We will soon run out of our firsts, yet Pathways School
Noida celebrated its ‘first’ Annual Awards ceremony on 29th of August 2012. The
chief guest for the occasion was Mr. Dinesh Kothari one of the members of our
Board of Governors. 
The ceremony started with the lighting of the lamp, followed by a brilliant performance by the Grade six Choir.
The Director, Dr. Advani in her speech introduced the policy
of awarding students at Pathways Noida. She specified that the awards reflect
not just one examination, but the entire year’s performance by the students.
Other than that we also celebrate areas other than academics in the special
award categories, which align with the culture of holistic development in a
child practiced in the school. At a later extension she also introduced Mr.
Dinesh Kothari as a person with various accolades, ranging from being a leading
financial analyst to notable contributions in school education.
Mr. Kothari in his speech compared his own experience of
schooling to the students of Pathways and was envious of their quality of
education. He further went on to comment that academic brilliance can be
achieved easily, what sets the Pathways school apart is the value instilled in
the students over and above academic excellence.
The speeches were followed by presentation to the middle
school awardees. Punctuated by a captivating performance by the PSN Percussion
Band, the senior school students received their awards. Keeping in sync with
the Pathways culture, the Principals conferred the awards of Global
Citizenship, Techno Proficiency, Social Responsibility, Ideal Pathwayzian and
IB Learner Profile to middle and senior school students. 
The best was set aside for the last. Pathways School Noida
has four Houses named after the four elements – Air, Water, Fire and Earth.
Amidst loud cheers, Water House was declared the first ever House of the Year.
The first ever Award Ceremony of Pathways School Noida will
never be repeated, but the first ever joys and cheers of this ceremony will
forever resound in the annals of the history of the school.
Sudripta Tagore
Head of English Department
