Muscat – May 16 was a much awaited day for the young leaders of the Middle Section of Indian School Muscat as they walked back home with their newly earned title of Junior Prefect.

In the new multipurpose hall of Indian School Muscat, the four House Flags stood firmly beside the School Flag, corroborating the promise to uphold the pride of the school.

The presence of the proud parents and grandparents added to the aura of the Junior Prefect Investiture ceremony.

The thrilled audience were entertained with the video ‘Chance to Lead’ where the candidates for elections of the Prefects, Vice-Captain of the four houses, and the Head Girl and Head Boy were presented.

The audience was given a bird’s eye view into the process of election, focusing on ‘The right to contest’ and ‘The right to vote’.

Nilesh Lekchand Khokle, defence advisor, Embassy of India, was the chief guest while the oath of office was administered by Dr Rajeev Chauhan, principal. The Chief Guest then pinned the Head Boy – Gurjap Singh Dhanoa and the Head Girl – Diya Mehnaz Jasmine with their coveted badges, followed by the House Master of the Red House.

Dr Chauhan then invested the vice captains of the four houses – Mayooka Manoj Kandyan (Red House), Ruth Jane Mathew (Green House), Evanna Susan Mathew (Yellow House) and Nabeela Fatima (Blue House). In all, 27 students from class 5, 29 students from class 6, 26 students from class 7 and 25 students from class 8 were invested.