NOSTALGIC MEMORIES

Our Teachers

3rd Row – Sr.Christabel, Mani Teacher, Kanagasabai Miss, Sr.Flora, Vellupillai Miss, Violet Emmanuel Miss, Tresa Peter Miss, Mathuram Segarajasinghe Miss, Sr.Angelina, Saxthi Miss, Sr. Sophia, Antonette Miss, Sr. Rufina, NOT KNOWN, Sinnathambi Miss, Sr. Yolande, Miss Santhiapillai Miss. 2nd Row – NOT KNOWN, NOT KNOWN , Sr, Bonaventure, Amalasothy Miss , Josephine Miss , Kirupaharan Miss ,Sr. Romuald, Thambiratnam Miss, Sr.Theresia, Linatte Miss , Sr.Florence, Imelda Miss, Donthy Miss, Rita Miss, David Miss, Lily Miss, Sr. Euphemia, NOT KNOWN, NOT KNOWN . 1st Row– Sr. Lina, NOT KNOWN, Blossom Samuel Miss, Mahesan Vallipuram Miss, Nirmala Louis Miss, Mahes Ramalingham Miss, Pakiam Alexander Miss, Mother Claire, Mother Josephine, Mother Visitation, Antonia Saminather Miss, Sr, Martina, Francisca Fredrick Miss, Alex Amirthanayagam Miss, Hensman miss, NOT KNOWN, Matilda Emmanuel Miss, Margaret Savarimuthu Miss,

3rd Row – Mani Teacher, Thevamalar Joseph Miss, Sr.Christabel, Jacintha Thiruchelvam Miss, Pakialeela Miss, Amalasothy Miss, Sr.Manreesa, Saxthi Miss, Sr. Flora. 2nd Row – Sr. Euphemia, Francisca Fredrick Miss, Violet Emmanuel Miss, Sr. Sophia, Nirmala Louis Miss, Sr. Concepta, Kirupaharan Miss, Sr.Francis, Margaret Rayappu Miss, Sr. Yolande, Sothy Miss, Rita Thioplislus Miss. 1st Row – Sr. Lina, Mahesan Vallipuram Miss, Hensman Miss, Mahes Ramalingham Miss, Sr.Martina, Muthuthamby Miss, Sr.Marie, Alex Amirthanayagam Miss, Broodie Sinnatthamby Miss, Pakiam Alexander Miss, Margaret Saverimuthu Miss.

3rd Row – Manie Teacher, Sr Romuald, Rita Theophilus Miss, Josephine Miss, Violet Emmanuel Miss, Sothy Miss. Sr. Yolande, NOTKNOWN , Sr.Sophia, Sakthia Miss. Jacintha Miss, Antonete Pathinather Miss, Mahes Velupillai Miss, Thevamalar Joseph Miss, Johamany Varapragasam Miss, Imelda Miss, Sr. Euphemia, Tresa Peter Miss, Sr.Alphonsmary. – 2nd Row – Sr. Bonaventune, Louis Miss, Linette Miss, Amalasothy Miss, Broodie Sinnathamby Miss, Mahesan Vallipuram Miss, Sr. Angelina, Mathuram Segarajasinge Miss, Arunthathy Kirupaharan Miss, Margaret Rayappu Miss, Christine Pius Miss, Santhiapillai Miss, Matilda Emmanuel Miss, Frasncisca Miss, Sr.Christabel, NOTKNOWN, Francisca Fredrick Miss, Sr.Francis. – 1st Row – David Miss, Lily Teacher, Sr.Lina, Mahes Ramalingam Miss, Antonia Saminather Miss, Sr. Rufina, Sr. Martina, NOTKNOWN, Sr. Marie Joseph, Pakiam Alexander Miss, Alex Amirthanayagam , Sr. Antony Joseph, NOT KNOWN, Margaret Saverimuthu Miss

