1st-time tribal students at Jhargram school pass HS with flying colours

JHARGRAM: All 22 first-generation students at Ramakrishna Mission Vidya Mandir (Ekalavya Model Residential School) in Jhargram have come passed the Higher Secondary examinations with flying colours. The students, 13 boys and nine girls, belong to tribal families and none of their parents has ever studied till the highersecondary level.
Barring one, who wrote his exam from hospital and secured second division marks, the rest got first division, with eight of them securing star marks.School topper Budhor Mahali scored 84.2%. Three students got letter marks in English, nine in Santhali, two each in philosophy and political science and one in science.
Commending all students and teachers for the results, school secretary Swami Shuvokarananda Maharaj said, “Two years ago, Ramakrishna Mission was given responsibility to run the school. We have 374 students, all of whom are tribals. We have 48 teachers here. Parents of none of the 22 Higher Secondary examinees this year have studied till the plus-II level. The results show how children from the tribal community are making a headway in studies.”