Induction Programme:  May  25^th -31st, 2011 

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as one observes , is in one’s imagination….. The beginning is always today.

The Induction programme for Teachers was conducted in the last week of  May 2011. The new Faculty were accorded a warm welcome by the Principal, Dr. C. G. Geetha. Teachers were briefed about the general rules and regulations of the School. The Academic schedule and the time-tables were distributed among the teachers. The Teachers of Grades IX-XII were briefed about the Specifications CD of Edexcel. The text books were also distributed by the Librarian. The Year plans and the Scheme of work for each Grade were prepared by the teachers for the Academic year 2011- 2012. The importance of the usage of Teaching Aids and the multi-media room were stressed.

Reopening Day :  June 1^st, 2011

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

A formal function marked the reopening day  with the Management and the Principal taking an active part in it to welcome the old as well as the new students. The Principal addressed the gathering and introduced the members of the Teaching as well as Non-Teaching Staff. The Honourable Chairman of the School  Mr. Johnson C. Lukose  welcomed the parents, students and staff to the Dawn family. The Students were accompanied to  their respective classes by their Class Teachers  who briefed them about their code of conduct  and the guidelines of the school.

Freshers day:  June 17^th, 2011                                                       

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed. True happiness involves the full use of one\'s power and talents.

The new students who joined  the Dawn family in the academic year 2011-12 were encouraged to exhibit their talents  by performing in front of the School. Extempore speeches, songs, cinematic dances were some of the programmes presented by the students.  Haritha K. of grade XII presented a cinematic dance. George Shibu Pynadath & John Shibu Pynadath  moved to the beats of a popular Michael Jackson number.

Teachers who joined in the Academic Year 2011-2012  were also  invited to perform on stage.

Ms. Aswathy Raveendran & Ms. Mary Reshmi  presented a cinematic dance.       Ms. Asha V. Menon  played a popular tune on the violin.  Some of the teachers sang [solo  and group]  songs.

The CEO Mr. Jim Laughlin and the  Principal   Dr. C. G. Geetha   graced the occasion with their presence.

Club Inauguration :  June 24^th, 2011

“Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.”

                                                   “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”

The Nature Clubs [Junior & Senior] and the Literary Clubs [Junior & Senior]were formally inaugurated.

The Literary Clubs presented skits, speeches, poetry recitation & story –telling.  The Nature Clubs presented short Skits on the importance of going “Green”  & global warming.

The Teachers in-charge of the Clubs coordinated the activities.

Investiture ceremony:  June 30^th, 2011

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

 The ‘Meet the Candidate’ assembly  culminated in the elections to the Student Council and the Investiture Ceremony for the newly elected Student Council members to take charge formally.  The Student Council leaders of the previous year formally handed over charge to the new Council members.  The Oath-taking Ceremony followed this.  The  CEO Mr. Jim Laughlin administered  the  Oath of Office to the new office bearers.  He asked them to strive to be good role models.

The Principal addressed the office bearers and wished them the very best in all their endeavours.

The new office bearers presented a song “I am a great big bundle” after they were sworn in which was chosen to be incorporated as a part of every Investiture Ceremony.

School Captain :    Anna Susan Thomas        

Vice Captain :  Ritu Prastina Melroy

                         Passionate Planets                 Majestic Moons

House Captain Jennifer Ann Abraham             Rinu Angel Melroy

House Vice-Captain Lisa Mary Thomas          Joel L. Johnson

Sports Captain         Shane Xavier                   Jithin Valiyaveedu

Sports Vice-Captain Alan Chacko Zachariah     Aman Razeem

Seminars & Workshops:  [Grades IX-XII]

Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns. You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.

‘I am Genius’  July 2^nd, 2011

The month of July, 2011 saw the commencement of the Lecture Series for grades IX-XII ‘I am Genius’  by Mr. Alphonso Francis a trained Psychoanalyst, who incidentally,  is the parent of Sneha Alphonso Francis of Grade II.

He encouraged the students to shed all their  inhibitions to achieve the best. He also asked them to think positively and believe that they are geniuses.

Edexcel  July 2^nd, 2011

Ms. Anu Singh, a resource person from Edexcel, presented an interactive session which was organized for the students and teaching faculty of Grades IX-XII. Ms. Singh very patiently briefed the students and the staff about Edexcel and answered all  their queries.  The session proved to be a very useful one and she stressed on the importance of going through the Specifications [Edexcel] for all the subjects.