Our Rev. Sisters

(1963 – 1970 Jaffna HFC Community (was taken before Mother Josephine and Mother Clare left Jaffna) – 4th Row – SRS. Damien, Marina, Theresia, Antonette, Yolande, Sophia, Wilfred, Christabel, Lina, Euphemia – 3rd Row – SRS. Columba, Barbara, Rujina, Dorothy, Angelina, Manreesa, Fabian, Kostka, Laiora. – 2nd Row – SRS. Frorence, Victorine, Visitation Whelan, Aloysia, Claire, McCormick, Josephine Tynan, Jeanne Marie, Marie Joseph, Martina , Brigette. – 1st Row – SRS. Romuald, Flora, Lourdes, Ida, Stanislaus, Bonaventure, Miriam.

Our Golden Memories

1869 Famous Convent Pillars (Built in Dutch style)

1930 FR O’Brien with School Students

1930 School Badminton game

1930s Boarders with Fr O’Brian

1932 – First two story building classroom and stage room built in 1932

1944 Mother Loyala

1944 Mother Loyala and Staffs

1951 – Mother Josephine Tynan at her desk in the office room

1952-Mother Visitation Whelan

I950s-1960s? Guess the year and identify people?

1955

1958-Mother Visitation Whelan

1960 Mother Claire McCormick and Mother Josephine Tynan with our famous HFC statue in the Convent

1960 – first Row Left to Right – is Sr Carmelida as a HFC Boarder

1962 Centenary celebration.Mother Visitation

1962 Sr. Josephine, Sr. Visitation, Sr. Margaret, Sr Baptist

1964 Rev Sr Marie, Rev Mother Claire McCormick, Rev Mother Josephine Tynan

1965

1965 kurathi dance

1965 Netball

1965 singing

1965 Sybilla Alarippu

1965-netball

1965 Mother Josephine Tynan , Mother Visitation Whelan and Mother Claire McCormick

1965 Netball

1965 Christmas Carol

1965 -1970 Nuns Music Group with the Boarders

1966

1966 -1967 music group

1966 AL Agnes, Fatima, Dr Premala, Sr Lourdes, Dr Sophia, Margaret, Late Sr Ancilla, Mrs Muthukumar, Miss Peter,Navamalar , Miss, Dr Florence, Sylvie, Mrs Brodie Alexanderia, Vinothni, Doris, Bridget

1966-1967 Thambirajah Master, Our Physics Teacher who taught us after school at JHFC JPG

1967- Sr Marie Paul is Cutting of the cake

1967 School event nuns and staff watching from the famous convent corridor

1967 sports meet

1968 group photo

1968 School trip Prep Science taken by Sr Christable)

1968 School trip Prep Class under Sr Christabel

1968 Our Music Group photo taken before our main Piano teacher Mother Colombanus left Sri Lanka in 1968. Mother Colombanus taught Piano at HFC from 1952 to 1968

1968 Mother Visitation , Sr Eulalie, Sr Marie Paul, Sr Margaret Flamagan, Sr Francis Pambeston , Sr Ceril Garthe, Sr Martina

1968 Sr Marie, (A visiter to meet Sr Claire) , Sr Claire, Dr Dorothy

1969 Boarders

1969 -1971 Dinner

1969 Boarder’s social in the study hall

1969 School singing competition trained by Sr Francis

1969-1970 Boarder’s exhibition Rev. Mother Josephine

1969-1970 Boarder’s with Mother Claire McCormick

1969-1970 Horse dance taught by Rev Mother Josephine Tynan and Sr Stanislaus (From left – Shantha, Yasotha, Anita, Pathmini, Sybilla, Niranjini, Theadora, Helen)

1969 – 1970 (O/L and A/L Students) Left to right – Lourdes, Christina, Catherine, Mother Visitation, Pathmini, Subathra, Catherine, Sybilla.

