Events, 2017

Golden Lunch is one of the wonderful traditions of GG which is held in recognition of the achievements of students in examinations, sports and co-curricular activities.

The lunch was held in the Senior School lawns on 22^nd of November, 2017. It was attended by faculty and students of Senior School, Heads of the Schools, DoS and admin staff. The function started with recitation from the Holy Quran and translation by Abdul Aziz and Shehryar from Class VIII. After the recitation, Rizwan Haider, the head boy of the College, shared his views. He said that it was Lawrence College which groomed them in the best possible way. He appreciated the efforts of the teachers, Headmaster and Principal in shaping their personalities to become good citizens of Pakistan.

After that, the Principal was invited to give away certificates and prizes to the students and faculty. The students were awarded certificates and prizes for distinction in different subjects, for position in the class and position in different co-curricular activities. Outstanding sportsmen were awarded with game colours in their respective fields. Teachers were also awarded certificates for certain achievements and participation in training programmes.

In his speech, the Principal commended the efforts of the Vice Principal and HMSS Mr. M. Arshad Iqbal Ch. and the faculty of Senior School for producing excellent results in the Board examinations. However, the Principal expressed his concern regarding improvement in the speaking skills of the students and stressed upon the need of renewed commitment and efforts to polish the communication skills of the students. He also thanked the support staff for their untiring efforts for improvement in the College standards.

The guests, students and faculty were served a sumptuous lunch at the end of the function.

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It is an old custom to celebrate Golden Lunch annually in LCGG. The ceremony was held on 16th of November, 2017 in the TV Room at Junior School. The event was celebrated with great enthusiasm like past years. The Principal Lawrence College, Brig (Retd) Mujahid Alam was the chief guest.

After recitation and translation, the stage secretary, Aoun Shehryar called upon Zeeshan Khan to share his views. He shared his feelings and experiences. He appreciated the efforts of teachers and support staff in their grooming. He cherished the memories of their stay at JS and thanked everybody for their contribution.

The certificates and prizes were awarded by the Principal to those young Gallians who performed well in curricular and co-curricular activities throughout the year. The medals and badges were awarded to the students who participated in IKSC. The faculty members of Junior School were also given away participation certificates for attending Teachers’ Training Workshop in February, March 2017.

The Principal, in his address, appreciated the untiring efforts put by the Headmistress Junior School and her team, for elevating the standards of the young boys in academics and co-curricular activities. He appreciated the boys of Junior School for improving their speaking skills, confidence, discipline, hard work and significant improvement in their studies. He particularly advised the boys to respect their parents when they would go home in the coming winter vacation and pay full attention to their studies including completion of their homework.

At the end, a lavish and splendid lunch was served to all the faculty members, students and guests.

Golden Lunch, which is observed annually, is the peak of the year and gesture of honour, respect and farewell to outgoing class. The ceremony was held in Prep School Playing Field on 13^th of November, 2017. The Principal Lawrence College, Brig (Retd), Mujahid Alam, graced the ceremony as chief guest.

After recitation and translation , Stage Secretary, Fardeen Khan Niazi  called upon Ali Zain for Golden Lunch speech. He shared that Golden Lunch is a rich tradition as well as a ‘Token of Respect’ by the Juniors for outgoing class-VII.

The certificates, cash prizes and medals  were given away by the Principal to those young Gallians  who performed well in curricular and co-curricular activities. The faculty members of Prep School were given away the participation certificates for attending  Teachers’ Training Workshop in Feb-Mar-2017.

The Principal, in his address, commended the efforts, put by the Headmaster Preparatory  School, Mr. Imtiaz Akhtar Ranjha along with his team, for  lifting the standards of the young boys up in academic and co-academic activities.

He appreciated the boys of Prep School for their positive approach towards life, good discipline, hard work and significant improvement in their studies and confidence level.

He particularly advised the boys to pay respect to their parents when they would go home in the coming winter vacation and pay full attention to their studies including completion of their homework.

After the sumptuous lunch, cash prizes were distributed among the Mess Staff by the Principal as ‘Token of Appreciation’ for their services and untiring efforts.

