School Achievements

The Starting Point Of All Achievement Is Desire

The primary aim of education is to provide students with knowledge and understanding that would nurture the spiritual dimension in them. St. Francis Xavier Girls’ High School seeks to nurture every girl and bring out the very best in her, so that she can positively contribute to society with the best of her abilities.

Over the past 125 years the students of St.Francis Xavier Girls’ High School have contributed to society in many ways be it spiritual, political, cultural, sports, academic, defence and entertainment.

Ms. Elvera Britto received the prestigious Arjuna Award in 1965 for her excellence in hockey.

Ms. Irene Mascarenhas was the torch bearer and commentator at
the 1982 Asiad Games in Delhi.

Ms. Decanna Tewari had the honour of lighting the flame in 1982 Asiad Games in Delhi.

Ms. Lara Datta was crowned Miss. Universe in 2000.

Ms. Cheryl Dutta is an IAF Flight Cadet, who flew an helicopter with an all women crew for the first time.

Ms. Deepika Das, won the prestigious Teen of the Year competition in Mumbai, in the year 2001 and was recognized as the junior most cadet at the Republic Day Parade in 2002.

Ms. Aparna Das Battula became the first Indian woman to get the Jockey licence in USA.

Ms. Ashwini Ponappa won the gold medal in the Badminton Doubles at the Commonwealth Games in 2012.

Ms. Manisha .M and Ms. Rupali Samuel represented the school at Verbattle 2007 and won the National Finals.

Ms. Nandini Sudhir, is a well known classical guitarist who has won several International Music competitions and continues to enthral many with her performance.

Ms. Priya Prakash is an upcoming ace badminton player and has represented the state on numerous occasions.

Ms. Julianna James has made a name for herself in the sporting fraternity of Bangalore, India and the World. She is currently a top skater excelling in short and long distance roller skating.

The school has one of the oldest National Cadet Corps troops in Bangalore apart from Bulbuls and Guides that help build Leadership qualities.

TAEKWONDO

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which was introduced on March 22nd, 1966 by General Choi Hong Hi, in Seoul. Taekwondo is a Korean word which can be split to give three words, thus summarising what taekwondo really is. ‘Tae’ means to jump or to smash with the foot. ‘Kwon’ means to punch or block with the fist. ‘Do’ means the art or the way. The main way by which Taekwondo can be differentiated from other martial arts is that it mainly focuses on self-defence, not attacking. I started ITF Taekwondo in the 7th standard. I was lucky to have very good coaches who trained me and helped learn the intricacies of the sport.

Over the last 3 years, I have had the opportunity of representing Karnataka and India in various competitions –