1969-1970 School Dance taught by Mother Josephine

1969 drama

1969 Rev. Sr. Bonaventine Bastian (Gladis)

1969 Sr. Bridgitte Gabrielpillai

1969 Sr. Francis Pompestan , Sr. Mary Paul Chauvan , Sr. Margaret Flanagan

1970-1973 Sr. Angelins, Sr. Sophie, Sr. Francis

1970 Our teachers Miss Teresa Peter, Mathuram Miss, Linnet Miss, Mrs. Amirthanayagam, Miss Louis, Navamalar Miss, Arunthathy, Margaret Teacher, Pakiam Teacher, Mahes Teacher, Violet Teacher, Mrs Hensman, Francisca Teacher, Mrs. Brodie

1970 A:L Batch Manorani Sebaratnam, Grace Singarayar, Pathmini Ponnuthurai, Anne Kandiah, Agnes Apputhurai, Regina Thambynayagam, Domilltilda Bastiampilla

1970 Boarder Christina

1970 Boarder’s Mullaithivu trip

1970 – Boarders

1970 H.F.C boarder’s concert

1970- Boarders Emma, Anita, Rita Emelda , Inpam, Dont Know, Mallika , Mahilvathy and Pauline

1970 Mullaithivu Boarder’s Boat

1970 Mullaithivu trip Boarders

1970 A/L Boarder’s with Sr Bridgitte

1970 Boarder’s after a stage event

1970-1972 Boarding – Sybilla – Origami exhibition

1970 With Margaret Teacher and Paramsothy teacher

1970 Boarder’s band

1970 Boarder’s Dormitory (built in 1940s)

1970 Boarder’s Faith, Sybilla, Marjorie, Dominica

1970 Boarder’s Mullaithivu trip

1970s Boarder’s playtime

1970 Boarder’s singing

1970 Boarder’s singing group

1970 Boarder’s singing group Sr Ronauld and Sr Stanislaus

1970 Boarder’s social event

1970 Boarder’s Study Hall – working

1970 Boarders

1970 Drill display in our netball court

1970 The School front entrance until Government take over

1970s Primary School outing to Jaffna Children’s park

1970s Primary School trip with nuns

1970 Boarders

1970 Social evening

1970 Sybilla and friends

1970 Jasmin and Sweety fancy dress school competition Sr Martina’s Time. (They both won the prize)

1971-1972 HFC Union

1971 Nursery

1971-1972 Back row from left to right – (Vathsala, Premini Alfred, Esabela, Shymala Bastiampillai) – Front row from left to right – (Shanthanalaxmi, Rajitha, Jovitha Ganapiragaham, Vinitha Swampillai)

1971 Sr. Ftance’s Piano Students

1971 Nursery

1971-1972 Marjorie – Sybilla – Janet

1972 A/L Boarder’s

1972 School singing group (Competition trained by Sr Francis)

1972 Grade 5 Outing (At the front gates about to leave)

1972 -1973 (Raji)Mother Visitation Whelan Farewell Day

1972-1973 (Raji) Mother Visitation Whelan Farewell Garland

1972-1973 (Raji)School Singing Concert

1972-1973 A/L Batch boarders

1972 Boarders

1972 – Boarders

1972-1973 Boarders

1973 All Island National Netball Champions Mathuram , Casilda, Sr Martina, Arunthathhy

1972-1973 A/L Union

1972-1973 A/L Union Dinner – With Mother Josephine, Left to right (Fr Mathuranayagam, Bosco Saverimuthu, Grace Singarayar, Nihal Pancratious, Sybilla Sebastianpillai, Dont know, Anne)

