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{{Football player infobox
| playername = Dave Clement
|name = Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
| image = [[Image:Replace this image male.svg]]
|image = Loylogo.png
| fullname = Dave Clement
|imagesize = 88px
|caption = Crest of Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
| dateofbirth = {{birth date|1948|2|2|df=y}}
|location = [[Sreekariyam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] 695017, [[Kerala]]
| cityofbirth = [[Battersea]]
|district = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
|country = IND
| dateofdeath = {{death date and age|1982|3|31|1948|2|2|df=y}}
|coordinates = {{Coord|8.5413|N|76.9113|E|display=inline|region:IN_type:edu}}
| countryofdeath = [[England]]
|telephone = +91-471-259-8585
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|affiliation = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]], [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], [http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/ SCERT]
| years = 1965&ndash;1979<br / >1979&ndash;1980<br />1980&ndash;1981<br />1981&ndash;1982
|principal = Fr. Varghese Anikuzhy, [[Society of Jesus|SJ]]
| clubs = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]<br />[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]<br />[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]<br />[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]<br />'''Total'''
|viceprincipal = Fr. Joseph Edassery, [[Society of Jesus|SJ]],<br />Fr. M. M. Thomas, [[Society of Jesus|SJ]]
| caps(goals) = 472 (28)<br />{{0}}33 {{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}18 {{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}{{0}}9 {{0}}(2)<br />'''532 (30)'''
|classes offered = [[Kindergarten|UKG]] to [[High school senior|Standard XII]]
| nationalyears = 1976
|houses = <span style="background-color:green;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Apollo Pioneers<br /><span style="background-color:yellow;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Gemini Giants<br /><span style="background-color:blue;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Jupiter Jetsetters<br /><span style="background-color:red;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Sputnik Spacemen
| nationalteam = [[England national football team|England]]
|schooltype = [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]], [[Private school|Private]], [[Single-sex education|All boys]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}5 (0)
|medium = [[English language|English]]
|campus size = 11 acres
|campus type = Suburban
|song = ''Cheer Loyola's sons''
|motto = [[Ad majorem Dei gloriam]]
|uniform = Simple, white short-sleeved shirt tucked in, and black trousers<ref name="LoyolaUniform">[http://www.loyolaschooltvm.com/academic.htm Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram - Academic and Co-curricular]</ref>
|sports = [[Basketball]], [[Cricket]], [[Football (soccer)|Football]], [[Table tennis]]
|patron = [[Ignatius of Loyola]]
|school_colours = <span style="background-color:maroon;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] and<br /><span style="background-color:white;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> [[White]]
|yearbook = The Loyolite
|publication = The Loyolite, Loyola School Newsletter, Loyola English News Service (LENS)
|founded = [[1961]]
|website = [http://www.loyolaschooltvm.com loyolaschooltvm.com]
}}
}}
Founded in 1961, '''Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram''' is a private Jesuit [[Single-sex education|school for boys]]. It is situated in a large, leafy campus in the suburb of [[Sreekariyam]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city, in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. The school offers continuous education from the upper [[kindergarten]] to the [[High school senior|higher secondary]] level. Students of Loyola are called Loyolites.


==Organization==
'''Dave Clement''' ([[February 2]], [[1948]] in [[Battersea]], [[Greater London]] – [[March 31]], [[1982]]) was a [[Association football|football player]]. Clement was a [[Defender (association football)|right fullback]] who developed with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] through the club's youth set-up. He signed professional terms in 1965 and made his first team debut in the 1966-67 season, which was memorable for QPR in that they won the [[Football League Third Division]] championship by twelve points and also became the first Third Division side to win a major trophy &ndash; the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], beating first division side [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] 3&ndash;2 in the first ever final at [[Wembley Stadium]].
Loyola is a private Jesuit school and is owned by the [[Kerala]] province of the [[Society of Jesus]]. The nominal head of the school has always been a Jesuit priest with the title of 'Rector'. Often, the Rector is also the Principal of [http://www.loyolacollegekerala.edu.in Loyola College of Social Sciences], a post-graduate college that shares a common campus with Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram. The executive head of the school has always been a Jesuit priest with the title of 'Principal'. The Principal manages the day to day activities of the school and is assisted by two vice-principals. The Rector and Principal of Loyola report to the Provincial (a senior Jesuit priest) of the [[Kerala]] province of the [[Society of Jesus]].


