Founded 1972 | ||
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The Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Kodigenahalli (APRSK), is one of the prestigious and oldest residential schools of Andhra Pradesh state, situated in Anantapur district of India. It was established in the early 1970s by the state government of Andhra Pradesh to provide education in the rural areas of Rayalaseema districts; Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and& Nellore. This is one of the three residential schools that were established in the state by the state government, along with Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Tadikonda and Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Sarvail. Soon after its establishment, the school gained yearly top ten ranking in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Exams conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Contents
- School and students
- The School prayer
- School song
- The House system dormitories
- Uniform
- Notable alumni
- References
The school emblem is "Thama Soma Jyothirgamaya"." తమసోమా జ్యోతిర్గమయ " (Telugu), " तमसोमा ज्योतिर्गमय " (Sanskrit), which means "Enlighten the darkness".
School and students
The APRSK institution was established in 1972 by the state government of Andhra Pradesh to provide free education for rural and poor background students who were successful in the open talent search examination conducted by the state government. Initially the exam was conducted for the students of five districts; Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, and Chittoor. The exam is now restricted to only one district, Anantapur.
The activities of the children start very early in the morning with a physical exercise class (Drill) and last till the study hours ending at 9.30 p.m.
The National Cadet Corps (N.C.C.) is a part of the children's extracurricular activities. Many of the students from the earlier batches participated in the (Republic Day Parade RDC), which is held at New Delhi on 26 January every year (The Republic Day of India).
The students take part in the district sports meets known as "Griggs" and have won the overall championship trophy several times. They have also participated in district, state, and national science fairs, and have won numerous prizes.
The School prayer
" యా కుందేందు తుషారహార ధవళా యా శుభ్ర వస్త్రాన్వితా .. యా వీణా వరదండ మండిత కరా యా శ్వేత పద్మాసనా .. యా బ్రహ్మాచ్యుత శంకర ప్రభ్రుతిభిర్దేవై సదా పూజితా... సామాంపాతు సరస్వతీ భగవతీ నిశ్శేష జాడ్యాపః ..!!! "
This sacred hymn is sung by the students daily when the school assembles in the morning, prior to the beginning of classes. The hymn, which is written in the ancient Sanskrit language, is a tribute to the Goddess of education, Saraswati, which means :
"Oh Goddess Saraswathi..! Who is as fair as a jasmine flower,the moon or a snow flake,who is dressed in flawless white and whose hands are adorned by Veena (a musical instrument) ,who is seated in a white lotus, to whom Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva pray..Please,protect us...!!!
This prayer is followed by the Indian National Anthem and poem No.35 of "Gitanjali",one of the writings of Rabindranath Tagore,the Nobel prize winner for Literature :
School song
The school song goes on this way in Telugu script and is written by Sri.P.Venkateswarlu,(Telugu teacher) in the early years of the school..
The House system (dormitories)
Uniform
The official uniform is a cream-coloured shirt and khaki colour knickers (shorts).
The Colour Party (Band Set) dress code is white shirt and white pant (trousers).