Rohina Dass
Head Girl 2013-14

The first alumni meet was held on the 22nd of June and though it took place in the middle of our summer holidays, it was an honor to have hosted it. It brought together so many people as well as showed us, how Study Hall has created such wonderful persons.

We were privileged to meet alumni who had finished school since 2003 as well as those who left the institution in April 2013. A cross-section of people was present but we all felt like this one place connected us to each other. It was this very bonding and familiarity we had hoped to reignite. I am in class twelve now and my time in this school is near conclusion. When its time for me to go, I know now that I have another family out there, who will be there for me.

From what everyone spoke about, I understood this: Study Hall was a safe place, where they grew into themselves. If they made a few wrong decisions there was always a guide to help them find their path. They had their ups and downs but made great friends for life. They may leave but deep down, they know they’ll return. Study Hall is where their roots are and they will always be grateful to have belonged to it. Lastly I learnt that these will be the days which I will remember for ages to come, and the one’s I will tell my kids about. I shall make new memories and treasure the ones I already have.

Anupriya Agarwal
(Alumni Committee Vice President)
Batch 2007

It’s not just meeting friends, but being a part of the Alumni association motivates us to pay back our alma mater. “A smile, a tear, a hug, a cheer, little conversations and the associations, it’s the best way of giving back to the school and your teachers who shaped your life,”

With the complexities of life catching up with everyone at some stage, with all the pressure and numerous expectations, everyone wants to go down the memory lane and recall school and college days where life was pure bliss. There, friends were just friends and life was more beautiful than the best of present luxuries.

As I sit down to write about our First ever official Study Hall Alumni Meet -June 2013, first thing that I would like to pen down is my thanks to our Dear Urvashi aunty, for providing us this opportunity, Shalini Aunty and Meenakshi aunty for their great support, Suparna aunty and Anuradha aunty for their belief in us and the council. How can I miss my team mates, the committee president Surbhit and the treasurer Uttama. Without any of them this task would not have been completed in the way that it was done.

To take a walk down the corridors of nostalgia, the meet had its phases – The open school where the alumni could come and register themselves for the meet, and explore their old photographs and their favourite nooks and corners in their school. This was followed by the main day programme – Keeping up with Study Hall which included Alumni Vs present students basketball match , proudly won by the alumni , followed by a discourse on the past , present and the future of the school as well as the personal profiles of the alumni in the presence of the school faculty and management. The meet was concluded with a party: The wonder years where the alumni danced to the tune of their school days with their friends and teachers and other staff.

The occasion was graced by more than 150 Alumni ranging across various batches from various parts of the country and outside the country as well. Speaking on the occasion, Urvashi aunty and the other teachers underlined and praised the achievements of Alumni all walks/spheres of life. Great bonhomie was observed everywhere with old students reliving their old memories with their batch mates, seniors and juniors. Many of the current students were also seen interacting with their pass out seniors and learning from their experiences. In all, the ambience was electric with people seen chatting and dancing in groups. The council thanked the alumni in reposing their faith in them and pledged to work selflessly for growth of association. We all parted with a promise to meet again.