The inaugural function of St. Anthony’s High School’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebrations was held in the school campus on 20th April 2013. Dr. Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, Minister of Environmental Affairs in W. B. Govt., graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr. Dastidar lit the inaugural lamp and cut the sesquicentennial cake.
Mr. Michael Shane Calvert, Anglo-Indian MLA, was the Guest of Honour
and he planted a seed, which is to be nurtured by the school, and the
grown-up sapling presented to the Bishop House at the closing ceremony
of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebrations next year. This
symbolic gesture heralded the launch of a number of social welfare and
environmental projects like Care for the Aged, Care for the Orphan Girl,
Switch-Off Campaign and Save Water Campaign. A number of Inter-School
Events that are to feature throughout the year-long celebrations were
also announced.
The
cultural programme included the Welcome Dance, the Rainbow Dance and the
Sesquicentennial Dance all performed by the students of the school. The
Sesquicentennial Dance was remarkable because it mirrored the progress
of the school over the years. This was also the occasion when the
Sesquicentennial Anthem, specially composed for the occasion, was sung by the school choir in front of all
the guests and dignitaries.
The occasion saw the official
launch of the school’s website by Fr. Moloy D’Costa, an ex-student and
currently the Inspector of the Diocesan Schools. A number of ex-students
attended the function and the most prominent among them was Mr. Raju
Jagtiani, former National Billiards Champion, who was the Guest of
Honour when the school celebrated its 125th Anniversary of Foundation
twenty-five years ago.
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