Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
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Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram is a
History
In 1960, Fr. Joseph Edamaram, S.J., the first Provincial of the Jesuits in the independent Kerala province, helped found Loyola School and the adjacent Loyola College of Social Sciences in Trivandrum.[1] In June 1961, Loyola School was established at Palayam, with Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the first Principal and 36 students on the rolls.[1] In 1962, the school was temporarily shifted to a campus in Monvila, followed by the establishment of a boarding house. Fr. P.C. Anthony, S.J. followed Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the Principal of the school.
In 1963, the school was eventually transplanted to its present campus, followed by the introduction of the ISC course and an affiliation with the Cambridge University, due to the efforts of the third Principal, Fr. Antony Vachaparambil, S.J. Fr. John Kunjaparambil, S.J., the fifth Principal, introduced weekly assemblies, the offices of the School Captain and the General Secretary, in May 1964. He also introduced four houses - Panthers, Leopards, Lions and Tigers, and is also credited with the promotion of sports and other activities in the school.
The blueprint of the main-wing of the present-day three-story ICSE block was prepared in 1967 when Fr. Mathew Pulickal, S.J. was the Vice-Principal, and the construction was completed in 1970, along with the carving-out of the main playground. A separate single-story Junior school compound and a pavilion-cum-canteen complex were erected in 1971-73, which got the school recognized by the Indian Central Government as the first boys-only school in Kerala for the placement of National Merit Scholars.
Notable dignitaries who have visited the school include Mother Teresa[2] and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.[3]
Courses
ICSE & ISC
Loyola has been affiliated to the
SSLC & HSC
In the 1970s, Loyola began offering
CBSE
In the decade after 2000, Loyola started a separate Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated section in the same campus. Initially, only the secondary level CBSE course was offered, with the first tenth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2007. In 2008, Loyola added the higher secondary level CBSE course to its offerings, with the first twelfth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2010.[4]
Achievements
- Ranked as 2nd best ICSE school in India based on board examination results[5]
- Ranked First in Kerala and 17th in India in the Day Boys' School category in the EW India School Rankings 2020-2021[6]
- Won The Hindu Young World Quiz in 2012
- Winner of The Hindu Young World Quiz at the national level in 2000,[7] 2011,[8] and 2012.[9]
- Winner of The Hindu Young World Quiz at the Thiruvananthapuram regional finals from 2000 to 2007,[10][11][12] in 2012,[13] and in 2017.[14]
Cultural activities
Other quiz competitions
In 2008, Loyolites won the Kerala leg of the TCS IT Wiz, were runners-up in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009, and finalists in 2010.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] In 2006, Loyolites won the inaugural edition of the National Aerospace Olympiad conducted by the Aeronautical Society of India in Chandigarh, winning both the quiz rounds in the process.[22] From 1999 to 2003 Loyolites maintained a winning streak in both the ICSE and ISC Kerala state level quizzes. In 2006, teams from Loyola won the Kerala state level ICSE and ISC quizzes and both teams went on to be crowned national champions.[23] In 2006, Loyolites were the national champions at the inaugural edition of T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia, a national level science quiz.[24] In 2002, a team from Loyola was one of the three national finalists in the ESPN School Quiz, after having topped both the south zone finals and one of the two national semi-finals of the competition.[25]
LA Fest
Since 1996, the
Festivals
The school celebrates important days and festivals, like Onam, Independence Day, St. Ignatius Day, and Christmas. The day is marked by an assembly addressed by an eminent personality, followed by cultural events. As the festivals themselves are usually holidays, the assembly is held before the actual festival. The school celebrates
Sports
Basketball
Basketball is considered the school's official sport and was very popular among the students until the late 1990s. The annual Loyola Junior Invitation Basketball Tournament, with participation from several schools in Thiruvananthapuram, had been a fixture in Loyola's calendar over several decades. The school basketball team won laurels at various competitions, such as the St. Thomas Cup and Christ Nagar Cup, and participated in the city league. A few state-level players came out of the program.