==Courses==
The following season, Clement was a regular member of the side, making 34 appearances in another promotion season for QPR. He possessed great stamina and was strong in the tackle but his distribution for a defender was also excellent. Over the coming seasons he became a fixture in the team, missing only six league games from the 1970/71 to 1973/74 seasons.
===ICSE and ISC===
Loyola has been affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE), [[New Delhi]] since its founding. Initially, the school offered only the secondary level [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE) examination course. In 1991, Loyola began the higher secondary level [[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) examination course, with the first ISC batch graduating in 1993. Typically, those students who opted for the ICSE course in high school were placed in the ISC program after passing the ICSE examination, with a few exceptions being made, in the initial years, for the school's SSLC graduates and students from other schools who were highly meritorious.


===SSLC and HSC===
By the 1975/76 season, QPR now had an exciting, attacking team with stars such as [[Stan Bowles]] and [[Gerry Francis]], and Clement was also an integral part of this team. QPR finished the season just one point shy of eventual champions [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. It was during this season that Clement received international recognition, ten years after playing for the England Youth team. He made his full international debut against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in March 1976, coming on as a substitute at half-time in a game [[England national football team|England]] won 2&ndash;1. Over the next year he would make a further four appearances.
In the 1970s, Loyola started offering [[high school]] students the option of choosing the syllabus of the [[Government of Kerala]] in preparation for the [http://education.kerala.gov.in/sslc.htm Secondary School Leaving Certificate] (SSLC) examination. When the Government of Kerala abolished the university affiliated Pre Degree Course (PDC) and replaced it with the [http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/ State Council for Educational Research and Training] (SCERT) affiliated Higher Secondary Course (HSC), Loyola also adopted the newly introduced course as a higher secondary level option for students. Typically, those students who opted for the SSLC course in high school were automatically placed in the HSC program after passing the SSLC examination. In 2008, Loyola started phasing out the SSLC course, starting with the eighth standard. LENS, Loyola's student newsletter reported that poor demand was the reason for the phasing out of the SSLC course.<ref name="LENSEdition1">[http://lens.loyolites.com/issues/LENS%201EDITION.pdf LENS (July 10, 2008) - "A New Dawn" Academic year 08-09]</ref>
===CBSE===
In the decade after 2000, Loyola started a separate [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) affiliated section in the same campus. Initially, only the secondary level CBSE course was offered, with the first tenth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2007. In 2008, Loyola added the higher secondary level CBSE course to its offerings, with the first twelfth standard CBSE batch expected to graduate in 2010.<ref name="LENSEdition1" />


==School symbols==
In 1979, after fourteen years at the club and with QPR now relegated to the Second Division, Clement was sold to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] for £170,000. He had made 472 appearances in all competitions for QPR, and scored 28 goals. He subsequently went on to play for [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] before his death in 1982, aged 34. Suffering from [[Clinical depression|depression]] after badly breaking his leg, and believing his career was finished, he committed suicide by poisoning himself with [[weedkiller]]. His son, [[Neil Clement]], who was only three years old at the time, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.
===School song===
''Cheer Loyola's sons'' is the [[school song]] of Loyola. It is written in the form of a hymn comprising three verses and when sung, each verse is followed by a refrain.<br />
{|
|- valign="top"
|
Verse 1:
<blockquote><i>
Cheer Loyola's sons!<br />
Cheer till day is done,<br />
Till the game is won,<br />
For our school.<br />
As her banners soar,<br />
Let the echoes roar<br />
Round the golden shore<br />
Of India's rule.<br />
</i></blockquote>
|
Refrain:
<blockquote><i>
Virtue shielding us,<br />
Knowledge for our weapon<br />
Onward, on, Loyola’s sons.<br />
Let us march asinging,<br />
Send the echoes ringing<br />
Giving our best till the game is won.<br />
</i></blockquote>
|
|- valign="top"
|
Verse 2:
<blockquote><i>
Loyola’s sons, acclaim,<br />
Brave Loyola’s fame,<br />
Proud to bear the name,<br />
O’er the field.<br />
Always brave and true,<br />
Pledge each day anew,<br />
Aye to dare and do,<br />
Ne’er to yield.</i><br />
(Repeat refrain)
</blockquote>
|
Verse 3:
<blockquote><i>
Oh, thou God of all,<br />
Hear us when we call,<br />
Help us one and all,<br />
By Thy grace.<br />
When life’s game is done,<br />
And the victory won,<br />
May we wear the crown<br />
Of joy and grace.</i><br />
(Repeat refrain)
</blockquote>
|}

