Two-month-long silver jubilee celebrations of the DAV Public School here at Markat Nagar began on Thursday with a series of cultural functions and competitions among the DAVians of the twin cities.
School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra inaugurated the celebrations in the school premises in the presence of city MlA Debashis Samantray. “Development of human resources is one of the key sectors the State government is working towards sincerely and students from public schools would add impetus to it,” Mishra said.
“As part of this glorious celebration of the school, we are holding competitions like patriotic songs, folkdances, heritage-based fashion shows and theme-based dance competitions among the students of the DAV schools located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar,” informed school Principal Ipsita Das. As a curtain-raiser to the celebrations, the school had organised a mini marathon on Wednesday in which over 1,000 students and teachers participated with great enthusiasm.