Oxford Public School celebrated the Annual Mother Teresa Meritorious Award Ceremony and Cultural Festival at the school campus on Saturday. The Vatican’s announcement for the Nobel Peace Prize Winner who is now going to be made a saint marked the beginning speech of the event wherein the school rose to give her the honours and discussed her life journey in brief to inspire students at the gathering.
The inaugural lamp was lit by the chief guest former Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren followed by a musical extravaganza. The show began with the welcome dance, which was a beautiful blend of ballet and Japanese fan dance and was followed by a couple of dance performances and a musical drama. The musical drama revolved around the theme of ‘water conservation’.
The cultural programme was followed by the prize distribution ceremony wherein 345 meritorious students from Nursery to Class XII who had scored high in 2015. The class-toppers received a cheque of Rs501 and the 90 per cent above scorers received a cheque of Rs1,001 each along with certificates.
The School Principal (Junior Wing) presented the school’s annual report and encouraged the students to keep up the gained momentum. The festival came to an end with the Chief Guest’s motivational speech to the students and teachers. “Extra-curricular activities play a significant role in the overall development and growth of children. The performances that we admired today talks about the many talents children possess nowadays along with being toppers in class. All school students should only aspire for excellence in every field they enter be it education, music or sports and make their name shine in nation tomorrow,” said Hemant Soren.