St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Indore

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St. Paul Higher Secondary School is a school located in the city of Indore, India. Named after Paul of Tarsus, it is located on the Boundary Road and offers higher secondary school education from classes VI (sixth) to XII (twelfth). The junior section of the school, from Kindergarten to Class V, is situated in the old campus on the CPWD Workshop Road near MGM Medical College.

Contents 1 History 2 Affiliation 3 Emblem and Motto 4 School Management 5 Student Houses 6 References

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1956 in the city of Indore near Sat Prachar Press as the boys' section of St. Raphael's Higher Secondary School. Sister Ann was the first principal and Father J. Partch was the first in-charge of the school. In 1963, the boys' section was separated from St. Raphael's under Fr. Wilhelm J. Lenzen (a German by birth), and the school continues to be a separate entity. Since then, the school has existed as an independent identity. As the school grew up, the secondary section was separated and shifted to the new campus on the Boundary Road in 1975.

[edit] Affiliation

Initially the school was affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh State Education Board, but later in 1996 it got affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The school's affiliation code is 10410.

[edit] Emblem and Motto

The Motto

"Run, Then, For Victory".

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul says:

You know well enough that when men run in the race, the race is for all, but the prize is for one. Run, then, for victory. Every athlete must keep all his appetites under control; and he does it to win a crown that perishes, whereas ours is an imperishable crown.

The cogwheel

It is part of the emblem of Indore City. The wheat stalks are a symbol of Madhya Pradesh, but it also confirms the general theme of our emblem that a good harvest will be the reward for those who are prepared to work hard. All other symbols and motto are taken from Saint Paul, the heavenly patron of the school.

The Sword

In 67 A.D., Saint Paul chose to die by it rather than deny his God, after teaching and demonstrating that life is indeed a battle to be fought in God's Armour.

The Quill

When Saint Paul could not travel and teach, he wrote letters, some of them very long. Fourteen of those precious documents we have today. The quill, the pen in those days, is also a symbol of the school's studies.

The Golden Crown

It symbolizes Saint Paul's imperishable crown, cherished by the school as the greatest goal in life.

[edit] School Management

St Paul School is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore and is managed by a committee with the Bishop of the diocese as the ex-officio chairman. The committee, which is formed according to the norms set by the CBSE, consists of representatives from parents, teachers, the board and the society.

The diocese, which was erected in 1952, is spread over 7 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh. This society is engaged in various socio-economic, educational and humanitarian activities. In the educational field, there are nine formal schools which are affiliated either with the State Board or CBSE. They are:

• St. Norbert School
• St. George High School
• Rajeshwar Vidhyalaya
• Holy Trinity School
• St. Joseph's High School
• St. George's School
• St. Joseph's School
• St. John's School

There are also non-formal educational centers, boarding schools for rural/tribal children and animation centers.

[edit] Student Houses

There are four Student Houses in the school. They are:

• Blue
• Green
• Red
• Yellow

All student are allotted one of the four houses randomly and they remain a part of the house till they pass out of the school. The division of houses is done to encourage competition amongst the students, who compete for various extra-curricular events.

For any inter-house competition, every house sends three teams, one each for Juniors, Inters and Seniors group. The Junior group comprises of VIth and VIIth standard, Inters have VIIIth IXth and Xth, while the Senior group has XIth and XIIth standard boys.

[edit] References

• St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Indore,India
• Sahodaya Newsletter
• "Parental Perception about Ideal Child: A Cross-Cultural Study" by M. K. Raina, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Feb., 1975), pp. 229-232. doi:10.2307/351047 Study included a survey of mothers who had come to attend the parent-teacher association meeting at St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Indore.