Annual Function

I woke up yesterday and the first thought that struck me was- Annual Function! For the last two months we were all busy preparing for one of the most exciting events of the year, the Annual Function. I was a participant in the choir for this year's musical- My Fair Lady. This was my last Annual Function and so I had decided to enjoy every single moment. I reached school two hours before the event. Those two hours of wait were spent fooling around, laughing and talking. I had managed to escape from my allotted class room and spent time with my friend, Manya. Just as I entered my class, our teacher in-charge told us that it was time to go. As we arranged ourselves on the loft where we were supposed to sing, the second programme of the evening began. The item, Taal Sangam, consisted of four different traditional dances. And then it was time for the Musical. It was still hard to believe that it was the final day. We performed well and people applauded after our last song. That was when it dawned on me- it was all over! After the acknowledgements, we were asked to stay back. It was the birthday of our Principal and we had to sing for him at the end of the event. My Fair Lady was followed by Loyola Circus. This was put up by students of class 8 and 9. Many of my friends were in this event. It was really enjoyable! I cheered till my throat went hoarse. Once the Circus ended, the choir sang the birthday song for Father. Just as we were about to leave, our teachers in-charge asked us to stay back, this time for a photograph. This was really special. I love being a part of the choir and am really going to miss it all. After the photograph I located my parents and came back home, slightly disappointed that its all over but with some great memories!

Great Experience

Astronomy fascinates me. I love the subject and read books about it too. Today I got a rare opportunity to attend a lecture by Natalie Batalha, a co-investigator of NASA's Kepler mission. She told us all about the discovery of earth like planets. I felt privileged to be able to attend this talk. It was an awsome learning experience and I was really lucky to be one of the few students who went from my school. I really hope that I get more opportunities to attend such talks and increase my knowledge about astronomy!