HC AUXILIUM VASANT VIHAR: As we celebrate the bicentenary of his birth, the H C Auxilium organized Bosco Fest 2015. Following the footsteps of Don Bosco, HCA had taken the privileged to honour young budding talents, as we truly believe that every child is a genius and all he needs is a window of opportunity to come forward and shine like the stars. The stage was set for 27th & 28th August 2015 and the participants from 20 schools of the Delhi NCR region came forward to exhibit their talent and participate in the grand inter-school competition in the field of Dance drama, International folk dance, and Kaleidoscope which included card making, paper mosiac & graffiti art on the first day. On the second day, they participated to vie for the top positions in Mime, Western solo and band performances. On this auspicious occasion, the Chief Guest Rev. Fr. K A Joseph sdb, Rector of The Technical School at Najafgarh, addressed the gathering and Declared Bosco Fest 2015 Open. Rev Fr. Cyprian Credo OP, the Parish Priest St. Dominic's Church, was the Guest of Honour.

The programme commenced with the floral tribute to St Don Bosco by the honourable Chief Guest Fr K A Joseph, the guest of honour Fr. Cyprian, Superior Sr. Ruben, the Principal Sr Celine A, Vice-principal Sr. Karuna, the teacher and a student representative from the participating school teams. This was followed by Bicentennial Anthem presented by the School Choir, a video Don Bosco - the Fascinating Saint was shown to the audience. Thereafter, a skit 'Dream Of Don Bosco' was performed by the students of HCA. The host school presented an item each for the various competitions but did not compete with the guest schools. We had a panel of esteemed judges from the realm of music and dance to judge the show and give their valuable suggestions to the competitors. The chief guest Fr. Cyprian gave away the prizes. .

The Dance Drama Competition was judged by Mr Soubir Mitra, a professional jazz, contemporary, hip-hop and ballet dancer, Mr. Sumeet Jain and Mr. Ryan Kwan, choreographers and dance instructors in The Kingdom of Dreams. To judge International Folk Dance Competition Ms Aarushi Chouhan, the founder member and the president of the Dance Society of DCAC, Delhi University and a trainer in hip-hop and zumba, joined Mr Ryan Kwan and Mr Soubir Mitra. .

The Judges for Mime and Western Music Competitions were Mr Yaman Shastri, a lead guitarist in Aryan Band, Mr. Arpan Guhakhakurta, a film personality and founder member of Advaita Band and Mr. Arnab Bhattacharya, a film personality, a professional drummer and the founder of Rock Band Avni.

First day witnessed the Dance Drama Competition and International Folk Dance Competition. The off – stage competition included Card Making, Paper Mosiac and Graffiti Art.The Second Day had Mime Competition and Western Solo and Band Competition. The Overall Rolling Trophy was bagged by St. Mary's School, Dwarka. .

The Principal Sr. Celine A thanked and expressed deep gratitude to the Chief Guest Rev. Fr. K A Joseph SDB, and Rev Fr. Cyprian Credo OP the Guest of Honour for being there to witness and enjoy the grand programme. She also thanked the participants and extended an invitation for the next year's function. She appreciated the whole hearted cooperation of the co ordinators, teachers, the school Cabinet, volunteers and all the students in making this Bosco Fest 2015 a grand success. .

Ms Rita Bakshi.
H.C.Auxilium - Vasant Vihar