EARTH  SUMMIT

As a part of the ongoing Golden jubilee Celebrations of St.Xavier's School Durgapur, there shall be an Earth Summit held in school as per the following program:

EARTH SUMMIT – A JOINT VENTURE BY ST. XAVIER’S & FOREST DEPARTMENT OF DURGAPUR

INAUGURATION OF THE EARTH SUMMIT (18^TH JUNE, 2012 AT 9.00 AM)

1.       Prayer song

2.       Lighting the lamp

3.       Unveiling of the Nature Club Logo

4.       Special Assembly by the Students

5.       Inaugural Address by DFO

6.       Vote of Thanks (Headmaster)

7.       Planting of the seedlings

CLOSING OF THE EARTH SUMMIT (14^TH JULY, 2012 AT 9.00 AM)

PROGRAM	SPEAKERS / GUEST OF HONOURS
INAUGURATION OF EARTH SUMMIT Prayer Song Lighting the lamp Planting /watering of a seedling Welcome address Guest lecture 1 Guest lecture 2 Guest lecture 3 Guest lecture 4 Book Release Prize Distribution Vote of Thanks Tea and snacks	Students Fr. Headmaster, DFO, Guest Lecturers DFO Headmaster Rev. Dr. John Britto, S.J (Director of Rapinat Herbarium Centre for Systematic and Molecular Studies, Trichy T.N) Rev. Dr. Robert Athikal, S.J (Founder - Director of Tarumitra, Patna) Rev. Dr. Xavier Savarimuthu S.J. (HOD, Department of Environment , St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata DFO DFO DFO, Headmaster, Guest Lecturers Fr. Thamacin

Program

1.       Quiz  (23^rd June)

2.       Essay writing (23^rd June)

3.       Sit and Draw (23^rd June)

4.       Poem Writing (23^rd June)

5.       Debate (2^nd July)

T   The local schools in Durgapur have been invited to send in their representative teams for the Program on the 23rd June and 2nd July2012.

  Message from the Principal, St.Xavier's College, Kolkata about Vision 2025

 

 

Dear Xaverians, 

St. Xavier’s is a Jesuit institution with one history but many stories, one fire with many sparks; It forms men and women for others, men and women who display competence, commitment, conscience and compassion.
One of the ten best Colleges in India credited with autonomous status and a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) status, it is where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. 

The work is of God and it shall excel – St. Xavier’s is God’s will and it fosters sacred sentiments “Seemar Majhe Ashim Tume”.

We celebrate a legacy of 152-year and pledge to prosper with our motto, ‘Nihil Ultra (Nothing Beyond)’

We journey with dedication and determination to illuminate the minds of many with enduring wisdom. It is a march towards new directions of expansion, both academic and infrastructural. We are thinking of SXC Vision 2025.

 

 Our plans are:

 

1.      Two hostels at AJC Bose Road campus: - one for boys with 300 seats and the other for girls with 150 seats. The construction work is in progress. The demand for hostels is increasing and we must provide adequate residential facilities to our students.

2.      St. Xavier’s Guesthouse in Salt Lake is near completion.

3.      EM By pass campus is being developed. The EMMRC, now housed at Park Circus, will be soon moved to this second campus.

We plan to make this campus a communication hub, with MCV, Film Studies, Journalism, Multimedia and Animation courses. As you see in the site plan, there will be hostel facilities. We also plan to start a biological science research center.  

4.      The Government of Paschimbanga has allotted 16 acres of land to St. Xavier’s College. We have to buy this land. The College needs a huge amount of fund for its expansion/development.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee announced during the fifth convocation on January 22, 2012 that she would be delighted to see St. Xavier’s College as a University. “I want to see St. Xavier’s on the top. To see Bengal in the first position in education, we have to promote educational hubs. A College like St. Xavier’s with quality education must be upgraded.”

 

We are pleased with her announcement and offer. Now we are preparing ourselves for this new mission.

5.      We need your sustained support for SXC Vision 2025. Your support will go a long way to form the future generation of leaders for the country. It is my pleasure to invite you to join in our endeavour to explore and create new horizons in the field of education.