Law School Education  July 28^th, 2011

A Career guidance session by Career Launcher-LST , was organized for the students of Grades IX-XII where they were briefed about careers beyond Courtrooms. CLAT, NLU D, SET, CETIP & NLU O were some of the examinations that were talked about for admission into the most prestigious law universities in the country.

Singapore Institute of Management   August 8^th, 2011

A resource person from Singapore Institute of Management [SIM Group] briefed the students about the under graduate programmes offered to international students by SIM.  Diploma in Management  Studies, Bachelor of Business, B.Sc. [Hons] Accounting & Finance are few of the Programmes she discussed in detail with the students.  She also explained the Twinning programmes of SIM.

Varma Cricket Club  August 10^th, 2011

The Boys from Grades III-XII attended an introductory session by Varma Cricket Club on Cricket coaching which would help them develop the fundamentals of batting,bowling and fielding skills.The details of the camp were circulated among the students to encourage active participation.

Eye Camp  August 10^th, 2011

The Staff and the students of the School attended the day-long eye camp organized by the School and  tested their eyes professionally.

Dawn Fest  July-August  2011

Good Coaches teach respect for the opposition, love of competition, the value of trying your best, and how to win and lose graciously.

The month long competitions of the Dawn Fest finally came to an end on August  5^th , 6^th & 8^th 2011.

Dawn Fest was a platform for all the students to showcase their talents. The final rounds of the literary competitions and the cultural competitions  were conducted  and the prizes were distributed to the winners.  Students from LKG-XII participated actively and made it a grand success.

The formal ceremony began with the ceremonious  lighting of the lamp by the  P.R.O. Mr. Lee Tamplain, the Dawn Fest-Coordinator, Ms. Navya Anna Thomas, the House Mistresses of Passionate Planets & Majestic Moons, Ms. Sujitha V. Kini & Ms. Sruthy Meenakshy and Ms. Anna Susan Thomas the School Captain.

This was followed by the various competitions scheduled for the three days.

Independence Day:  August 12^th, 2011

The greatest challenge now is to find a way to keep independence while also committing ourselves to the ties that bind people,  families, and ultimately societies together.

The Independence day was celebrated on August ,12^th .Speeches ,singing of patriotic songs and an Independence day quiz marked the celebrations. 

First Terminal Examination

“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” David Bly                                                                                                            

The Countdown has started for the First Terminal Examinations for Grades VI-XII.

Dear  Students, always remember these words as you prepare for the Exams…..

If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it.    If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.                       

 Onam Celebrations&Vacation               

The Onam celebrations are scheduled for September 2^nd, 2011 which will be followed by the Onam Vacation.

May this  Onam  bring joy  to each one of  you  and  your family !

Here\'s a rundown of all our Second Term activities.

Our Second Term began when the school reopened after the Onam holidays on 12^th September 2011. Students seemed to be more energetic and enthusiastic after the ten days of fun and enjoyment. The First Term answer scripts were sent home and brought back signed by the parents.

The teacher is the pivot of an educational system. He/she moulds the personality of emerging generations, shapes the society and builds the nation. September 14^th, the birthday of our former president, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, is celebrated as “Teachers’ Day” throughout the country. We, the Dawn family, also celebrated the day with a wide range of programmes. The day’s celebrations started with the assembly. Our Principal, Dr. C. Geetha, took on the role of the school captain to lead the assembly and the other teachers participated in place of the students. Thus the teachers got a chance to go back to the golden days of their school life. The student teachers of grade X to XII handled the classes for the day in the role of the teachers. Their performance was judged by a panel of teachers.  Ms. Steffy Joy Pulinthara of grade XI was chosen as “The Best Student – Teacher”. The various games organized by the coordinator,   Mrs. Mary Reshmi, enlivened the occasion. The teaching staff took part actively in all the games. The coordinator took special attention to advise the student teachers who put their maximum efforts to prove their teaching efficiency. The entire function concluded with the distribution of prizes to the students as an acknowledgement of their sincere efforts.

