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Awards and

Investiture Ceremony

To ignite the spirit of leadership and responsibility among its student Senate, and to felicitate the stellar per-
formances of all academic achievers, DPS International, Gurugram organized its 8th annual Investiture and
Award Ceremony for the academic session 2021-22. This year’s Investiture was based on the UN established
theme for 2021, Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.

The investiture ceremony is a solemn occasion where the school offers leadership roles to the elected members
of the student council and celebrates the passing of the baton of responsibility from the outgoing student body
to the new one. The chief guest for the ceremony, Ms Maya Norula, Principal of Hopetown Girls' School, Deh-
radun, addressed students and encouraged them to uphold the values and ethos of the institution and earnestly
fulfil the duties assigned to them in a humble manner.

Students were then bestowed with sashes and badges by their parents, followed by the oath of office admin-
istered by Ms Seema Kaushal, Secondary School Principal. Thereafter, in a motivating message Ms Devyaani
Jaipuria, Pro-Vice Chairperson of DPSI, congratulated the newly elected student leaders and motivated them
to aim for excellence and even surpass their predecessors with their grit and renewed determination. To encap-
sulate the true spirit of the Senate, students performed a rendition of Bruno Mar’s ‘Count on Me.’ A beautiful
monologue-based choreography was also presented by a set of students celebrating leadership both in life and

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