2015-2016
School Elections – Leaders in the Making
October 29, 2015
Amidst tangible excitement and nervousness, the school elections for electing members of the student council were held on 29th October. The student council, which is composed of 12 posts, had 2 candidates contesting for each post and after days of campaigning by the candidates, the council members were elected using the traditional ballot system, comprising of chits and ballot boxes. Students of class XI organized and supervised the process with the support of the teachers.
Members of the Student Council
Election Results | |
Year 2015 – 2016 | |
Executive Committee | |
Head Boy | Shriraam Venkatasubramani |
Head Girl | Rakshitha Arun |
Assistant Head Boy | A Dhanush Vigneshwar |
Assistant Head Girl | Shruti Shivakumar Jayaraman |
Student Welfare Committee | |
Student Welfare Head | Harsh Yadav |
Student Welfare Assistant | Ananya Arvind |
Madras Filter Kapi | |
Press Coordinator | Sonaali B |
Assistant Press Coordinator | Nithya Sudhakar Narayanaswamy |
Cultural Committee (Events) | |
Cultural Secretary (Events) | Darani Iyer |
Assistant Cultural Secretary (Events) | Shreya Sandipta Khuntia |
Cultural Committee (Festivals) | |
Cultural Secretary (Festivals) | Madhumitha Sriram |
Assistant Cultural Secretary (Festivals) | Vaishnavi Ravichandran |
Sports Committee | |
Sports Captain (Girl) | Rajalakshmi |
Sports Captain (Boy) | Chiranjeev |
Vayu House Captains | |
Vikrant | |
Angelin Gifty | |
Akash House Captains | |
Shravan | |
Sanjana Suresh | |
Agni House Captains | |
Karthikeyan Ravishankar | |
Anjana Suresh | |
Prithvi House Captains | |
Gururaj | |
Ishana |
Investiture Ceremony
October 30, 2015
The Investiture Ceremony happened the following morning, with the elected leaders receiving their badges, a symbol of the responsibility and trust reposed in them. Led by the head boy and head girl, the entire student council pledged to take up the responsibility of holding up the reputation of the school.
So, though many often joke that the phrase ‘Election Results’ is an anagram of the phrase ‘Lies, let’s recount’, this wasn’t the scenario of our school’s annual election, thanks to teamwork, collaboration and coordination, the three qualities that make a true leader.
As reported by Anjana and Sanjana Suresh
Class 11 Takshashila
Swearing-In Ceremony
August 14, 2015
The Head Boy and Head Girl of Hari Shree Vidyalayam were sworn in during a ceremony held during the morning school assembly on 14th August.
Head Boy – Avinash of Class XII
Head Girl - Sangamithra of Class XII
The proceeding started with a prayer and it was followed by ‘Pinning of the Badge’ on both the Head Boy and Head Girl. Avinash and Sangamithra took an oath on how they would uphold the integrity of the post given to them and discharge their duties responsibly and diligently. Ms. Meenakshi spoke about leadership, power and responsibility. Ms.Poornima narrated a story which highlighted the difference each and every individual can make.
Ms. Poornima pins the Head Boy and Head Girl badge on Avinash and Sangamithra
Sangamithra Goutham and Avinash Ramachandran take the Oath
The School Assembly watches the swearing-in ceremony
Conducting the proceedings
Ms. Meenakshi and Ms. Poornima address the assembly