National Cyber Olympiad was conducted at the school on 15^th September, 2011.  The first of its kind in the country, the National Cyber Olympiad is now a global search competition that aims at identifying and nurturing cyber talent amongst the youngsters. It is as much about inspiring the younger generation to enhance their knowledge and comprehension of issues related to computers and IT as about testing their aptitude in these streams.  It is an international level competition focusing on Mental Ability, Logical & Analytical Reasoning in computers and IT.

Dawn International School witnessed the release of its newsletter, Sparkling Ray – Volume 11, on the 16^th September 2011. The members of the literature club were in charge of conducting the function. Miss Anna Susan Thomas was the mistress of the ceremony. She expressed her gratitude to all the people involved in producing the Sparkling Ray, in particular, the Principal for her constant support and encouragement. The teachers involved were also thanked for their valuable support and guidance.

Education of a child is the joint responsibility of school and home. Open House at Dawn is a platform for discussing the academic needs and problems of the child by his parents and teachers and to take joint action for his fullest academic and personal development. On 17^th September an Open House was held for all the grades (from the KG section to grade XII).  Parents and guardians took this opportunity to put forward their opinions and suggestions on the curricular and co-curricular activities. They collected their ward’s achievement records and held discussions with the class teachers and subject teachers.

The day of the Open House was more remarkable because Dawn International School presented its 6th Arts and Science Exhibition. The students proved that they are blessed with a myriad of creative skills. The students’ amazing talents were manifested in the charts, experiments and working models which they prepared based on science and other subjects.  Some of the art work created by the students was truly astonishing.

Language is a skill, proficiency in which is acquired mostly through practice. External examinations were conducted at Dawn School which helped in evaluating how far the students were succeeded in acquiring the four fold language skills; namely Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.  BULATS (Business Language Testing Services) speaking test for Grade XI was held on 20^th September 2011. The reading, listening and writing tests of the YLE [Starters (Grade III), Movers and Flyers] and BULATS exams were conducted by Planet Edu on 22^nd September, 2011.  The results of the BULATS were declared in the assembly on 29^th October 2011. 

RESULTS OF THE BULATS

BULAT SCORE

1^st        Ashwin Santhosh Nair            C 2/5 – Overall Score:  93

2^nd        Ramzan Thohs                        C 1/4 – Overall Score:  83

3^rd        Anna Susan Thomas               C 1/4 – Overall Score:   79

INDIVIDUAL TOPPERS

            SPEAKING

            1^st        C 2/5 – Higher End     Ashwin Santhosh Nair

                                                            Anna Susan Thomas

            2^nd        C 2/5 – Lower End     Rinu Angel Melroy

                                                            Steffy Joy Pulinthara

                                                            Mark Bobby Chandy

            3^rd        C 1/4 -  (+)                  Jennifer Ann Abraham

            WRITING

            1^st        C 2/5 – Higher End     Rinu Angel Melroy

                                                            Steffy Joy Pulinthara

                                                            Mark Bobby Chandy

            2^nd        C 1/4                           Ashwin Santhosh Nair

                                                            Anna Susan Thomas

            LISTENING AND READING

            1^st        Ashwin Santhosh Nair            91  &  94

            2^nd        Ramzan Thoha                        79  &  86

            3^rd        Anna Susan Thomas               79  &  79

The speaking test for YLE exams was conducted by an External Examiner on 23^rd September 2011. An on-line training for the KET and PET exams was held at the school for the English teachers. The session was highly informative as the teachers got a chance to clear up their doubts on preparing the students for the same.  The results of the YLE Starters, Movers & Flyers were presented at the school assembly and are posted below.

YLE 2011 RESULTS:  STARTERS, MOVERS & FLYERS

GRADE 3

1^st Rankers      15/15   Leanne P. Biju

                                    Rayan John Pavana

                                    Teres Thomas

                                    Kristin Mary Mathew

                                    Richie Ann Mathew

2^nd Rankers      14/15   Avin Abraham

                                    R. M. Sheetal

                                    Sandra Bipin

3^rd Ranker        13/15   Arsh Siraj

                        12/15   Khadeeja Zaira

                                    Joyal Joseph Ajil

                        11/15   Ronit Sajeey

                                    Abhishek G.Bhat

GRADE 6

1^st Rankers      15/15   Nabeen Bhusal

                                    Nikhil Bhusal

                                    Mohammed Siddique

                                    Reetha Monika Thomas

                                    Olivia Ayyamala

                                    Sahad Selmi N. A.

