NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (N.S.S) M. S. Higher Secondary School, Ranny, 689672. UNIT No.37,Directroate of Higher Secondary Education, Thiruvananthapuram, Government of Kerala. (AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE)

About our School: ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE

The M.S.H.S.S. is situated at Ranny a small town popularly known as “The Queen of the High Ranges “which lies on the banks of the Holy river Pampa The School was founded by erstwhile members of the Knanaya community in 1916 and is named after His Grace Geevarghese Mor Sevarious, the first Metropolitan of the Knanaya Jacobite Church. During its ninety years of existence the school’s growth has been rapid and its performance has been proved remarkable. Tens of thousands of students who have emerged from the portals of MSHSS have gone on to make a mark for themselves in India and almost all countries abroad. The School has always played a pivotal role in exerting influence in the social, cultural, political and educational fields and stands in the frontline in the sphere of education in central Kerala. The first Head Master of this prestigious educational institution was Very Rev. P.J. Thomas Purackal Cor Episcopa and its first Manager Rev. Abraham Malpan, Thazhathu. The school was founded as a middle school and upgraded as High school in 1935. In 1998 the M.S. H.S was again upgraded as a Higher Secondary School when Sri. C.K. Abraham, Charivuparambil was its Manager. Two batches for Science and one each for Commerce and Humanities were allotted initially. Later in 1999 an additional batch was allotted for the Science stream. By the grace of God the school continues to harvest remarkable achievements in curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular activities. Around Five Hundred and Fifty students who are on the rolls of the MSHSS at present are guided by twenty one dedicated and committed teaching staff and four non-teaching staff members under the guidance of Principal Smt. Valsala Zacharia. The school is managed by the members of the School Managing Committee with Sri. Philip Abraham, Mundukottackal, as the Corporate Manager of Schools owned by St. Thomas Valiapally Edavaka. About our N.S.S Unit: Our school National Service Scheme unit was started in the academic year 2004-2005 after the sanctioning from the Department of Higher Secondary Education, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Our unit consist of 100 enthusiastic volunteers from plus one and plus two classes. Our Unit is functioning well with the leadership of dedicated student volunteer secretaries under the guidance of our principal Smt. VALSALA ZACHARIAH K and Teacher In charge called "NSS Programme Officer". Mr. SMIJU JACOB, HSST, Chemistry with the help of Unit Advisory committee, P.T.A Committee & School Managing Committee. Objectives: National Service Scheme (NSS) Launched in the Mahatma Gandhi Birth Centenary year 1969, as a student youth service programme. National Service Scheme (NSS) aims at arousing social consciousness of the youth with an overall objective of personality development of the students through community service. Motto: "Not me, but you"