Media Release
Bengaluru, Jun 17: St Joseph's School celebrated the Annual Prize Day on Saturday June 17, in SJIPS auditorium.
On this special occasion, Major Pradeep Shoury Arya, IRS, commissioner of Income Tax, Bengaluru, was the chief guest. He was the Alumni of St Joseph's Arts and Science College, Bengaluru. He has been decorated with SHAURYA CHAKRA, during the Republic Day, 2018, for valour andgallant action by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, for leading a team of special forces into operations across the Line of Control (LoC) and neutralising terrorists. Also, he has received the national award, 2013 by the former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, for best electoral practices, instituted by the Election Commission of India in effectively controlling large quantity of cash during elections in Karnataka and the north-eastern state of Nagaland.
Sherly Wilfred introduced the chief guest and he was felicitated by all the dignitaries. Major Pradeep Shoury Arya delivered a motivational speech by saying, "Never give up in life till you succeed." He also said that dreams should not be confined to one and everyone should have multiple dreams.
Parents of the prize day winners were invited. The programme started with the school anthem followed by the prayer service and prayer dance. The programme was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp in the traditional way at the hands of Major Pradeep Shaury Arya along with the Rector of St Joseph’s Indian Institutions, Fr Joseph D'Souza, principal Fr Rohan D'Almeida, vice principal Sr Sheena Joseph and other guest symbolising the quest of knowledge.
Achievements of Josephites were displayed on the screen in a creative way by presenting the annual report in the form of news through the school's Sahodaya broadcast.
Mime was enacted on the theme of the importance of discipline in the students’ life by class 9 students.
The principal addressed the gathering by sharing the 7 qualities to be followed to become a successful person and said, "We should have passion in what we do, we should communicate our ideas, we should have the ability to create teams, we should have high enthusiasm in life, we should have faith in what we do, we should have a value system in life, and we should follow a certain methodology."
Rector Fr Joseph D'Souza shared his message by quoting the thoughts of Swamy Vivekananda, “Education needs to be life building, man making and character building”.
The prizes were distributed by the dignitaries to all the prize winners in recognition of their achievements. The refreshments were served to all at the end of the programme after the national anthem.
The annual prize day was well appreciated by the parents for its coordination and well planning.