Cetius, Altius, Fortius, Captiosus
The Olympic motto hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin who borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who was as athletics enthusiast. Citius, Altius, Fortius is a Latin term for Faster, Higher, Stronger. A term that has transcended time . The ageless term that has always fascinated, inspired, motivated and captured the desire of all the sportsmen across the world. The term that has become the finishing line of the marathon of every player’s life. A force that has been driving every passion and dream of an Olympian.
The present age is of Captiosus – Latin term for smart. Smart was, smart is and smart will always be in demand, be it gadgets or people. And why not when SMART stands for Sanguine, Magnanimous, Aesthetical, Radiant, Tallented. But todays Millennials often mistake smartness to only looking beautiful. As a result a lot of time and money is spent rather wasted in gyms, parlours, fitness class etc. that fetches only external beauty. It is no doubt a part of a good personality but not the only. The mental and spiritual beauty and happiness can only be drawn from family who are often neglected or rather ignored. Today’s Millennials are indeed excelling in raising bunglows but at the same time failing to hold a family or home.
Whenever I stand before my students, they rush to wish me and seek my blessings that moment takes me to cloud nine. But it saddens me when I hear from my fellow-mates how they have to struggle with their students. My journey in this school as the head has been a very blissful one. Thanks to my students who have never let me down. I wish and pray every school is blessed with such students.
We all have tremendous potential in us and being aware of it is just what is needed. As the mobile companies keep launching new handsets with new features every time, likewise we too need to launch ourselves with a new feature or quality of ours frequently. Keep your smartness fragrant and florescent so that its smell and light spread far and wide.
Every year the school gives a bountiful gift of students to society all prepared to serve the country. With every passing out batch we are rejuvenated to prepare the new ones and the journey goes on.
Holy Cross Senior Secondary School, Byron Bazar is managed by the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, officially known as the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, a religious institution founded in Rome by St. Vincent Pallotti in the year 1835. St. Vincent Pallotti was an Italian Catholic Priest whose essential teaching was to spread the message of love and service to the whole humanity. Today, the Organization has spread all over the world which is the result of commitment of the members to the original vision of the founder, St. Vincent Pallotti.
In accordance with the desire of the founder to proclaim the message of love and service, some German and Australian Catholic Priests came to India in 1951 and established Holy Cross School in Byron Bazar, Raipur in 1956. It was one of the first English medium schools in the region of Chhattisgarh. The school became the launching pad to extend educational services of the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers to different parts of the country. Some of the educational institutions run by the Ogranization are: Holy Cross Senior Secondary School, Kapa, St. Vincent Pallotti College, Kapa, St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, St. Vincent Pallotti International Residential School, Dongargarh and among the latest undertaking is the establishment of St. Vincent Pallotti School Jeevodaya at Abhanpur. Besides these, there arc scores of educational institutions (please confer the list at the back flip of the diary) run by the organization all over India who owe their credit to Holy Cross Senior Secondary School, Byron Bazar, Raipur.
Holy Cross Senior Secondary School is governed by the educational society “Shikshan Vikas Sangh” having registration no. 5402, dated 30th March 1999.