The music and parts of lyrics of this song are adapted from ''Sound the battle cry'', a hymn written and composed by [[William Fiske Sherwin]], a nineteenth century American composer.<ref name="Sherwin01">[http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2007/03/30/loyolas-original-music-sir/ ashok.loyolites.com - Loyola’s Original Music Sir]</ref><ref name="Sherwin02">[http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/o/soundbat.htm cyberhymnal.org - Sound the Battle Cry]</ref> The lyrics of ''Cheer Loyola's sons'' are replete with sport imagery and call on Loyolites to cheer till the "game is won" for the school. This imagery is a legacy of the original song (''Sound the battle cry''), written in the form of a battle hymn connoting spiritual warfare. Verse 3 of ''Cheer Loyola's sons'' is nearly identical to verse 3 of ''Sound the battle cry'', which goes like this:
<blockquote><i>
O! Thou God of all, hear us when we call,<br />
Help us one and all by Thy grace;<br />
When the battle’s done, and the vict’ry’s won,<br />
May we wear the crown before Thy face.
</i></blockquote>

===School flag===
[[Image:Flag of Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram.png|thumb|right|School flag]]
Loyola's school flag consists of the school crest emblazoned on rectagular bands of white and blue. The use of the school flag is reserved for ceremonial occasions, like weekly school assemblies where it is hoisted, preceding the singing of the school song, and at the head of the march past of houses during the annual Sports Day.

==Cultural activities==
Loyola encourages cultural activities considerably, and over the years this has paid rich dividends. Loyola students have notable achievements in various cultural events, especially in quiz competitions.

===Quiz===
Quizzing has been an important extra-curricular activity in Loyola since the 1980s. Every year, the school management selects a quiz squad from a group of volunteer nominees comprising of high school students. The quiz squad works under the guidance of a high school teacher. The squad conducts regular quiz competitions in the school. Inter-class quiz competitions begin in junior school. This quizzing culture has resulted in Loyola quiz teams performing very well in many national level quiz events in the past decade.

In 2008, Loyola won the Kerala leg of the [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] IT Wiz, and finished runners-up in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.<ref name = "TCSITQ2008">[http://www.tcsitwiz.com/eventtracker/Kochi_event.html TCS IT Wiz - Loyola clinch Kochi thriller]</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2002">[http://www.tatamail.com/0_media/news/events/2002/2002_sept_events.htm Tata Mail (tatamail.com) - Sarvodaya School bags TVM edition of TCS Quiz IT Trophy]</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2004">[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/14/stories/2004111414450300.htm The Hindu (November 14, 2004) - Sarvodaya wins IT quiz title]</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2005">[http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/17/stories/2005101703120200.htm The Hindu (October 17, 2005) - Sarvodaya gets to keep its IT crown]</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2006">[http://www.blonnet.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092603061900.htm The Hindu Businessline (September 26, 2006) - School wins TCS IT Wiz prize]</ref> In 2006, Loyola won the inaugural edition of the National Aerospace Olympiad conducted by the [[Aeronautical Society of India]] in [[Chandigarh]], winning both the quiz rounds in the process.<ref name="NAO2006">[http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110400960200.htm The Hindu (November 4, 2006) - Loyola wins National Aerospace Olympiad]</ref> From 1999 to 2003 Loyola maintained a winning streak in both the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] [[Kerala]] state level quizzes. In 2000, Loyola won [[The Hindu]] Young World quiz competition (a national level quiz for school students), and followed that up with runners-up finishes in 2001 and 2002, and a third place finish in 2003.<ref name="HinduNationalYWQ2003">[http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/02/stories/2003110201321100.htm The Hindu (November 2, 2003) - Kochi duo wins quiz contest]</ref> In [[The Hindu]] Young World quiz competition, Loyola has maintained a winning steak in the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] leg of the contest, by finishing first in all years from 2000 to 2007.<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2001">[http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm The Hindu (September 17, 2001) - Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz]</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2002">[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/09/29/stories/2002092907900300.htm The Hindu (September 29, 2002) - The Hindu-Young World quiz: Loyola wins]</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2003">[http://www.hindu.com/yw/2003/10/18/stories/2003101800120200.htm The Hindu (October 18, 2003) - Quizzing we will go]</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2004">[http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100105150400.htm The Hindu (October 1, 2004) - Loyola School emerges winners]</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2005">[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/yw/2005/10/07/stories/2005100704950600.htm The Hindu (October 7, 2005) - Young World - Who is the brainiest of them all?]</ref><ref name="HinduYWQ2006">[http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100620750400.htm The Hindu (October 6, 2006) - Loyola teams win Young World quiz]</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2007">[http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/07/stories/2007110756691100.htm The Hindu (November 7, 2007) - Loyola tops Young World quiz competition]</ref> In 2006, Loyola was the national champion at the inaugural edition of [[T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia]],a national level science quiz.<ref name="AquaRegia2006">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/theloyolite2007.pdf The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 9]</ref> In 2002, a team from Loyola was one of the three national finalists in the [[ESPN]] School Quiz, after having topped both the south zone finals and one of the two national semi-finals of the competition.<ref name="ESPNSQ2002">[http://loyolatvm.tripod.com/schoolnewsarchives.html NOBLES: News from School (Archives) - Loyola's Best Quizzing Performance in 41 years]</ref>

