Peren, May 12 (MExN): The 11th Sainik School Punglwa Founders’ Day was celebrated on May 12 with K Tokugha Sukhalu IAS (Retd), Advisor and also an alumnus of Sainik School Bhubaneswar as the alumnus guest. The event was also attended by Old Boys Association (OBA) of Nagaland, dignitaries and parents.
SSP in a press release stated that on arrival, KT Sukhalu was received by Group Captain Sharad R Keskar, Principal Sainik School, Punglwa and presented guard of honour by the senior cadets of the school. Later, he inaugurated the Science and Art Exhibition of the school showcasing the ingenuity, aptitude and creativity of its cadets. Various working models in different categories prepared by the cadets were displayed in the exhibition.
The lighting of the ‘Lamp of Learning’ and release of school half yearly magazine ‘Voice of Young Warriors of Morung’ (VYWOM) by the alumnus guest marked the beginning of the event.
The alumnus guest in his speech conveyed the willingness from the state government to extend support towards infrastructure development and help required for the progress of the school. He said that the Chief Minister’s focus is development of youths and requested the school to spread more awareness about the Sainik School Punglwa as desired by the CM, so that the populace of the interior villages of Nagaland come to know about it and their children can be benefited from the school education specially the Eastern Nagaland region. He encouraged cadets to remain focus and join Armed Forces.
The Principal while presenting the School’s Annual report asserted that the school remains focussed on its objective ‘One aim, one goal NDA.’ KT Sukhalu did the honour of conferring the Best Academic (Individual) Award to Cdt Ngacho Heche, Best Sportsman of the Year to Cdt Mhademo Tsanglao, Best OLQ (Officer Like Quality) Award to Cdt Sendemo Tsanglao, Best Cadet to Cdt Sumwang Wangsa, Best Academic Trophy and the Cock House Trophy (Best house in overall) for the academic year 2017-2018 to Patkai House.
The cadets also staged a cultural potpourri such as mime depicting voluntary organ donation for a noble cause, Cultural Dance of Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh on the theme of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ (One India, Great India), Group Songs, Western Dance and special fusion dance by the tiny tots of Budding Blooms Foundation School, a school which looks after the educational requirement for the children of staff and nearby village.
The programme ended with the vote of thanks proposed by Sqn Ldr Sanjeev Kumar Chaudhary, Vice Principal of the School.
