Vol I June - August 2023

Editorial A New Beginning For New Achievements

The month of June brings loads of joy to
students and teachers as they begin another
year of blossoming together in the garden
(school). The first edition of 2023, our four
page, “Agnelite” is packed with wise and
wonderful, multiple and memorable moments
which are made possible due to the immense
efforts of the students and the staff. Some of the
initiatives and attainments may not be covered
in details. Yet they are a true image of all that
we really stand for, all that we successfully do
to discover the heroes and heroines within our
students from all academic and co-curricular
angles. The class XII results stand 97% and we May the year radiate with blessings to sparkle anew as we evoke
believe we can raise it upto 100% as done in the them through the inaugural mass. The chief celebrant was Fr. Peter
previous years. Fernandes, ex-student. Theme: YOU ALSO SHOULD DO AS I
We extend a hearty thanks to teachers, students HAVE DONE TO YOU.
and the parents for being a phenomenal support The Students Council After The Investiture Ceremony
in all our endeavours and pray for the same in
the future.
A priceless slice of this volume is dedicated to
the memory of our late Fr. Kyriel D'Souza, a
valuable visionary and missionary of the
society of Pilar.
The rest of Agnelite helps to re-wind our best in
June- August and replay our part as teacher and
taught in the best way possible for the rest of
the promising year ahead. We have given due
to credence to the value education and the
leadership talks as we believe that “the heart of Picking up lessons of democracy and governance through the
education is educating the hearts”. Let us all electoral process. Being the feast of St. John the Baptist, it was also
continue to work untiringly to make Fr. Angel a day for NSS, YRC and Eco Club to restart for a fresh year full of
H.S.S the most desired place for learning for work. A mass was celebrated, by Fr. Anthony Joseph Fernandes.
every child.
Happy Reading! God Bless! A P.T.A Meet in Progress
Rev. Fr Andrew Silveira
(Principal & Editor- in- chief)

Editor-in-Chief
Rev. Fr. Andrew Silveira
Principal
Editorial Team
Mrs. Pratibha Pradhan
Layout and design
Mrs. Anifa Fernnades
Associate team Title “Agnelite”designed by
Miss. Shervey Estebeiro Mr. Agnelo Pereira
Mrs. Zaira Faria (Ex-student) Over a week of efforts to get the best out of the golden triangle, with parents and
teachers at the base and students at the apex. PTA meets were held stream-wise.
 E Values: The master key to humanity L Championing Young Leaders
D The Value Education Presentation by classes were: E Stream Resource Person
V U 1. Creativity: Be creative like the creator-XII Arts A
T XI & XII AET - Mr. Kanaiya Prabhudesai
2. Thankfulness: count your blessings-XII O.M. D
A C 3. Prayer, Building A relationship with God- XII SC A XI & XII BI - Mrs. Houstan Fernandes
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L A 4. Encourage one another: build each other up- XII Com L XI & XII COM - Dr. Cheryl Venan Dias
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U T 5. Integrity:
AET
Choosing what is right in the eyes of God.-XII
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K XI & XII CT - Ms. Nitisha Govekar
E I 6. Compassion: Clothe Yourself with compassion, kindness, S XI & XII OM - Mr. Peter Borges
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O humility and gentleness. - XII BI I XI & XII Arts - Mrs. Runa Menezes
7. Forgiveness: Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you
N must also forgive others. - XII CT P XI & XII SCI - Mr. Vinay Desai

21st June 2023: Discover the Power of Pilar Society Re-Organisation Day
yoga and unlock your potential

The young students

presented and
practised yoga
beaconing all to go
the yoga way for a On 1st July Rev Fr. Mildon D'Souza(ex-student)
b e a u t i f u l b o d y,
peaceful mind & a celebrated mass to mark the 84th Re- Organisation Day
j o y f u l h e a r t . F r. which took place way back in July 1939, and had given
Andrew encouraged
students to adopt the magical lease of life, virtually for the society to grow
yoga each day of their in its efficiency and achievements in its missions.
life.
Multi-Lingual Day: A Day for Linguaphiles

The library Day Activities and the winners of the various competitions
A string of Brain-Tickling competitions to test the spellers, linguists, bibliophiles, wordsmiths, poets and authors
amongst the students were held. Fr. Arul Selvam was the “authorspeaks” to motivate writers. The library exhibition
found many evincing keen interests in reading.
VANAMAHOTSAVA: International Youth Day was celebrated on 25th Aug.
FINDING ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS BY GREENING AROUND

International Youth Day was celebrated to raise awareness and

applaud the contributions of young individuals to society. The theme
this year was ‘Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World’.

