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Investiture Ceremony

On the spectacular afternoon of July17th we witnessed the young leaders of Cambridge
International at Delhi Public School Nacharam, taking over the mantle of responsibility. All the
respected members of the school management, Mr. Chairman Shri. M Komaraiah Sir, Director
Pallavi Ma’am, Principal Mrs. Sunitha Rao ma’am, Vice principal Mrs. Shanti Anthony ma’am
and all the staff members, were present to grace this august gathering. The distinguished Chief
guest of the day, Dr Shashank Goel, IAS and the Chief electoral officer and E.O special chief
secretary to the government was there to grace the auspicious occasion.
As Light is a symbol of brightness and prosperity and expels the darkness of ignorance by kindling
the lamp of knowledge and wisdom, the ceremony began with the traditional lamp lighting
ceremony. Following the lamp lighting event, the dynamic and ever vibrant principal Mrs Sunitha
Rao of DPS Nacharam, motivated and boosted everyone’s spirit with her speech.
The vice principal Shanti Anthony ma’am then shared her rich insights with all the students and
inspired them with her dynamic initiatives. Then fellow students, Miss Mahati and Master
Akshay, explained how Student council elections prepare school students for life, helping them
to develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. RICER, the mnemonic which
describes all the students of Cambridge, was one of the main aspects of the ceremony. Five
students from different classes explained each attribute of RICER: Responsible, Innovative,
Confident, Engaged and Reflective.
The Chief guest, Dr. Shashank Goel Sir administered the oath to the young cabinet member and
Along with sir, the student council members raised their right hand forward and took the oath.
Hereafter, sir proceeded onto giving his speech and thereby shared his beautiful pearls of wisdom
with the students. The song, “We are the world”, was sung by the musically-talented students