Decennial Celebration at Saint Francis of Assisi School,Chikodi
“Come let us build a united
tomorrow” with this beautiful theme of the Decennial closing celebration,
Principal Fr. Richie hoisted the school flag along with the teachers and the
parliament members at 9 a.m.
In the evening a special welcome was accorded to the dignitaries near the
entrance gate. Most Rev. Peter Machado, Bishop of Belgaum and Rev. Fr.
Dolphy Pais, Provincial, Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka were garlanded and
welcomed by Fr. Arun and Fr. Richie. The school band, the contingent of
welcome group consisting of parents, the students and the teachers marched
forward in a ceremonial manner towards the celebrative stage. Sr. Rachael
Tobias, Provincial of Augustinian Sisters and Sri. Ganesh Hukkeri, Member
Zilla Panchayat, Belgaum were the guests of honor, accompanied the
President. Bishop Most Rev. Dr Peter Machado inaugurated the Decennial
function of the day by unfurling the symbol which rotated throughout the
program. Fr. Richie welcomed the prominent dignitaries and the gathering
with apt words and gestures. He also assured the parents that with real
dedication and commitment we will standardize the school with new campus
looks. The students from 1st Std to 9th Std had wonderfully conferred the
entire celebration with their innocent and sweet smiles. The cultural items
were presented in a stupendous manner, one after the other with real class
and beauty. The entire program was divided into four stages: early stage,
the creation by the KG classes, community stage depicted the medieval period
enacted by the Primary students, medley show depicted the Middle Ages
enacted by the higher primary and modern age was beautifully brought to the
floor by the High School section. The robotics, the woofs and the medley
rocked the stage and left the audience spellbound. The finale was a heart
touching throb of peace prayer and heal the world on the stage and lighted
candles in the hands of the students in all the three floors had rapture the
audience with standing ovation. The school flag was brought down by the
Principal and handed over to the Prime Minister Master Deshpande. Fire
crackers went up to mark the finale of the Decennial. Bishop Most Rev. Dr
Peter Machado lauded the school and the students for the agility and the
capacity built up. He also stated that having a school of this caliber is a
great blessing of God. Sri Ganesh Hukkeri, having watched most of the
students on the stage appreciated the campus, the discipline and assured to
dig two bore wells for better water facility and to tar the school entrance
road from the government funds. Fr. Dolphy Pais, Provincial, Holy Trinity
Province aptly summarized what it meant to be education and education in his
Presidential Address. All the dignitaries were felicitated with a shawl,
garland, Decennial memento and Mysore peta. It was a beautiful act of
collaboration, hard work and dedication by the Staff and Students as one
Assisi family. Our beloved Friars from various schools and fraternities made
it possible to witness this great celebration and rest others supported us
with their powerful prayers. The Decennial celebration ends but the
celebration of life and love continues.
