🥳MY HEARTY WELCOME TO CARNIVAL FUNCTION 🥳

 My school first was usually held in the month of February just before our summer holidays but the preparation for the same used to start long back in the month of October. So it would take almost 4 months of rigorous preparation to conduct are three-day fest. Our school first is not just fest or a simple carnival, it was a celebration of sorts in the entire city.Our school fest was so big that the entire region around our school was barricaded and police were called in to manage the public who were invited for the fest. Unlike other school fests where there would be just dancing and singing by students, our fest was a mega event where singers, dancers, Bollywood actors and actresses were called in to perform. As I said, it was not like any other school fest, it was a huge phenomenon and a big Public Relations event for our school.Other than the dancing, singing and extravaganza it was during this time that the prizes for winners in sports, entertainment, academics, extracurricular and co-curricular activities were distributed to students. The prize distribution was in itself a whole day event and it was usually done by the chief guest of the event who will usually be the chief minister of the state or the governor of the state. I personally received many prices in sports and academics from the governor of the state of Karnataka.The dancing, the singing, the lights, the arrangements, the food and more importantly the fun memories with my friends is what makes my school fest the most memorable part of my childhood. I remember how I used to collect money from my parents, neighborhoods friends and other schools to conduct our fest. Almost more than 75% of the funding came from our school authorities but the management wanted to students to learn the concept of crowd funding and as a result of which students use to collect money from various sources to conduct this fest. The responsibility of crowdfunding was usually let on the shoulders of seniors of class 10 and class 12.The students from class 10th and 12th used to go around the city to visit educational institutions and certain companies and ask them to donate money. Our school fest was not just about dancing, singing and gala events, it was also about developing a sense of social responsibility among the kids. Our school had more than 2000 students and each of them was asked to plant a tree around the school premises on the day of our fest and water the plants every day. This is a wonderful concept because when I was in the first standard I had planted a plant and now that I am in 10th standard I can see how the plant has turned into a tree. So, the way I have grown up the tree also has grown with me.