799 Students of St Aloysius HPS comprising of 10 MC’s & 789 Performers Rocked at Annual Day Bash
799 Students of St Aloysius Higher Primary School (SAHPS)-Kodialbail, Mangaluru comprising of 10 MC’s & 789 Performers Rocked the stage during Annual Day Celebration with the Theme “Save Mother Earth/Save The Planet”!
“Quoting Martin Luther King Jr- “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged not by colour of their skin but by the content of their character”. I also wish the same with these 799 students of our Jesuit Society ‘St Aloysius College Higher Primary School’ that they too one day live in our India happily and in harmony, where they will be judged not by their color of their skin but by the content of their character and talents”- Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ-Rector, St Aloysius Institutions
Mangaluru: Talk about superb entertainment performed by young boys and girls, and for that matter, the ALL 799 students of St Aloysius College Higher Primary School-Kodialbail, Mangaluru unleashed their hidden talents and enthralled the audience which was predominately mixed with parents, teachers, well-wishers, Jesuit priests and general public. The audience went Wow and cheered at every performance these students gave- and it was simply amazing to note that every student belonging to this School, took part in the cultural programme that was lined up for the Annual Day Celebration, which was held in the open air premises of the school, on Thursday, 13 December 2018. The students gave a marvelous and an extravagant show which proved to be the “Best Show” among all the schools in the City- No doubt about it! Kudos to the Choreographers, trainers, teachers and of course, the students who put a great entertaining show.
Off late, the pressure is a lot on teachers and principals to conceive and deliver a program at the time of Annual Day/Function which is as good as it is shown during the reality shows and award nite’s on the TV channels. The entire production values involved with the programme have gone upstream. For most of the programmes nowadays, the organizers have a binding theme. Let’s talk about the importance of keeping the Mother Nature and the Planet safe and clean, and for that matter, the staff and teachers of St Aloysius College Higher Primary School (SACHPS) had come up with a unique theme named “Save the Mother Earth. Save the Planet’, thereby thinking about the importance of nature, and also to bring awareness among the children and adults the goodness of nature and environment.
The most anxiously awaited Annual Day celebration of St. Aloysius College Higher Primary School began with a prayer song. Talk about the tiny tots in action- and for that matter the L.K.G students got into action with a song, followed by thrilling dance performance by U.K.G. Dance- and the students from both these grades were phenomenon. The welcome address was delivered by Master Alan Jason Menezes- the School Pupil Leader. Archibald Menezes, Executive Director, Jaysons Agritech Pvt. Ltd., graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Rev. Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ, the Rector of St. Aloysius Institutions presided over the function. The correspondent Rev. Fr Gerald Furtado SJ, Headmistress Mrs. Philomena Lewis and the PTA Vice president Mrs. Rekha Fernandes were present. Fr Melwyn Lobo SJ- Finance Officer-St Aloysius College, and Fr Santhosh Ravi Kamath SJ-former director of Fatima Retreat House, Mangaluru also graced the occasion.
Ms. Jositta Noronha introduced the Chief Guest to the audience. Addressing the gathering the Chief Guest Archibald Menezes praised the school for raising the educational standard in the city. He congratulated the management, staff and students for their meticulous work. He requested the parents and the teachers to see that the childhood joys of children are not taken away. He also said that we are living in the world of performances. Society has given guidelines to us. A child needs to present himself well in the society. “It is indeed nice to note that the school management is encouraging these young students to take part in co-curricular activities, like giving all of them a chance to unleash their talents during today’s programme. Parents and teachers should play an important role in children’s development”.
“In the era of social media, children are getting spoiled through various means of digital gadgets. Parents need to keep an eye on their children especially when they are browsing through the Internet and so on. These days every step or stage is a performance. What we do, what we eat is guided by society. These sort of guidance also help and make a child grow to be smarter and brighter when they reach their adult stage. This institute is doing yeomen service in nurturing and training the children to be a good citizen of this nation. Also parents should not force too many things on their children, which will frustrate them. Parents should do a balancing act” added Menezes. He stated that he felt highly honoured and elated to witness the Annual Day.
In his Presidential address Rector, Fr. Dionysius Vaz SJ said that our primary school is a heaven on earth where the budding talents of children blossom. He said that asking questions is forever learning. He requested the teachers and parents to help children ask questions and answer them in their own way. He further said that we need to monitor how our children are in their peer and friendship skills and also help them to improve socio-emotional and spiritual skills. He cited examples of how children from our institutions grow in compassion.
“Quoting Martin Luther King Jr- “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged not by colour of their skin but by the content of their character”. I also wish the same with these 799 students of our Jesuit Society’s ‘St Aloysius College Higher Primary School’ that they too one day live in our India happily and in harmony, where they will be judged not by their color of their skin but by the content of their character and talents”- added Fr Rector. The Rector also thanked the former Correspondent Rev. Fr Eric Mathias SJ and welcomed the new Correspondent Rev. Fr Gerald Furtado SJ.
The Annual Day prize distribution function was a moment of pride and honour for all winners and achievers of the school. The students who had brought laurels to school in various competitions as well as co-curricular areas were felicitated. The Headmistress Ms Philomena Lewis then presented the Annual report of the school through power point that had the achievements in academics, sports and co-curricular activities of the school. The students then presented mesmerizing cultural events such as dances, plays, songs etc, including Janapada Dance, Patriotic Dance, Theme dance of Save the Mother Nature/Planet, Tulu “Pili” Dance, and also two skits-one on ‘Rani Abbakka Chowta’ who was the first Tuluva Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century; and the other skit on the Joy and spirit of Christmas portraying the Birth of Jesus Christ, including the entry of Santa Claus who cheered the young and the old.
The two-hour-long cultural programme held the audience in awe and left them enlightened as the show culminated. The budding music talents of the school the Orchestra played and rendered beautiful numbers throughout the programme. Miss Rishel Fernandes the ASPL rendered vote of thanks. The entire programme was well organised and the students gave a stupendous performance. Kudos to the ten young comperes, namely Jenson Pinto, Anonya H K, Rishon Nazareth, Manish D’souza, Madhukar Prabhu, Chinthan Krishna, Elvis Lobo, Grashal Fernandes, Alan Pinto and Veekshitha who ably anchored the evening’s programme. Three cheers and hip.. hip.. hooray to the three conveners- Ms Anitha Pais, Ms Irene Pais and Ms Deepika D’souza, all school teachers for putting up a great show, which was simply unbelievable, that students of that age could perform and give such a fantastic and enthralling show. The spectacular and glittering Annual Day showbiz ended with the reciting of School Anthem. Long live St Aloysius HPS and its Teachers and students!
And while this Annual Day fell during the joyous season of Christmas, which is all about Sharing and Giving, and with all these beautiful and young at heart children spreading the love and joy of Christmas, it would be nice that they too as young children involve in the Sharing and Giving spirit, and therefore I end this column with a very thoughtful lyrics from the song “We Are The World” (We Are The Children who make a brighter day, and so let’s start giving…)
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