Events

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.

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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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

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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November 22nd, 2016, was the day, when Thanksgiving Lunch was served at Prep School Mess to recognize the tireless hard work and efforts of the support staff throughout the year. The Principal, Brig (Retd) Mujahid Alam, thanked the support staff for their contributions to facilitate the students and staff.

The prefects of Prep School served Thanksgiving to the support staff to pay homage to their yearlong services. Delectable aroma, good conversation and the comfortable atmosphere in the Prep School Dining Hall made the Thanksgiving Lunch one of the most favourite meals of the year.

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 09, 2016. This golden tradition of Lawrence College was set by our worthy Principal two years back. The event was organized by the Intermediate Class under the guidance of the Vice Principal/Headmaster and the Housemasters. This time the lunch was held in the Senior School lawns.

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-17, 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, HoD Islamic Studies Hafiz Zafar Hayat 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.

All Pakistan Inter-Collegiate Bilingual Declamation Contest was organized at Lawrence College on 22nd of October, 2016. A good number of students participated from prestigious institutions of Pakistan including Aitchison College Lahore, PAF College Sargodha, PAF College Lowert Topa, Army Burn Hall College Abbottabad, Abbottabad Public School Abbottabad, Military College Sui, Military College Murree, Cadet College Plandri, Cadet College Choa Saiden Shah, Govt. College for Women Murree and Presentation Convent Murree. The purpose of this competition was to provide the students of participating schools and colleges a forum to express their ideas and gain 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 (Retd) Mujahid Alam was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

The participants made forceful and motivating speeches. LC students also participated in the competition, though they were not contesting for any prize.

The results of the competition are as follows:

Individual Position English:

Individual Position Urdu:

Team Position:

In his address, on the occasion, Principal Lawrence College highly appreciated the performance of all the participants. He specially congratulated the position holders for showing outstanding performance. He felicitated Army Burn Hall College team for being declared the overall winners. He further said that it was a great opportunity not only for the Lawrence College students, but for all the participating teams to learn from each other. He also commended the efforts of the organizers for arranging a well organized function.

In the end, the guests were served with lunch, especially arranged in their honour.

Since 2014, old Gallians’ gathering is facilitated by the Principal LC once a year. It not only gives the old students of this great institution a chance to recall their memories of the stay here, but it also gives the College administration a chance to have the views of the old students who always show great concern and interest in the College affairs.

Alumni Reunion was held at LCGG on Sunday, 16^th of October, 2016. Along with a large number of old students, the reunion was attended by some old Gallian-makers also. A meeting was held in Lawrence Hall where the Principal briefed the alumni about the progress and development at the College. After the Principal’s speech, the house was open for the old Gallians for their suggestions and views.

After that, the oldest Gallian present in the meeting, Mr. Anis Khan Satti addressed the gathering. He thanked the Principal for facilitating OGAP Reunions and providing all the old Gallians a platform for their gathering. He also commended the efforts of the Principal for his unending efforts in bringing wholesome developments at the College.

The meeting was followed by a basketball match between Gallians and old Gallians. After the match, the old Gallians were served with a sumptuous lunch.

156^th Founder’s Day of Lawrence College was held on 29^th of September, 2016 in the Jamali Stadium where Gallians from the three schools put up a splendid show and received great appreciation from all and sundry present over there. The Chief Guest on the occasion was the Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who was cordially invited by the Principal LCGG Brig (R) Mujahid Alam. Parents of the students, former principals, former faculty members, old Gallians and many distinguished guests, including military and civil officials, also graced the ceremony with their presence.

Earlier, on his arrival, the Chief Guest was received by the Principal, Brig. (Retd) Mujahid Alam in his office. The Chief Guest witnessed the performances of the young Gallians with interest and expressed his pleasure. This was followed by the prize distribution. The Chief Guest, accompanied by the Principal, gave away the prizes to the young achievers. Asadullah Qayyum was declared ‘Best Gallian of the Year’ for 2016. Admiral Shamoon Alam Khan Shield for the Best House in Sports was won by Wightwick House. Knowledge Cup and Quaid-e-Azam Shield for the year 2016 were won by Wright House. Sir Henry Lawrence Runners up Trophy for the year 2016 was secured by Peake House.