===LA Fest===
Since 1996, the [[High school senior|higher secondary]] students of Loyola have been organizing an annual [[talent show]] called LA Fest (abbreviation for Life Arts Festival). Successive editions of this single day event have been attracting substantial participation from other schools in [[Kerala]]. The thirteenth edition was held on July 12, 2008. Unlike many other high school [[talent show]]s in [[Kerala]], LA Fest is planned and organized almost entirely by students on a shoe-string budget provided by the school. Students from the host school do not compete in any of the events.

==Sports==
===Basketball===
[[Basketball]] is considered the school's official game, and enjoyed immense popularity among students until the late 1990s. The annual Loyola Junior Invitation Basketball Tournament, with participation from several schools in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], has been a regular fixture of Loyola's calendar over several decades. Until 2005, Loyola often had basketball teams composed of noted state level players, but in recent years, there has been a general decline in the standard of the school's basketball team. Loyola has been unable to win a single basketball tournament since 1998.

===Cricket===
Though Loyola used to have [[cricket]] teams up to the early 1980s, the game lost official patronage in the 1980s and the 1990s. However, coinciding with the declining popularity of basketball, cricket experienced a resurgence in official patronage from the turn of the century. Loyola now has a full-fledged cricket training academy called Loyola Cricket Academy (LCA). The LCA team is known to participate in regional cricket tournaments.<ref name="Cricket01">[http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090157481800.htm The Hindu (September 1, 2007) - Sport - Loyola CA in final]</ref><ref name="Cricket02">[http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/24/stories/2004082405621900.htm The Hindu (August 24, 2004) - Sport - Second win for Loyola]</ref><ref name="Cricket03">[http://www.thehindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021906741800.htm The Hindu (February 19, 2007) - Sports - Mixed day for Loyola]</ref> Trainees of the academy have been part of regional and national level junior cricket teams.<ref name="LoyolaAchievePage">[http://loyolaschooltvm.com/achievements.htm Loyola School Trivandrum - Achievements]</ref> Cricket teams from the school have toured [[Sri Lanka]] and in turn hosted tours from that country.

===Football===
[[Football (soccer)|Football]] too enjoys immense popularity in the Loyola. During lunch breaks, the main football ground in Loyola is the scene of several simultaneous football games. Formal football coaching began in the summer vacation of 2003.<ref name="Football01">[http://ashokrchandran.com/files/loyolite2004designcolour.pdf The Loyolite 2004 - "A Ronaldo from Loyola?" by Linto Mathew, p. 15]</ref> The fruits were borne quickly, when in November 2003, Loyola's football team entered the semi-finals of the sports festival held at the [[Christ Nagar School]].<ref name="Football01" /> In 2008, Loyola became [[Thiruvananthapuram district]]'s high school football champions.<ref name="The Loyolite2008Part1">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/The%20Loyolite%202008%20-%201%20-%20Pages%201%20to%2021.pdf The Loyolite 2008 - Annual report, p.7]</ref> In 2008, Loyola also won the St. Thomas football trophy.<ref name="The Loyolite2008Part1" /> In 2007,the Loyola football team won the Shri. Sasidhara Kurup Memorial Interschool Football Tournament in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="Football02">[http://kvpattom.nic.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=98 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom - Loyola wins Shri. Sasidhara Kurup Memorial Interschool Football Tournament]</ref><ref name="LoyolaAchievePage" />

==Publications==
[[Image:The Loyolite 2007 Cover Page.png|thumb|100px|right|''The Loyolite'' cover - 2007 edition]]
===The Loyolite===
Loyola publishes an annual magazine named ''The Loyolite''. The purpose of this magazine is to communicate the management's perspective on events in the previous academic year to the Loyola community (management, teachers, students, parents and alumni), and to provide students with an avenue to get their literary works published. The principal's annual report, group photographs of all classes, photographs of office bearers and major events, and [[English language|English]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi language]] articles written by students, teachers and alumni are standard features of the magazine. The [[editorial board]] of the magazine usually comprises around 10 teachers, and is traditionally headed by the seniormost [[English language]] teacher in the school. The editorial board is usually assisted by a handful of student editors.

