rrrrewind

11 november 2006 , the annual sports day of st anns high school, icse, secunderabad...

a day that took me back in time 8 years and left me feeling completely nostalgic..

that only 8 years ago i was on that very field brought me both joy and a sense of sadness.

discipline, creativity, imagination galore, crisp marchpast, coordination at its best, prim and properly dressed students, an experience guaranteed to satisfy...
thats a typical sports day for u at st anns icse, in a nutshell. [im sure any annite would echo a similar sentiment :) ]

also me being an "annite" [as we're called] its but obvious that il love my school any which way..however this time around i was indeed a little disappointed :(

as always the show started off with the guard of honor, a traditional welcome marchpast for our chief guest. [it used to be a sense of achievement and pride to be selected for the guard of honor.] as the students marched in , was i a little misty eyed... after all 8 years ago i was in that very guard of honor! whoever thought of the theme this time is a creative genius! its the best ever ive witnessed :)

after declaring the sports meet open, the regular drill displays, sprint relays, athletic games and the marchpast followed suit... personally the drill displays did not really appeal to me.. i could actually see a drastic fall in quality[ yeah i hate to admit it....:( ] which left me really dissappointed.. after all my school' s much better than that!
the marchpast also wasnt upto the mark.. when we being ex students had a higher benchmark to qualify for the marchpast, it was sad to witness the slightly shoddy marchpast...

however, the athletic games this time were really interesting, fresh and innovative :)
a drill display by the tiny tots christened "titanic" wins hands down... an xtremely cute theme, it was a feast to see the cute little kiddos dance to celine dions song with their cute sailor dresses.

and finally the closing ceremony, which was the mother of all events... a beautifully choreographed torch drill display accompanied with a message of love and a wonderfully rendered song... it could not have got better :)

the sports meet finally ended with the guard of honor, this time by the plus two students..

time sure flies and events such as this brings back all those sweet memories that can only be relived but can never experienced again!

signin off :)