                                    Smrithi Anna Daniel

                                    George Shibu Pynadath

                                    Asha Mattathil Alias

                                    Hassan Layaan Abdul Latheef

2^nd Rankers      14/15   Raima Mary Pavana

                                    Anni Puthenpurackal

                                    Eunseo Lee

GRADE 7

1^st Rankers      14/15   Ajay K. Mathew

                                    Pichaya Chinaksorn

                                    Jenny Joseph Ajil

                                    Sandra Mary Francis

2^nd Ranker       13/15   Mark Jones Abraham

3^rd Rankers      12/15   Shawn T. Siju

                                    Ameen Ashraf

A Poster Designing Competition was conducted for the Junior and Senior categories on 28^th September 2011. Mr. Satheesh Pai, the Art teacher, was in charge of the competition. The topic for the juniors was – ‘Pollution’ and the topic for Seniors was – ‘Save Energy for the Future’.

Majestic Moons bagged the first prize in the senior category whereas members of the Passionate Planets had the final smile when the result of the junior category was announced.

Details of the winning teams for the Poster Competition:

MAJESTIC MOONS (SENOIRS)

Luangluewong Wiramon – Grade 10

Anna Susan Thomas – Grade 11

Rinu Angel Melroy – Grade11

Supanath Thanathum – Grade 12

Aarsha Sebastian – Grade 10

PASSIONATE PLANETS (JUNIORS)

Pichaya Chinaksorn – Grade 7

Nabeen Bhusal – Grade 6

Reetaa Monika Thomas – Grade 6

Go Yeonjoo – Grade 7

Go Dahyun – Grade 4

October 2^nd is celebrated as the national holiday, Gandhi Jayanthi, as it is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.  Gandhiji is honoured by the people of India as the “Father of the Nation.”  Since it was a holiday on October 2^nd, the Dawnites celebrated the 142^nd birthday of Mahatma Gandhi on 3^rd October 2011. Our CEO, Mr. Jim Laughlin, placed a garland over Gandhiji’s photo as a token of respect and gratitude.  Dathathreyan Mattatholi of UKG instilled a sense of pride in all our hearts by his moving speech on the ‘Mahatma’.  Mrs. Asha V. Menon, our biology teacher, took part hand-in-hand in commemorating the legend’s birthday by playing his favourite song “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram” on the violin. Students made sure that all the sacrifices made by the great man were fondly remembered the whole day.

Sports education has been recognized as an intrinsic part of the regular curriculum for the holistic development of the individual.  It helps the learner to imbibe leadership qualities, recreational values, team spirit, development of civic virtue, improved discipline and other qualities.  At Dawn International School, sports competitions were flagged off with the Table Tennis Tournament on 7^th October 2011.  Excellent sportsman spirit was exhibited by the members of both Passionate Planets and Majestic Moons, our two school houses.  Sparks of fire flew in air when smashes were served by the contestants.

One of the most interesting events of our Sports Competitions leading up to Sports Day, is the Fun Games.  The Fun Games were held at the school on October 13 & 14, 2011. 

The Musical Chairs Competition, an inevitable part of the fun games associated with the sports competitions, was held at Dawn International School on 10^th October 2011. This was meant for Category I students; Grades LKG - UKG. On the same day we had the 50 Meters Race for the students of the same category followed by Shuttle Race Competition for the students who belong to category 2.  The other Fun Games Competitions were held on 13^th and 14^th October 2011. They were, indeed, so much fun for everyone. 

The football and cricket tournament for the academic year 2011-12 were held on 15^th October, 2011.  The Majestic Moons team bagged both the victory of cricket and football matches.  The Majestic Moons cricket team, lead by Remo David Ramesh, won the cricket match by 3 wickets. The Majestic Moons football team, lead by Nithin Odampilly Peter, conquered with a score of 6-3.

On the same day as the football and cricket matches, some students from our school participated in the PCM Examination held off campus. 

Games like Basketball have an unavoidable role in relieving the students’ anxiety and tension as it gives an invigorating break from the academics for a short while.  An inter–house basketball match was held at Dawn International School on 19^th October 2011.  The first category was between Passionate Planets senior girls against Majestic Moons, in which Majestic Moons faced defeat at the hands of Passionate Planets.  Passionate Planets had finished with a score of 34 points and the Majestic Moons were the runners up with a score of 8 points.