==Alumni==
Alumni of Loyola are called ex-Loyolites or Loyola old boys. The school has an active alumni association called Loyola Old Boys' Association (LOBA) that is part of the [http://www.jesuitalumni.org/ World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae)].

===Notable alumni===
====Classes of 1968-69====
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* Rajeev Trivandrum ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1969) ([[Aka|a.k.a.]] S. Rajeev) - Executive Vice President ([[Asianet Cable Vision]]), Asianet Satellite Communications<ref name="RajeevTrivandrumGradYear">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/109/169 LinkedIn - Rajeev Trivandrum]</ref><ref name="RajeevTrivandrumAsianetCorpProfile">[http://www.asianet.co.in/corporate.htm Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. - Corporate Profile]</ref>
====Classes of 1970-79====
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* [[Joy Elamon]] (1978) - Public health activist<ref name="JElamonGradYear01">[http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2007/11/30/politics-in-loyola/ ashok.loyolites.com - Politics in Loyola]</ref>
* [[Prathap Suthan]] ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1977) - National Creative Director, [[Cheil Communications]] India<ref name="PrathapSuthanGradYear">[http://ashokrchandran.com/writing/prathapsuthan.html ashokrchandran.com - Ashok R Chandran : Writing - Prathap Suthan]</ref><ref name="PrathapSuthanCheil">[http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=44091&lmn=1&cat=11 Indiainfoline.com - Cheil Communications appoints Prathap Suthan as National Creative Director]</ref>
* [[Pulickel Ajayan]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1977) - Professor of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, [[Rice University]]<ref name="PMAjayanGradYear">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/2007/03/12/pm-ajayan-a-science-hero-from-loyola/ ashok.loyolites.com - P.M. Ajayan: Science Hero from Loyola]</ref><ref name="Ajayan">[http://cohesion.rice.edu/engineering/mems/people.cfm?doc_id=11343 Rice University - Faculty page of Pulickel M. Ajayan]</ref>
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622194/ Rajeev Nath] - Noted film maker
* [[Sangeeth Sivan]] - Noted film maker
* [[Santosh Sivan]] ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1976) - Noted film maker

====Classes of 1980-89====
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* S. Krishnan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1982) - Principal Secretary to [[P. Chidambaram]], the [[Finance Minister of India]]<ref name="SKrishnanContact">[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/rtimain/manual/TeleDirecEA.pdf Government of India - Ministry of Finance - Contact List]</ref>
* [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]] ([[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] 1987) - Professor of Journalism, [[Columbia University]]<ref name="SreeGradYear01">[http://loyolatvm.tripod.com/articles.html NOBLES: Special Articles - Getting It Just Right: A teacher's lessons still ring true]</ref>

====Classes of 1990-99====
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* Anand Raghavan ([[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] 1993) - President, [[Asha for Education]]<ref name="AnandRaghavanGradYear">[http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2007/08/30/loyolas-arundhati-roy-anand-r/ ashok.loyolites.com - Loyola’s Arundhati Roy: Anand R]</ref>
* Anup Kuruvilla John, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] ([[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] 1997) - [[Police commissioner|Commissioner of Police]], [[Kozhikode]] city (April 26, 2007 - )<ref name="AnupKuruvillaCommissioner">[http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/27/stories/2008042753460300.htm The Hindu (April 27, 2008) - Police Commissioner takes charge]</ref><ref name="AnupKuruvillaGradYear">[http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2007/05/14/ias-exam-3-loyolites-in-top-10/ ashok.loyolites.com - IAS Exam: 3 Loyolites in Top 10]</ref>
* [[Chandrasekhar Nair|Chandrasekhar M. Nair]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] ([[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] 1995) - Assistant Professor of Information Engineering, [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]]<ref name="ChandrasekharVarsityPage">[http://www.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php?id=177 Chinese University of Hong Kong - Faculty Page - Chandra M. Nair]</ref>
* Vivek Karunakaran ([[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] 1998) - Fashion designer; Owner of the ''viia'' label<ref name="VivekKLFWProfile">[http://lakmefashionweek.co.in/cgi-bin/cms/c_m_s_pub_cgi_designers.cgi?hID=129&ID=331&type=A&hID=129 Lakme Fashion Week 2008 - Vivek Karunakaran Profile]</ref><ref name="VivekKARChive">[http://www.ashok.loyolites.com/2007/04/30/vivek-karunakaran-a-loyolite-in-fashion/ ashok.loyolites.com - A Loyolite in Fashion]</ref><ref name="VivekKViiaWebSite">[http://www.viia.in/ viia web site]</ref>

