Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha
| Latha 2 High School အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ | |
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| Address | |
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112 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Latha Township Yangon, Yangon Region Myanmar | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto |
ကျောင်းတော်မဟာ (၂) လသာ (Superb School Latha (2)) |
| Established | 1861[1] |
| School number | 2 |
| Principal | Dr. Theingi Kyaw |
| Grades | Grade 1-Grade 11 |
| Designations | |
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Basic Education High School (BEHS) No. 2 Latha (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) လသာ; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ; formerly St. John's Convent School;[1] commonly known as Latha 2 High School) is one of the most well known public high schools in Myanmar. Located in Latha Township opposite the Yangon General Hospital and next to the University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the all-girls school offers classes from Kindergarten to Tenth Standard (or Grade 1 until Grade 11 in the new nomenclature).
The school's colonial era building is a landmark protected by the city.[2]
Kyi Phyu Shin created many videos and movies including "Little stars of future" (Burmese: အနာဂတ်ရဲ့ ကြယ်ပွင့်လေးများ) movie.
Uniform
From Grade 1 to Grade 5, school-girls wear a white-shirt-and-green-skirt uniform. Starting from Grade 6, school-girls wear the traditional white Burmese blouse called yinbon eingyi, and green htamein.
List of Headmistresses
- Muriel Tun Kyaw (1966–1980)
- Tin Tin (1981–1987)
- Nang Nuan (1987–1993)
- Win Kyi (1993–1996)
- Khin Ohn Myint (1996–2007)
- Dr. Theingi Kyaw (2007–present)
Alumni
- Mitzi Tun Maung: An official Burmese Language Interpreter [3]
- Kyi Kyi Prindiville: Librarian at United States Information Service (USIS) [4]
- Tinsa Maw-Naing: Founder and President of Dr. Ba Maw Foundation [5]
- Dr. Le Myo Thwe: Member, Australian Institute of Medical Scientists [6]
- Mi Mi Khaing: Scholar and writer [7]
- Mohana Gill: Writer [8]
- Kyi Phyu Shin: Film director [9]
- May Thet Khaing: Actress [10]
- Yadanar Mai: Actress, Singer [10]
- Pwint: Actress [10]
- Khin Myintzu Khine: Model [10]
- Win Maw Oo: Student activist shot dead by soldiers during the 1988 student protests[11]
- Waso Moe Oo: Model [12]
- Jenny (a) Han Nway Nyein: Singer, Model [13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1908). Imperial Gazaetteer of India 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 220.
- ↑ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29.
- ↑ Tun Maung, Mrs. Mitzi. "In Memory of Mrs. Mitzi Tun Maung". Dignity Memorial.
- ↑ Prindiville, Kyi Kyi (May 10–12, 2012). "Kyi Kyi Prindiville Obituary". The MetroWest Daily News (MetroWest Daily News).
- ↑ Maw-Naing, Tinsa. "Tinsa Maw-Naing, Founder and President". Dr. Ba Maw Foundation.
- ↑ Thwe, Le Myo. "Le Myo Thwe". Australian Rotary Health.
- ↑ Khaing, Mi Mi. "KANBAWSA --- A MODERN REVIEW". ibiblio.
- ↑ Gill, Mohana (2014). Myanmar : cuisine, culture & customs. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia). p. 228. ISBN 978-981-4516-16-7.
- ↑ Shin, Kyi Phyu. "Director Kyi Phyu Shin's Biography". Kyi Phyu Shin.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 From 4:47-5:07 former school girls cast list, shown at Part 3, Little Stars of Future Movie
- ↑ http://abfsu.net/?p=47
- ↑ မိုးဦး, ဝါဆို (May 2014). Myanmar "ကျောင်းဖွင့်ချိန် ရင်ခုန် လှုပ်ရှားမှုနှင့် ကျောင်းသားဘဝ ဖြတ်သန်းခဲ့သူ တို့ စကားသံ".
- ↑ ဟန်နွေငြိမ်း, Jenny (a) (September 5, 2009). ""ကြာပါတယ်ကွာ" ဆိုတဲ့ Jenny….". Burma Irrawaddy.