Junior Investiture Ceremony

DPS, Azaad Nagar, Kanpur organized its Junior Investiture Ceremony for the session 2022 – 2023 on 2nd September 2022. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr. Sandip Patil I.I.T Alumnus, Founder and Director E-Spin Nanotech a project of I.I.T. Kanpur Pro-Vice Chairperson of the school Mrs. Bandana Misra. Founder DPS, Kanpur Mr. Alok Misra and Member Managing Committee Mr. Devavrata Misra graced the occasion as the Guests of Honour. The Director of the school Mrs. Rachna Mohotra was also present on the occasion. The Principal of the school, Mrs. Punita Kanpoor welcomed the esteemed guests. The parents of junior students were also present to witness the ceremony.
Every year DPS, Azaad Nagar conducts a grand Investiture Ceremony to induct its student body in the presence of the parents and students. The objective of the event is to discover and nurture the leadership qualities in the youth. The Junior Investiture Ceremony conducted on 2nd September 2022 involved the induction of student leaders at Junior Levels.
The programme was initiated with the welcoming of the Chief Guest, the Guests of Honour and the other honourable guests with the presentation of potted plants. The Honourable Chief Guest lighted the lamp to inaugurate the ceremony. Thereafter, the school choir delighted the audience with a melodious number.
Leaders are not born, they are made just like anything else through hard work. On the occasion of the investiture ceremony, the students highlighted the qualities of leadership through the vision of great leaders from various spheres of life.
The Induction Ceremony of the Junior School began with the induction of the prefects of Discipline and English conversation. The Junior Office Bearers of Class V, thereafter received their badges and sashes from the Chief Guest. Kriti Singh and Siddhant Tripathi were inducted as the Head Girl and Head Boy of the school respectively.
House Captains are responsible for infusing the competitive spirit among their house students. The Captains of the 4 houses were presented with their badges and their house flags. For Bluebells House, Atharv Shekhar and Nivedita Shukla received the honour. Aradhya Agnihotri and Sparsh Verma were declared the Daffodils House Captains while Shamrock House would be led by Rajveer Arora and Princi Tripathi Pranit Chawla and Shivanshi Chawla received their honours to lead the Tulips House.
The induction of the House Captains was followed by the Sports Captains who are expected to set an example and co-ordinate with all the budding sportsmen of the school. Jagjeet Awasthi and Shanaya Gulati were accorded the honour of being the Sports Captains.
Finally, the Head Girl and Head Boy of the school received their honours and the School Flag and they promised to lead the school to greater heights. The Junior school Head Girl, Kriti Singh and Junior School Head Boy Siddhant Tripathi administered the oath of office to the entire student body.
The founder of the school Mr. Alok Misra congratulated the student body and encouraged the office bearers to do their utmost to guide their peers. The Principal Mrs. Punita Kapoor thanked the Chief Guest and other eminent guests. She congratulated the student body also.
The programme ended with the National Anthem.