6.      Come Xaverians, participate in the dream of making your alma mater the destiny of the future, the home of us all. Your participation can be in the way of:

1.     General donation to the College’s develoment fund; 

2.     Sponsorship of bricks (Rs 10,000/- for each brick); 

3.     Sponsorship of a floor/block/building; 

4.     Lakshya – Contribution of one lac/more towards the Rajarhat campus project. 

5.     You are welcome to meet me (preferably between 5.00 and 7.30 pm) to discuss about SXC Vision 2025. 

 

With my prayers and blessings,  

Father J. Felix Raj, SJ

Principal

BEYOND BOUNDARIES

Communication sent to us by Hony Secy SXCCAA

Hello,

Beyond Boundaries III, the annual global convention of St. Xavier's
College (Calcutta) Alumni Association hosted by Singapore Chapter was
held in the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore on the 11th to
the 13th of May, 2012. Rev. Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj, S.J, led a
delegation of 100 Xaverians from Kolkata including JAAI President
Naresh Gupta. Members from Bangalore, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mumbai apart
from Singapore flocked in to make the conference of the most well
organised and attended chapters of beyond Boundaries.

Welcomed by the traditional Lion Dancers of Singapore, the conference
started with a bang – the morning session being graced by the Hon.
Deputy High Commissioner of India in Singapore, where the traditional
lamp was lit. Danseuse Jaya Seal Ghosh performed the traditional
Ganesh Vandana to invoke the spirits for the success of the event.

The Global Xaverian Awards were conferred upon Mr. Ashoke Mitra,
currently settled in Indonesia and Sayeed Manzoor Elahi of Bangladesh,
for their outstanding achievements in the true Xaverian spirit of
Nihil Ultra (Nothing Beyond).

“Success Beyond Boundaries” a panel discussion comprising of Sanjeev
Sanyal, Sandip Roy and Arvind Agarwal, Moderated by Abhijit Ghosh with
inimitable participation of Rev. Fr. Dr. S. Xavier, SJ had the
audience enthralled.

“Beautiful Bengal” – the Xaverian tribute to the home state was
chaired by Hon. Father, Rev. Dr. J. Felix Raj, S. J. The Hon. Minister
of Industries, Government of West Bengal who flew all the way from
Kolkata to participate, saw a galaxy of industrialists from Bengal and
beyond, along with representatives of three trade bodies sharing the
dais. The first of its kind, the event was an effort by the alumni of
an institution to attract investments for the home state, by
highlighting the opportunities that Bengal has to offer. The event was
graced by the Indian High Commissioner in Singapore, Hon. Mr. T. C. A.
Raghavan and was generated a good amount of interest among the local
industrialists.

The evening was rendered memorable by the up and coming Xaverian duo
“You & I” who harmonized popular numbers with their raga roots in the
most melodious manner.

The All Chapters Meet witnessed the spirit of Nihil Ultra, when within
a matter of minutes, Xaverians from around the world pledged INR 42
lakhs for the college. The occasion was the launch of “Lakshya” where
Xaverians can personally or collectively pay the College INR one lakh
or more.  It is my ardent request to all of you to take part in this
movement. Matters concerning the college, the alumni movement and the
developmental programmes in hand were discussed threadbare.

Usha Uthup and Xaverian Bikram Ghosh set the stage on fire as
Xaverians dropped all inhibitions and danced their way to nirvana.
Arindam Sil as the master of ceremonies excelled in his inimitable was
as Nusrat Jahan added the glamour. The duo auctioned a painting of
college alumnus Rabindra Nath Tagore and a cricket bat signed by
Sourav Ganguly to raise another INR 9.5 lakhs for the college.

The event could not have been such a huge success without the active
participation of every member of the Singapore Chapter, led from the
front by Sunil Patwari and Promod Gopalan, who ignited the spirit of
Nihil Ultra in Singapore.

Beyond Boundaries IV will be held in London in 2013. The Global
Xaverian Award will be conferred on Mr. L.N.Mittal and Mr.Sanjeev
Goenka.

The US Chapter of the Alumni Association, our sixth international
chapter will be unveiled on the 8th of July, 2012 in Las Vegas. It is
my request to all of you to mail us the contact id’s of any Xaverian
that you may know in the United States so that we may invite them to
be a part of this momentous event.

With Best Regards,
Firdausul Hasan
Hon. Secretary
SXCCAA

1^ST MAY 2012 GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

The Golden Jubilee Celebrations started off with a Road Rally by the students of std 9 and 10 under the able guidance of the teachers of the school. The Rally was organized simultaneously from the BOGL Workshop near MAMC and Lala Lajpat Rai Road in Steel Township starting off at 7 a.m. At both the locations in the long past, the school had started functioning in its very rudimentary stage. The MAMC rally touched the MAMC Primary School building which housed St.Xavier’s Durgapur( way back in 1963), before reaching Durgapur Government College. The Steel rally touched Mirabai School building on its way to the Durgapur Govt College. From the Govt college the rally proceeded towards Carmel School MAMC where about 70 ex-students were eagerly waiting to lead the rally to school.The school boys dressed in their respective House T-Shirts ran with great zeal. There are four houses Red ---Loyaola, Blue----- Berchmans, Green----- Gonzaga and Yellow ---- Britto; named after the four saints. The enthusiastic runners reached St.Xavier’s School premises almost an hour ahead of schedule!!