==External links==
* [http://www.loyolaschooltvm.com Loyola School web site]
* [http://www.placeopedia.com/?18650 Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram on PlaceOpedia]


==References==
==References==
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Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
Crest of Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
Location
Map
Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram 695017, Kerala

India
Coordinates8°32′29″N 76°54′41″E / 8.5413°N 76.9113°E / 8.5413; 76.9113
Information
School typeJesuit, Private, All boys
MottoAd majorem Dei gloriam
Patron saint(s)Ignatius of Loyola
Founded1961
School districtThiruvananthapuram
PrincipalFr. Varghese Anikuzhy, SJ
Classes offeredUKG to Standard XII
LanguageEnglish
Campus size11 acres
Campus typeSuburban
Houses   Apollo Pioneers
   Gemini Giants
   Jupiter Jetsetters
   Sputnik Spacemen
Colour(s)      Maroon and
      White
SongCheer Loyola's sons
SportsBasketball, Cricket, Football, Table tennis
PublicationThe Loyolite, Loyola School Newsletter, Loyola English News Service (LENS)
YearbookThe Loyolite
AffiliationCISCE, CBSE, SCERT
Websiteloyolaschooltvm.com

Founded in 1961, Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram is a private Jesuit school for boys. It is situated in a large, leafy campus in the suburb of Sreekariyam in Thiruvananthapuram city, in the Indian state of Kerala. The school offers continuous education from the upper kindergarten to the higher secondary level. Students of Loyola are called Loyolites.

Organization

Loyola is a private Jesuit school and is owned by the Kerala province of the Society of Jesus. The nominal head of the school has always been a Jesuit priest with the title of 'Rector'. Often, the Rector is also the Principal of Loyola College of Social Sciences, a post-graduate college that shares a common campus with Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram. The executive head of the school has always been a Jesuit priest with the title of 'Principal'. The Principal manages the day to day activities of the school and is assisted by two vice-principals. The Rector and Principal of Loyola report to the Provincial (a senior Jesuit priest) of the Kerala province of the Society of Jesus.

Courses

ICSE and ISC

Loyola has been affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi since its founding. Initially, the school offered only the secondary level Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination course. In 1991, Loyola began the higher secondary level Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination course, with the first ISC batch graduating in 1993. Typically, those students who opted for the ICSE course in high school were placed in the ISC program after passing the ICSE examination, with a few exceptions being made, in the initial years, for the school's SSLC graduates and students from other schools who were highly meritorious.

SSLC and HSC

In the 1970s, Loyola started offering high school students the option of choosing the syllabus of the Government of Kerala in preparation for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination. When the Government of Kerala abolished the university affiliated Pre Degree Course (PDC) and replaced it with the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) affiliated Higher Secondary Course (HSC), Loyola also adopted the newly introduced course as a higher secondary level option for students. Typically, those students who opted for the SSLC course in high school were automatically placed in the HSC program after passing the SSLC examination. In 2008, Loyola started phasing out the SSLC course, starting with the eighth standard. LENS, Loyola's student newsletter reported that poor demand was the reason for the phasing out of the SSLC course.[2]

CBSE

In the decade after 2000, Loyola started a separate Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated section in the same campus. Initially, only the secondary level CBSE course was offered, with the first tenth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2007. In 2008, Loyola added the higher secondary level CBSE course to its offerings, with the first twelfth standard CBSE batch expected to graduate in 2010.[2]

School symbols

School song

Cheer Loyola's sons is the school song of Loyola. It is written in the form of a hymn comprising three verses and when sung, each verse is followed by a refrain.

Verse 1:

Cheer Loyola's sons!
Cheer till day is done,
Till the game is won,
For our school.
As her banners soar,
Let the echoes roar
Round the golden shore
Of India's rule.

Refrain:

Virtue shielding us,
Knowledge for our weapon
Onward, on, Loyola’s sons.
Let us march asinging,
Send the echoes ringing
Giving our best till the game is won.

Verse 2:

Loyola’s sons, acclaim,
Brave Loyola’s fame,
Proud to bear the name,
O’er the field.
Always brave and true,
Pledge each day anew,
Aye to dare and do,
Ne’er to yield.

(Repeat refrain)

Verse 3:

Oh, thou God of all,
Hear us when we call,
Help us one and all,
By Thy grace.
When life’s game is done,
And the victory won,
May we wear the crown
Of joy and grace.

(Repeat refrain)

The music and parts of lyrics of this song are adapted from Sound the battle cry, a hymn written and composed by William Fiske Sherwin, a nineteenth century American composer.[3][4] The lyrics of Cheer Loyola's sons are replete with sport imagery and call on Loyolites to cheer till the "game is won" for the school. This imagery is a legacy of the original song (Sound the battle cry), written in the form of a battle hymn connoting spiritual warfare. Verse 3 of Cheer Loyola's sons is nearly identical to verse 3 of Sound the battle cry, which goes like this:

O! Thou God of all, hear us when we call,
Help us one and all by Thy grace;
When the battle’s done, and the vict’ry’s won,
May we wear the crown before Thy face.

School flag

School flag

Loyola's school flag consists of the school crest emblazoned on rectagular bands of white and blue. The use of the school flag is reserved for ceremonial occasions, like weekly school assemblies where it is hoisted, preceding the singing of the school song, and at the head of the march past of houses during the annual Sports Day.

Cultural activities

Loyola encourages cultural activities considerably, and over the years this has paid rich dividends. Loyola students have notable achievements in various cultural events, especially in quiz competitions.

Quiz

Quizzing has been an important extra-curricular activity in Loyola since the 1980s. Every year, the school management selects a quiz squad from a group of volunteer nominees comprising of high school students. The quiz squad works under the guidance of a high school teacher. The squad conducts regular quiz competitions in the school. Inter-class quiz competitions begin in junior school. This quizzing culture has resulted in Loyola quiz teams performing very well in many national level quiz events in the past decade.

In 2008, Loyola won the Kerala leg of the TCS IT Wiz, and finished runners-up in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.[5][6][7][8][9] In 2006, Loyola won the inaugural edition of the National Aerospace Olympiad conducted by the Aeronautical Society of India in Chandigarh, winning both the quiz rounds in the process.[10] From 1999 to 2003 Loyola maintained a winning streak in both the ICSE and ISC Kerala state level quizzes. In 2000, Loyola won The Hindu Young World quiz competition (a national level quiz for school students), and followed that up with runners-up finishes in 2001 and 2002, and a third place finish in 2003.[11] In The Hindu Young World quiz competition, Loyola has maintained a winning steak in the Thiruvananthapuram leg of the contest, by finishing first in all years from 2000 to 2007.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In 2006, Loyola was the national champion at the inaugural edition of T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia,a national level science quiz.[19] In 2002, a team from Loyola was one of the three national finalists in the ESPN School Quiz, after having topped both the south zone finals and one of the two national semi-finals of the competition.[20]

LA Fest

Since 1996, the higher secondary students of Loyola have been organizing an annual talent show called LA Fest (abbreviation for Life Arts Festival). Successive editions of this single day event have been attracting substantial participation from other schools in Kerala. The thirteenth edition was held on July 12, 2008. Unlike many other high school talent shows in Kerala, LA Fest is planned and organized almost entirely by students on a shoe-string budget provided by the school. Students from the host school do not compete in any of the events.

Sports

Basketball

Basketball is considered the school's official game, and enjoyed immense popularity among students until the late 1990s. The annual Loyola Junior Invitation Basketball Tournament, with participation from several schools in Thiruvananthapuram, has been a regular fixture of Loyola's calendar over several decades. Until 2005, Loyola often had basketball teams composed of noted state level players, but in recent years, there has been a general decline in the standard of the school's basketball team. Loyola has been unable to win a single basketball tournament since 1998.

Cricket

Though Loyola used to have cricket teams up to the early 1980s, the game lost official patronage in the 1980s and the 1990s. However, coinciding with the declining popularity of basketball, cricket experienced a resurgence in official patronage from the turn of the century. Loyola now has a full-fledged cricket training academy called Loyola Cricket Academy (LCA). The LCA team is known to participate in regional cricket tournaments.[21][22][23] Trainees of the academy have been part of regional and national level junior cricket teams.[24] Cricket teams from the school have toured Sri Lanka and in turn hosted tours from that country.