1973 (Raji) School Concert

1973 (Raji) School Concert – Japanese Dance

1973 borders

1973 Grade 10 Nimal , Emelda ,Pramini, Vathsala, Shanthanalaxmi, Vijitha, Jasmin, Pricilda, Precilda ,Sr Bonaventure

1973 Group of Girl Guides and little Brownies- Sr Antony Joseph, Sr Sophie

1973 North DRO District Champions

1973 O/L Batch

1973 Senior Team Netball Champions of inter-school Jaffna

1973-1974 A/L Students Dormitory Christine, Sybilla, Pathmini , Catherine

1976 1st Group of Girl guides – Sr Antony Joseph, Sr Sophie

1973 Borders with Sr. Bridgitte (Mouth Organ Band )

1973 Netball

1974 Band with miss Pushparanee Pillainayagam (music teacher)

1974 (Raji) Ribbon koolatdam Dance

1974 Northern Province Netball team

1975 (Raji) Colombo Trip with Boarders

1975 (Raji) Colombo Trip with Boarders

1975 boarders 1)?, 2) Florida?, 3) ? , 4) Violet, 5) Jeyaseeli, 6) Saratha, 7) Anita

1975 (Raji) Colombo Trip with Boarders at Harbour with Ship Captain

1975 netball

1975 Northern Province winners -(Mixed school students)

1978 – Vasuki

1978 (Raji) School March Drill

1978 (Raji) Teachers and Students, Volleyball competition

1978 Vasuki

1978 March past

1980- 1981 A/L Get-Together – Jenifer – Raji – Juliya

1980 Boarding re-opening ceremony with Sr.Maristella

1980s Mahes Teacher , Margaret Teacher

1980 School Prefects with St Antony Joseph and Marget miss

1980 Sr. Bonaventine, Sr Francis , St Stani

1981 (Raji) A/L Union Dinner

1981 (Raji) A/L Union Dinner Dance at Central College

1982 Vasuki

1983 HFC ‘s sports meet held at SPC

1983 Sr Anglina, Mrs Amirthanayagam , Fr. S.J. Emmanuel, Amirthi, Margaret teacher, Fr. Michael Savundranayagam, Mrs Antonia Saminathar, Sr. Antony Joseph

1983 A/L Batch in Nursery

1983 O/L batch

1984 Fancy Dress Competition

1984-1985 (1986 )A\L batch.

1984-1986 batch singing

1985 A/L

1985 A/L batch

1985 batch

1985 Commerce batch

1985 Junior Netball team (under 15)

1985 Prefects

1985 School prefect and Clare House Prefect

1985 Science batch

1985 Tamil Day

1985 Tamil Day with Sr Antoney Joseph

1985 Prefects

1985 Batch

1986 Irene Rajasingam, Suganthy, Janciya, Dilhani, Anoja Jeyakumar, Chithra Miss, Ajitha Edward, Janani Thuvaarahan and Jeevananthy

1986-1987 Batch Annual lunch

1987

1990 A/L Batch Jeevananthy, Anoja jeyakumar, Neeraja Sabesan, Janciya, Judith Anjula Sukumar, Irene Suganthi Rajasingam, Devika Ravindra, Janani Ravi and Nihara Aseerwatham.

1990

1993 -1994 A/L Batch — with Cyril Miss, Antonypillai Miss, Sivarajah Miss, Sister yoland, Jeyprakasam Miss and Balakanthan Miss.

1993 -1994 A/L Batch — with Selvathy, Shobana Mukunthan, Niranjani, Sunithra, Subothini, Chithra Miss, Yolande Sherina Weerasinghe, Varajini, Nalini Thillairajan, Roshani, Virginia, Sharmily and Niraja

1993 Miss Vasuki

1994 Miss Louis Farewell with Miss Vasuki

1994 Miss Vasuki

1994 Miss Vasuki Speech

1994 Miss Vasuki

1994 Sr Yolande with Miss Vasuki

1996

1998 A\L Vathani, Jasmin viji, Gunalini and Amanitta jeyanthini.

1998 batch Social day

1998 Claire House Team

2010 Few HFC girls and Teachers at St.Patrick’s College on St. Patrick’s Day

2016 Reunion in Srilanka 1985 batch

2019 – (1998 batch 40 years get together with Rev Sr Yolande at Green Grass Hotel, Jaffna)

2019 – (1998 batch 40 years get together with Rev Sr Yolande at Green Grass Hotel)