St. Edward’s School organized an Investiture Ceremony

 On Saturday St. Edward’s School organized an Investiture Ceremony to mark the swearing in of the newly appointed school cabinet for the year 2022-23. The event was blessed by the gracious presence of his excellency Colonel Vikram Mahajan being the chief guest for the event and our Principal, Vice Principal and the Manager along with all the teaching and supporting staff.

The Investiture Ceremony has always been a momentous occasion for the school where the baton of responsibilities and pride is handed over to the next generations , where the modern day ideas take over the old ones and where the bygone challenges are replaced with new ones , but the thing that remain constant is the rich legacy and the unshakable will and spirit of the students along with the respect for the school which serves as the driving force to achieve excellence and to face all the difficulties with a smile.

The celebrations this year began with the welcoming of the chief guest and all the invitees which was followed by the un furling of the school flag by the hands of our honoured chief guest and the school anthem which perfectly displayed the core essence of our school and its ideals. This was ensued by meditation calming the entire place making it seem like the divine and peaceful gardens of heaven and a stuti mesmerizing everyone with melodious vocals and exhilarating combination of the instruments and dance steps.

Our chief guest for the day Colonel Vikram Mahajan, completed his BE Mechanical Engineering from Army Institute of Technology and M Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from JNTU, Hyderabad. He was commissioned in the Indian Army Corps of EME in June 1997 and was actively deployed in Kaksar sector during operation Vijay with 4 Dogra regiment. He specialises in maintenance and operation of helicopter fleet of Indian Army and was awarded the COAS Flight Safety trophy in the year 2010 while serving with 35 R&O Flight. Currently he is serving in Project Deepak, a BRO organisation as Director EME and responsible for maintenance of entire equipment deployed in the state of Himachal.

The event continued with the pinning of badges and conferring of sashes and flags to the newly appointed cabinet which was followed by the oath, administered by our Principal, Reverend Father Anil Wilson Sequeira , he also motivated the students for the year to come.

The Chief Guest of the day addressed the school and motivated the students with his encouraging words and experiences. After the address the Chief Guest was felicitated by the Principal. The Cabinet then took their position in the centre and the House Captains and Vice Captains took their position along their respective houses.

The festivities proceeded with our students showcasing their spectacular dance moves and melodious singing skills, after which the event came to a close. The vote of thanks was delivered and the school rose for the National Anthem.