The second basketball match was conducted between the junior boys of both houses, where the Majestic Moons emerged as the winners with a lead of 22 points keeping the Passionate Planets in the runners up position with a score of only 2 points.

The last and final basketball match was between the senior boys of both the houses, where the Majestic Moons trounced the Passionate Planets with a lead of 22 points keeping the Passionate Planets in the runners up position with a score of 8 points.  Congratulations to the winning teams and all the players of both the houses.

The major athletic events – long jump and shot-put competitions were held at the school on 21, 22 and 24^th October 2011.

Well organized sports activities in the school environment can fuel the individual towards a life-long love of sports and games and will help to optimize their all round development. They provide scope for developing social skills , a sense of cooperation , team spirit and self discipline which are important for a citizen to function in a democracy.

Dawn International School held its 5th Annual Sports Day on 29^th October 2011. It started off with the traditional march past.  Mr. Manoj Varma, the Renji Trophy cricket player was the chief guest. After the meet was declared open, the students displayed a colourful performance of Aerobics.  It was followed by the athletic events such as sprints and relays. Passionate Planets won the overall sports championship keeping the Majestic Moons in the runners up position.

Diwali , the Festival of Light, is celebrated all over the country as a token of the victory of good over evil.  October 24^th was an auspicious day for the Dawnites as we celebrated Diwali with a variety of programmes. The celebrations commenced with the inaugural address of our Principal,  Dr. C. G. Geetha, in which she reminded the students about the need for brightening their mind with the light of knowledge. Followed by this Mrs. Asha V. Menon, the coordinator of the Diwali celebrations, narrated a story related to the festival.  The narration came to an interesting conclusion when Aaryan Nair, Victor Wilson Varghese and Teresa  Peter of Grade 2 clad in the attire of Raman, Laxman and  Sita, respectively, came upon the stage much to the delight of the audience.  The students of Grade 8 beautified the event with a dance performance with diyas and dandia.  Dr. C. G. Geetha lit the first diya followed by our CEO Jim sir , PRO Lee Tamplain and Mrs. Marsha Lair (mentor for girls). The teachers and students walked in procession by class, lighting their diyas.  Everyone placed their diyas on the floor arranging them in the shape of a pigeon in flight to freedom. The heart of each and everyone throbbed with extreme delight when the firecrackers burst in the air.   

Dawn International School was immersed in myriad colours on 11^th October 2011. The sprouting, painting maestros of Dawn School actively participated in the Painting Competition held at the school campus. 

October 13 brought in a good reason for Dawnites to be in a celebratory mood.  It was the birthday of our beloved CEO, Mr. Jim Laughlin. Good wishes and gifts were passed on during the assembly. The art teacher, Mr. Satheesh Pai came up with an innovative gift – a pencil sketch of the CEO himself. And to top it all, all the grade students made beautiful greeting cards which they presented to their beloved sir.

The campus of Dawn Internatinal School was visited by the Consulate General of Thailand Mr. Chanchai Charan Vatnakit. The main intention  of the visit was to know about the welfare of the Thai students who are studying here. The Consulate General had a face to face interaction with the Thai students and went back to the Chennai Thai Consulate  with a gratified smile on his face.

The Dawnites celebrated the 55^th Anniversary of “Kerala Piravi” (Kerala Day) on 2^nd November 2011. The whole Dawn family was dressed in the traditional attire of Kerala wearing sarees and mundus. As  a  part of the celebration the school conducted ‘Malayalee Manka’ and ‘Kerala Sriman ’ competition.  Aarsha Sebastian of Grade 10 and Jhendri V. S. of Grade 12 won the title of ‘Malayalee Manka ’ and ‘Kerala Sriman’ respectively.  Our Principal Dr. C. G. Geetha also made it a point to congratulate both the House Mistresses and praise them for their relentless efforts to bring forth the innate talents of each and every student. As an acknowledgement  of their efforts, the principal gave a gift box to both Sruthy Meenakshy  the House Mistress of Majestic Moons and Sujitha V. Kini the House Mistress of Passionate Planets also won the award for the ‘Best House Mistress’ of the academic year 2011- 2012.