Cricket
Though Loyola had cricket teams up to the early 1980s, interest waned during the 1980s and 1990s. But with the declining popularity of basketball cricket experienced a resurgence from the turn of the century. Loyola now has a cricket training academy called Loyola Cricket Academy (LCA). The LCA team participates in regional cricket tournaments.[27][28][29] Trainees of the academy have been part of regional and national level junior cricket teams. Cricket teams from the school have toured Sri Lanka and in turn hosted tours from that country. Over the years Loyola has produced some promising cricketers. Although basketball is the school game, Loyolites show a special interest in cricket. In anticipation of the India - New Zealand T20 match in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 November, the 12th students directed a video in dedication to all the Malayalis who love cricket.[citation needed]
Football
Athletics
Loyola School has an annual Sports Day every November with athletic competition between the four houses of the school. The event begins with an opening march and ends with a closing march past, both led by the School Leader and General Captain. The march past has the General Captain carry the school flag, leading the four houses along the periphery of the school ground, while the house captains carry their house flags. Besides track and field events, there are also displays like aerobics and karate. A tug of war between present and former students has a banana cluster for a prize.
School symbols
School crest
The Loyola crest is in the form of a red shield with seven red bars on the top, a
School flag
The flag is the school crest emblazoned on rectangular bands of white and blue. The use of the school flag is reserved for ceremonial occasions, like weekly school assemblies where it is hoisted, preceding the singing of the school song, and at the head of the march past of houses during the annual Sports Day.
School song
Cheer Loyola's sons is the
Publications
The Loyolite
Loyola School publishes an annual journal/yearbook called The Loyolite, chronicling the important events of the current academic year. It also includes an annual report written by the Principal, group photographs of all classes as well as the staff, contributions by alumni as well as by the students in Malayalam, English, and Hindi.
LENS
Loyola English News Service is a periodical brought out by the senior students covering events on campus. It is a wall magazine and is available on the internet.
Alumni
Alumni of Loyola are called ex-Loyolites or Loyola old boys. The school has an alumni association called Loyola Old Boys' Association (LOBA) that is part of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae).
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2021) |
- Basant Balaji - Judge, Kerala High Court.
- Prithviraj Sukumaran - Malayalam Actor , Singer , Director.
- Pulickel Ajayan (1977), professor of engineering[36]
- Karan Bilimoria (1971), entrepreneur and British life peer[citation needed]
- Rajesh Gopakumar (1984), theoretical physicist[citation needed]
- Harikesh S. Nair (1994), professor of marketing[37]
- Air Marshal Sreedhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair, PVSM, AVSM, VM – former Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force (1974)[38][39]
- Rajeev Nath, film director[citation needed]
- Mithun Ramesh, actor and television presenter[40]
- K. S. Sabarinathan (2001), politician[citation needed]
- Sangeeth Sivan, film director and screenwriter[citation needed]
- Santosh Sivan (1976), cinematographer, film director, producer, actor and recipient of the Padma Shri[41]
- Sreenath Sreenivasan (1987), technological journalist, communications professional and academic[42]
- Raj Subramaniam, CEO of FedEx[43]
See also
- List of Jesuit schools
- List of schools in Kerala
- Violence against Christians in India
References
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- ^ "Milestone 2000-2013". loyolaschooltrivandrum.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b LENS (10 July 2008) - "A New Dawn" Academic year 08-09
- ^ "Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram All India Rank and WAS Score". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "EW India School Rankings 2020-21". EducationWorld. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Edge-of-the-seat finish to The Hindu Young World Quiz contest". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Young World Quiz 2012". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ G.MAHADEVAN (10 April 2005). "Who is the brainiest of them all?". The Hindu. p. 06. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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- ^ "TCS IT Wiz - Event Tracker". tcsitwiz.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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- ^ "Sarvodaya gets to keep its IT crown". The Hindu. 16 October 2005. p. 02. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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- ^ The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 8
- ^ The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 9
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- ^ "Milestone 2014-2020". www.loyolaschooltrivandrum.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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- ^ a b The Loyolite 2004 - "A Ronaldo from Loyola?" by Linto Mathew, p. 15
- ^ Publisher, KV Pattom. "Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram - Sports and Games". kvpattom.nic.in. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b The Loyolite 2008 - Annual report, p.7
- ^ The Principal's Annual Report, The Loyolite, 1974
- ^ "Loyola's Original Music Sir – The ARChive". 30 March 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Sound the Battle Cry at the Cyber Hymnal
- ^ Ajayan
- ^ "Harikesh S. Nair".
- ^ "TRAINING COMMAND". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "New chiefs take charge at IAF's Southern, Eastern Commands". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Mithun Ramesh in powerful villainous role". Khaleej Times. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Sivam
- ^ Itspace
- ^ "Be humble always, former DGP C Subramaniam tells son Raj as he becomes FedEx CEO". Manorama. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.