Back to School
August 15 2022, a hot, sunny day. Joyful faces could be seen everywhere. 160 students from Beaconhouse Boys Campus Sahiwal, including me, sat down in shining black chairs to witness the back to school ceremony. We sat in the school’s assembly area with the carpeted and glamorous stage at the front. The teachers were all seated on the right, the students were arranged by class from left to right in an ascending order with the headmaster and the school coordinator at the front.
This is the first time in 3 long months that they have gathered here in the school and today will mark the start of academic year 2022-23.
The day began with the name of Allah and verses of the Holy Quran were recited which everyone listened to with the utmost respect and attention.
Following the recitation, I was invited to share my thoughts on a new academic year. I stood on the dais and delivered a speech welcoming the students back to school, congratulating them on the start of a new academic year and continuously stressing how important it was to explore and have fun doing it. This was followed up by a student’s patriotic speech on the importance of Pakistan and how it was above all others (Independence Day had passed on the 14th).
All the teachers introduced themselves, their names, what subjects they taught and which classes they taught. Thus the suspense about new teachers which comes with a new academic year was finally quelled.
The honorable headmaster, Mr. Jamil Ahmed, welcomed all the new admissions to school as well as those that had bifurcated into grade 4 from Beaconhouse Girls Campus. He also formally welcomed everyone back to school and congratulated both students and teachers on successfully completing a new academic year.
The ceremony ended with the melodious national anthem of Pakistan being played and everybody joining in on the singing.
It really is great to be back at school.
Muhammad Hassan Mughal,
Class IX-C Iris,
Beaconhouse Boys Campus Sahiwal.
