OUR SCHOOL
A school is a place where pupils are taught. In our State we
have primary and secondary schools where children between 5 and 14 are taught.
The school I go to is Ravenshaw Collegiate School. the
oldest and the premier high school in Orissa. It was set up in 1854 and its
founder was Mr. T. E. Ravenshaw, the then Commissioner, Orissa. Hence the
school is so named.
It is situated near the Orissa High Court in Cuttack city
and it overlooks the River Kathajodi. It is housed in a lovely brick colour
building. To the north of the building lies a large garden with a beautiful
statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We take pride in him as he is a student
of this school, was a great freedom fighter of our motherland. In the garden
there are lovely flower beds with a lawn at the centre. Flowers of various
kinds and colours bloom here round the year and add to the beauty of the
school. There is a small playground on the campus. There we play during the
recess and in the afternoon. We have also a very large playground about a half
kilometre from the school. Here the Annual Sports of the school and other
sports meets are held.
The roll strength of the school is about 700. Most of the
pupils are scholarship-holders. Mr P.C.
Mohapatra, who has received the State Award for his meritorious services as a
teacher, is the headmaster of our school. There are about 30 other trained
teachers in our school. All of them are vastly learned and dedicated teachers.
They are all kind arid loving.
There is perfect discipline at our school. We have learnt
how to conduct ourselves in accordance with the tradition of the school.
Our school has a library which is housed in a big hall. We
spend some time in the library everyday reading books, magazines and
newspapers.
We have a science laboratory where we make experiments with
the help of our science teachers. In addition to all these, we have a science
club, a social study club, a cultural club and a sports club where we are given
necessary training under the guidance of our teachers.
There is a big hall in our school. Here we have the
portraits of the renowned headmasters who were the crowning glories of the
school in the past. They inspire us immensely and make us feel proud of the
hoary rich traditions of our school.
The school has a big hostel where the N. R. Scholars put up.
It provides opportunities for the academic, cultural, and physical growth of
the boarders.
The pupils of our school always win prizes, shields and
medals in debate competitions, in science exhibitions and also in sports meets.
The results of our school at the U.P. scholarship, N.R.T.S.
and HSC examinations have always been outstanding.
Our school has produced a host of eminent personalities like
Barrister Madhusudan Das and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who made their mark at
the national and international levels.
Our school has a glorious heritage. I am proud that I belong
to such a school which is the oldest and best of all schools in our State.