Srvs National Higher Secondary School

Our school is tucked away on South Street in Dharmapuram. We are located at No 7. Karaikal is usually a quiet place and our particular street is mostly the same throughout the week. Srvs National Higher Secondary School is where the older kids in the area come to finish their studies. We have some younger ones too, but the seniors are definitely the main focus for us. The building is an old one that has been here for a long time. It has seen a lot of different students come and go over the many years. We have very high ceilings and large windows that we keep open to catch the breeze coming from the coast. Sometimes the salty air from the sea makes the paint peel off the walls a bit faster than we would like. We just do what we can to keep the place looking decent and clean. We are definitely not a big corporate institution with lots of money. Most of our teachers have been working here for a very long time. We know the families living in Dharmapuram quite well. You often see the parents at the local market or visiting the temple in the evenings. The school day follows a very set rhythm that never changes much. It is just classes, then lunch, and then more classes until the bell rings. We have a small playground but it gets used a lot by everyone. The students are mostly quiet during their lessons and we focus on the books.