An online gathering place for graduates of Shycom to connect and create support for our school
Several graduates (Deogratis Henry Rutabana, Arnold Justin Anderson, Ulimwengu Manzi and Juma M. Salumu) met in America and began sharing memories from our years at Shycom. All graduates from Shycom - if you would like to share recent photos and stories of where you are in life after graduation, we will post them for you. We would also like to brainstorm some ideas about how we can send our support back to Shycom. Our email is: shycomtz@gmail.com
The origins of Shinyanga Commercial School (an educational work of the Maryknoll Sisters) can be traced to Fr. Al Smidlein. With Sr. Joan Michel Kirsch, he opened a small center for ex-Standard 8 pupils, using second-hand typewriters. During Vatican II, a grant was available for a commercial school in Tanzania and Bishop McGurkin immediately became interested. Thus Shinyanga Commercial Institute was born in 1965. This was a territorial school for students who had completed Form IV and was a two-year course, taking 60 students each year. Shinyanga Commercial Institute, known as ShyCom, met an important need in business training and continues to make a valuable contribution to the nation.