAM CHERIAN
stood FIRST with 96%. C. PAZHANI RAJ THANUJ secured the SECOND position
WITH 95.8% and NAYANA RENJIT stood THIRD with 95.6%. In the COMMERCE
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STREAM, out of the 30 students presented by us, 17 students secured
DISTINCTION and 11 students obtained FIRST class. PHILIP MATHEW C stood
FIRST with 90.8%, ROSHAN PHILIP KOSHY secured the SECOND position with
90.6% and J.SURABI stood THIRD with 89.2%. Three students secured 100% in
MATHEMATICS and three students secured 100% in COMPUTER SCIENCE and one
student secured 100% in PHYSICS.
State Ranking in the ICSE/ISC Examination
7 of our students have secured the first three State ranks in the
ICSE and ISC Examination 2012
In the ICSE , all the first three state ranks were bagged by our school
State First Rank
: shared by Navina Mohan & Jyotsna Karan
State Second Rank : Aparna J K
State Third Rank
: was shared by Niranjana Prasannakumar &
Emil Tom John
In the ISC , Nayana Renjit won the Second Rank in the State and Pazhani Raj
Thanuj won the third rank in the State in the Science Stream.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION RESULTS
The ISC 2012 batch passed out of school with flying colours and has now
distinguished themselves through their creditable performances in various
examinations conducted in India. The following are the details:All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) –2012
Tony Joseph Mathew got the 30th rank , Nayana Renjit got the 79th rank and
Pazhani Raj Thanuj got the 189th rank in the AIEEE Examination
Ranks obtained by our students to the various competitive examinations – (this
list is not an exhaustive one)
All Kerala Engineering Exam 2012
1. C Pazhani Raj
2. Nayana Renjit
3. Neeta M Cherian
4. Reshma Mathew
5. Prabin S
6. Aravind H
7. Vishnu Prasad S
8. Suchetha Gopidas
9. Sreeram T M
10. Sarayu S
11. Rakhul S Prakash
12. Naveen P J
13. Smrithy Sivakumar
14. Varghese George
15. Ann Sheryl M
16. Priyanka Mahesh
17. Parvathy S
18. Gayathry Anil
19. Sabari Chand P
20. Suman S
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622
1046
1049
1686
2046
2098
2100
2147
2276
2460
2512
2700
3012
3035
3655
3696
4975
4981
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MEDICAL ENTRANCE 2012.
Repeaters:Teenu Maria All India Medical Entrance – Rank 179
Kerala Medical Entrance
– Rank 60
Silpa S Sekhar – Kerala Medical Entrance Exam – Rank 780
JIPMER – Rank 68
Amritha Entrance –3rd Rank
All India Medical Entrance Exam – Rank 1315
First Attempt:
THOMAS VINOD THOMAS
– CMC Vellore and CMC Ludhiana,
SHARON PRISCILLA
- CMC Ludhiana
NICY SUSAN KOSHY
- CMC Ludhiana
IIT-JEE 2012
Tony Joseph Mathew secured the 1745th rank in the IIT and has joined IIT
Chennai.
INSPIRE SCHOLARSHIP
5 of our students have qualified and are eligible for the scholarship for Higher
Education (SHE) component under the INSPIRE scheme. This is based on their
results at the ISC (Class XII) March 2012 Examination as they are among the top
1% achievers at the ISC (Class XII) 2012 Examinations.
Performance in the top 1% in Class XII Board examination and enrolment into
education in Basic and Natural Science courses at the B.Sc/Integrated M.Sc. or M.S
levels will make them eligible automatically for a Scholarship for Higher Education
awarded by the Government of India valued at Rs. 80,000 per year for five years.
They are:
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Suman S
Neeta Miriam Cherian
Nayana Renjit
Ann Sheryl Mathew
C. Pazhani Raj Thanuj
NTSE Scholarship
The NTSE coaching was held in our school by subject experts in Geography,
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Mental Ability , Biology and History.
Vishak S of Std IX B was the lone scholar to win the NTSE Scholarship
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
The “Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana” (KVPY) is a programme started in
1999 by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to
encourage students of Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take up
research careers in these areas. The aim of the programme is to identify and
encourage talented children with aptitude for research. The programme strives
to assist the students to realize the potential and ensure that the best
scientific talent is developed for research and growth in the country. Generous
scholarship and contingency grants are provided upto the Pre-Ph.D level to the
selected students
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I am happy to announce that our Assistant Head Boy Ashok Suresh Das and
Ms. Niranjana Prasannakumar both from class XI have qualified for the first
level of the KVPY scholarship. The interview has not yet been held for the final
stage.
STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR OTHER COURSES
Name
College
Nayana Renjit
Pazhani Raj Thanuj
B.Tech,E.C.E, N.I.T, Calicut
B Tech , N.I.T. Calicut
Ratan George S
Suman S
B.Tech, Comp Science.,
Technology
B.Arch, C.E.T,Trivandrum
Parameswaran V
Sabari Chand P
Centre for excellence in Basic Sciences, Bombay
CUSAT, Mechanical Engineering
Rohit Jacob Samuel
Philip Mathew C
TOC-H Engineering College, Cochin
Madras Christian College
Surabi J
Athulya Joselet
Chris Lionel Joseph
Symbiosis, Photography
Madras Christian College
Garden City College, Bangalore
Manipal
Ins.
Arya Rachel Thomas Madras Christian College
Aparna J
Madras Christian College
Vimal P Thomas
Tina Mariam Eapen
Madras Christian College
Women’s Christian College
Smrithy Sivakumar
B.E, E.C.E, H.B.T.I, Kanpur
School Ranking at the National / Science Level
A survey was conducted by the premier marketing, research and polling
organization C Fore, Delhi and based on this survey Education World has ranked
our school as second best school among all the boarding schools in Kerala.
For this survey schools are categorized as Day Schools, International Schools
and Boarding Schools and they are ranked across a broad range of 14
parameters to drive home a message to educators and parents that there is
much more to education than academics excellence.
The parameters of excellence for the selection of boarding schools was as
follows:
 Academics reputation
 Competence of faculty
 Co-curricular Education
 Infrastructure Provision
 Individual attention to students
 Internationalism
 Teacher welfare and development
 Sports education
 Leadership / Management quality
 Parental involvement
 Life skills and conflict management
 Special needs education
 Value for money
 Community service
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We are indeed very proud to inform you the one school has been ranked as
the Second Best Residential School in the Boarding School Category and
among the best 25 schools at the National Level. The article appeared in
the ‘ Education World’.
Alumni Achievements
Anjali Anchayil of 2008 batch has now be placed as a solicitor in the Clifford
Chance in London with a pay package of Rs. 65 Lakhs p.a.
Varghese George, Arjun S and Jones Kurian who passed out last year have
formed an IT Company “Cedar Info Solutions” which is the first pre-incubated
company at International Centre for Free and Open Source Software
Technology at Techno park with a Government grant of Rs.600000/-to support
pre-incubation programmes.
It was a proud moment for STRS when two of our alumni outshone others and
qualified for the Civil Services Examination 2012. H. KRISHNAN UNNI secured
the 40th rank in the exam. He was the Head Boy of our 2004-2005 ISC
batch. AVINASH MENON of ISC 2001 batch secured the 275th rank in the
Civil Services Exam 2012.
A ceremony was held on July 4th 2012 at 9 a.m in the Auditorium to felicitate
the three alumni of STRS and STCS who have secured creditable ranks in the
Civil Services Examination 2011.
MARIA GEORGE of ISC 2007 batch was placed in the 57th rank in the
Engineering Service Examination 2011.
Tina Eapen and Roshan Philip Koshy of Class XII won the first and second prize
conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. They received
cash prizes of Rs.2000 & Rs.1500.
Our Commerce students ROSHAN PHILIP KOSHY, GOPIKA P J, JEFFIE
ABRAHAM, RAHUL A and JONES KURIEN have qualified for the Common
Proficiency Test.
All Kerala ICSE/ISC Cultural Meet 2012-2013
In the All Kerala ICSE/ISC Cultural Meet 2012-2013 held at Bharananganam,
Pala , on the 27th September, our school won the Overall Trophy in the ISC
level.
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Jonathan George Koshie (XI) - First Prize - Light Music English (Male)
Joann Rachel Jacob (XI)
- First Prize - Light Music English (Female)
K.K Anjali Mohandas (XI)
- First Prize - Bharatanatyam
Pooja Padmakumar (XI)
- Second Prize – Extempore (English)
Pooja Padmakumar & Jachin Jose Victor (XI) - Third Prize in Debate
ICSE section : Aditya Pazhoor Abraham (X) – Second Prize for Declamation – English
He was also selected for the All India ICSE/ISC cultural meet held at
Kolkata
 Mahendra Sreekumar (X) - Second Prize - Light Music – English (Male)
 Sanjay Santhosh (X)- Second Prize - Light Music - Malayalam (Male)
 Anita Mathew (IX) - Third Prize
- Extempore (English)
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All Kerala ICSE/ISC Athletic Meet
In the All Kerala ICSE/ISC Athletic Meet held at Mannanam our school secured
the Overall Championship in the ICSE Girls Section and first Runners up in the
ICSE Boys section, ISC Boys and Girls Section. 11 of our athletes, Aditya
Shankar, R NandaGopal, Arjun S Kumar, Rahul V S , Sagar Ashok, Azead
Mohammed, Carren Elsa Mathew, Gayathri Devi, Niranjana Karun, Aleena Biju
and Gauri P Nair were selected to represent Kerala region at the National
Athletic Meet at Jamshedpur.
