The Hindu 22.05.2013
Civic school SSC toppers felicitated
Two girls from poorer economic backgrounds made their parents proud by scoring 9.8 in the SSC examinations.
R.M.
Swati of NGGOs’ Colony School and Priyanka topped the result in the
civic schools. Swati’s father Appa Rao is an old newspaper seller.
Priyanka’s father applies grease to autorickshaws. Both of them are from
KNM High School. Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana felicitated
the headmasters of schools that did well and the students who topped.
Swati said she would become a Hindi teacher as she had already passed
some qualifying examinations in that language and could get a teacher’s
job.
However, after being told that she would have
better prospects because of her scoring good marks, she agreed to take
up MPC group.
Mr. Satyanarayana announced a cash prize of Rs.5,000 each to the students.
He
said the schools that stood in the first three places would be
immediately provided all basic amenities, sports goods and any staff
required. All those who passed the examination would be encourage to
join Intermediate or ITI. Various institutions would be contacted to
extend them support. To improve the result all senior officials would
adopt a school each. Headmasters of the 17 schools spoke on getting a
good result and the reasons for failure. Mr. Satyanarayana felicitated
GVMC Railway New Colony School headmistress Vijaya Kumari and D.A. Naidu
and Srinivasa Rao, headmasters of schools that stood second and third.
Besides Swati and Priyanka, G. Divya, G. Tarun and Suresh were congratulated.
ADC (Finance) P. Purnachandra Rao, deputy EO Lakshminarasa and School Superintendent P. Vimala Kumari participated.