Football

Football too enjoys immense popularity in the Loyola. During lunch breaks, the main football ground in Loyola is the scene of several simultaneous football games. Formal football coaching began in the summer vacation of 2003.[25] The fruits were borne quickly, when in November 2003, Loyola's football team entered the semi-finals of the sports festival held at the Christ Nagar School.[25] In 2008, Loyola became Thiruvananthapuram district's high school football champions.[26] In 2008, Loyola also won the St. Thomas football trophy.[26] In 2007,the Loyola football team won the Shri. Sasidhara Kurup Memorial Interschool Football Tournament in Thiruvananthapuram.[27][24]

Publications

The Loyolite cover - 2007 edition

The Loyolite

Loyola publishes an annual magazine named The Loyolite. The purpose of this magazine is to communicate the management's perspective on events in the previous academic year to the Loyola community (management, teachers, students, parents and alumni), and to provide students with an avenue to get their literary works published. The principal's annual report, group photographs of all classes, photographs of office bearers and major events, and English, Malayalam and Hindi language articles written by students, teachers and alumni are standard features of the magazine. The editorial board of the magazine usually comprises around 10 teachers, and is traditionally headed by the seniormost English language teacher in the school. The editorial board is usually assisted by a handful of student editors.

Alumni

Alumni of Loyola are called ex-Loyolites or Loyola old boys. The school has an active alumni association called Loyola Old Boys' Association (LOBA) that is part of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae).

Notable alumni

Classes of 1968-69

Classes of 1970-79

Classes of 1980-89

Classes of 1990-99

External links

References

  1. ^ Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram - Academic and Co-curricular
  2. ^ a b LENS (July 10, 2008) - "A New Dawn" Academic year 08-09
  3. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - Loyola’s Original Music Sir
  4. ^ cyberhymnal.org - Sound the Battle Cry
  5. ^ TCS IT Wiz - Loyola clinch Kochi thriller
  6. ^ Tata Mail (tatamail.com) - Sarvodaya School bags TVM edition of TCS Quiz IT Trophy
  7. ^ The Hindu (November 14, 2004) - Sarvodaya wins IT quiz title
  8. ^ The Hindu (October 17, 2005) - Sarvodaya gets to keep its IT crown
  9. ^ The Hindu Businessline (September 26, 2006) - School wins TCS IT Wiz prize
  10. ^ The Hindu (November 4, 2006) - Loyola wins National Aerospace Olympiad
  11. ^ The Hindu (November 2, 2003) - Kochi duo wins quiz contest
  12. ^ The Hindu (September 17, 2001) - Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz
  13. ^ The Hindu (September 29, 2002) - The Hindu-Young World quiz: Loyola wins
  14. ^ The Hindu (October 18, 2003) - Quizzing we will go
  15. ^ The Hindu (October 1, 2004) - Loyola School emerges winners
  16. ^ The Hindu (October 7, 2005) - Young World - Who is the brainiest of them all?
  17. ^ The Hindu (October 6, 2006) - Loyola teams win Young World quiz
  18. ^ The Hindu (November 7, 2007) - Loyola tops Young World quiz competition
  19. ^ The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 9
  20. ^ NOBLES: News from School (Archives) - Loyola's Best Quizzing Performance in 41 years
  21. ^ The Hindu (September 1, 2007) - Sport - Loyola CA in final
  22. ^ The Hindu (August 24, 2004) - Sport - Second win for Loyola
  23. ^ The Hindu (February 19, 2007) - Sports - Mixed day for Loyola
  24. ^ a b Loyola School Trivandrum - Achievements
  25. ^ a b The Loyolite 2004 - "A Ronaldo from Loyola?" by Linto Mathew, p. 15
  26. ^ a b The Loyolite 2008 - Annual report, p.7
  27. ^ Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom - Loyola wins Shri. Sasidhara Kurup Memorial Interschool Football Tournament
  28. ^ LinkedIn - Rajeev Trivandrum
  29. ^ Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. - Corporate Profile
  30. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - Politics in Loyola
  31. ^ ashokrchandran.com - Ashok R Chandran : Writing - Prathap Suthan
  32. ^ Indiainfoline.com - Cheil Communications appoints Prathap Suthan as National Creative Director
  33. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - P.M. Ajayan: Science Hero from Loyola
  34. ^ Rice University - Faculty page of Pulickel M. Ajayan
  35. ^ Government of India - Ministry of Finance - Contact List
  36. ^ NOBLES: Special Articles - Getting It Just Right: A teacher's lessons still ring true
  37. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - Loyola’s Arundhati Roy: Anand R
  38. ^ The Hindu (April 27, 2008) - Police Commissioner takes charge
  39. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - IAS Exam: 3 Loyolites in Top 10
  40. ^ Chinese University of Hong Kong - Faculty Page - Chandra M. Nair
  41. ^ Lakme Fashion Week 2008 - Vivek Karunakaran Profile
  42. ^ ashok.loyolites.com - A Loyolite in Fashion
  43. ^ viia web site


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