71st
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2017-18
It
was to celebrate this spirit of sacrifice that the students and staff of The
Air Force School came together on 11 August 2017, commemorating 71 glorious
days of freedom. As the air reverberated with the spirit of sacrifice, the
enthusiastic participants eagerly awaited the arrival of the Chief Guest, Air Commodore M Mohanta, Chairman
Managing Committee AF Schools & Principal Director (School, Adventure
& Sports)and Mrs Bandita Mohanta
The day unfolded with the
unfurling of the Tricolor and everybody proudly sang the National Anthem.
The Principal Ms Amita
Gupta, welcomed the esteemed guests and emphasized that we
are fortunate to be born in free India, but, we should remember that freedom
comes with responsibilities and we have to follow the path of discipline and
devotion, to maintain the same. Ma’am said that she had great faith that the
students of TAFS will sincerely perform their duties and contribute to make
India a great nation.
After the welcome address,
the five houses brought alive, the struggle and the sacrifice that our
bravehearts made to achieve freedom. The cultural programe, “VEERON KA BALIDAN,
HINDUSTAN KI SHAAN”, took everyone down the memory lane showcasing the Struggle
and scarifices of our brave legends – Chatrapati Shivaji, Rani Lakshmi Bai,
Mangal Pandey, Bhagat Singh & other leaders of India, through a plethora of
group songs, dances, skits and dance drama in colourful costumes with amazing
props.
The momentous day continued
with the inspiring words of the chief guest. Sir reminded us that though we
have achieved a lot in these 71 years, we still have to keep striving for
national development. His words filled every young heart with the feeling of
patriotism. He further emphasized that as a responsible citizen of India we
need to be more alert and keep ourselves aware for making India more secure.
The school also released
the school magazine ‘The Aravalian’ for the academic session 2016-2017, on this
occasion. It was a moment of pride as the creative team of ‘The Aravalian’,
consisting of budding writers, editors and artists shook hands with the chief
guest.
The programme concluded
with the vote of thanks by the Vice-Principal, Ms Lomina Rajiv. The result for
IHA (Independence Day) is as follows:
House
|
Points
|
Position
|
Subroto
|
95
|
I
|
Latif
& Pratap
|
83
|
II
|
Arjan
& Katre
|
65
|
III
|