The Senior School hosted a sumptuous Thanksgiving Lunch to recognize the tireless and most valuable services of the support-staff in the Senior School Mess on November 08, 2017. This golden tradition of Lawrence College was set by our worthy Principal four years back. The event was organized by the Intermediate Class under the guidance of the Vice Principal/Headmaster and the Housemasters.  The lunch was held in the Senior School Hall.

Present on the occasion, were the Senior School janitors, peons, gardeners, mess & dorm-bearers, sanitary staff, runners, drivers, security guards, and other on-call attendants. The worthy Principal brought rosy smiles to the worked-out faces of his guests by personally ensuring their comfort and happiness throughout the lunch. He had already directed the conveners to make apt arrangements for the attendees. The Gallians of Inter-18, including all the prefects, took pride in serving the support-staff with smiles and caring attitude; translating their worthy Principal’s sublime philosophy of humanism and goodwill into a sound reality.

It was a unique enactment of the maxim ‘Love Begets Love’– which resultantly, begets respect that further cements bond between the served and the service-givers; bringing homely harmony to the institutional environment. For the support-staff, it was a very happy occasion; full of cheers, respect, and care that usually remains an unfulfilled dream of the under-privileged staff in any part of the world. They were served with fine quality cuisines, drinks and desserts. The Principal thanked the junior staff for their devoted services and expressed his hope that they would continue with the same spirit next year. The support staff also thanked the Principal for encouraging them in such a nice way and recognizing their services.

Earlier on, in the morning assembly, Mr.Usman Ghane highlighted the purpose and importance of holding an event like the ‘thanks-giving lunch’ in the light of Quran and Sunnah. He advised the boys to understand the spirit behind this tradition and to carry this spirit with them throughout their lives by treating their subordinates in a dignified manner.

Through this historic ceremony, the Principal also endeavoured to inculcate into the students, the worth of noble human and Islamic values that go hand in hand. Brushing aside sternly conventional administrative work-ways, the worthy Principal has always advocated and practiced a more embracing and natural administrative panache and aura, where education must not only remain a prerogative of the privileged class, but it must expand its wings also to accommodate, train and refine other people, working side by side with students and teachers at an educational institution. This is the true essence of education that the student community at Lawrence College will stash away as an asset to live a decent life.

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All Pakistan Inter-collegiate Bilingual declamation contest kicked off at Lawrence college on 7^th Oct, 2017 with fiery speeches of best orators from all over Pakistan.

Teams from different educational institutions including Aitchison College Lahore, PAF College Lower Topa, Army Burn Hall College Abbottabad, Abbottabad Public School, Military College Jehlum, Government College for Women Murree and Presentation Convent Murree visited Lawrence College. The purpose of this competition was to provide the students of participating schools and colleges a forum to express their novel ideas, gain recognition and confidence. It also provided the students and teachers of these institutions an opportunity to come closer, understand each other and learn from each others’ experiences. Principal Lawrence College Brig (R) Mujahid Alam was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Addressing the audience, the Chief Guest remarked that he was delighted to listen to the rhetorical speeches delivered by the talented young speakers .He stated that it was not an easy task to face a large number of audience and present ones ideas in a logical, coherent and convincing manner. He specially congratulated the position holders for showing outstanding performance. He felicitated Military College Jehlum team for being the overall winners. He appreciated the standard of declamation contest and thanked his dedicated team of teachers. In the end, the guests were offered a sumptuous lunch.

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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abassi visited his alma mater Lawrence College Ghora Gali on Thursday, 5^th October, 2017, in Jamali Stadium where Gallians from the three schools put up a splendid show and received great appreciation from the guests present over there. A number of dignitaries, Old Gallians and parents attended the function, March past and PT Display, were main features of the founders’ day proceedings. The Principal Brig (Retd) Mujahid Alam presented the Annual Report of the College. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for gracing the occasion which was a great encouragement for young Gallians that the sitting Prime Minister of Pakistan is also a Gallian.

