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LOCHEND KENNEDY
Being a Lochend boy is not something you take for granted. It is a privilege
and an honor. The first requirement is to be a hot boy, thus making Lochend
dorm the hottest dorm over the ages. The average person would probably
not understand the events that unfold in this beautiful dorm. The moment
you walk into dorm, after getting past our guard dog, Laxman Bomb, you
are welcomed with interesting scents provoked by some naughty boys. Apart
from lighting many other things up, they will light up your day.
We have a range of bright boys that serve their purpose to the dorm. The
Korean boys conveniently supply food when needed. Speaking of food, we
had many good memories with raw eggs, unusual brown coloured Chupa
Chups and sometimes even some extra-yellow Maggi.
Some boys in the dorm are lovers (Dorji) while others are fighters. This gave
birth to the prestigious Lochend fight club, in which true Rajasthani spirit was
showcased through blood, sweat and tears.
Born dancers impressed the girls with silky moves in the dorm dance
competition and proved they could throw it back better than all the girls in
Kodi School. Kennedy might have won the competition, but Lochend won the Welcome to Kennedy: home to the buffaloes, the hippies, and the jungle gang.
hearts. Kennedy is surprising, unusual, unexpected. Who would have thought a bunch of Jiya Amin
Kush Agarwal Lochend boys were always very considerate. They would bunk classes and weirdos and misfits could live in harmony somewhere. Well, this is that place. And Amida Anand
Nilardhi Aich come late as a favor to all the teachers and still manage to end up with 0 we love it. Sakthiuma Bala Thandauthapani
Jogi Amin absences by working their charm. This is the place you sleep at 3 am because you spent the entire night staring at Anmol Banga
Geunmyeong Baick It doesn’t matter if it was Monday or Saturday, you could always count on the stars, and thinking about how in a parallel universe, Ms. Stella would already Liya Benoy
Amaan Chaudhari Lochend to put on a blaze. be counting down the minutes before she slithers into your room with unmatched Isha Bollini
Wangden Dhondup Another thing that sets apart Lochend dorm from the rest is Mr. Sam and Ms. enthusiasm. Marie Chalard
Parth Goyal This is the place you unintentionally hear your neighbors’ conversations, but can’t Hannah Chang
Krish Khakhar Sarita. The Lochend boys love to exchange smiles with them and Jessica on help but tune into the free reality shows.This is the place where you wake up to the Ria Damodaran
Ju-Young Kim the way out. Ms Sarita clearly cooks food fit for saints, just like we are. sound of people getting breathalyzed. Twice. Tenzin Dhaden
Mingi Kim Lochend was the hottest, strongest and coolest dorm, but it was also the Mhonbeni Humtsoe
Minjae Kim most dominant dorm in the history of Kodi. Let it be basketball, football, NHS, This is the place where the kitchen was meant to accommodate one malnourished Manentila Jamir
Minseok Kim STUDCO, dance, singing, cooking or any other competition in school, there’s platypus, but was somehow forced to handle twenty buffaloes. Gayatri Kirloskar
MinSu Lee always a Lochend boy leading it … and yet we’re always on the “Black List”. This is the place where you can hear the faint melody of Sakthi playing “Faded” as Sentimongla Longkumer
Tiaakum Longchari Kodi school, you’re welcome for all we’ve done for you. the background music to you losing your mind over the five overdue IAs you have Shanaia Malkani
Dorji Longdrol - Lochend, the pride of Kodi. to submit in half an hour. Zeira Mathews
Aarvav Bharadwaj Manduva This is the place with puzzles with too many missing pieces for the dorm not to be Ashe Pinto
Kushaal Mathew haunted. We hope the ghosts make good use of them. Jahnvi Roorkeewal
Marc Menezes This is the place where you can lounge on the hammock and dream yourself away Annie Salim
Uday Misra to some other universe. Dixal Saravanan
Songwit Moongomklang This is the place where the comp. room was thought to be the secret portal to Nethra Rubini Sudhan
Aaryan Pagar Anika Tavethia
Aaryan Parikh the netherworld until some brave seniors found the courage in their hopelessness
Sunwoo Park (thanks IB) to venture into unknown territories in the last quarter of senior year Residential Parent:
Aditya Rajamurugan (never ended up happening, BTW). Indra Jayaprakash
Aryavardhan Sahu This is the place where Chocos were the main meal of choice and the cranberry
Rehan Sahu juice never stopped flowing.
Sener Sethi This is the only place where your neighbor’s panties, hanging on the washing line,
Arjun Singh look scarier than Ms. Stella’s disappointed face in the window while she locks you
out of the dorm, leaving you to gaze out the glass thinking of simpler times when
Residential Parent: you could just walk out when the bell rang. And you learn how to turn brushing your
Samuel Knudson teeth into a viable excuse for why you’re late, and not the fact that you woke up two
minutes ago. Not that it would matter anyway ‘cause Ms. Japes is an all-knowing,
all-seeing deity.
But somehow, we already miss being threatened to clean our room or no outing
passes by these brave women. We salute you.
To the juniors: don’t forget to twerk till you’re limp to Just Dance, keep your throats
dry from countless hours of karaoke, and have cute picnics in the garden. Don’t lose
your energy, power rangers. Keep the legacy going.