St.

Augustine’s Day School for Girls

Investiture Ceremony – 28th APRIL, 2023

SHOWERING OF PETALS AND HANDING OVER OF BADGES BY PREVIOUS STUDENTS’ COUNCIL

CHRISTINA: Good morning to everyone! - - Respected Principal Ma’am, Headmistress ma’am, teachers, all the
staff members, parents and my dear students. This is a special day for the school. We are investing a new set
of Council members. We welcome all to the Investiture Ceremony of St. Augustine’s Day School for Girls to
this blended platform (Online and Off line). At the onset of this solemn ceremony let us commence the council
members of the session 2022-2023 as they hand over their badges for the induction of the new batch of
council members. We are grateful to them for their dedication and selfless service towards this Institution. We
request our Principal ma’am, our Headmistress Ma’am and all other dignitaries to come forward for the
showering of the petals. Simultaneously, the council members will hand over their badges to our respected
Principal Ma’am.

HYMN: On the school you Blessing Lord (along with showering of petals and handing over of the badges)

INTRODUCTION:

MEGHA: “Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.” The Investiture ceremony of our
student council is a highly dignified and sincere occasion. As standard bearer of the Augustine Family our
captains lead us along the path of duty, purity and truth. They are prepared to don the mantle of leadership
and responsibility while carrying it out with their utmost dedication and selfless service.

As the new batch of students’ council for the session 2023-24 get invested with their responsibilities today,
they will get manifold opportunities to learn, reflect and introspect as they embark on a journey with new
trysts, new problems and new solutions. Let us all express our deepest and sincerest gratitude to Lord for his
bountiful blessings to seek strength and help to face trials and tribulation during this new academic year.

HYMN: It takes courage

STORY: Joseph and the technicolor coat.

CHRISTINA: The story of Joseph is a beautiful illustration of how God never abandons us and always leads us
to the right path. When we completely surrender ourselves to God’s will, God always guides us to the glorious
plans that He has in store for us. God always has our back.

BLESSINGS OF THE BADGES

MEGHA: We request our respected Principal Ma’am to come forward and bless the badges and invest the
newly appointed Council Members of 2023-2024.

At the time of receiving the badges and house flags:

1. Head Girl: Srijoyi Dutta

 2. Vice Head Girl: Swapnoja Roy Chowdhury
3. Games captain: Bushra Tanweer
4. Vice Games captain: Mridini Chakraborty
5. Naidu House Captain: Humrah Sharikah Sayedi
6. Naidu House Vice Captain: Deepsha Singh
7. Teresa House Captain: Swastika Mahato
8. Teresa House Vice Captain: Somasree Mitra
9. Nivedita House Captain: Aarisha Basak
10. Nivedita House Vice Captain: Samprity Shaw
11. Gasper House Captain: Aswitha Biswas
12. Gasper House Vice Captain: Sanjana Roy.

HEADMISTRESS’S PRAYER:
CHRISTINA: We now request our beloved Head mistress Ma’am to come forward to invoke the Divine for
his blessings.

MEGHA: At the time of returning the house flags:

1. Head Girl: Srijoyi Dutta

2. Naidu House Captain: Humrah Sharikah Sayedi
3. Teresa House Captain: Swastika Mahato
4. Nivedita House Captain: Aarisha Basak
5. Gasper House Captain: Aswitha Biswas

DANCE: Anondodhara bohiche bhubone.

CHRISTINA: The Mystics knows the secret that our soul, which is essentially spiritual in nature is nourished by
Divine bliss, by Divine grace. The Sanskrit word Atma means the soul of man in a pure condition of joy. A
valuable remembrance for all of us today is that the Divine joy, bliss, peace and harmony is ever flowing, is
ever accessible and it is the birthright of every soul because it is the natural condition of the soul.

CROWNING OF OUR LADY

MEGHA: Amidst the waves of joy enveloping the entire atmosphere, we welcome our newly invested Head
Girl to crown our Lady. It is a long-standing tradition to adorn the statue or image of Mother Mary with
flowers and blossoms in the beginning of the month of May, a month dedicated to Mother Mary. Thus, as an
exclusive opportunity, the Head Girl’s first assignment is to crown Our Lady and adorn her with flowers.
Mother Mary is the epitome of Divine love and grace. She takes the imperfect prayers we offer and receives
them with joy. She wraps us in the loving embrace of her maternal mantle, and presents these prayers—and
us along with them—to her Son Jesus.

We all have gathered today to crown the statue of Mother Mary, mother of our Lord, Jesus Christ. As we
acclaim Mary, the mother of God, as our queen and as the mother of the Church, let us imitate her example
and be attentive to the Word of God. As we honor Mary, who is higher than the cherubim, let us pray that
through her intercession we may achieve holiness of life, and a deepened faith, hope, and love, as we seek to
do the will of God in all things.

As the Head Girl comes forward to crown Our Lady, let us now join our hands and sing the hymn together
(Bring flowers of the rarest)
(Head girl will walk towards the statue holding the crown followed by the newly elected Captains for
showing of petals)

CHRISTINA: Let us now recite the prayers to our lady –

[Bhagyasree Ma’am recites (Our Father, Hail Mary (3 times) and Glory be to the father)]

MEGHA: Mother Mary is the Epitome of Divine love and grace. Let us now honour our Mother by singing
her praise.

After the program .. give a brief thanks. And call upon Headmistress Ma’am / …………………. For the vote of
thanks.