ONE MORE TIME- class 12 farewell.

The tantalising time of the year when School comes to terms with bidding farewell to family. As Charles Dickens put it, " It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Indeed it is. It is a proud moment as our beaming young adults ready to step out in the world, even as we are plagued by the pangs of the imminent parting. Jubilant faces mask the melancholy that fills the hearts of both, those leaving and those sending off. As customary, a farewell dinner was hosted for the departing batch on 26th January. The occasion was festive. The girls of class 12 came in saris, looking very poised, while the boys made heads turn when they arrived in their Sunday best!

As each one walked down the gaily decorated corridors, their juniors lined up in welcome. Displays of photographs of the precious years gone by, lined the walls and squeals of delight went up at intervals as the visitors glanced at their favourite memories! The hall was decorated with balloons in white, red and silver in tandem with the colour code. Tables dressed in satin and appointed with flowers completed the ambience. ShubhamAiri hosted the show as master of ceremony. He warmly welcomed each one. This was followed by dance and music. Everyone anxiously awaited to receive their titles which came next. Ms. Funny Bones went for Shrishti Banerjee, Jack of all Traits to Hardik Arora, The Sun that Never Sets to Urja Chabbra, Sheldon Cooper to Rajat Malhotra and Mr. Megamind to Raghav Mathur! The music, a mix of popular numbers from Bollywood and Punjabi rock, got the boys and girls to quickly move to the dance floor. When the western music choir started to play, many from the graduating batch were moved to tears by the nostalgia from the notes. Finally the crowning titles, Ms. Style Icon and Mr. Style Icon were announced and went to Avni Bhatia and Akshat Sachdeva while the titles of Mr. and Ms. Indianite were presented to Raunaq Bhalla and Pranati Haldia. But the evening had not ended. The western music choir came back on stage to play the swan song, as it were, See you again. What better way to bow out?

Ms. Purvi Mehta.