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6 Y E A R S W E N T B Y S O Q U I C K L Y . I
R E M E M B E R H O W P E O P L E K E P T T E L L I N G U S
H O W T I M E W O U L D G O B Y F A S T , A N D PANDEY
N O W T H A T C O U L D N ’ T B E A N Y T R U E R .

T H E R E A R E S O M A N Y M E M O R I E S I M A D E
I S H A N
H E R E W I T H S O M E S P E C I A L P E O P L E A N D I
W I L L T R Y M Y B E S T T O C A P T U R E A L L O F
T H A T .

7 T H G R A D E W A S F I L L E D W I T H
S L E E P O V E R S , H I K E S W H E R E I W O U L D
S T R U G G L E T O K E E P U P W I T H M Y
F R I E N D S , C O U N T L E S S S M A L L F I G H T S ,
S A R K A R
S T A Y I N G U P T A L K I N G T O M A N A V A T
N I G H T , G O I N G F O R O U T I N G S , T R Y I N G T O
M A N A G E T H E L I T T L E M O N E Y W E H A D .
M O V I N G T O G A N G A A L L O W E D W E E K E N D
M O R N I N G B R E A K F A S T S A N D S N E A K I N G
O U T T O G O M E E T M R . S I N H A W I T H
K U S H A A L , M A N A V , P R A N A Y , A D I T Y A ,
R E H A N A N D I S H A A N A N D T A L K I N G
A B O U T O U R F U T U R E S D E S P I T E G E T T I N G I N
T R O U B L E W I T H M R . J O U S H A . I N S C H O O L ,
T H E A R T C L A S S W A S T H E P L A C E T O G O ,
T A G W A S T H E G A M E T O P L A Y D U R I N G
L U N C H , W I T H U S D O I N G “ P A R K O U R ” T O
R U N A W A Y F R O M E A C H O T H E R .
F R O M T H E O T H E R S I D E , C A N ’ T T H A N K Y O U
E N O U G H . W H E R E V E R W E W E R E , W E
A L W A Y S H A D S O M U C H F U N . D O M I , T H E
S T U D I O U S O N E , A Y D N T H E “ S T U D I O U S ”
P R A N K S T E R , J A K O B W H O W O U L D P L A Y
S T U P I D , A Y U S H ’ S A R G U M E N T S , K U S H A A L
A N D M I C A H T A L K I N G B E T W E E N
T H E M S E L V E S A N D T H I N K I N G O F J O K E S T O I remember the anxious feeling that enveloped me on my first day at KIS, but
S A Y . F R O M Y E A R L Y S L E E P O V E R S A T
J A K O B A N D D O M I ’ S A N D A Y D N ’ S H O U S E , in these 3 years, that anxiousness has turned into a deep heartfelt connection
G O I N G T O G A N G A R O O F S A N D T H E N with this place and its people. KIS led me to connect with myself and
R U N N I N G A W A Y , P L A Y I N G C O D A N D
B E I N G T H E O N L Y P E O P L E A T C O A K E R S , understand who I really am. I learned to cherish the talents I possess and
T H E S E N I G H T S W E R E S O M E O F T H E B E S T
I N K O D I . nurture them in a way that could benefit others. May it be travelling for MUN
trips, organizing writing festivals with Mr.Corey, or even jamming on my
1 1 T H A N D 1 2 T H G R A D E I M E T A N D
B E C A M E C L O S E R T O S O M A N Y M O R E guitar under the soft evening sun, Kodai was always a gateway of opportunities
P E O P L E , A W A D , N A T H A N , O M E I R , K R I S H , for all my passions.
T H E L O C H E N D B O Y S . I W O U L D R E M E M B E R
T H E N I G H T S W H E R E W E W O U L D L A U G H
A T O M E I R , P L A Y F I F A , T A L K , P L A Y T T , I have grown through these years with all of my friends. We have been witness
C O M P A R E O U R P R O G R E S S A N D L A U G H A T
O T H E R S . B A R T L E T T A N D A L L I T S P E O P L E to some of the most heartfelt, exciting and even painful moments of our lives. I
W I L L H O L D A S P E C I A L P L A C E I N M Y will value every moment, even the small things like cooking pasta in dorm,
H E A R T .
eating kulfis while walking around the lake, ritualistically taking pictures at the
I W O N ’ T F O R G E T O U R O O T Y A D V E N T U R E S Chapel for every event and celebrating festivals together. Yes, we are a highly
W I T H T H E F O O T B A L L T E A M , W I N N I N G I T
F I N A L L Y I N 1 1 T H A N D 1 2 T H G R A D E . A L L unpredictable class... I mean we almost burned down Poondi and all of our
T H E F U N W E H A D I N B E T W E E N M A T C H E S , graduation events happened in a single day, but I am glad that we have been
T H E L A S T M A T C H G E T T I N G R E V E N G E O N
L A W E R E N C E , A N D T H E L A S T N I G H T W E there for each other through it all.
S P E N T I N O O T Y .

1 1 T H G R A D E P O O N D I I M E T A N O T H E R I thank my parents for being my source of constant belief and patience
S P E C I A L P E R S O N . S P E N D I N G W E E K E N D S through all the ups and downs. I am also truly grateful for the supportive
T O G E T H E R , S T U D Y P E R I O D S W A L K I N G
A N D T A L K I N G , G O I N G O U T F O R L U N C H O R teachers – Ms.Anusha, Ms.Sonia, Ms.Priyanka, Ms.Shylaja, Ms.Usha, Ms.Sophia,
J U S T S T A Y I N G A N D O R D E R I N G H F C . G Mr.Soumitri, Mr.Sam, Mr.Vishnu, Mr.Prem and Ms.Anuradha – who helped
Y O U M A D E M E E N J O Y E V E R Y D A Y O F 1 1 T H
A N D 1 2 T H G R A D E S O M U C H A N D I C A N ’ T me in all situations throughout my journey here. I will always remember
T H A N K Y O U E N O U G H . Ms.Sujata’s stern yet motherly figure and Ms.Ivy’s delicious cooking being a

K U S H A A L , J A K O B , A Y D N , D O M I , M I C A H , constant delight in dorm. I am also very thankful to Mr.Corey, Mr.Punnoose,
A Y U S H , J A K E , W E B E T T E R F O L L O W T H E
P A C T W E M A D E . A L T H O U G H T H E L A S T 2 Mr.Kurian, Mr.Ashwin and all administrative members for constantly putting
M O N T H S G O T R E S T R I C T E D T O 1 N I G H T , I in their best effort to make KIS such a great place. I feel our school is special,
A M C E R T A I N W E W I L L A L L M A K E U P F O R
T H E L O S T T I M E . C A N ’ T W A I T F O R O U R not because of the facilities, the activities or whatnot, but because of the
G R A D T R I P A N D I L O V E Y O U G U Y S S O individuals that reside within the ancient buildings that make this school so
M U C H .
remarkable. I am utterly proud to call myself an alumni of KIS and my time
here is a part of my life that I know I will cherish for years to come.