Auxilium School witnessed a solemn celebration of the investiture ceremony under the motto “The art of communication is the language of leadership. This occasion was graced by Fr.Rodney Borneo, the   honorable principal of St.Loyola school, Kidderpore.  A short speech on the essence of leadership and a reading from the Holy Bible, stressing on the fact that the Son of  God didn’t come to be served but to serve. This was followed by the Primary, Middle and High school captains, House captains and Vice captains, Prefects, club presidents and class Monitors receiving their badges and sashes. After the leaders had taken their respective badges, the flag handing ceremony took place where Rev.Fr.Rodney handed over the flag, as a symbol of the acceptance of responsibility to work for the welfare of the school community, to the leaders. A song titled “We can achieve’ was sung by the leaders to instill confidence and self assertion in their hearts as well as in those of the audience.

Fr.Rodney in his speech, underscoring the fact that leadership is not about glittering frills but about earnest commitments touched everyone’s heart. The inclusion of a very pertinent  and interesting  story about the origin of the word ‘sincere’ from the Latin phrase ‘sine cere’ meaning without wax, referring to using wax to cover blemishes  of cracked statues and their placement in the sun to distinguish the immaculate from the flawed statues, made the speech much  entertaining. His words proclaiming that the work lacks in leadership and not leaders were echoed. Finally Superior, Sr. Teresa A, congratulated the leaders and exhorted them to place their faith in God.

Dimitri  Mallick

XII A