 Chief Guest addressed the ceremony and reminisced about his youth days he spent in the College as a student. “Forty two years ago I was present here as you are standing in this ground today and it was the golden period of my life”, said Mr. Abbasi. He added, “The institution is one of the finest in the country and has produced numerous prominent personalities and politicians.” He also commended the efforts of the College management, faculty and Gallians for their excellent performance in all spheres of life and expressed satisfaction over the way Lawrence College is rapidly growing into a greater seat of learning.

Prior to this function, the Annual Performing Arts Show continued for two days in which a variety show, including English and Urdu plays, was staged. Students of the three schools also put in a lot of efforts for different science and fine art projects for arts and science exhibitions.

The guests were served with refreshments at the end of the function.

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Lawrence College has a diversified and rich history with deep rooted traditions that all Gallians take pride in. Annual performing arts show is one of the mega events held on 3rd and 4^th October 2017 to enable the students to execute their talents on stage before a prestigious audience. The first show on third of October was attended by families of admin staff and the final show was attended by distinguished guests including parents of the participant. The guests were served refreshments during both the shows. This year Mr.Aqsi Mufti, Director Lok Virsa was the chief guest of the event. He witnessed the superb performance of avocational Gallians who absorbed the audience, faculty and the worthy guests with their witty remarks, versatile acting and melodious singing. At the end, the Chief Guest appreciated the talented Gallians for their outstanding performance and also highlighted the significance of these activities to nurture the students’s skills for their practical life ahead.

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Independence Day is celebrated every year at Lawrence College with great verve and enthusiasm. This year too, all the students were eager to participate in the Independence Day celebrations. They started decorating their dorms and houses passionately with flags, buntings and lights in the evening of 13th August.

The Chief Guest of the Independence Day celebrations was Principal Lawrence College Brig (Retd) Mujahid Alam. The celebrations started with combined assembly in the Senior School lawn. National flag was hoisted, na’ra-e-Pakistan was raised and dua was offered for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan.

After the flag hoisting in the lawn, the students and staff moved to Hamid Hall where the main function was held. The function started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Abdul Aziz of Class VIII and its translation by Sharjeel khan of Class VIII. After the recitation, Mian Mazhar Shah of Class I from Junior School, Abdul Rahim Goraya of Class7 from Prep School and Raja Sameer Ahmad of Class10 from Senior School highlighted the sacrifices and struggle of our forefathers in creation of Pakistan. The Junior School students presented a tableau about Pakistan Movement. A milli naghama was presented by Junior and Prep School students. Prep school presented a short performance with the title ‘Tehreek e Pakistan’. A documentary showing the sacrifices of Indian Muslims was shown by the Senior School.

The chief guest highlighted the great contribution of Muslim leaders in creation of a separate homeland for Muslims. The Principal led the audience in a spiritual renewal of pledge for loyalty, commitment, patriotism and dedication to Pakistan. He also stressed upon the need of deriving lessons from historical Pakistan Movement. He said that we need to root out prejudices, extremism and sectarianism, so that we can build an inclusive, tolerant and moderate society. The function concluded with national anthem.

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A book festival is like a feast of books. Panoramic view of hundreds of books is always a wonderful experience; one can easily choose one’s pick from the variety. Books are our friends in the real sense. They demand nothing from us, but give us plenty of joy. They increase our knowledge, tone up our intellect, make our outlook broad and inspire us to work hard with an optimistic approach and a positive mind.

Here at Lawrence College, we encourage our students to read more and more. The Principal, as a true book lover, not only urges the students and teachers to read books other than academics, but has made every effort to improve the condition of all three libraries and to add a large number of good books. Students and teachers are also encouraged to recommend any good book for the library.

 Lawrence College organized the annual book festival on 3^rd August, 2017 to give access to a great variety of books. The Principal formally inaugurated the Event. The Festival hosted prominent book companies and national level organizations including National Book Foundation, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Paramount Books, Islah Books. Bookfield International, Porub Academy, Creative Books and many others.

A wide range of famous books were made available for every level and age group. The Festival attracted the Gallians from three schools who bought hundreds of books of their interest. The faculty, administration staff and families visited the Book Festival and bought the books of their choice from the genres available. The Festival was also attended by students from Military College Murree and Army Public School Cliffden Camp Murree.

