Mr Louis Rozario Doss

1998 –  2005

 leads the Michaelian March into the 21^st  Century     

·        Mr Louis Rozario Doss succeeded Mr Teh Chor Aun as SMI Principal in February 1998.

·       He was the first old boy of St Michael’s to become its principal.

·        Mr Louis came to the helm at his alma mater with shining Michaelian credentials.

o   He was a much acclaimed  product of the Michaelian drama and debating tradition.

o   In 1965, he had acted as Sir Robert Morton in “The Winslow Boy” written by Terence Rattigan.

o   In 1966, Louis Rozario Doss was the captain of the Michaelian debating team which emerged Perak State Champions in the state-wide competition organised by the Jaycees.

o   He was also the President of the Fifth Form Society (1966).

Like many Michaelians who attended this school in the 1960s, Louis Rozario Doss was nurtured in the shadow of  the greatest Michaelian educators – Brother Pius, Brother Paul, Brother Vincent and Brother Casimir Hannon.

 

The Covered Pathway and the fresh paving of the inner roads were done with tremendous OMA and Board of Governors' support.  

Mr Louis Rozario Doss will be remembered for giving the Michaelian spirit a fresh and     more powerful resurgence in the hearts of staff,students and the alumni.

It was during the years of his stewardship that a powerful synergy was created with the Old Michaelians Association and the Michaelian Alumni Klang Valley.

Mr Louis Rozario Doss is remembered with great affection by staff, students and parents for his selfless devotion to the school in almost every endeavour. He was often the earliest to arrive before dawn and his seldom left the school till the sun went down.

Under his charismatic leadership, SMI  made national headlines as a Malaysian school with world class credentials in scholastics, drama, debates,music, scouting ,sports and games. 

 

Brother Matthew Bay

Mr Teh Chor Aun

1995  – 1997

·        Mr Teh Chor Aun  was appointed Principal in 1995 succeeding Mr Balasubramaniam

Kuppusamy upon his retirement.

·        Mr Teh came to SMI with a distinguished track record as former Principal of SMK Seri Keladang,Ipoh. He had also served as senior Geography Master for many years at SMK Anderson,Ipoh.

·        Highly regarded as the doyen of school principals in the Kinta Valley, Mr Teh fostered better networking between St Michael’s and other premier schools in the Kinta Valley and beyond.

·        La Salle Centre now  became  a major formation centre for Lasallian educators from all over Malaysia.

·        Mr Teh Chor Aun was an active and eloquent participant at these Lasallian gatherings.

·        He gave his fullest support for the school’s Lasallian animation programmes.

·        Mr Teh was also instrumental in strengthening the pastoral care system in the school.  In this regard, the role of Mr See Tean Seng as School Counselor is well  remembered and valued by all Michaelians.

A  High-Powered Administrative Team

Under Mr Teh’s stewardship, SMI had a robust and dynamic administrative team which included Pn Rahimah bte Mohd Sura (Senior Assistant-Administration), Mr Foong Chee Kheong (Senior Assistant- Student Affairs) and Tuan Haji Salleh bin Karim  (Afternoon Supervisor).

Pn Rahimah went on to serve as Principal of several schools including the prestigious SMK Raja Tun Azlan Shah,Taiping. Tn Hj Salleh bin Karim went on to become Director of Education, Penang. He was succeeded at St Michael’s by Tuan Haji Abdul Rahman who in later years was promoted to the post of Principal of SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil, Seberang Perak 

Mr Balasubramaniam  Kuppusamy      

1992 – 1995 
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Mr Chong Suan Ee was succeeded by Mr Balasubramaniam Kuppusamy PPT, an old boy and famous athlete from our “rival” school, Anglo-Chinese School,Ipoh.

·        Mr Balasubramaniam brought to his new post a great wealth of administrative and teaching experience ,having served at the premier school Malay College,Kuala Kangsar, and at the Teachers Training College, Hulu Kinta.

·        His last post before his posting to St Michael’s was as Principal, SMK Darul Ridzwan,Taiping.

·         Among Mr Balasubramiam’s major moves for SMI was the nurturing of a fresh team of administrators imbued with strong Lasallian roots.

·        Ever the great sports enthusiast that he was, Mr Balasubramaniam  sustained the fund-raising tradition at SMI with his unique personal touch by leading a CYCLETHON from Ipoh to Sungai Siput (U).

  

New Administrative Team

With Mr Balasubramaniam came a brand new administrative team: Pn Aziyah bt Amiruddin as Senior Assistant (Administration), Mr Toh Ah Huat (Senior Assistant, Student Affairs) and En Rauhi bin Mohd

(Afternoon Supervisor). 

The future years saw several Michaelian administrators moving on the higher appointments in the Education Service.  Mr Toh Ah Huat went on to be Principal, SMK Sam Tet,Ipoh, while Tuan Haji Rauhi went on to head  Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, before retiring as Director of Education, Perak.Tn Haji Salleh bin Karim (Afternoon Supervisor) went on to become Director of Education, Pulau Pinang. 

With the above team, we also see the arrival of Brother Matthew Bay as Art teacher. His taste for aesthetic symmetry proved a great asset to the school. This architectural genius was destined to play a pivotal role in designing  new facets of the school's infrastructural transformaton.

                           

Mr Chong Suan Ee 

1989 –  1991
     

 

•     In January 1989  Brother Vincent was succeeded by Mr Chong Suan Ee, an educationist of wide experience.

·        Mr Chong Suan Ee had served with distinction as  a pioneer graduate teacher and senior assistant at Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman,Ipoh.

·        In 1989, in line with  the policy of the Ministry of Education, Mr Chong introduced  Living Skills as a new subject on the curriculum, designed to give students training in basic skills  such as Agricultural Science, Metal and Woodwork, Electrical work and Cookery.

·        St. Michael’s faced a severe shortage of physical space for the new subject which covered Forms One to Three.

·        To Mr Chong goes  the credit for the building of the  Living Skills Block.