Media Release
Mangaluru, Feb 3: Au Revoir, the celebrated Jyothi Pradhan and farewell programme of the batch of 2024, class X and XII was held on February in the Bejai Church hall.
The programme commenced with a photo session in the school campus after which the students were escorted to the Bejai Church hall by the school band. Students of class IX welcomed the gathering with melodious songs followed by beat boxing by Aryan Hassan of class IX C. After a short prayer, teachers Reema D’Souza, Gretta Menezes and Girish Suvarna took over the floor with ice breaking and fun games. The students were led down memory lane with PPT presentations prepared by Chandini Chitraveer and Girish Suvarna. The audience was entertained by some foot tapping dances by students of class IX who were trained by Shamitha Machado and Sonia. Class IX choir sang a sweet wishing song to bid farewell to their seniors. The cultural programme came to an end with the principal’s address. The MCs of the programme were Anika Shetty and Daiwik Bhandary of class IXB.
The MC of the formal programme Sharmila Colaco invited the dignitaries Dr John Baptist Saldanha, manager of LCS, Fr Johnson L Sequeira, principal of LCS and Fr Norman Mathias, assistant parish priest, Bijai, vice principals Belita Mascarenhas and Anita Thomas to occupy the dais.
A prayerful ambience was created by the choir with a prayer song. Scripture readings from the Bible, Bhagavad Gita and Koran were read by Shaila Pereira, Gowri Ravi and Deepa D’Souza. Prayer intentions were put forward by Anita Menezes, Jayshree, Sreelatha, Girish Suvarna, Esther Fernandes of class X A and Ritu Menezes of class XII A.
Vice principal Belita Mascarenhas welcomed the gathering and also offered a few words of advice to the outgoing batch of students.
Light has always been a symbol of goodness, knowledge and wisdom. The dignitaries and the class teachers lit the lamp which is at the centre of the Jyothi Pradhan programme. The class teachers lit the lamps of the class representatives. The head girl, Diya N Yashodhar led the students in administering the pledge to be loyal to the ‘Alma Mater’. This was followed by the school anthem.
Chalitha C Bhat of XC and Saanvi Shenoy of XIIA shared their experiences at LCS and expressed their gratitude to the management and staff for all the learning experiences and values imbibed in moulding them to become what they are at present.
On behalf of the staff Linet D’Souza expressed appreciation and gratitude for all the good memories created together. Teachers sang a song to bless the students and wish them well.
The principal, Fr Johnson L Sequeira thanked his first outgoing batch for excelling in academics, sports and cultural activities and making LCS the most talked about school in town. He encouraged the students to believe in themselves and to overcome all obstacles by quoting the example of Arunima Sinha. He exhorted them to embrace hard work as there are no shortcuts to success.
The manager Fr John Baptist Saldanha in his address to the 271 outgoing students challenged them to pick up and practice one value or virtue from their parents for guaranteed success in life. He encouraged them to live for others as a life lived for oneself is meaningless.
Vice principal Anita Thomas announced the names of the winners of Lourdes Olympiad. Winners were honoured with certificates by the manager and principal. The academic achievers at the school level were also felicitated. The memorable programme wound up with Baila followed by a sumptuous lunch.