School has finally resumed but it will be over soon.
That was the feeling most Class XII students had on Thursday as they have only a couple of weeks left for their 15-year school life to end.
As a pandemic keeps raging, schooling over the last two years meant sitting in front of laptops or smartphones. The outgoing students sorely missed out on enjoying the status of being the senior-most batch on the campus.
The students also rue that they would be sent off without any farewell.
Devanshu Choudhary of Birla High School for Boys said it was “ironical” that by the time in-person classes resumed, it was time to move ahead.
“I was refreshed to be back in my classroom again… but throughout the four periods today, what played in my mind was that school would be over for us soon and the board exams are approaching,” said the Class XII student, who is also president of the students’ council of the school.
“The president of the students’ council addresses students on important days. Addressing them online is so different from addressing from the podium. This coming back is not like a substitute for the normal,” Devanshu said.
Eka Narayan, a Class XII student of Indus Valley World School, said: “We have seen seniors behave in a certain way and we looked up to them. When our turn came, we could not interact with juniors. Nor did we have any opportunity where they would report to us for any school event.”
Bhaskar Agarwal, a Class XII student of Birla High, said: “The friendship one develops in the final years in school endures throughout the life. We did not get that chance.”
Class XII students in the last leg focus on revision and practicals, ahead of the board exams. “We have had no practise for the practicals,” said Class XII student Arghyadeep Dutta of Sanskrit Collegiate School.
The captains did not get a chance to hold the school flag and missed the joyous acknowledgement in the assembly, in front of the entire school, when they brought home (school) a trophy.
The students also rue that they would be sent off without any farewell.
Devanshu Choudhary of Birla High School for Boys said it was “ironical” that by the time in-person classes resumed, it was time to move ahead.
“I was refreshed to be back in my classroom again… but throughout the four periods today, what played in my mind was that school would be over for us soon and the board exams are approaching,” said the Class XII student, who is also president of the students’ council of the school.
“The president of the students’ council addresses students on important days. Addressing them online is so different from addressing from the podium. This coming back is not like a substitute for the normal,” Devanshu said.
Eka Narayan, a Class XII student of Indus Valley World School, said: “We have seen seniors behave in a certain way and we looked up to them. When our turn came we
could not interact with juniors. Nor did we have any opportunity where they would report to us for any school event.”
Bhaskar Agarwal, a Class XII student of Birla High, said: “The friendship one develops in the final years in school endures throughout the life. We did not get that chance.”
Class XII students in the last leg focus on revision and practicals, ahead of the board exams. “We have had no practise for the practicals,” said Class XII student Arghyadeep Dutta of Sanskrit Collegiate School.