The annual investiture ceremony was held at the auditorium at Sainik School, Ghorakhal, in which cadets were given various responsibilities at house and school level.
Honorary secretary of Sainik Schools Society Saurabh Kumar was the chief guest and he conferred the epaulettes on the shoulders of the chosen cadets for 2014-15 thus entrusting them various responsibilities at different levels,including school captain and house captains.
The ceremony was conducted with an objective to confer rank badges on handpicked cadets of the school and develop leadership qualities among them. It is also an occasion to espouse the confidence, development of leadership qualities and sense of responsibility among the cadets.The appointed cadets also took a formal pledge to carry out duties assigned to them with sincerity and efficiency.
Cadet Abhay Joshi was appointed the school cadet captain whereas Cadet Kushhem Pant the responsibility of school Cadet vice captain, Cadet Nirnay Bisht became the sports captain. Saurabh Kumar also awarded the Director General NCC’s Commendation Card (DG NCC) and medal to First Officer SK Tripathi.
later, addressing cadets, Kumar who is also the Deputy Secretary in charge of Training in the Ministry of Defence, exhorted them to discharge their duties with honesty,sincerity and faithfulness.“Firmness and fairness are two important guiding principles for any appointment,” he said and further stressed on the importance of righteousness, truthfulness and faithfulness as vital qualities for positions of importance.
He also praised the administration and faculty for their commitment and role in developing the young minds. Colonel Devesh Gaur Principal, Sainik School, Ghorakhal thanked Kumar for taking time to grace the occasion.
He also inaugurated “Arya Bhatta Science Park” which has 18 working models, established at a cost of Rsfive lakh and also hoped that the ‘Science Park,’ a theme park meant to help teachers impart complex scientific concepts to students in a simple and entertaining manner would enable students to gain a better understanding of various scientific concepts.