Mangaluru: Catholic Board of Education celebrates diocesan level Teachers Day

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Mangaluru, 06 Sep 2022: The Catholic Board of Education (CBE) of the diocese of Mangalore, a registered Society, is managing 118 aided and 135 unaided institutions.

 

On the occasion CBE organized the Teachers Day celebration at Shanthi Kiran, Bajjody, here on Tuesday September 6. During this program teachers retired by superannuation, Institutions which secured 100% results and students who secured highest marks in SSLC, PUC and Degree and Post Graduation were honored. From among the honored retired teachers – on behalf of Primary schools Jacintha Lobo, on behalf of High Schools Kariappa Rai and on behalf of PU and Degree Colleges - Mathew N M shared their experience as teachers and thanked the management for having given them an opportunity to serve in these institutions.

 

Monsignor Leslie Shenoy who helped the Catholic Board of Education to establish a permanent fund to distribute scholarships to deserving students under his management by donating Rs 1 Crore was honored by Monsignor Maxim Noronha.

 

 

Speaking on the occasion, Monsignor Shenoy advised the teachers to be light to the students.

 

Monsignor Maxim L Noronha, the vicar general of the diocese of Mangalore and the vice president of the Catholic Board of Education presided the function.

 

In his presidential address he appreciated the hard work done by the teachers under the management of CBE.

 

CBE secretary Fr Antony Michael Shera welcomed all the students of St Joseph English Medium High School, Kulshekar led the gathering into prayer by a prayer song. All gathered paid homage to the departed Correspondents, teachers and students during the last academic year and a short prayer requesting God to grant them eternal rest was led by Fr Arun Lobo, principal, Padua College of Commerce and Management, Nantoor, Fr Antony Prakash Monteiro, principal, St Philomena College, Puttur, proposed the vote of thanks.

 

Lancy Rodrigues, Headmaster, St Thomas Higher Primary School, Cheloor compered the programme.  

 

The programme concluded with the National Anthem.