The Air Force School
celebrated its 60th Annual Day on 24 November 2015. It was a memorable moment
as the school commemorated its journey of 60 years, marking the Diamond Jubilee
Celebration.
Speaking on the occasion
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, PVSM AVSM VM, ADC, The Chief of the Air Staff,
Indian Air Force, expressed his appreciation of the flawless event titled, ‘UDDHARSH-THE
ANTHEM OF CELEBRATION’. He remarked that
a school with a tradition of 60 years was a force to reckon with. He gave
credit to the school for giving his children, a firm foundation when they were
students and recalled his days as a parent. He congratulated the prize winners
and remarked that he would feel happy if the students-
both girls and boys, joined the Indian Air Force.
Mrs Lily Raha, President,
Air Force Wives Welfare Association, gave away the prizes to students of classes
XII for academic and co-curricular achievements.
The highlights of the
evening were the melodious tunes played by the school band to welcome the
guest. The art and sculpture exhibition presented fine art concepts inspired by
the paintings of Jamini Roy. The school orchestra, Anugoonj, which played the soul-stirring
journey of man and metaphorically, the journey of a child in this school
created pure magic .There was a flawless interweaving of several musical
instruments. The junior school left everybody enthralled with their graceful
dance movements during the welcome dance, Abhyuday, depicting the various
shades of life.
The most spectacular event
of the evening was the dance drama celebrating the unique journey of a young
child to adulthood, learning and growing in the enfolding embrace of the
school. Through poetry, music and dance, 350 children created lyrical designs
on stage.
In her address the Principal,
Mrs. Deepika Thapar Singh, welcoming the Chief Guest and other esteemed guests,
laid out the philosophy of the school. She said, “To groom our learners to be
resilient, energetic, independent and empowered, we go the whole way.” Ma’am
further said that celebration has a much broader concept- celebrating beliefs,
value systems, freedom to ask and explore ad redefine established boundaries.
The evening ended with Vote
of Thanks presented by the Vice Principal, Mrs. Amita Gupta