SHILLONG, FEB 3: St Edmunds School is gearing itself to celebrate its centenary celebration as the St Edmund’s Past Pupil Association (SEPPA) is working overtime to host the event slated to start from
February 11 and play host to over 800 former Edmundians who will be converging to Shillong from all over the world.
SEPPA not only wants to celebrate the centenary celebration to mark the 100 years of existence of the school what was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (India province) in Laitumkhrah, Shillong in 1916 but only wants the occasion to be a meaningful and joyful wants.
SEPPA members said the preparation for the celebration is going full swing and former students, who were studying in the school especially during the 1940s, and now based in countries like England, America, Australia, Germany, Bangladesh and others, are expected to participate in the celebration.
Besides, the others who will be participating in the celebration are the SEPPA chapters from Calcutta, Bangalore, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya.
“We are expecting 800 plus ex-pupils of the school to attend the celebration,” SEPPA Meghalaya president George Ritchmond Marbaniang said during a news conference on Wednesday.
He also said two Irish Christian brothers will be among the delegation who will be visiting the state for the occasion.
The three-day centenary celebration of the school also coincides with the forthcoming 12th South Asian Games, 2016, which will commence from February 5 – 16. Due to the Asian games, SEPPA is facing problems of accommodating its delegations as most of the hotels are booked for the SAG.
“There are some hiccups as SAG is also being held during that time. It has been a handicap for us as the state government has booked all the hotels,” Marbaniang said.
He, however, hoped the SAG event will not affect the celebration much.
Highlighting on the three days activities during the centenary celebration, Marbaniang informed that there will be an informal meet of the Edmundians in City Dhaba on February 11, followed by a picnic to Sohra and an evening session, where speeches will be delivered by past pupils on February 12.
The final day will however feature activities like sports, prayer service, march pass by the five houses named after the former principals of the school at the school premises.
The rich legacy of St Edmunds School also includes the period of the second World War and SEPPA members informed that they are contemplating to document the experiences that the school had to undergo during the war in its upcoming Souvenir.-By Our Reporter
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