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The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council for the year 2023-2024 was held on 11 May 2023 in the school hall. The occasion was attended by the Principal, Ms. Esther Mani, the Vice Principal, Dr Pratima Margaret Lall, teachers and students of Class XII. The programme was also live streamed for parents of the students to attend online.

The ceremony began with a short assembly followed by the investiture of the Head Boy, Vikram Khanna and Head Girl, Pranavi Jayanth. The Head Boy and Head Girl received their badges and sashes from the Principal and took their oath of office.

The Captain of School Assemblies, Aditya Menon, Captain of Cultural Activities, Karen Ann Ninan and Captain of School Discipline, Kezia M Hauzel were sworn in by the Vice Principal, who also conferred on them their symbols of authority, the badge and the sash.

Sports Captain, Atul Raj and Vice-Captain, Juliet Treesa Jose received their badges from Ms. Poonam Choudhary, PGT, Physical Education.

House Captains and Vice Captains of the four Houses were also inducted into the Student Council by their respective Teacher Coordinators. The Student Council Body of 39 members was sworn in by the Head Boy.

The Head Boy and the Head Girl, in their individual addresses to the gathering, promised to fulfil their duties with utmost sincerity and encourage their fellow students to strive for excellence. They pledged to lead the Student Council with dedication and integrity.

The Principal, Ms Esther Mani urged the newly elected Student Council to be diligent and willing to go beyond what was expected of them. She encouraged them to lead by example.

The ceremony concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.

The Investiture Ceremony of the Junior Student Council for the year 2023-2024 was held on 12.05.2023. On this solemn occasion, the members of the Student Council pledged to work for the school with commitment and to the best of their abilities.

The Head Boy, Shubhang Jhunjhunwala and the Head Girl, Jessa Mariya Martin, in their address expressed their gratitude on being chosen for this responsibility of leadership and promised to be good role models to the student community.

The House Captains took the oath of office and received the symbols of authority, the badge, the sash and the flag from their respective Coordinators.

The ceremony concluded with an inspiring message from the Principal, Miss Esther Mani in which she emphasised the need for the council to lead by example and to develop skills of problem solving and team work.

The details of the new council is given below:

The students are divided into four Houses which are headed by Captains and Vice-Captains who take their guidance from the House Incharges. Inter-House competitions are organised in various cultural and co-curricular activities.

The House System fosters a spirit of cooperation and healthy competition.

The Student Council consists of the Head Girl, Head Boy, House Captains, Vice-Captains and Prefects. It functions under the guidance of a co-ordinator and four House Incharges. The Council meets once a month to organise, analyse and put into action the various school activities. It also helps in maintaining discipline.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY JULY 2022 (CLASS XI)

The students of Class XI were inducted into the Student Council for the year 2022-23 in an Investiture Ceremony held on 22nd July 2022. 

The Head Girl, Adity Manral administered the oath of office to the Council Members.

 The Head Girl addressed the newly elected Council Members and spoke to them about her expectations from them and advised them to take on their responsibilities with dedication and sincerity.

The Vice-Principal, Dr. Pratima Margaret Lall, congratulated the newly-elected Student Council and urged them to be role models for their peers and fulfil their duties with utmost commitment.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY(JUNIORS) 2022-23

The Investiture Ceremony of the Junior Student Council for the year 2022-2023 was held on 18.05.2022.

The members of the new council took the oath of office and received the symbols of authority, the badge, the sash and their respective flags. The details of the new council is given below:

INVESTITURE CEREMONY 2022-23 (SENIOR SCHOOL)

The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council for the year 2022-23 was held on 12 May 2022 in the presence of the Vice Principal, Dr. Pratima Margaret Lall, teachers and students.

The ceremony began with a short prayer followed by the investiture of the Head Boy, Aadit Sewak and Head Girl, Adity Manral. The Head Boy and Head Girl received their badges and sashes from the Vice Principal and took their oaths of office.

Sports Captain, Gyanendra Kumar was conferred the symbols of authority by Ms. Poonam Choudhary, PGT, Physical Education.

The Academics Captain, Navya Pandey, Assembly Captain, Susanna Bagh, Cultural Captain, Atulya Rajesh and Discipline Captain, Aarushi Rai, took the oaths of office. The House Captains were also inducted in the Student Council by their respective House Incharges. This was followed by the investiture of the Council Members.

The Head Boy and the Head Girl shared their beliefs and aspirations with the audience. They pledged to lead the Student Council with supreme dedication and honesty.

The Vice-Principal, Dr. Pratima Margaret Lall, congratulated the winners and the newly-elected Student Council. She encouraged the Council members to be role models for their peers and fulfil their duties with utmost sincerity.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY 2021-22

The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council for the year 2021-2022 was held on 9th November 2021. The occasion was graced by the Principal, Ms. Esther Mani, Vice Principal, Dr Pratima Margaret Lall, parents of the Council members and teachers.

The programme commenced with a short assembly followed by a special song presentation by the choir.

The Head Boy, Head Girl, Sports Captain, Captain for Cultural Activities and House Captains took their oaths of office and received badges and sashes from the Principal, Vice Principal and House Coordinators.

The Head Boy, Anshumaan Bhardwaj and Head Girl, Vithi Singh shared their hopes and aspirations as leaders of the Student Council and promised to fulfil their responsibilities with sincerity.

The Principal, in her address to the newly elected Student Council, encouraged them to strive for excellence and set an example for their peers. She also motivated them to be proactive listeners and show compassion towards their fellow students who needed their help.

Investiture Ceremony – Senior School

The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council 2020-21 was held on 11th November 2020 in virtual mode over Microsoft Teams. It was attended by students of Class XII, teachers of the school and parents of the Council Members.

The programme commenced with a short assembly. A video was screened of the western music choir performing a beautiful rendition of the song, ‘Together We Can Change the World’. It received much appreciation.

The Investiture Ceremony began with lighting of candles by the Principal, Ms. Esther Mani, in school, and the members of the newly elected Student Council in their homes. 

The Principal, Ms. Esther Mani, administered the oath of office to the Head Boy, Aniket Warrier, and the Head Girl, Nehel Mendiratta. 

The Vice Principal, Dr. Pratima M. Lall administered the oath of office to the Captain for Cultural Activities, Anshika Sharma and Sports Captain, Shourya Yashbir Mohan. 

The House Captains were administered the oath of office by their respective House Coordinators: Akbar House Captain, Muskan Joshi by Mr Deepak Sharma;

Ashoka House Captain, Shreya Bhogal by Mrs Alka Jain;

Gandhi House Captain, Manasvi Kapoor by Mr Priyank Kumar Singhal;

Tagore House Captain, Nandini Jhamb by Mrs Nisha Sharma.

The ceremony was made more special with the presence of parents who conferred the badges and sashes on the elected students on behalf of the school.

Abraham Solomon Jacob of XI E recited the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling, to motivate the newly appointed members of the Student Council and to urge them to use their time wisely, ‘fill(ing) the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run’.

The Head Boy and the Head Girl thanked the audience for giving them the honour to lead the student body and promised to do their best in carrying out the responsibility.

The Principal addressed the members of the Student Council and urged them to shine as lights in their areas of influence. 

The ceremony concluded with an instrumental version of the School Song played on the keyboard by Zuhair Ahmad, X D.

Junior Student Council (2019-2020)

The Student Council (Senior) 2016-17