Head Boy Speech

I remember the very first time I walked into school in the fifth
grade, anxious and apprehensive. I wasn't even an eaglet then. My
wings had been tied up so tight that they required a burst of energy
to break free. I was made to recite a poem; I did so nervously, in
front of my entire class filled with strangers - strangers who would
eventually be an integral part of my transition from a child to a
confident boy to what I am today.

I remember the very first time I represented the school in an
interschool competition; it was in the 6th grade. The pride I felt was
indescribable. Since then being a representative the Hyderabad public
school has been a part of my identity, be it the IPSC tennis
tournaments, the interschool quizzes- national and international or
representing India at the Global Young Leaders Conference, attended by representatives of more than a hundred nations, on two separate
occasions over the last two years.

It took me a journey around half the globe to find something to live
by, I chose to live my curiosity, to answer my own unanswered
questions and be the un-be-able. I say this because today we – the
entire hps prefectorial board are about to wear the mantle of a
leader. Leadership is epitomized when we are the change we wish to see in others. Leadership is also about having a vision and realizing the
same, today we are being given the opportunity of realizing our
vision.

I have created an email id. This is for all
students, parents and teachers for their suggestions. All inputs
received will be discussed within the prefectorial board and then
appropriate steps will be taken. I will be putting forth my own
suggestions in the morning assemblies. The prefectorial board and I
will serve as the link between all concerned. During our tenure we
promise to put in our best efforts of realizing our collective vision
of being amongst the best educational institutions of India.
Today I feel truly honored for the opportunity given to me to serve
as the student representative of more than three thousand students,
each with vast talent and immense potential.

I would like to express my gratitude towards my brother who was also a fellow eagle, parents, family, teachers, the support staff, my friends
and HPS for helping me in spreading my wings to attain greater
heights.

I would like to end by quoting last year's head girl, Kavyashri
Cherala, (quote unquote) "We recognize that we need a spirit of
victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the
sun, a spirit which will recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud
tradition, are entitled to a rightful place on this planet. If that
indomitable spirit was to arise and we work as a team, nothing can
hold us from achieving our rightful destiny."
On behalf of the Prefectorial Board, I promise that we shall embody
this spirit and ensure that we conduct ourselves in a manner befitting
the responsibilities we are being entrusted with.

"Sitaaron se aage, jahaan, aur bhi hain; abhi ishq ke imtehaan, aur
bhi hain;
Tu shaheen hain, parvaaz hai kaam teraa; tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain."

In parting, "aap humaare aakash na baandho."

As so brilliantly put by our national hero, Swami Vivekananda, "ARISE. AWAKE AND STOP NOT TILL OUR GOAL IS REACHED".