At school, the holy temple was blessed by the most revered Bishop ---- Rt.Rev.Cyprian Monis of the Asansol Diocese.. There were about 28 Jesuit Fathers from Kolkata who had graced the occasion. There was a Holy Mass in the school gymnasium followed by the release of a booklet on the history of the school composed by Mr.U.B.Ray. A commemorative badge was also released to mark the Golden Jubilee. This was followed by an impressive power point presentation on the 50 glorious years of school involving very rare and priceless photos scooped from the annals of history. There was a colourful cultural show involving group dance recitals by our boys and a representative team of Carmel  students who were invited to perform on the occasion, remembering the formative years of our school when there were girl students in St.Xavier’s before Carmel School got started here. The programme culminated with a very warm vote of thanks by the present Headmaster Fr.M.S.Arockiasamy followed by a sumptuous lunch. 

BOYS LINED UP AT BOGL BEFORE THE RALLY

LIGHTING THE TORCH

BOYS AT THE RALLY

GLORIOUS 50 YEARS

EXSTUDENTS IN FRONT OF CARMEL

JUNIOR EXSTUDENT TEAM

BLESSING THE TEMPLE

PRAYER

REV BISHOP LIGHTS THE LAMP

MASS

LITTLE XAVERIAN FLOWERS

CARMELITES READY TO PERFORM

Golden Jubilee Celebrations : Road Rally on 1st May 2012

The Golden Jubilee celebrations in school will start on the 1st of May 2012 and will last for a year. During the year there will be various programmes in school and at other places involving the present and ex students and staff of the school.
 On 1st May 2012 there will be a Road Rally in which ex students and students will take part. The Rally is divided into two separate sections ---- the MAMC Section and the Mirabai Section.
 The MAMC Section shall start off from the BOGL Workshop where the first ever class of St.Xavier's School was held. The boys of Class 10 who will run the Rally will run up to the location of St,Xavier's in MAMC Township where for a few years the school had class held.. From there they shall go to the Durgapur Govt. College.
The other section of the Rally shall start off from the location in Lala Lajpat Rai Road in Steel Township where our school was shifted in the early sixties. The boys will from there to Mirabai Road Section, and then from there to Chitralaya. From there they shall proceed to Durgapur Govt College.
Both the Sections will start the Rally simultaneously at 7 am so that they can meet together at Durgapur Govt College.
From the college the whole group will move to Carmel Convent High School. From this point the exstudents will run the Rally to the Steel Park More. From here all participants will run up to School where the Torch will be handed over to the Bishop.
At school, with the arrival of the torch shall  begin a colourful  and solemn Eucharist programme. There shall be a colourful Cultural Programme put up by a few present Carmelites. [In the long past there were girl students in our school who were shifted to Carmel School on its initiation.] After the Holy Mass a booklet on the History of the School and a badge on the Golden Jubilee shall be released It will be followed by a Power Point Presentation on the Glorious 50 Years of St.Xavier's School.
More than 800 people are expected to attend the Road Rally and the Holy Eucharist.

                The Durgapur St.Xavier's School Alumni Association is now a registered body.

                The Governing Committee comprises the following:

                 Rev. Fr. M.S. Arockiasamy s.j.                                     President
                 Dr.Arindam Mitra                                                         Vice President
                 Mr. Subir Kumar Dubey                                               Secretary
                 Mr. Sandip Guha Roy                                                   Treasurer
                 Dr. Kalyan Chakraborty                                                Member
                 Mr. Suranjan Kar                                                          Member
                 Mr. Suman Kumar                                                         Member
                 Mr. Hindol Chakraborty                                                Member

            We earnestly thank all whose help and valuable advice have helped us get started seriously
            with the work of leading our Alumni into realms of dedicated good work. We look forward
            to all help and co-operation.
      

All the best for ICSE

The Alumni would like to wish all the best to all students of class ten who are appearing for their ICSE. Best of luck to you all. May this be the starting point of a long successful journey.

We are also waiting to welcome you all to our Alumni body :)