Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today inaugurated the celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha.
The school had its early beginning as a lower primary school in 1945 established by the Catholic Mission, Shillong. With the establishment of Good Shepherd Parish in 1972 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, the school developed through leaps and bounds wherein in the same year, Class IV and Middle English school was introduced. From then, the school started to function more systematically and earnestly with nine students and five teachers.
In 1977, the Congregation of Holy Cross took responsibility of looking after the parish and the school in collaboration with the Franciscan Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament till 2004 and then on with the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany. Through sheer hard work and dedication, the school now has 850 students, 33 teachers and five non-teaching staff.
Speaking at the inauguration function, the Chief Minister spoke on the purpose of education and how it prepares and nurtures students to achieve academic excellence and great human beings.
He congratulated the school for their dedicated five-decade service in educating the heart and mind of thousands of students.
Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Banteidor Lyngdoh, who is also the MLA of Mawkynrew assured financial assistance to develop the school compound and other required infrastructure.
Executive member of KHADC, Martle Mukhim, Provincial Superior of Holy Cross Fathers, Fr. Simon Fernandes, CSC, and Alumni member and journalist, Rining Lyngdoh also spoke on the occasion and congratulated the school for having rendered 50 years of service in imparting quality education to the youth of the area.
Principal of the school, Fr. George Jacob in his address, appreciated the visionary leaders of the past and present, staff and students of the school for their commitment to the education and recommitted to inspiring many more students and preparing them for the future.
Meanwhile, the jubilee higher secondary block with modern science labs and the Atal Tinkering Lab were also inaugurated on the occasion.
