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New Era High School Akola
- Address: Akola City, Akola, Maharashtra, India
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The Pragatik Shikshan Prasarak Mandal was founded in the eventful year of 1942. At that time Akola with a population of over 62,000 needed a secondary school. At such a crucial time the above mentioned Mandal started the New Era High School. The institution had a band of selfless workers who devoted themselves to the cause of education.
In 1943 the school made an humble beginning at imparting education from 8th to 11th standard, with a total number of 157 students. The school was recognized by the Government in the same year. The institution constructed a building having 14 rooms with public co-operation and donations. It was subsequently expanded to meet the increase in the number of students. The school building was further extended in 1962 at a cost of Rs. 43,000.
The school has a strength of 1,300 students at present, of which 500 are girls. It is also running a Bal and Yuvak Kalyan Kendra, established in 1963, which undertakes to provide free medical help to poor students by charging a nominal fee of one rupee per student, and utilises the services of eminent > honorary doctors including an eye-specialist, a radiologist, and a dentist. Nearly 150 students have taken advantage of this Kendra, so far. With the help of the Red Cross Society the institution provided milk powder for the benefit of children suffering from malnutrition.
It has also helped the formation of an Employees Co-operative Society, Ltd., in 1964 for the benefit of its employees. Due importance is given to N. C. C. training in the school. The present number of cadets is 100.
The school has provided facilities for physical education by introducing various Indian and Foreign games, such as hockey, foot-ball, volley-ball, cricket, badminton, kho-kho and hu-tu-tu.
The school authorities encourage literary activities, elocution competitions, drawing competitions, etc. The hand-written magazine *'Irsha'* deserves a mention as it contains short stories, biographical articles, comics, dramas, etc., contributed by the students themselves. The best contributors to the magazine are rewarded every year.
The school has trained a number of students for the various drawing examinations. Since 1967 it has introduced a new course of training in making statues of plaster-of-paris.
The facility of appearing for the Hindi examinations conducted by the Maharashara Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha, is also made available since 1958. The school also prepares students for examinations of Tilak Maharashtra Vidvapith, Pune. It also maintains a special Sanskrit Pariksha Kendra, which facility has been availed of by nearly 500 students so far. The school is equipped with a good library having reference books on various subjects in English, Hindi and Marathi. The school also encourages various extra-curricular activities and celebrates national festivals.
The school has also introduced a small savings scheme under which the students save Rs. 5 every year in the Postal Savings Bank.
Since July 1969 the Pragatik Shikshan Prasarak Mandal has also been conducting a night high school for the benefit of persons coming from working classes, who cannot attend the school during day time.
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