Silver Jubilee Celebrations Conclude at St John’s Model Higher Secondary School, Nalanchira

The Higher Secondary section of St John’s Model Higher Secondary School, situated in Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar, Nalanchira, brought its Silver Jubilee celebrations to a grand close. The year-long observance reached its high point with the blessing and inauguration of the newly constructed open-air auditorium. The rite was carried out by the school’s patron and the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, His Beatitude Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos. He expressed his appreciation for the school, noting that it continues to stand as an example of good formation and noble values.

The Silver Jubilee year included twenty-five gatherings and thematic sessions, each adding depth and purpose to the commemoration. This series of events now forms an important milestone in the life of the institution.

The handwritten school magazine prepared by the students was released by Msgr Dr Varkey Attupurath Corepiscopa, Correspondent of the MSC Schools. Rev. Fr Jose Charuvil, Principal of St John’s Model Higher Secondary School, offered the words of welcome. Kadakampally Surendran MLA delivered the main message.

The event was attended by Rev. Fr Thomas Kayyalakkal, Vicar General of the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum; Rev. Fr John Vilayil, Trivandrum District Vicar; Corporation Councillor Johnson Joseph; heads of the institutions in Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar; the first Principal K. O. Thomas; former Principals and former Headmasters; PTA President Dr Angelo Mathew; Lady PTA President Jansi Thomas; Vice Principal R. C. Ajeesh Kumar; former teachers; and alumni.

The concluding ceremony captured the spirit of the Jubilee year – gratitude for the past, confidence in the present, and a steady movement towards greater academic and human formation in the years ahead.