The whole set up was to develop a love of books and flair of reading among the Gallians which, hopefully, would remain a lifelong habit with them.

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The Annual Sports Day was held in the true spirit of sportsmanship on July 20, 2017, wherein students enthusiastically participated in different events. The function was attended by parents of the students and other guests from different walks of life. Mr. Usman Ali Isani (former Chief Secretary N.W.F.P, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Chairman University Grants Commission and Vice Chancellor for Quaid-e-Azam University) graced the occasion as the chief guest.

Young athletes of the three schools put up a spectacular show in athletics, gymnastics, martial arts and archery. They received a big round of applause from the spectators. After the athletics competition, the chief guest, accompanied by the Principal, gave away the prizes. Wightwick House won Raza Shah Shaheed Trophy for the best house in athletics while Walker House won the Marching Cup. Hamid Shamshad Sandhu was declared the best athlete.

The Principal, in his address on the occasion, thanked the chief guest, parents and other guests for sparing time to attend the function. He told the parents that their sons were in safe hands. He said that co-curricular activities have always remained a major segment of the wholesome grooming of the young Gallians at Lawrence College The Principal and faculty are doing their best to groom the students in a way that they have balanced personality and excel in all fields including academics, co-curricular activities and sports. He acknowledged the commendable role of the Chairman and members of the Board of Governors who are extending all out support in the smooth functioning of the College. He also acknowledged the commendable role of the Chairman of Executive Committee, Major General Azhar Abbas, who is extending all out support in the smooth functioning of the College. In the end, the Principal, once again, thanked the chief guest and parents for gracing the occasion.

The Chief Guest, in his address, thanked the Principal, staff and students for inviting him as the chief guest. He appreciated the excellent performance of Gallians. He congratulated Wightwick House for winning the coveted Athletics Cup for the year 2017 and Walker House for winning the Marching Cup 2017. He commended the efforts of the Principal and his team for showing continuous improvement in the overall standards of the College.

The ceremony culminated with National Anthem. All the guests were served with refreshments after the function.

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Urdu speech competition was held in Junior School on 19^th June, 2017. It’s a traditional and regular event of the Junior School. The purpose of this activity is to polish the skill of oratory among the young Gallians. This event enhances the confidence and exposure among the students. The Chief Guest of the occasion was Principal of LCGG. Judges of the event were Mr. Haider Zaman (HOD) Urdu Department from Senior School, Mrs. Zareena Yousaf from Senior School and Mr. Asghar Chaudhary from Prep School. The competition was a success because all the speakers were well prepared. After a very healthy competition Wright House clinched Urdu Debating Shield 2017, Wightwick House remained second and Walker House was declared third. Mohammad Arsham from Wightwick House class four was declared the best Urdu speaker 2017. The Principal congratulated all the participants and shook hands with them. He was happy with the standard of Urdu speeches and appreciated the students and the staff.

Individual Positions
Class 1
1^st                            Ali Riaz                                   Wright House
2^nd                          Hussain Rashid                     Wightwick House
3^rd                           Muzamil Asghar                    Walker House

Class 2
1^st                            M.Abdullah Raheel               Walker House
2^nd                          M. Uzair                                  Wightwick House
3^rd                          Abdul Ahad                             Wright House
Class 3
1^st                           Abdul Nafay                            Wightwick House
2^nd                         Arian Khan                              Wright House
3^rd                          Suffyan Khan Kakar              Peake House
Class 4
1^st                            M. Arsham                             Wightwick House
2^nd                          Murtaza Haider                     Wright House
3^rd                           Muzamil Mubeen                  Peake House

House Positions
1^st                     Wright House
2^nd                    Wightwick House
3^rd                    Walker House

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In a gracefully conducted ceremony, the new Prefectorial Board 2016-17 was sworn in on June 13, 2017. These prefects were selected through minute screening and evaluation of the candidates’ academic records, performance in co-curricular, extra-curricular activities, and sports; followed by personal interviews with the worthy Principal.

