Saint Ann's High School
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Saint Ann's High School is located at East Marredpally, Secunderabad 500003.
Saint Ann's Convent was founded by Mother Enrichetta, an Italian missionary, in the 1700s. The school is recognized by its stoic gray exterior walls and excellence in education[citation needed]. It is named after Saint Anne, known by tradition as the mother of The Virgin Mary. The school's motto is "Sicutapis Operosa" which translates from Latin to English as "Busy As Bees". The students from first to tenth grade are divided into four houses: Daffodils, Pansies, Roses, and Shamrocks and follow two syllabi: ICSE (white belts) and SSC (red belts). The students in eleventh and twelfth grade are divided into the houses Violets and Orchids and follow the ISC syllabus.
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[edit] School song
Scenes of our childhood
Scenes of our youth
The school we love and cherish dear
Preparing us for life's rough way
Saint Anns for ever we will cheer
God Bless our dear old school
Our Mothers, sisters, teachers all
Our playmates too and all our friends
Who will write thy name immortal
Saint Anns -- our Alma Mater dear
God Bless You is our daily prayer.
[edit] Mission
MISSION STATEMENT
The aim of ......ST.ANN'S SCHOOL ...... is to impart a balanced and allround education to promote the integral development of the personality of each student. This school cherishes the value of the dignity of each student as a child of God. It seeks to foster in the students a love and trust for God,the good father.It strives to offer the students an education based on the Gospel values and the true values of our Indian culture.So it shapes it curriculum to inculcate in the student values such as love, brotherhood, justice, truth, honesty, simplicity, tolerance and compassion.It is keen to develop in them a sense of responsibility and sensitivity to the needs of others and the attitude to face difficulties,and the future with courage and optimism.
[edit] History and Background
In the balmy spring of March 1871 six sisters from St Ann's Convent Turin, Italy came to India, precisely Secunderabad. The mission on hand was to teach orphans of the war, accommodated here. Sister Enrichetta was the Superior General of the Sisters of St. Ann was elementary in sending the sisters from Italy when Bishop Barbero knocked at the convent one Friday requesting for help. Legend says it that the sisters thought him to be a burglar to be ringing the bell at that time of the day.
April 1 1871, Secunderabad. St Ann's opened as the first convent school for girls in Andhra Pradesh, with 25 orphans and three boarders. Soon it came to be recognised as Middle School (1884) and European High School (May 1902) by resident Madras.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Rakesh Sharma, Indian astronaut
- Diana Hayden, Miss World 1997
- Tania Soni née Vijaykumar, Gladrag's Mrs. India 2003
- Shanta Sinha Social activist and Magsaysay Award winner
- Tejdeep Kaur Menon Hyderabad Police Additional Commissioner, Poet
Diya mirza - Actress of bollywood
