Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School or Holy Angels' AI Hr. Sec School is an all-girls Roman Catholic, private, convent school located in Chennai, India, which offers education from nursery level to higher secondary (XII) level. The school is run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The school's motto is "Towards Charity By Truth". The school celebrated its platinum jubilee in the academic year 2009/10 with a 75th-year annual day celebration. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam attended. The school has 3000+ students belonging to many religions. Indra Nooyi, chairman and former chief executive officer of PepsiCo is an alumnus of this school, along with well-known South Indian actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aishwarya Rajesh.[1][2][3]
The institute was founded in St. Thomas Convent, Mylapore. In 1888, St Antony's school was run by the parish priest for the education of 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 Mambalam (now 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 FMM superior at Mylapore decided that the Holy Angels' institution would need to have a separate community with its own superior. On 5 August 1935 the decision was finalised and a community of nine sisters moved into a wing of the new building. An International Eucharistic Congress was held in 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 Palmaner. A total of 252 pupils, 14 sisters, 8 lay teachers and 20 housemaids left. Meanwhile, the government authorities requisitioned the Holy Angels' property to be used as Air Raid Precaution Headquarters, the Madras High Court and the Law College for the duration of the war. In the chapel, a section of the main construction at Holy Angels' the Eucharist was celebrated very early on the morning of 22 April 1942. One very valuable item was left standing in the empty chapel: the beautiful and venerated statue of the Madonna, which would guard and protect Holy Angels' for the next four years. This statue of Madonna and the child Christ is a souvenir of 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 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.[4]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(November 2022)
^ ab"Who is Indra Nooyi?". The Indian Express. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ abK., 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.
^ abAnantharam, Chitradeepa (18 July 2017). "'I always break the rules'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^"Times of India - School Rankings". 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School or Holy Angels AI Hr Sec School is an all girls Roman Catholic private convent school located in Chennai India which offers education from nursery level to higher secondary XII level The school is run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary The school s motto is Towards Charity By Truth The school celebrated its platinum jubilee in the academic year 2009 10 with a 75th year annual day celebration A P J Abdul Kalam attended The school has 3000 students belonging to many religions Indra Nooyi chairman and former chief executive officer of PepsiCo is an alumnus of this school along with well known South Indian actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aishwarya Rajesh 1 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Convent 3 World War II 4 Houses 5 Times of India survey 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 SourcesHistory EditThe institute was founded in St Thomas Convent Mylapore In 1888 St Antony s school was run by the parish priest for the education of 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 Mambalam now 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 EditBy July 1935 the FMM superior at Mylapore decided that the Holy Angels institution would need to have a separate community with its own superior On 5 August 1935 the decision was finalised and a community of nine sisters moved into a wing of the new building An International Eucharistic Congress was held in Madras from 28 to 30 December 1937 the convent hosted a number of sisters of different congregations World War II EditIn 1942 the children of the school the sisters of the convent and the teachers were evacuated to Palmaner A total of 252 pupils 14 sisters 8 lay teachers and 20 housemaids left Meanwhile the government authorities requisitioned the Holy Angels property to be used as Air Raid Precaution Headquarters the Madras High Court and the Law College for the duration of the war In the chapel a section of the main construction at Holy Angels the Eucharist was celebrated very early on the morning of 22 April 1942 One very valuable item was left standing in the empty chapel the beautiful and venerated statue of the Madonna which would guard and protect Holy Angels for the next four years This statue of Madonna and the child Christ is a souvenir of Helene de Chappotin and is today housed in St Thomas convent provincial house of the Chennai Province Houses EditHoly 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 DriftingTeresalina 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 TruthHelen 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 TrustAssunta 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 StarsMother 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 EditThe 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 4 Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations November 2022 Indra Nooyi businesswoman 1 Samantha Ruth Prabhu actress 2 Aishwarya Rajesh actress 3 Revathi ActressReferences Edit a b Who is Indra Nooyi The Indian Express 6 August 2018 Retrieved 12 December 2020 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 a b Anantharam Chitradeepa 18 July 2017 I always break the rules The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 12 December 2020 Times of India School Rankings 18 February 2014 Archived from the original on 18 February 2014 Sources EditHoly Angels official websiteCoordinates 13 02 28 N 80 14 30 E 13 04119 N 80 241668 E 13 04119 80 241668 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