The investiture ceremony started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Huzaima Asim and translation by Mehran Shahid of Class VIII. After the recitation, the Vice Principal announced the Prefectorial Board 2017-18. The oath of the Headboy was administered by the Vice Principal. It is a matter of great pleasure that, for the first time, we have Headboy from Gilgit-Baltistan. The Headboy administered the oath to the Deputy Headboy and Prefects.

The new Appointment Holders are as under:

In his address, the Principal felicitated the new Prefectorial Board and hoped that not only the new appointment-holders, but the whole Inter Class, being the senior most class, will come up to our full expectations, and will create a healthy and positive environment where everybody could participate in academic and co-curricular activities in a comfortable way. He advised them to set academics and character building as their top priorities, and to take care of the name of the College. He reminded the students that there is zero tolerance for bullying, cheating and abusive language which are absolutely unacceptable in any form. Respect has to be earned and not forced. He told them to recall and repeat their oath periodically to realize their responsibility.

Furthermore, the Principal advised the boys to shun any bias or prejudice. He said that it was important that we respect disagreement and difference of opinion. Giving reference of Surah Al-Nahal (Ayah 125), he said that Allah (SWT) asks us to develop discussion with wisdom, patience and in a very civilized manner. The use of ‘the hikmat of knowledge’ and ‘the hikmat of action’ is of great importance in this regard. Winning an argument is not what matters, but it is important that everybody shares his point of view in a decent and civilized manner so that we learn from each other. Therefore, we should always strive to develop a culture with mutual respect as the core value. The Principal made it mandatory for all schools to teach the ethics of disagreements to their students on regular basis, whenever and wherever they have an opportunity. This shall have an overall positive impact on our society.

He said that the best guidance for us is Quran and Sunnah. Unfortunately we read them without understanding, so we don’t benefit much. It is advised that we read Quran and Hadith with translation in order to seek maximum guidance from them.

In the end, the Principal once again congratulated the Prefectorial Board and the whole Inter Class in their new responsibility. He assured them of his full support and that of the faculty.

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Results of Hockey A League

Results of Hockey B League

Results of Football A League

Results of Football B League

Results of Basketball A League

Results of Basketball B League

The Inter House Spelling Competition was held on 2^nd June, 2017 at Junior School. The competition took place in the TV Room and the atmosphere was buzzing. The TV room was packed with students and teachers who were grouped according to their house colors. The Principal was invited as a Chief Guest. All the participants worked incredibly hard to prepare themselves for this spelling challenge. There were 48 contestants who participated in Inter House Spelling Competition. There were total three rounds. The first round was individual round. The second round was team discussion round and in the last round the spellers had to spell the words individually. After a very tough competition, the first position was shared by Wright and Walker House and Wightwick House got the third position. Mrs. Farwa Batool (English teacher Junior School) organized the event with the help of all teaching faculty and House staff. At the end the Principal appreciated all the young students, teachers, administrators and organizers for their great endeavors.

House Positions
1^st                                   Shared by Walker House & Wright House
3^rd                                  Wightwick House

Junior School arranged ‘Mini Sports Day’ on 19th May, 2017. On this occasion, the school grounds and surroundings were nicely decorated with banners and balloons. A week of preparation preceded the day.

The students enthusiastically took part in various games. Main activities of the event included hurdles’ race, rabbit race, aerobics, karate, PT, balance race, three-legged race, sack race and wheel barrow race.

The Principal, in his speech on the occasion, welcomed all the parents and local guests. He highlighted the importance of games and sports in the overall physical development of young boys at the junior level. He said that it was important in order to inculcate a healthy competitive spirit among them. He also emphasized that sports play key role in improving and maintaining health and fitness, improving mental skills, and concentration level. He also appreciated the efforts of the Junior School’s management and staff. The event was concluded with prize giving ceremony. At the end, tea and refreshments were served to guests.

