It was 14 years back from the time of writing in 2008, when I first stepped into St. Karen’s. I had always been fascinated by the idea of going to school as a younger child even going to my cousin’s school just a year before my admission without informing anyone at home! Childishness at its best, but my first day wasn’t a very romantic affair , as I cried a lot, but this is how my love story with my school began.

Today, I am the newly appointed President of my school, and a lot of people at school know me, from teachers to students. I’ve had a successful school life in the eyes of many but what matters is how I reached here in the first place, after all life is not about the destination but rather the journey.

As a 3 year old, I was comparable to a sapling that my parents entrusted St. Karen’s to care for. Today I am a young tree, who was nurtured extremely well along with the other saplings out there. Why am I the only one to become the President then? Because love develops from trust, I never had an iota of doubt that St. Karen’s will always do what is right for my growth and when love gets involved, we talk about a bond that empowers and motivates us to do the correct, think the correct and become the best.

Here in this school, I found out the value of trust, St. Karen’s is not a school that filters students on the basis of their parental income or perceived talent but one which trusts us to improve and get the most out of our talents. Do I even need to mention the plethora of activities that our school has in place for us?

Now as the President of my school’s student council, I have been entrusted to lead my school and I hope to do it with my actions rather than hollow words. The role of a leader is not limited to organising things and ordering subordinates, it is not that of credit seeker. I hope to act as a bedrock for my team to flow freely, provide a conducive environment for them to hone their skills and nurture their leadership without the fear of failure and the fear of being blamed. I hope to be there with them to take the blame in their adverse phase, and not hesitate to step aside and let them take the center stage when they are worthy of it.

Down the memory lane when I evocate my journey here as a child to a young adult, countless magical memories come to my mind. This school gave me all a student could imagine to get, and I feel blessed and fortunate. I feel blessed to have Director Sir whose life is nothing less than exemplary, one which proves that it doesn’t matter what you begin with, he began with just 5 students. All that matters are what we choose to do with our lives, do we choose rue the fact that we weren’t born with countless resources or do we feel blessed to have what we have and to consistently improve little by little? I feel blessed to have Principal Ma’am whose dynamism leaves everyone in awe of her simplicity and leadership.

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS NOT YOUR CURSES.

To my fellows and my juniors, I only have one request, to always believe in their abilities, to have faith that god has sent them to earth for doing something great and to always have an unquenchable thirst to learn.

THE UNIVERSE BURIES STRANGE JEWELS DEEP WITHIN US ALL AND THEN STANDS BACK TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND THEM.

I HAVE ONLY ONE PROMISE TO MAKE TO MY SCHOOL , ONE DAY YOU’LL BE PROUD OF ME AND THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE VALUES THAT YOU INSTILLED DEEP IN MY HEART , ONE THAT ENCOURAGES TO NEVER GIVE UP EVEN IN THE GRIMMEST OF SITUATIONS AND LIVE A LIFE THAT WILL BE EXEMPLARY.

Thank You
President
CHAITANYA PRABHAKAR
12 E

It's a privilege in itself to be writing this message as the President of my beloved School, the St. Karen’s. I never thought of being bestowed with the utmost respect by the management and when today I’ve become a part it feels... Divine. I always wondered what would it feel like to be up there? And now I am one of those very few to experience the feeling.

The road, the journey to becoming the President is all dependent on this very feeling "opportunities don't happen you create them". I still remember myself when I entered the high school. Embezzled with curiosity of the future and darkness of the past. Never stood up for any co-curriculars. Taking part in any one of those was a nightmare for me. Until 10th I was just a shy kid afraid to present myself in front of any audience ...Too Afraid. But then I firmly believed and told myself "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change I am changing the things that I cannot accept”. This had to be a long time coming and finally when it came the symphony of life found its own new Rhapsody.

All we wait for that one moment that defines us, not for that very moment but beyond time.

It is rightly said that it is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite imagination and instil a love for learning. At St. Karen's I along with thousands of my fellow Karenites found the teachers who shaped our futures. The teachers always had only one goal to help us, the children, climb our own mountains as high as possible and no one can do more. They, our teachers transit us from a complete nobody in the beginning to the essential somebody of this Nation.

Now when I stand tall today as The President of the student council I shall make my school, especially Director sir and principal mam for instilling in me the utmost trust and Faith, proud of myself in the future and whatever success I achieve it's all a gift to my Alma Mater, My St. Karen's ,Our St. Karen's

Since At The End If The Day It Wasn't Where I came from, now when I have come all the way, I'm Never letting this moment go..Never

Thank You
President
Kshitiz Mayank
XII-A

It is a privilege to be the school captain of a school none other than St.Karen's High School. I aspire to work along with all the members of the student body and build a strong foundation of leadership. As a united student's voice we together shall endeavour to make the school proud of us in everything we do.

Thank You
President
Mr. Shaksham Ojha
X-I