The Principal, in his address on the occasion, presented the annual report of the College. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the chief minister Punjab for gracing the occasion and sparing a couple of hours out of his immense busy schedule.

In his speech, the Chief Guest, commended the efforts of the Principal and Staff for raising the standard of academics, instilling the core moral values and bringing in significant improvement in the overall standards of the College by raising the bench marks in academics and discipline. He specially appreciated the high achievers in academics who have showed excellent results in SSC Board Examinations through their hard work and genuine efforts.

The Punjab Government has always patronized LCGG through annual and special grants, but this time the benevolence increased manifold when the Chief Minister acknowledged the standard of curricular and co-curricular activities. The Chief Minister enhanced the annual grant of 10 million to 100 million and also emphasized upon increasing teachers’ salaries as an incentive to put in additional efforts for uplifting the competitive standards of the institute.

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

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The Annual Performing Arts Show was held on 26^th, 27^th and 28^th of September, 2016. The first show on 26^th of September was attended by families of the admin staff, and the second show was attended by the faculty of three schools and their families. The guests were served with refreshments during both the shows.

The final show was held on 28^th of September. It was attended by distinguished guests including parents of the participants. The Chief Guest was an illustrious old Gallian Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali (Corps Commander Lahore) who graced the ceremony with his pleasant presence. The show displayed the talent of Gallians who gave remarkable amateur performances. The segments on the show included: singing, dancing and sitcoms in Urdu and English.

Addressing the audience, on the occasion, Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali said that all the plays were so touching that he could not resist, and didn’t want to resist. He advised Gallians to learn from the environment and participate in everything they come across. He said that it is the best place where they get finest mentoring from their faculty. Discussing the qualities of Gallians, he said that all the Gallians have one quality in common that they don’t accept defeat and never fail. He said that after passing out of this institution, they were going to take leadership role for which they must be fully prepared. He also reiterated that the hopes of this nation are with the future generation and these Gallians are the future generation. It is this generation that will remove the hurdles from the way to progress and one such hurdle is the stone of illiteracy and we need to remove this stone in order to progress and prosper.

Talking about his own memories of the College, he said that whatever he is today is all because of Lawrence College. He said that the College has rich traditions and culture and that Gallians should let others copy them and should not copy others. He said that he carried this strength with him throughout his life and differed with people where he thought they were wrong and stood up to the ground.

The Principal expressed his sincerest thanks to Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali for gracing the ceremony as the Chief Guest. He also thanked him for his generous donation of five million rupees for the College. He greatly appreciated the magnanimous and kind gesture from him towards his alma mater. He assured him that each and every penny of that donation will be spent in the most transparent, most honest manner and in the best possible way for the students, staff and the College.

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Defence Day of Pakistan was celebrated at Lawrence with traditional fervor and enthusiasm. Students and faculty of the three schools assembled at the Yadgar-e-Shuhadain in the morning of 6^th of September. Principal LCGG was the chief guest of the ceremony. He, on his own behalf and on behalf of the faculty laid wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada. Head boy of the College Ehsanullah laid wreath on behalf of the Gallians. Naara-e-Pakistan was raised as an expression of love for our sweet homeland.

After the wreath-laying, the function started with recitation from the Holy Quran. The honourable Principal, in his speech, highlighted the importance of the Day in the life of Pskistanis. He urged the gathering to observe one minute’s silence in the honour of Shuhada. He said that these shuhada sacrificed their lives for Pakistan without keeping any prejudice of caste, religion or sect. He also reminded students of the last line of the ‘Gallian Code of Honour’ that makes the Gallians pledge to sacrifice the last drop of their blood for protection and honour of their country.

The ceremony concluded with dua for the protection and prosperity of Pakistan by Hafiz Zafar Hayat.

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Independence Day is celebrated every year at Lawrence College with great verve and vigour. 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 of August.

