The Annual Sports Day of the Secondary, Higher Secondary and the Primary section took place on the 5th and 6th of March, 2016 respectively. On a bright sunny Saturday the whole of Secondary and Higher Secondary section gathered at the Aloysius Ground of the school to take part in the Annual Sports Meet. The day started with the arrival of the dignitaries followed by a colourful March Past performed by the students divided according to the four houses namely Aloysius, Britto, Loyola and Xavier respectively. Next a special March Past was displayed by the students of Christo Seva Ashram, Kalna.

The flag was then hoisted by the Chief Guest Reverend Father Joseph C. De Souza and he announced the Annual Sports Meet 2016 open. The oath taking ceremony took place and the events began accordingly. The students performed brilliantly at the various events, stunning everyone. The Teachers’ race, Parent’s race were special attractions. The last event was the Tug-of-War which took place between Britto House and Loyola House and Britto house took away the first position. The meet came to an end with the declaration of the Best House and the trophy was lifted by Aloysius House.

The Sports Meet of the Primary section took place on 6th of March at the Aloysius ground. It was lovely to see the little ones all geared up for this mega event. After the arrival of the dignitaries, the March Past took place followed by a lovely Drill Display and Pyramid building. Next the events started one by one and the performance of these tiny fellows overwhelmed everyone. The Teachers’ race and Parent’s race were highly appreciated by one and all. Finally, the Sports Meet came to an end and the Best House Trophy was taken away by Loyola house.

Check out the St Lawrence High School Website for more photos. 

Source: JEA Newsletter June – July 2016