ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATIONS 2014-15

Good evening and humble salutations to a distinguished audience present here.

Very honourable Chief Guest Mr Kamal Kishore Yadav, IAS , the Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar, Your Excellency  Most Rev Dr Franko Mulakkal , the Bishop of Jalandhar and the Patron of our school , Rev Fr Xavier , the Director of our school, Rev Fr Thomas Kolenchery , the school Principal , priests and nuns of various congregations, very loving parents, our ex students, our respected teachers, our  worthy supporting staff and my dear participants, it gives me immeasurable joy and pride to welcome each one of you wholeheartedly on behalf of the entire school management.

We have a great gathering on this remarkable evening. The entire St Joseph’s family and the dignitaries have come together for one cause and the fulfilment of one purpose, that is, our annual day celebrations CYNOSURE 2014. Today , we Josephites are at your disposal, we’ve made every effort and prepared a series of events to portray our talents in all the spheres.

We are indeed privileged to have the DC of Jalandhar presiding over this auspicious occasion. I would like to draw your attention to the achievements and contributions of Mr Kamal Kishore Yadav. Born on 24^th  September, 1978, he hails from Rajasthan and has done his masters in English. He is an officer of IAS 2003 Cadre. He has served as the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur and Bathinda districts . He took the charge as the DC of Jalandhar on 3^rd June 2014 and is continuing till date. Mr K K Yadav  has been known as an illustrious and down to earth personality. Sir, I extend to you my heartiest welcome and bow before you at your very presence. I call upon Harmeet  Singh and Donny Muldoon , our national level players, both hailing from 12^th standard, to present him with a bunch of fresh flowers.

The audience joins me in giving you a rapturous welcome. Sir, we are delighted to have you with us today.

Bishop of Jalandhar , Your Excellency Most Rev Dr Franko Mulakkal has blessed us all with his gracious presence. Being a true educator ,an enlightening person and an epitome of simplicity, our Bishop is an exemplary figure and one of those successful personalities who bear smile and silence on their face. He is the head of the diocese of Jalandhar which is spread out in two states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. His missionary zeal & enthusiasm is praiseworthy. He is the patron of all the schools, training institutes and colleges of the Diocese of Jalandhar. Your Excellency, it’s our honour to have such a great visionary, as you, amongst us. May I call upon Harmanpreet Singh and Jibin  Jossy, our agile athletes , to greet our dear Patron.

Priests and nuns from various congregations have happily consented to our requests and have come to us from far and near. We are glad to have your presence in our Annual Day Celebrations CYNOSURE 2014.

St Joseph’s Sr Sec School, Jalandhar has a unique and talented mix of students and parents, who have made this happen and have constantly extended their love and support to all the high prospects of the school and to each one of its faculty. Dear parents, I take pleasure in welcoming you all today.

Our former students who have held the head of their Alma Mater high with praises have also come.  I extend to you all a warm welcome from the deepest recesses of my heart.

I remember the thought-provoking words of American astronomer A.E. Douglass on this occasion. I quote, “Nature is a book of many pages and each page tells a fascinating story to him who learns her language.’’ I unquote.

With the same motivation, inspiration and zeal , the entire family of St Joseph’s Sr Sec School, Jalandhar offers you a glad welcome this evening, filled with the desires, hopes and the dreams that all of us share. Make your hearts and souls ready to have the ecstatic experience you’ll have of ‘EDUCATION AND NATURE’.

On behalf of the school director, the principal, teachers and the students, I once again extend my welcoming notes to our Honourable Chief Guest Mr Kamal Kishore Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar.

Thank you. 

A TRIBUTE TO MY ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL

I entered that once green painted school gate as a timid girl,
passed out ten years later as a responsible lass and now 
I pen down my words as a 'PROUD JOSEPHITE'

Those green & yellow painted classes,
Those blackboards filled with good and bad names!
Those "Ma'am, Ma'am" calls when class monitors would be selected!
Auditorium and St Joseph's Hall - the sigh of relief,
as class tests cancelled unexpectedly!!
Those awaited weekly pt periods we'd beg the extra class teacher for,
Those caring and sharing meals we had,
Those history, science & maths lessons to learn which 
we had to turn upside down,
That installation ceremony parade which filled us with vigour,
Those unending talks for which we were called "grannies"!!
That May 1st St Joseph's Day Celebration, a cup of ice cream and its 'CLEANING  SESSIONS'
being the highlights of the day!!

We miss you ST JOSEPH'S, our teachers in our precious memories,
My feelings for my Alma Mater are fathomless
as my words for it are endless!!