The chief guest of the Independence Day celebrations on 14th of August was a revered old Gallian Mr. Anis Khan Satti. Mr. Anis Khan Satti attended Lawrence College from 1948 to 1955, where he did his Senior Cambridge & Higher Senior Cambridge. He was appointed Headboy in 1953 and served as Headboy through 1954 and 1955. In 1955, after a nationwide competition, he was selected to represent Pakistan in the 1956 World Youth Forum in the US. Another prominent old Gallian Inayat Ullah Khan Niazi, Maj Gen (Retd), also accompanied the Chief Guest.

The celebrations started with combined assembly in the Senior School lawn. National flag was hoisted, naa’ra-e-Pakistan was raised and du’a was offered for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan.

After the flag hoisting in the lawn, the students and staff moved to the Lawrence Hall where the main function was held. The function started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Abdullah Tariq and its translation by Asadullah. After the recitation, The Junior School students gave a wonderful presentation on the national song “shukria Pakistan, Pakistan shukria”. Then Muhammad Saad Amjad from Junior School highlighted the significance of the Day. A presentation titled “Power of Freedom” was shown by the Senior School. Sikandar Khan Babar from Prep School expressed his views followed by a milli naghma by Prep School students. After that, Hamza Muhammad Rehan from Senior School talked about the importance of the Day and highlighted the sacrifices and struggle of our forefathers in creation of Pakistan. Then another documentary was shown by the Senior School.

Then the honourable Principal introduced the chief guest to the audience. He told that Mr Anis Khan Satti completed his studies at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, where he was elected President of the Student Body. He was the first foreigner to hold this position in a major University in the US. After completing his education, he, along with partners, set up a financial publishing business on Wall Street, which consisted of magazines, newspapers, conferences and seminars on finance. Institutional Investor Co. continues today as a successful financial publishing enterprise. Its fast rise to success and fame made Time Magazine referring to the Company as the “Wonder Boys of the Wall Street”. In addition, he was also appointed as a Delegate to the UN in 1978 and served as residential Envoy in 1980. He is perhaps the only Pakistani who, after living in America for over 58 years, never became an American citizen but kept his Pakistani citizenship.

In his speech, the Chief Guest recalled the golden memories of his stay at GG. He told the students that he was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of studying at a wonderful place like Lawrence College. He added that the facilities and conducive environment provided at Lawrence College are matchless in Pakistan. He advised the young Gallians to fully avail this opportunity and make good use of their stay here. He further advised them to uphold the name of their college and that of their wonderful country, Pakistan. The Chief Guest also expressed his delight on knowing that a large number of students, including the head boy, from Baluchistan are studying at LC. He considered it a good omen for creation of harmony among the people from all the provinces of Pakistan.

The function concluded with national anthem.

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The Annual Sports Day was held on July 27, 2016. As usual, a great deal of planning, practicing and hard work went into organizing this eventful day. The event was attended by parents of the students and other guests from different walks of life. The honourable Governor of Punjab Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the Sports Day function could not be held in the open ground. The prize-giving ceremony was held in Lawrence Hall. The ceremony started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Abdullah Tipu and translation by Malik Muhammad Asadullah. The Prep and Junior School students presented an inspiring rendition of Kalam-e-Iqbal “Muslim hain hum, watan he sara jahan hamara”.

The Principal, in his speech on the occasion, welcomed the Chief Guest, all the parents and local guests. He highlighted the importance of games and sports in the overall physical development of young boys at the College, as well as inculcating a healthy competitive spirit among them. He also mentioned some of the important steps taken for improvement in the College standards. He also informed the audience of the excellent result shown by SSC students in the BISE Rawalpindi Examinations 2016.

After the speech by the Principal, the Chief Guest gave away prizes to the winners. Raza Shah Shaheed Trophy for Athletics was won by Wightwick House. Habib Achakzai was declared the best athlete.

The Chief Guest, in his address, shared some of the experiences of his life. He advised the Gallians to attach importance to humanity more than anything else. He stressed upon the need of grooming the students in the best possible way and said that it was more important than just seeking knowledge and information. He congratulated the Principal, staff and students for bringing significant improvement in the College standards and showing excellent results in the Board Examinations.

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

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