In the Nationals, Arjun S Kumar and Sagar Ashok won the silver medal in the
4 x 100 m relay while Carren Elsa Mathew won the Bronze medal in the Javelin
Throw.
NAVEEN ROY of class VIII, our badminton player, has won his place in the
halls of fame when he won the 25th Sub Junior state shuttle badminton
championship in Thiruvalla. He walked away with both the singles and doubles
title. He won the following prizes in the Under 15 Category:
 Kerala State Sub Junior Champion -Singles
 Kerala State Sub Junior Champion –Doubles
 Winner- All Kerala Junior Ranking Championship – Doubles – Calicut
 Winner – Trivandrum Dist. Championship – Singles
 Winner – Trivandrum Dist. Championship – Doubles
 Winner – Oxford School Badminton Championship- Singles
 Winner – Oxford School Badminton Championship – Doubles
 ABR –All Kerala Badminton Championship – Singles
Selected to represent Kerala State Team for the PATNA nationals
In the All Kerala Aquatic Meet, Jincy Thomson of Class VIII won the III
prize in the Butterfly Stroke –50 m and Back Stroke –50m.
The Frank Antony Memorial Debate Competition for the ICSE students Category
II stage I was hosted by our school. The competition saw a riveting battle of
words and wits among the participants with Harisree Vidya Nidhi School,
Thrissur acclaimed as the winners and Loyola School, Trivandrum placed in the
2nd position. In Category I Stage I for the ISC students, which was conducted
at Pallikudom, Kottayam, STRS emerged as the undisputed winner. Our team,
which comprises Jachin Jose Victor and Pooja Padmakumar of class XI, won the
BEST TEAM award. Pooja also was the third runner up in the National Debate
Competition conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She
won a cash prize of Rs. 1500/Mary Prarthana of class XI was declared the best debator in the National
Debate Competition. She won a cash prize of Rs. 2500/Dr. A.V. Varghese Memorial Oratorical Contest (Malayalam and English) hosted
by our school was held on 10th July 2012. Days ahead of the Dr. A V Varghese
Competition, teachers were seen coaching the participants who were shortlisted for this prestigious contest. Eminent persons from outside the school
were invited as judges for the event. First introduced in 1983, this unique
competition is exclusively meant for St. Thomas Schools. This competition
became another feather in the cap of STRS when Pooja Padmakumar (XI) won
the 1st place for the competition in English and Devika Sreekumar (IX) obtained
the 3rd position for the Malayalam category.
The prize winners are:
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English :
Malayalam :
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
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Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
3rd Prize
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Pooja Padmakumar (STRS)
K Malavika Menon (STCS)
Vanessa Raju Thomas (STCS)
Lekshmy S Nair (STCS)
Divine S Shaji (STHSS) & Amala Anna Alex (STCS)
: Amritha Nair (STCS) & Devika Sreekumar (STRS)
FIIT JEE Talent Reward Exam 2012
Continuing the extraordinary saga of academic excellence, our students have
once again proved their mettle through their outstanding performance in the
FIIT JEE talent reward Exam. ROHAN NARAYAN of class VII got ZONAL
rank 2 (Science) and won the SILVER medal. VISHAKH S of class IX got Zonal
Rank 2 (Maths) and won the SILVER medal. ASHOK SURESH DAS of class XI
got Zonal Rank 2(Physics) and won the SILVER medal. NIRANJANA
PRASANNAKUMAR of class XI was the Overall Zonal Topper and won the GOLD
medal. She also got zonal Rank 3 (Physics & Chemistry) and won the BRONZE
medal. LAKSHMI S SUNIL of class VII got Zonal Rank 3 (Science) and won the
BRONZE medal. KEVIN PETER KURIAKOSE of class VI (2011-2012) was the
Zonal Topper in Science and Overall Zonal Topper and won GOLD medals in both
the categories.
Co-curricular Activities
We have students with varied talents, abilities and interests. To hone their
skills, this institution offers sample opportunities through co-curricular and
extra-curricular activities. Our students participated and secured prizes in
various important competitions:SANTHOME FEST
The Santhome Fest was inaugurated on 26th July 2012. The Santhome Fest was
inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp by last years Individual Champions and the
Principal. The Competitions kick started with the Patriotic Song competition in the
quadrangle. For two days (26th July and 28th July) competitions ranging from Light
Music, Classical Music, Ganamala, Declamation, Mime, Rhythmania, Burn the Floor,
Static Stances etc were held in different venues of the school All programmes
showcased the brilliant talents of our students. Their go-getter attitude and
stunning performances created a tough time for the judges but in the end, the best
of the best were showered with accolades. The GREEN house went at each
competition with tooth and nail and was adjudged the champion house at the fest.
Individual Champions:Sub junior
: A.J. Sangeetha (VI)
Intermediates : Keerthana P S (VIII)
Senior
: Shruti Laju (X)
ISC
: Aishwarya Venugopal (XII)
Uma Nalini Damodaran of class VII was awarded a scholarship in the field of
Bharatanatyam by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi.
Sports and Games
Our students participated in various sports and games competitions held within
the school and elsewhere. In keeping with tradition, our students have excelled
in track and field events. Our three Physical Education Teachers have been a
tremendous source of encouragement and inspiration for our students. Under
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their able guidance and effective coaching, our students have done well in the
sports events conducted at the District, State and National level Competitions.
Annual Athletic Meet
The Annual Athletic Meet was conducted on the 5 th and 6th of October. The
Yellow house was adjudged the Champion House of the meet. The Meet was
inaugurated by the Former Secretary of the Board of Control of Cricket In
India, Mr. S.K. Nair. At the meet, the following students secured the overall
championship in various Categories
ISC Boys
: Jubin Salim (Class XI)
ISC Girls
: Nina Verghis (Class XI)
Senior Boys
: Sabarinath A (Class X)
Senior Girls
: Gouri P Nair (Class X)
Junior Boys
: Joseph John Cherukara (Class VII) & Sourav Krishna S (Class VIII)
Junior Girls
: M Gayathri Devi (Class VII)
Sub-Junior Boys
: Rohit Praveen (Class VI)
Sub-Junior Girls
: Esther George (Class VI)
Other Competitions: SAN REVO 2012 was one rocking affair organized by the Class XII
students. On the 7th July, STRS was witness to a spectacular display of
talents by participants of eight different schools. The show featured
seven competitions from which our judges lauded the Loyola School as
Champions and Chinmaya Vidyalaya as the runners up.
 La Fest 2012 : Was an event hosted by the Loyola School and our
students put their best foot forward and hauled away the second
runners up trophy.
 Colosseum 2012 : Hosted by STCS on 22 nd June our school bagged the
RUNNER UP trophy.
 In the Chempaka Fest (Cre8) our school won the runners up trophy.
 31 of our students participated in the Shastra Prathiba Matsaram .
Results are awaited.
 Sidharth J of class VII won the first prize in the Painting competition
conducted by the District Wild Life and Forest Department and also the
third prize in the painting competition conducted by VSSC in connection
with the World Space Week Celebrations . He won a cash prize of Rs.
1000/-.
 Rejira K Robi of class XI won the following prizes: The award for the ‘Best Painting’ organized by the Kerala
Sastra Sahitya Parishad
 Second Prize in the Painting competition organized by the Kerala
Revenue Department
 Third Prize in the Inter School painting competition organised by
Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School
 Third prize in the painting competition conducted by the ‘Veedu’
Painting competition organised by Builders and Developers Pvt.
Ltd.
 Third Prize in the competition conducted by the Diary
Development Department in connection with the World Milk Day,
2012
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J Shrutikeerthi won the First Prize in the Painting
Competition in connection with the Gandhi Jayanthi Celebrations
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In the quiz competitions held in Christ Nagar School Jobin A
Chaman and Divya Mary of class X secured the 2 nd prize
In the quiz conducted by Rani Giri Church Lakshmi Menon and
Vishak S of class IX secured the 3rd prize
Anita Mathew (IX) won the second prize in English Elocution,
Aslam Ahamed of class X won the second prize in the essay
competition and Devika Sreekumar (IX) won the third prize in
the Malayalam elocution conducted by the Ramakrishna Mission
in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs,
Govt. of Kerala.
In the District Level Inter School Malayalam Competition
conducted by Dr. P K Narayana Pillai Shastyabdhapoorthy
Smaraka Rolling Trophy, Aishwarya Venugopal (XII) won the
First Prize in Malayalam Recitation.
Anagha M S and Malavika P Nair won the gold medal in the
Examination conducted by the Mahatma Gandhi Rastrabhasha
Hindi Prachar Sabha
At the ABRSM graded Music exam conducted by the Associated
Board of the Royal School of Music, 31 students participated in
different grades.
In the United Christian Movement competitons 20 of our
students participated and we won the Overall trophy: The
following are the prize winners:Sanjana Scaria - IX B
– First Prize – Essay Writing
Rohan Thomas – VIII D - First Prize- Western Music Solo
& Second Prize – Malayalam Solo
Akash Mallick – VIII B - Second Prize – Western Solo
Meenakshi Mallick-VI D – Second Prize – Western Solo
Ganga –VII A - First Prize - Malayalam Elocution
Sidharth G
- First Prize – Drawing and Painting
FCBS: The Foundation for Capacity Building in Science, Trivandrum, is an autonomous
non-profit organization devoted to strengthening and furthering the cause of
science education in India. The trust was established by Prof. CNR Rao. FCBS
classes are conducted for students having a special interest in and an aptitude for
science. 31 students of class XI attended the seminar on ‘Nano Technology’
conducted by the FCBS on November 9th 2012.
Olympiad Examination
I Level Exam: NCO (Cyber Olympiad)
NSO (Science Olympiad)
IMO (Maths Olympiad)
IEO (English Olympiad)
- 16 students got below 500 ranks in National Level
- 8 students National level below 500 ranks
- 7 students National Level below 500 Ranks
- 28 students National Level below 500 Ranks
Six of our students gave a commendable performance in the second level 2012
Olympiad Examinations.
 Rano Roy Kavanal (IX) and Ashok Suresh Das (XI) won the 1st rank in
the State for the National Cyber Olympiad.
 Jobin J Chaman (X) won the 2nd rank in the State in the International
English Olympiad Examination
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Vishak S (IX) won the 3rd rank in the State in the Mathematics
Olympiad and 246th rank in the International level. He also won the
Bronze medal.
Preethi Elizabeth Thomas (XII) and Nikhil George (XII) secured the
5th and 13th in the State for Second Level International English
Olympiad and won a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-.and Rs. 2500/respectively.
Akshara D B (VII) was the second Runner Up in the National Level Sip
Abacus -Level 8 competition held at Pune
Kaveri A (VII) won the 3rd Runner Up in the Grand Master Level of the
Sip Abacus Competition.
Saina S Asok (VII) bagged the first Runner Up in the State Level Sip
Abacus- Level 3 Competition.
Improvement Programmes
Providing quality education for all-round personality development has been the
mission of institution. Commitment to quality, innovation and continuous improvement
in education are our guiding values.
A number of orientation and training programmes are organized to keep the
teachers abreast the recent trends in methodology of the teaching-learning process
in various areas and subjects. Orientation programmes for content enrichment,
methodology and evaluation are organized from time to time to orient and train
teachers in academic as well as life-skills like effective communication, stress
management, time management and personal efficiency. Guest lectures are arranged
regularly where eminent people from different walks of life address and guide the
teachers and students on various subjects and recent trends in the field of
education.
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Mr. Pradeep S G , Teacher in Mathematics and Divya L , Teacher in Physics
attended a workshop conducted by the ICSE council
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Mrs. Jayasree V and Anita Thomas attended a workshop for setting up
INTAC Heritage clubs
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Mrs. Meena P S attended an Orientation programme for Accountancy
Teachers
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Mrs. Hema V R attended an Orientation programme for Economics
Teachers
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Mrs. Subha R B attended a Hindi Language Workshop from the Primary
Section
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Mrs. Susan Mathew attended an English Workshop organized by the ICSE
Council
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MS. Anita Thomas is the teacher selected from the school for the
Counselling Course conducted by the Marthoma Guidance and Counselling
Centre.
Teachers Day: In connection the teacher’s day in the school the students organized a
special assembly where the Head Boy, Head girl, Logistics Captain etc. took on the
roles of the Principal and Vice Principal. The students organized the entire assembly.
A few students also felicitated the teachers. The Asst. Head Boy prepared a report
on the programme along with a gist of the speeches of the students. It has been
sent to the Indian Express for publication along with photographs. The students of
class XII were also assigned the roles of various teachers and they took class for
the first two periods in the afternoon.
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The Students Council
The Student Council is a body of elected members who have leadership qualities and
organizational skills. This is to ensure a sense of democracy among the students. It
plays a role as a liaison between the students and the school administration. The
council comprises school leaders, prefects and class monitors. The Investiture
ceremony was held on June 21, 2012. The office bearers and the Prefects were
invested with the epaulettes and the badges by the Principal. Gokul Krishnan and
Varsha Mary both of class XII was selected as the Head Boy and Head Girl
respectively. The Principal at the very solemn ceremony conducted on this day also
administered the oath of office. The ceremony came to a close with the Prayer and
Benediction by the School Chaplain Rev Joseph John.
School Assemblies
School Assemblies are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is maximum student
participation at these assemblies, which have gone a long way in helping students
perfect their organizational skills, oratorical abilities and their team spirit. At
these assemblies students are called at random to come up on to the dais to present
the editorial, to read the news and to sum up the proceedings of the assembly.
Mondays are earmarked for Class Assemblies, Wednesday for Value Education and
Friday for Public Speaking. Each class puts up its assembly based on a theme. Each
student in the class has some role to play. The school assemblies have therefore
served as a platform for students to improve their general awareness and
communication skills.
School Choir
The junior choir comprising of students from classes V – VII and the senior choir
comprise of students from classes VIII – XII enliven the school assembly. The
services provided by Mr. Bejoy Mathew, the choirmaster is truly commendable. He
gives regular practice to the school choir. We are greatly indebted to him.
Onam Celebrations
Onam was celebrated with great fervour. The students participated enthusiastically
in the Thumbi Thullal , Thiruvathira, Onam songs, Athapoovu Competition etc . The
Secretary of the MTCES, Mr. P.M.Abraham graced the occasion with his presence.
I congratulate the teachers and the students for putting up such a splendid show.
Christmas Celebrations
Christmas was celebrated in traditional manner with Carol singing, the Nativity
scene and Santa Claus. The Christmas message was given by Rev. Mathew M
Thomas who was the Chief Guest for the function. The collection that has been
made for both these functions will be given to charity, as has been the practice in
the previous years. All students participated with great enthusiasm.
Other Activities
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Children’s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm. Each division also
brought out class Magazines.
These magazines help students in
developing their abilities in working as a team. Selected articles that
feature in these magazines are used in the school magazines also. Class
Proficiency prizes were distributed on the Children’s day. Children wore
coloured dresses.
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The Fun Streak and the Food Festival was held on the 17 th November
2012. Our School Chaplain Rev Joseph John and his wife inaugurated the
Fun Streak and the Food Festival.
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World Environment Day and World Aids Day were also celebrated during
the extended School Assemblies.
Cleanliness Week was also observed in connection with Gandhi Jayanthi.
Study tours were also organized for classes V, VII, IX and XI.
The traffic club conducted a programme on traffic awareness for the
students of Std. VIII on 30th November 2012 at 2.30 pm in the School
Enrolling of students and teachers for ‘Aadhar’ was done in the Auditorium from
30 July, 2012 to 9 August, 2012.
English week was observed on Monday, November 19 th to drive home to the students,
the importance of English as the language of communication in the present day
world. Various competitions and programmes were organized in connection with this,
throughout the week.
A debate competition was held for students of class IX and XI on that day. Devika
Sreekumar of IX D was chosen as the best speaker. The highlight of the week was
an entertaining talk given by Prof. Khyarunnisa.A, on the topic “Importance of
Reading ”. On the same day, elocution was held for the middle school section. The
topic given to each speaker was “ Co-education is beneficial for the students”.
Sandra E of class VII secured the first prize. A special assembly was held in
connection with the English week. For students of class V and VI a recitation
competition was held in the same day.
Book Club – ‘The Sparks’
The Sparks book club was started in 2007 with just 7 children who loved to
read. Over the years they have grown, not only in number, but also in what
they do. Now it has 17 members from four leading schools in Trivandrum St.Thomas Residential School, Holy Angels' ISC, L' Ecole Chempaka, and
Trivandrum International School. The students not only read and analyze books
as a group, but also discuss current affairs, have quizzes, debates, elocution,
and fun and games. They also have outdoor meetings, to learn more about the
world around us. Their motto is " Igniting Minds" - their own, and those of the
people around them.
The members of the book club are mostly in classes 8 and 9, though the
youngest is only in 6th. By taking part in this book club, young children not only
inculcate the habit of reading, but also develop our speaking skills and
understanding of the world around us. They learn how to be a part of and
contribute to a large group, and to interact with people of different ages and
from different schools.
Presently, they are working on organising a programme, from which all proceeds
will go to the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) and the National Institute of
Speech and Hearing (NISH). The musical programme is directed by Hareesh
Menon of Class XII from our school and played by four of our students Sanjana
Scaria and Lakshmi Menon of Class IX, Aparna Vijayakumar of Class VIII and
Navneeth Mohan of Class VII based on the book " Goal Butterfingers!" by
author Prof. Khyrunnisa A. The children are taking sole charge, with minimal
help from parents and adults. They have hired no professional help, and are
doing everything on their own, from scriptwriting, to choreography, to meeting
sponsors. Through this programme they not only do their part to help others,
but also learn how to take up charge and responsibility on a large scale. The
musical will be conducted on February 3, 2013 at Vyloppily Samskrithi Bhavan,
at 6 pm.
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For more information, feel free to visit their website : www.thesparks.in
Social Service
In the present day where people live increasingly selfish lives, they cease to care
for those less privileged than themselves. Keeping this in mind, in order to instill in
students the need for helping and being compassionate to those in need, we have
engaged in the following activities.
 An amount of Rs. 20,000/- was collected through the sale of Christmas
cards for the Grama Jyothi Special School
 Stitched uniforms were distributed to all the students of the Government
Primary School at Mukkolakkal
 A sum of Rs. 10,000/- was made to the Mar Thoma Church , Kollam for the
inmates of ‘Ashreya’
 Our students also purchased stamps and flags for contribution to the
National Association for the Blind and for the rehabilitation and welfare of
ward widows as part of the Armed Forces Flag Day.
Pre Primary Section
The Pre Primary section buzzed with activity from the 4 th of June 2012, and
the PP I students, our newcomers, arrived on the 6 th and 7th of June. We have
students from the three schools on the campus with about 949 students with 22
divisions of which 4 are at the Kumarapuram Campus. We follow no formal
examination, no homework system. Activity sheets and work sheets are given
periodically and progress cards were given term wise. A talent display was
organised which included singing, recitation and instrumental music. The talents
of our little masters astounded everyone. Assemblies are conducted twice a
week. Independence Day and Children’s day was also celebrated. The children
are evaluated and assessed periodically and from 22 nd to 26th August, the
selections for the Annual Athletic Meet were conducted. A Parent Teachers
Meeting took place on 17th August at Mukkolakkal and on 21st August at
Kumarapuram. Onam was celebrated on the 7th of August and Christmas on the
4th of December 2012 and our tiny tots put up a wonderful vibrant
performance. Medical check ups are also conducted for the PP I students.
Play School : The school is functioning in full strength and a good number of
little ones are waiting for admission to the Primary section of the St. Thomas
Schools. The school provides environmental friendly learning through Creative
play, Music, Art and Story Telling. Mrs. Annoo John is now appointed as the
Head Mistress of the play school with four other teachers to assist her.
Primary Section
The Bible says “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he
will not depart from it”. This is exactly what the teachers are trying to do in
the Primary Section. We have 982 students in classes 1 to IV. The following
activities were conducted in the primary section.
 The Santhomes Kids Fest: The various competitions are conducted in
a spaced manner through out the year.
 At the assemblies held in the Primary section Std IV puts up class
assembly every Thursday the Santhome Kids Choir also sings new
hymns and the message is given to the students by the school
chaplain.
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Onam , Children’s Day and Christmas were celebrated with
enthusiasm in the Primary section. Participation by all the students
was confirmed in these celebrations.
The following prizes were won by the students in the competitions held outside
the school:-[ this list is not an exhaustive one]
1. Cyriac C Joseph - Class IV – I prize in the KVB Menon Memorial District
school Chess Tournament and won a cash prize of Rs. 750 /2. B Manjari
- Class II – I prize in the Centre Level Accelarated Mental
Learning
3. Aanie Kathryn –Class IV – passed the requirements in Mental and
Gymnastics Development for Green Belt 5th Kyn, in karate.
4. Adithya Prathap – Class IV
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II prize in Mental Arithmetic – Grade 7
III prize in Abacus – Grade 10
5. Niranjan Jith A - Class III
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Honoured by Bala Gokulam for his achievements in the State Level for
Music and various Arts.
I Prize in folk song, Malayalam Recitation, fancy dress competition
conducted by the Gandhian Studies.
Honoured as ‘Shalabha Raja’ – the Championship Title in the Shalabha
Mela State Level Arts Competition.
Karthik Ram S – Class IV – Gold Medal winner in the 13th Online
Mental Arithmetic Competition
6. Ishitha Kiran Nayar –Class IV
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3rd Runner up – Level 3 (Sip Abacus)
II Place – Girls Red Tournament (Kerala Tennis Association)
7. Aavanthika S R – Class III – Champion – Level 1 – (Sip Abacus)
8. Amanda Arun – Class III – I Prize – Level 1 – (Sip Abacus)
I congratulate all the teachers of the Primary Section for the excellent work
they have put in.
Value Education
Children today are subjected to confusing messages and an overdose of
information. In order to teach children that there are core values relevant
across the world, we hold value education classes in school on a regular basis.
At these classes we try to ensure that children internalize these values so
that they can apply it in real life and cope with the situations they face. In
the changing scenario children often develop the wrong attitudes. Therefore
we have chosen ‘Punctuality’ as the theme for this year and several school
assemblies have been conducted based on this theme.
Career Guidance and Counselling
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The Career Care Centre started off this term with a two week individual
counselling session for the 12th Standard students by Mrs Betty Ninan , School
Career Counsellor. During these sessions the students were given information on
the various career possibilities, details of various colleges and procedures for
applying.
The Aptitude Tests and Counselling were conducted for the 10th standard. The
Counselling session was mandatory for all tenth standard students. Various issues
related to studies, stress, timetable setting and subject choices for the 11 th
standard were discussed. Problems brought forth during the counselling were
addressed. During this year Life Skill Education classes were started in the Junior
school to prepare the students to face the challenges of modern life .
Counselling is also given to the slow learners, children with attention deficit disorder
and other personal problems by Ms Hannah Moncy, the School Counsellor. We are
very grateful to both Ms Betty Ninan George and Ms Hannah Moncy Kakkassery for
the painstaking services rendered to our students.
REMEDIAL CLASSES : Students requiring remedial coaching were identified
immediately after the First Mid Term Examination. These students were given
remedial coaching according to a fixed timetable during the zero periods. The
parents were also informed. Whenever the students failed to make much progress
the parents were called for a discussion with the Principal, Headmistress and the
Teacher concerned. In certain cases these students were also sent to the school
Counsellor.
Staff
We have a committed band of 116 teachers and 11 administrative staff and
supportive staff. With their spirit of dedication and guidance we are able to
attain our desired objectives and set targets.
Staff Retirement
Mr. Joseph Varkey , Accountant, retired at the beginning of this academic
year after putting in several years of dedicated fruitful and loyal service to
the Institution. We are indeed grateful to him for his contribution.
Staff Resignation
Mrs. Leeja Ann Cherian who served as the Head Mistress of the Play school
has resigned. Mrs. Sajula H who served as the Malayalam Teacher resigned and
joined the Government Service.
New Appointments
The following teachers joined the school this year – Miss Anita Thomas, Mrs.
Lakshmi Devi, Mrs. Sini Sudha, Ms. Surumy and Mrs. Piali Chakrabarti.
On behalf of the Santhome Fraternity, I wish them a happy and prosperous
tenure here.
NCC
Our Troop comes under No:1 (K) AIR SQN NCC Pettah, Thiruvananthapuram with a
strength of 100 cadets. Cadets were selected from the 8th Standard. Boys and
Girls (Junior Division). The period of Cadetship in Junior Division is 2 years. Parades
are conducted and drill was taught. Classes are taken on Principles of Flight,
Aeromodelling, AeroEngine, Ecology, Organisational Structure of Air Force, weapons
etc with Flag saluting and hoisting on ceremonial days.
The Cadets attended the Annual Training Camp, National (Trekking Camp,
Integration Camp etc) through which they get leadership qualities , learn how to
explore their potential and also get experience in adventurous activities like rock
climbing, Firing, Rope Climbing, crossing the canal, Mountaineering etc. The cadets
were given flying experience in Microlite Aircraft..
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Scripture Contest
A Scripture Contest was conducted by MTCES on 15 th November 2012 in which
a total of 251 students participated from our school.
Merit Scholarship Instituted by MTCES
Merit Scholarships have been instituted by MTCES for excellent performance
in academics and non-academic activities. The following students won the merit
scholarship for the year 2011-2012
1.
Maria Sebastian
- Class V
2.
Manasi Maneksh
- Class V
3.
Akshay N R
- Class VI
4.
Ashwini A Kumar
- Class VI
5.
Sai Krishnaa
- Class VII
6.
Aber G John
- Class VII
7.
Visakh S
- Class VIII
8.
Anita Mathew
- Class VIII
9.
Luke P Idiculla
- Class IX
10.
Arjun Menon C
- Class IX
11.
Anuraj Hari
- Class XI
science
12.
Priyanka P
- Class XI
13.
Geo Zajo
- Class XI
commerce
14.
Aishwarya Venugopal - Class XI
Inter House Competitions
To nurture the talents and skills of our students various inter-house
competitions are held every year. In the Inter House Debate competition Green
House emerged the winners, the Yellow and the Blue House shared the Second
place and the third place went to the Red House in the English Debate.
Pooja Padmakumar (XI) was the best debator in the English Section and
Niranjana Prasannakumar (XI) was the best debator in the Malayalam Section.
Conclusion:We would like to place on record the support extended by our President
Thirumeni to all our activities, and we are grateful to him for his prayers. I
wish to thank the Vice President of MTCES Dr. T.M. Thomas, Secretary, Sri
P.M. Abraham, Treasurer Sri. T.C. George and all the members of the
Executive Committee and other sub committees for their unstinting support for
the smooth and efficient functioning of the school. I would also like to thank
our chaplain, Rev. Joseph John for his guidance in all matters. I also thank
Mrs. Shiny Abraham, Principal STCS, Mr. Jacob T Varghese, Principal STHSS,
Mrs. Anila Chacko , Principal in-charge, STTC, Dr. Usha Thomas, Principal,
STIST for their encouragement and co-operation. I would be failing in my duty
if I did not thank all my teaching and non teaching staff for their commitment
and dedication. The Vice Principal, Mrs. Zarina Thomas, the Headmistress,
Mrs. Bina George, Mrs. Sindhu Simon, Mrs. Brinda Nair and Annoo John for
their unstinting support and cooperation. Let me extend my sincere thanks to
the Heads and Staff of the various departments under the MTCES for the
timely help and co-operation rendered by them.
We commit ourselves and all our achievements to the Lord Almighty. Let him
fulfill His purpose in and through this great Institution.
Principal
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