Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School

Coordinates: 13°02′28″N 80°14′30″E / 13.04119°N 80.241668°E / 13.04119; 80.241668
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Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School or Holy Angels' AI Hr. Sec School is an all-girls

South Indian actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aishwarya Rajesh.[1][2][3][4]

History

The institute was founded in St. Thomas Convent,

Anglo-Indian children. In 1897, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters took charge of it and it came to be called as St Thomas European School. In 1909, the name "Holy Angels'" was given to the boarding house for Anglo-Indian children. But larger accommodations were soon required. Mgr. Teixeira, the Portuguese Bishop of Mylapore since 1928 proposed to sell to the FFM a piece of church property measuring approximately 5 acres at Mambalam (now T. Nagar
).

In February 1933, the institution purchased the land and plans were made for the construction of an Anglo-Indian School, a boarding home and a convent. Eight rooms were erected by 21 March 1934. Two months later, Bishop Carvalho laid the foundation for a new building in

T.Nagar
). On 1 June 1934, Our Lady's Kindergarten was opened comprising the outhouses. The first headmistress was M. Notre Dame de Pompei, born in India to Irish parents.

On 2 August 1934, the foundation stone for the new mission was blessed by the Bishop of Mylapore. On 2 July 1935, Holy Angels' was placed in a magnificent new building. On 27 June 1935, Mgr. Carvalho blessed each section of the new construction. Between 1937 and 1940 the original block was lengthened, a wing added and a floor constructed, and the complete building was bridged to the main building.

Convent

By July 1935 the

Madras
from 28 to 30 December 1937, the convent hosted a number of sisters of different congregations.

World War II

In 1942, the children of the school, the sisters of the convent and the teachers were evacuated to

Helene de Chappotin
and is today housed in St. Thomas convent, provincial house of the Chennai Province.

Houses

Holy Angels' students are divided into four houses when they are in I std. The houses are named in honour of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary martyrs:

Teresalina house

  • Colour: Red
  • Patron: Sr. Teresalina
  • Motto: Rowing Not Drifting

Teresalina house gets its name after Sr. Teresalina a young FMM missionary who came to India in 1947 and was sent to Kashmir. During the Hindu-Muslim Riots of 1947 that took place after Independence, she died trying to protect her superior from the bullet of a terrorist. The house colour is red - the colour of sacrifice.

Helen house

  • Colour: Blue
  • Patron: Mother Mary of the Passion (
    Helene de Chappotin
    )
  • Motto: Towards Charity By Truth

Helen House is in blue - the colour of the sky - signifying calmness and quietness. The patron is Mother Mary of the Passion, the founder of the FMM, the institute to which the school belongs. The motto of Helen house and of all FMM institutions is "Towards Charity By Truth". This motto was printed on all student report cards, along with an emblem carrying its Latin translation "Ad Charitatem Per Veritatem". Assunta house

  • Colour: Yellow
  • Patron: Sr. Maria Assunta
  • Motto: In God We Trust

Assunta house has its name from sister Assunta - a young Italian FMM nun who went to work for the poor and the marginalised.

Hermine' house

  • Colour: Green
  • Patron: Sr. Hermine
  • Motto: By Adversity To The Stars

Mother Hermine was a missionary who led her little flock of nuns to China where they were brutally murdered along with several other missionaries during the Boxer Rebellion. What was remarkable was that despite being warned of impending danger Mother Hermine inspired her sisters not to desert the orphans for whom they were working and faced death with a smile, singing praises of God. Hermine house has adopted her motto-"By Adversity To The Stars".

Times of India survey

The

Times of India and Research agency IMRB conducted a perception survey among parents, teachers and Chennai's public to rank the city's schools. Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School was ranked second in the survey published in Feb 2014.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Who is Indra Nooyi?". The Indian Express. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b K., Janani (30 May 2020). "Samantha Akkineni's school report card reveals that she was a topper. See viral pics". India Today. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^
    ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-93-5521-135-4
    . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Times of India - School Rankings". 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.

Sources

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