SMK Vivekananda, Brickfields

SMK Vivekananda or SMKV, also known as SMK VIVE among the local students, is one of the oldest school in Brickfields. It was previously known as Sekolah Menengah Tamil Vivekananda.

History

SMKV was officiated By Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Principals

1. Mr M. T. Pillai 1958-1962
2. Mrs I. G. Yogam 1962-1964
3. Mr K. Puruhotaman 1964-1979
4. Mr G. Ramalingam 1979-1983
5. Mr B. A. Deimudu 1983-1988
6. Mrs Patmavathy Chee 1988-1989
7. Mr R. Ganesan 1989-1998
8. Mrs Suseela Nair 1998-1999
9. Mrs Pushpa Leela 1999-2004
10. Mrs Sumam Candran 2004-2007
11. Mrs Yogarathai N. 2007-present

Buildings

There are 4 blocks in SMKV: Block A, B, C and D, and three halls.

Block A compromises:

• 12 classes
• A Chemistry laboratory
• A Physics laboratory
• 2 staffs' rooms
• An admin's room
• An office
• A principal's room
• A band room
• A Sports stor room
• 2 K.H. workshops
• A setting room

Block B compromises:

• A class room
• An art room
• 2 Science laboratories
• A setting room
• A library
• A computer laboratory

Block C compromises:

• 3 class rooms

Block D compromises:

• 3 class rooms
• A hall

School anthem

Malay version

Vivekananda namanya

Itulah sekolah kita

Ayuh kawan

Mari semua

Bersama memajukannya

Marilah kawanku

Bersama kita menuju

Ke arah yang satu

Menjamin masa depanmu

Maju tetap akan maju

Kami tetap banggakanmu

Pusat sumber segala ilmu

Namamu harum selalu

Marilah kawanku

Bersama kita menuju

Ke arah yang satu

Menjamin masa depanmu

Sekolah Vivekanada

Namanya sudah nyata

Berikrar kita bersama

Mencapai segala cita jaya

School Pledge

Malay version

Kami pelajar SMKV sesungguhnya berikrar akan mematuhi segala peraturan sekolah serta berjanji akan menjaga nama baik keluarga dan sekolah kami di mana sahaja kami berada serta berusaha bersungguh-sungguh dalam bidang akademik dan kokurikulum demi memastikan SMKV cemerlang dan menjadi kemegahan kami.

Extracurricular activity

There are over 50 clubs in SMKV that students can participate in.

Sports

SMKV has several achievements in sports, notably in cricket and athletics. Other sports include soccer, American football, basketball, badminton, Hockey, handball, volleyball, tennis and table-tennis.

Houses

Four sports (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) houses compete against each other on sports day which is held annually since 1960.

Uniformed services

Examples include:

• Police Cadet
• school band, The VSS Band
• Red Cross
• Red Crescent Society Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah (PBSM)
• Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (Boy Scouts)
• School Youth Cadets Kadet Remaja Sekolah (KRS)
• Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia (Girl Guides)
• Renjer puteri

Prefects

Vivekananda has the oldest prefects' board in Lembah Pantai. it was formed in 1n 1962 The maximum number of prefects in the board at any one time cannot exceed 20 in afternoon session and 40 in the morning session. There are Two Head of prefects one in the morning and one in afternoon

Librarians

There are AbOUT 20 librarians in the afternoon and around 30 in the morning, where the Head of Librarians is present for both morning and afternoon sessions. Knuckleheads.

"Teknopen" prefects

There are about 10 "Teknopen" prefects from Form 4 and 5 only, whose job is to maintain school computers.

Fights

Back in the 1970s to the late 1980s, SMKV and La Salleh School had missunderstandings between the two principals and students took matters in their own hands and started figting. Almost every morning and afternoon there would be some problem between students of both schools and everyday there would be students at the Brickfields police station. This problem just stopped when both schools reconsolidated.

See also

• List of schools in Malaysia