9/September/09:The programme has been revised.
BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL
SHIMLA
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS
1859 – 2009
Finale
2009 FRIDAY OCTOBER 2nd – MONDAY OCTOBER 6th inclusive
Day 1 |
Friday 2nd October 2009 |
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Special OCs train Kalka – Kathlee Ghat |
Depart Kalka 12:)) noon |
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Courtesy of OCA (Punjab/Chandigarh Chapter) |
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Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat School – 2nd Flat – Dress rehearsal |
6.30 pm – 8.00 pm |
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Arrival Chief Guest to open celebrations |
8.00 pm |
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HM’s Buffet Dinner (OCs & visitors) School – 1st Flat |
8.30 pm – 10.30 pm |
Day 2 |
Saturday 3rd October 2009 |
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Reception & Registration 1st Flat (War Memorial) |
From 9.00 am |
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Official Opening Ceremonies 1st Flat |
9.30 am – 10.00 am |
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School Cricket Match T20 vs. Sanawar (2nd Flat) 1st XI |
10.00 am – 1.30 pm |
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Chapel Service (OCs) |
10.15 am – 10.45 am |
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Tea in Dining Hall OCs & Guests |
11.00 am – 11.45 am |
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Campus Tour / Art Exhibitions |
11.30 am – 1.00 pm |
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Renaming of Remove Dormitories |
Noon – 12.30 pm |
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OC LUNCH (School premises) Courtesy of OCA (Punjab/Chandigarh Chapter) |
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm |
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School Sporting activities |
3.00 pm – 5.30 pm |
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Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat School – 2nd Flat |
6.00 pm – 7.30 pm |
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OC Reunion Dinner : