Prayagraj,
Oct 22 (HS): The three-day Inter-Institutional Cultural and Games Extravaganza
“Alfresco 2024”, organized by Boys’ High School and College, commenced on a
happy note at the St. Patrick’s auditorium on Tuesday. Member of Parliament, Praveen
Patel was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Prof. Yogeshwar Tiwari, University
of Allahabad and Prof (Dr.) Arif A. Broadway, Sam Higginbottom University of
Agriculture, Technology and Sciences were the Guests of Honour.
On
the arrival, the Chief Guest was warmly received by the Principal, D. A. Luke.
The inaugural function began with an impressive March Past by the participating
schools followed by singing of the School Song and oath by School Captain,
Samarth Khare.
In
his inaugural address Praveen Kumar Patel emphasized the significance of good
educational institutions for framing a holistic personality. He further added
that getting admission in such a prestigious school still is one of the
greatest challenges for students coming from rural areas. He also stressed on
the need to move away the new generation from the scourge of social media
addiction and bring them to stage like alfresco to learn leadership and
sportsmanship.
Lastly,
he said that as a public servant of this constituency, it was a matter of great
pride for him to have institution like BHS and its alumni represent us on
national stage in most coveted position.
The
participating educational institutions were The Bishop’s Co-Ed School
(Bishop’s), Pune, St. John’s Co-Ed School, D. P. Public School (DPPS), Khelgaon
Public School (KPS), Tagore Public School (TPS), Srinivasa Ramanujan Public
School, Bal Bharti School, Erny Memorial Senior Secondary School, Bishop
Johnson School and College and the host, Boys’ High School (BHS) and College. In
all, more than 500 enthusiastic boys and girls from the educational
institutions participated in the mega fest.
The
first event was debate, moderated by Rowan Luke. The teams argued for and
against the motion ‘The big fat Indian wedding is a vulgar display of wealth.’ Next
was scintillating round of quizzing with Boys’ High school and college bagging
the first position.
The
audience was mesmerized by the wit, humour and spontaneity of HAM. The last on
stage event was Rock On and the rendition was immaculate leaving the judges in
a quandary.
The
motto of Alfresco 2024, `Educate, Enthral, Excel and Evolve’ is aimed to
facilitate personality development, confidence building and inter personal
relationships among the students fraternity. The Principal, D. A. Luke extended
a warm welcome to the Principals and students of participating schools.
The
results of the ON STAGE events are as follows: Colloquy: 1st – BHS, 2nd–
Bishop’s; Quiz: 1st – BHS, 2nd– KPS; HAM: 1st – BHS, 2nd– Bishop’s; Rock On:
1st – BHS, 2nd– Bishop’s; OFF-STAGE Events: Charcoal on Canvas: 1st– DPPS
&KPS (joint), 2nd– Bishop’s;Shutter Bug: 1st – Bishop’s, 2nd– BHS; BGMI:
1st – BHS, 2nd– DPPS.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi
