Boys Farewell — 2016
By Neev Behal & Darpan Sheth, Senior Reporters for the Light House
Like every other year, there’s no good in this good bye. Every beginning has an end. And every end is a new beginning. Another batch of students shall graduate leaving an eternal memory in the corridors of our glorious institution. No longer will the hungry canteen crowd be the same.
No longer will there be someone who will lend you a labcoat. No longer will they walk again in that crisp school uniform. No longer will their charm and charisma be omnipresent.
No, it hasn’t been easy, but it has been worth every minute.
They laughed; they cried; they stepped up; they stumbled; they’ve felt the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
And now it’s over.
Life has blown the whistle, the game is over, it’s time to bid farewell.
The grandeur farewell organised every year is a platform to wish the senior most batch of students adieu and wish them all the best for the forthcoming challenges and also a wonderful stage for the juniors to show their overflowing love and support for them.
The event was scheduled for the entire day with loads of fun and reminiscing events lined up. The seniors were to show up in formals while the juniors in semi formals.
The splendour show put up this year kicked off with videos that made adrenaline run through every student’s vein and at the same time brought sadness to their heart as the seniors relived every moment of their fourteen years of schooling.
Class photos and individual photos preceded the pompous show, where every senior got a chance to take photographs with their buddies and teachers and were later given a virtual copy to keep with them forever.
It was followed up with a light hearted and humorous parody award show ‘The Ghanta Awards’. In which popular student nominees won awards in the form of a miniature ‘Ghanta’ as a sarcastic regard to what they were lovingly known for.
To keep the lively spirit going, the next segment was the ‘Roast Session’ in which Juniors took to stage to roast or in other words light heartedly mock the seniors. There were laughs all round with the teachers too having a hearty one.
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Following this, a handful of seniors took to stage to give speeches and give their final words on stage and bid adieu to their fellow batchmates and their juniors. A few other seniors recited poems or took to music to give everyone a piece of their mind.
A small band comprising of juniors rolled out and rocked the next segment with a powerful and emotional playlist of songs dedicated to the seniors that would bring every one of them mixed tears of joy and sorrow.
This was the last segment to take place in the Auditorium. The show had gone smoothly and the seniors enjoyed every bit of the formal goodbye that took place in the Auditorium. They were taken aback by the gratitude and love displayed by the Juniors and were also star struck by the emotional rollercoaster ride they had just embarked upon.
The next half of the Farewell was spent in the Sports Complex where renowned DJ Gaurav Thakur played an energy stricken set to get the bodies moving and the spirits up. Every student danced his life out and had the time of his life.
Every senior was given a t-shirt he could keep forever as a memento of the years spent in the school and a throwback to the grandeur farewell organised for them.
The Farewell was a blockbuster. Every student wholeheartedly enjoyed the show. Teenage social networking circles had pictures and videos of the farewell being posted everywhere. The entire event was organised, executed and funded by the Juniors. Hats off to the organisers and to the contributors.
As these champions walk out of those classrooms one last time, we are coming in for the first.
So begins the cycle once again.
Thanks for the memories, Seniors.
Good luck in whatever the future holds!
About the Reporters:
Neev Behal is a Senior Reporter at the Light House. Not only does Neev express his thoughts through his pen, but also vocalises them through his debating skills. Read more about him here!
Darpan Sheth is a Senior Reporter at the Light House. An avid gamer and a die-hard foodie, Darpan lets his creative juices flow through his well-written pieces. Read more about him here!
