Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Dandiya Nite

Hi friends,
Hope all of you are aware that as a part of the 150 years celebrations there will be a Dandiya Programme in the School on 18th October, 2008. Jet Set band will be in attendance. The tickets for the Dandiya are available in school or also I can arrange it if any of you want it.
Have fun,
Lalita

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Gala Dinner

Friends,
This evening, we had a gala dinner for ex students in the school. It was awesome! About 100 ex students turned up, some with their husbands. There was one ex student from the batch that passed out in 1941!!
The meeting started with prayer. One of the earliest ex students, Rose, welcomed the gathering. This was followed by the singing of "Alma Mater". Then there was a presentation with pictures from the 1950s down to the 2000s. There was loud cheering from the ex students when the pictures of Mother Sacred Heart, Sr. Pia, Sr. Goretti, Sr. Catherine, Miss Doctor, Miss Soares, Miss Tucker and many more were shown.
This was followed by a speech by the current Principal, Sr. Silvia. Then Miss Nirmala Chandy made a presentation about the activities that have been planned throughout the year (actually, all the way upto January 2010), the improvements planned in the school during this period which will help the students and teachers over the coming several years, and the amount of funds needed to finance these improvements.
A request here: Please be generous with your time, efforts, support, and financial contributions now. If ever your school needed your support, it is now!
Then, one by one, the ex students came up and shared with the gathering their feelings on being here today. It was a great trip down memory lane for all of us. If you were not there, please make sure you are there the next time - the next such meet is on January 26, 2009.
It was interesting to hear some Anneites say they studied here, their daughters studied here, and some even said their granddaughters are in the school!
Many of them had very good words to say about Miss Doctor, almost all of them had good words to say about Miss Chandy. A couple of them said they were here for the centenary and now they will be here for the 150th anniversary!!
The meeting ended with sumptuous dinner in the White Hall.
More later.
Lalita

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Article in DNA Pune edition

Hi there,
Please check out the article that appeared in the September 18, 2008 edition of DNA Pune about the 150th anniversary celebrations of our school. The article is on page 5. Here is a link for you:

http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?queryed=40&username=&useremailid=&parenteditioncode=40&eddate=9%2f18%2f2008

Take care
Lalita

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Gala Dinner for Ex-students on Sept 20, 2008

Hi friends,

For those of you who are likely to be in Pune on 20th September (Saturday) there is a gala dinner for the ex-students with one family member. I can arrange for tickets from school, please write to me or contact school office.

With sincere regards,
Lalita Vasu (1975 batch)

Sunday, August 31, 2008

150th Year Julibee Celebrations

Hi Annites,
This is Lalita Vasu from the 1975 batch. We had a meeting in the school today (August 31, 2008) about the Sesquicentennial celebrations of our school. The first step towards this is to try and reach out to as many Annites as possible. If you are an Annite, please post your reply to this blog, stating your name, your batch, your email ID and your telephone contact details, and I will get back in touch with you.
Thanks
Lalita