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 Labs of Labour & Love: NSQF, way to Progress.
On the feast of St. John, the Baptist, the labs for the two He served as parish priest in Our Lady of Penha De
NSQF Subjects of Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Franca (Britona), Administrator of Our Lady of Rosary
Furnishing; and Electronics were inaugurated at the church (Rivona). He was also attached to Shubham
hands of Fr. Mateus Fernandes (Provincial superior and Jinn, Agassaim & St Annes Church, Agonda. He went
th
chairman of Xaverian Educational Society) & Mr. into peaceful eternal rest on 24 March 2023, casting a
Anthony Fernandes (Lab Assistant) respectively. pall of gloom to all who knew him and loved him.
The lab block was aptly named in memory of Rev. Fr. On this day all teachers and students who dedicated their
Kyriel D’Souza, senior priest from the Pilar society, time and skills to development of the NSQF Labs were
who has served in various positions in the archdiocese felicitated by Fr. Mateus Fernandes. Fr. Andrew very
and across the country. Fr Kyriel was a great orator and specially thanked AET (Auto Engineering Technology)
preacher. From 1985-1989 he edited 'Vauraddeancho stream teachers Mr. Godwin Gonsalves & Mr. Temi
Ixtt' a Konkani weekly Naik, along with students of AET, John Anthony, Minraj
He worked in various eminent capacities in Pilar as Chari, Rudraksh Agar and Sairaj Arolkar. Under the
professor of Missiology, general councillor , professor able guidance of the teachers, they not only made and
of pastoral theology, Espiscopal Vicar for religious in painted window grills, & partition but also made many
the archdiocese of Goa & Daman. desks and benches for the school.

Electronics Lab Inauguration of Lab Apparel Lab

Handing over the voter enrolment forms of new voters Road Safety Awareness Talk:
from our HSS, to the respective BLO's of the villages in
St. Andre Constituency Observing Road Safety is Life Itself

Mr. Bashir Mulla from Calangute Traffic Cell delivering the

much needed talk on road safety.

HSSC Results - Congratulations!

XII FIRST SECOND PASS
CLASS APPEARED DISTINCTION CLASS CLASS CLASS % Cain’s favourite
quote is:
ARTS 62 9 23 26 2 96.77
“Where there is a will,
COM 51 3 26 22 - 100% there is a way”.
SCI 60 3 29 24 2 96.66
In gratitude to his
O.M. 35 5 22 6 - 94.28 parents,
B.I. 27 1 12 13 - 96.29 he wants to be the
best son in the world.
C.T. 28 3 7 17 - 96.42
A.E.T. 35 8 24 1 - 94.29 Cain Lobo(XII Commerce)
The School Topper
Overall % 96.64
Principal, Teachers & students worked the extra hours, walked the extra mile & brought the best results possible but the scope for reaching
the skies does not end. Lets work united by another year to discover the fresh batch of heroes and stars amongst the students.
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Felicitated for the best performance all goa solo konkani singing
at Goa Board Exam 2023 competition - 3rd place

Prasheela Gauns-100 marks in History Rhea Gonsalves- 91 marks Apparel Veloshka Pereira (XII Commerce) won 3rd place at All Goa
Pratibha Pradhan- History Teacher Vessy Menezes- Apparel Teacher Konkani Solo Singing Competition.
and the toppers with their parents on 9th August 2023 at best performance award by Rajhauns
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Fr. Pio & Tr. Suchitra wishing Antonio

Mrinal Valke For 35 years, Mr. Antonio Fernandes, lab assistant,

Valicia Coutinho Thank you for making a difference worked; but with a motto “Speak Less, Work More”.
Apparels, Made-Ups & in the life of our students. We will miss your silent and useful presence! Wish you
Home Furnishing God Bless You! the very best post retirement.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

Suman Sharma, 3rd Place

for Drawing Competition organised by XII COM performing a patriotic dance Jai Ho XI COM singing the patriotic song Sandese Aate Hai
Anti-Narcotics Cell, Panjim (1st Prize) (1st Prize)

Meri Matti, Mera Desh

Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav was started last year to celebrate 75

years of Independence of our country. We began last year with a
Prabhat Pheri and ended this year with the celebration called Meri
Matti, Mera Desh. All the events connected to the celebration
helped in building a spirit of patriotism and service to Mother
India.