Academic Awards Secondary School, Bhavika Hotchandani Gr 11

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."

Vince Lombardi

On the 17th of August 2016, the Academic Award Ceremony and Middle School Parliament Investiture took place at our school, to celebrate the success of our students during the academic year 2015-2016. We were honored to welcome our chief guest Mr. Sandeep Marwah, a Film, Television and Media personality, also the Founder of Noida Film City. He was pleased to see the immense discipline, organization and the plethora of opportunities that students in Pathways are offered, thus providing them with a chance to excel themselves and achieve their potential.  

The event commenced with the auspicious lighting of the lamp and a traditional African folk song performed by our students to encapsulate the spirit of success and achievement. This choral choir piece, the "Click Song"

by Miriam Makeba, the Legendary South African singer and human rights activist was introduced to a global audience in the 1960’s. We were all inspired as Dr. Advani brought out the true essence of determination and perseverance by mentioning Dipa Karmakar, the gymnast who represented our country at the Olympics; an admirable epitome of success herself. We were encouraged to focus on our talents and not our failures.

We then moved on to our next segment, which was the giving away of the awards. This year, there was something special, Pathways Merit Scholarship of Rs 25,000 was awarded to meritorious students for their outstanding accomplishments.  This came as a pleasant surprise to many students and parents. Next, we had the special awards presented to students who had gone beyond academic expectations and stretched themselves to excel in other school areas as well. This was followed by the Proficiency and Merit certificates recognizing students for achieving the top grades across subjects.

As students, we hold great pride in our teachers who supported us throughout the year and we thank them from the bottom of our heart.

The awards ceremony ended with a melodious string ensemble presented by some of our Senior School students. The final event was the Middle School Parliament badging ceremony; our young leaders will sure make us proud. The Student Council President, Karan Pandanda, gave the vote of thanks and the event concluded on a note of immense pleasure for everyone.