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Art extravaganza, a regional level event was held at Lawrence College on 20^th April, 2017. The theme of the Art Extravaganza was ‘Peace on Earth’. The event was organized by the Junior and Prep Schools to create awareness among our students about accepting diversity and to stress the importance of peace and harmony amongst all the people of the world. In Art Extravaganza, nine prominent schools from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Abbottabad and Murree such as Army Public School, Beaconhouse, St. Dany’s, The Kids’ City, Silver Oaks, The Froebel’s International and Educators were invited to join the cause and participate in a colourful chain of events. All the competitions revolved around environmental themes such as climate change, pollution and planting trees.

The Chief Guest of the function was an eminent TV personality, Khawaja Najmul Hassan. The competitions were held from 9 am to 6 pm at three different venues and provided opportunities to all the participants to interact constructively with each other and get engaged in meaningful art activities and compete with each other in essay writing, poster making, bilingual declamation, solo singing, calligraphy, robotics and cultural dances.

The prize winners were awarded with prizes and certificates. The Chief Guest Khawaja Najmul Hassan, in his address, appreciated the performance of students. He gave some useful tips to the students and teachers regarding singing and other performances.

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‘Earth Hour’ is a worldwide movement initiated by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. It is celebrated by switching off all the non-essential lights. It started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then, it is held every year towards the end of March. This year, this day was celebrated on 25^th of March.

The Senior School also participated in the Earth Hour to join the world in fight against climate change. The MoDs highlighted the purpose and importance of the Earth Hour concept in the respective dining halls. The students and teachers enthusiastically observed the event by turning off all the unnecessary lights, in the Houses and academic blocks, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

The event is an effort to make us realize how extravagantly we use energy. The event is a way to raise awareness and show us that it is possible to survive without all the electronic advancement and energy consuming products that we have grown so accustomed to. By cutting back, we can make a huge difference and can take part in the battle against global warming.

23rd  of March every year is marked for observing as Pakistan Day. This day is observed to pay tribute to those who struggled for an independent state for the Muslims of the Subcontinent. The purpose of celebrating this day is to keep the memories of those great people alive in the minds of the young generation.

Pakistan Day was celebrated at Lawrence College with true national spirit. The celebrations started with combined assembly in the Senior School lawn. Students and faculty from the three schools attended the assembly. Principal, accompanied by the heads of the schools, hoisted the national flag. Naa’ra-e-Pakistan was raised by the students and faculty. The assembly ended with du’a by Hafiz Atta-ur-Rehman.

The formal function was held in Hamid Hall. Dr. Tahir Hamid Tanoli, a renowned scholar and Director of Iqbal Academy, graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest who visited Lawrence College on special invitation by the Principal. The Head Boy, Ehsanullah Sherani, conducted the function. It started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Nauman Shaukat from Class VIII and translation by Mehran Shahid from Class VIII. Rai Talal Ahmed Bhatti of Class III from Junior School expressed his views about Pakistan Day. It was followed by a milli naghma by Junior and Prep School boys. Luqman Amin of Class VII from Prep School shared his feelings about the Pakistan Movement. After his speech, a presentation with the title ‘Pakistan; The Wonderful’ was shown. After the presentation, Makhdoom Daniyal of Class XI from the Senior School elaborated the efforts of our forefathers in creation of an independent homeland. Followed by this was a wonderful performance by the students from the three schools with the title ‘United We Stand’. It depicted that Pakistan was achieved through unity and we need to be united if we want to make Pakistan great and strong.

The Chief Guest, while addressing the audience,, enunciated the universal values enshrined in the poetry of Allama Iqbal. He elaborated the philosophical evolution of the great poet of the East. Dr Tahir exhorted the students to follow the teachings of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, because those were the guarantee of liberation for the Muslims in the past and these eternal values can be assurance of freedom in the present times as well. He quoted the example of Iqbal when he declined to accept the title of ‘Sir’, until his teacher Molvi Mir Hassan was conferred upon the title of ‘Shams-ul-Ulama’.

The Principal, in his address on the occasion, thanked the honourable Chief Guest for his wonderful talk and expressed his desire of inviting him again to the College. He stressed upon the need of deriving lessons from the historical Pakistan Movement.

The function ended with National Anthem.

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