S.E.Rly Mixed H.S. (EM) School
The S.E.Rly Mixed H.S. (EM) School established in the beginning of the 19th century in 1899 has been one of the heritage schools of the town as it is over 100 years old and infact is the oldest school in the city and still continues to produce some of the brightest students in the town. The schools’ motto is the inspirational lines from the poem Ulysses by Lord Tennyson, “Play up, play up and play the game” which has become the guiding light for the school and its students. The navy blue and sky blue uniforms of the students of the school and their badges are a pride for the entire city as over the years the school has brought with a legacy of giving a string of good results and students who have added to the pride of the school. One of the other most important achievements of the school is that it was the first school in the city to promote co-education and thus serving a big social cause of equal rights between girls and boys. The school is affiliated to the I.C.S.E. Board, New Delhi and has Arts, Science and Commerce streams for intermediate standards as options. The school is located just by the cities one of the most important landmarks the GoleBazar over bridge. The school just does not impart academic education but helps its students cultivate and improve their overall talents by promoting an entire façade of co-curricular activities out of which the most eye catching and coveted one is the week long co-curricular competitions held every year in the first week of September as a part of the Teachers’ Day celebrations where not just the students from the school but from schools all over the district come to take part in a gruelling contest among budding singers, debaters ,quizzer and artists, seriously a carnival of talent which the city waits for every year. The school also has one of the most liberal so to say environment where students get enough time to exploit their talents and areas of interest and thus has been instrumental in bringing forth their individual talents. Also the school boasts of good academic infrastructure and a very helpful and nurturing environment supported by its caring teachers. The alumnus of the school has a lot of engineers, doctors and lawyers from reputed schools from all over the country as well teachers, sportspersons. The school recently has opened up the computer section for its students to keep up with the changing trends. To end with the school though it may look humble with the single storey buildings and easily inconspicuous gates but beyond those gates lies a kingdom full of knowledge and wisdom waiting for the young minds and talents of the city.
The major 13 years of my life were spent in S.E.Rly Mixed Higher Secondary School and I can proudly say that whatever I am today is because of this school’s education and environment. As far as I can recollect, we were taught to mingle with guys as classmates and friends, rather than we being “GIRLS” and they being “BOYS”. The teachers too were very kind, though strict at times, owing to our naughty maturing minds!!! Restrictions were minimal..and thats what taught us where to draw the line.
This school gave me the best of friends one can have, wonderful experiences, both bad as well as good, that now acts as an aid to handle tough situations and the best education……..
I learnt to share my tiffin, I learnt the power of unity, I learnt the meaning of equality,I learnt to love and hate,…………I learnt what Life is……here, in this school…..
One of the good schools in Kgp, but, only after the HIJLI HIGH SCHOOL
I am very happy to be the part of that school I was the part of that school 12 years where i have all my beautiful memories ,the teachers and our principalare very good though they are strict towards us but it is for the better of us wht ever i am today is becoz of tht school , studies , teachers i learnt many things from tht school in short words the student who study in tht school will be really achieve the success i am realy very lucky to be the student of tht school