Au Revoir !

                    au re·voir 

This is for all my friends. My students.

You are now entering the “real world.”

We have prepared you for your careers, and I hope that it will lead to successful future.

 Whatever you may be pursuing- for graduation, I know you will make us proud. I do hope though that you plan to stay in touch with your friends, teachers, and the school. What you will be receiving from cbse in a few weeks is just a certificate / evidence of having cleared your basic education. Remember there is no way to evaluate you as a person. No way to tell if you have imbibed all the skills/values for life. Your passing out only symbolizes the years of growing up, fun, friends, frustration, happiness, and other emotions you have experienced over the years. Your preparing for ‘unending’ unit tests, ‘unnecessary’ assignments and ‘unrelenting’ homework’s will have come to an end - those moments of extreme joy in seeing your projects succeed, and the times where you wondered how you were going to get through it all,.. all the Photostatting manually of each other’s notes and assignments.. even lab manuals,.. all the speed writing to meet a deadline,… begging for permission for ‘tomorrow definitely’ submissions,.. ah!  You are going to miss those very things - starting now... The gallivanting in the corridors,… peeping into friends classrooms,… checking out the ‘adjustment teacher’ for your classes,.. the extended breaks near the taps, the canteen, corridors, stairs,…  wont you miss those.? Those free periods and catching up with gossip, those ‘run for your life’ movements in the corridors, those last second… brainwave scribbles during the exams… those long trousers to hide your real colors [ of socks!], those shoes that got dusty due to the dust in the assembly…??? Right… ???  they were polished when you left home….
Reflect on those years and try to remember all that has happened …you.. we’ve all been through so much, both collectively and individually. Start thinking of things that you want to do next year; think of ways you can you can improve and excel your own self. Assess your own self… and your worth. Don’t wait for any …board… to tell you how good you are…. believe in yourself!!

So what were your best memories of your school?