Dawn International School offers its students an opportunity to gain additional qualifications in English language. The Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET) are part of this initiative. The students of Grades 8 and 9 attended KET and PET speaking test on 3^rd November 2011. The exams were conducted in the school campus by the external examiners.

The students of Grades 7 to 9 participated in the ‘The Hindu Young World Quiz Competetion ’ held at Kaloor A.J. Hall on 11^th November 2011.

“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen and waste its fragrance in the desert air”

Talents which go unrecognized are often wasted. To prevent this from happening, Dawn School takes care to nurture the blooming talents of every child. Under the watchful eyes of their teachers, the Dawnites get the confidence to nurture their unique skills. As part of this commitment, the school organized a Talents Day programme on 14^th of November 2011. The programme, named‘Gloss 2011’, started off with the carol singing competition between the two houses, i.e. Majestic Moons and Passionate Planets. Commemorating the birthday of the great Indian leader Jawaharlal Nehru, Nabeen Bhusal of Grade 6 addressed the audience dressed up as the endearing leader. A prayer dance lend an auspicious start to the Talents Day. Students from LKG to Grade 8 got an opportunity to showcase their talents. This was followed by the  Christmas programme practice in the eafternoon. Keeping with the spirits, our principal, Dr. C. G. Geetha rendered a beautiful hindi song.  Next on stage, the school PRO, Mr.Lee Tamplain, had the audience rocking to his English tunes. The day long programme winded up with a stunning dance performance by the teachers.

The school conducted three pre-board examinations for Grades 10, 11 and 12 in order to familiarize them with the question patterns. The practice exams helped in minimizing their exam fears.  The first pre-board exams commenced on 15^th November 2011.  The second round of exams started on December 6^th and the third round on December 15^th.  The pre-board exams ended by December 20^th. 

National Science Olympiad was conducted at the school campus on 17^th November 2011.  Thirty three students participated in the event.

Dawn International School arranged a pleasure trip to Veegaland Amusement Park for Grades 9 to 12 on 22^nd November 2011. The trip was really effective liberating the students from the clutches of tensions and worries, but the teachers who attended the trip were quite tired the next day.

The students of Grades 1 – 8 had their day of fun at Veegaland on December 2^nd, 2011.  Since it was a Friday, the students had the day Saturday to rest from having too much fun.

One Nation Reading Together is an annual event where children will spend thirty minutes on the designated day reading for fun and doing other activities that celebrate reading as a pleasurable and enriching experience.  Dawn International School celebrated this year’s ONRT with the presentation of a skit called ‘Money Order’ which shed light on the importance of reading skill in our daily life.  This was presented by the students of Grades 1, 2 and 3.

Farewell on December 3^rd

December 3^rd, 2011 was a landmark in the history of Dawn International School. The day witnessed the first official farewell ceremony of the 12^th Grade students. The well coordinated function spoke volumes about how close this batch of students are to the school. The students were accorded a warm welcome. The coordinator and Grade 12 class teacher, Mrs. Anita Jason, delivered a most touching farewell speech.  The art teacher, Mr.Satheesh Pai, sketched the portraits of all the students and this was duly exhibited.  After an innovative Powerpoint presentation outlining each of the 12th Grade students’ interests and days in the school, it was the turn of the juniors to speak eloquently about them. This was followed by the address of our CEO Mr.Jim Laughlin, our principal Dr. C. G. Geetha and the Mentor for girls, Mrs.Marsha Lair. All of them wished the students the very best in all the future endeavours.

The seniors opened their hearts and talked about how badly they are going to miss the Dawn family. A rich reservoir of cultural programmes were organized during the afternoon session. Various contests were organized to determine who would be garlanded Mr/Ms Dawn. The honour of being named “Mr. Dawn School” went to Shin Dong Joon.   In the qualifying rounds towards the title, Ms. Jeong Heilee was named “Ms. Smile of Dawn School”.  Deepak Arun P. was named “Mr. Genius of Dawn School”.   Shin Dong Joon was also named “Mr. Talent of Dawn School”.  The stage exploded with a richness of dance and festivities.  Even the teachers came up with a motivational slogan presentation.  Undoubtly this day will remain etched in the minds of all the outgoing students.

X’MAS programme on 23^rd December, 2011