Leading,
in order to create leaders: Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council 2015-16
-Ms. Ashwini Gupte
Don
Bosco High School,
Matunga,
Mumbai,
JULY
6, 2015
The office bearers of the Student Council of Don Bosco High
School, Matunga, were invested with the symbols of leadership on the day we
celebrate the Feast of St. Dominic Savio. The solemn occasion, marked as it was
by a meaningful skit portraying not only the sanctity, but also the cheerful
attitude, self-discipline, courage and wisdom of the teenage saint, was aimed
at reminding the leaders of their duty towards their motherland, their school
and their fellow students, not as authoritative figures but as young men
entrusted with the responsibility of empowering their peers. The leaders donned
their symbols of authority with pride and pledged to consider the leadership
bestowed on them as an opportunity for service.
Rev. Fr. Wilfred D’Souza, Rector,
urged the newly installed leaders to recognise the day as a defining moment to
uphold the values that Don Bosco High School stands for and as a collaborative
effort to raise the school to greater heights. Rev. Fr. Rector thanked the
students for accepting the office, especially in the year marking the
bicentenary of the birth of our Patron Saint Don Bosco, reminding the leaders
that the institution was a testimony to the success of that great visionary’s
system of education. ‘Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into
reality,’ the backdrop read, and Rev. Fr. Wilfred wished the office bearers
success in enhancing their capacity for leadership, in making their vision grow
and in translating that vision into reality.
Rev. Fr. Bernard Fernandes, our
Principal, lauded the School Captain, Mohnish Shah for reminding his fellow
council members not to be authoritative figures, but instead, to empower
others. Rev. Fr. Bernard reiterated that the school endeavours to encourage
maximum student participation in the decision making process for the benefit of
the students themselves, and urged the students to stand for their values.
On behalf of the Management,
teachers and the student body, we wish the members of the student council a
fruitful and enriching term in their respective offices.
Office Bearers for the academic year
2015-2016
School Captain: Monish Shah and Vice
Captain: Akash Patki
Captain of the Primary School:
Vikrant Pawar and Vice Captain of the Primary School: Leon Kothari
Sports and Activity captain: Dhiren
Dhankani and Sports and Activity Vice Captain: Hrithik Swarup
Discipline Captain: Krish Sukhani
and Discipline Vice Captain: Varun Alagappan
Red house captain: Sach Jankharia and Vice
captain: Sheroy Cooper
Blue house Captain: Venkateshan Kokkatu and Vice
captain : Aman Manghi
Green house captain: Aditya Goud and Vice captain:
Oscar Pereira
Yellow house captain: Nishith Desai and Vice
captain: Paarth Kapasi
ncc leader: Elvin Rodrigues
Scout leader: Gourav Chaudhary
rsp leader: Rohit Nishar
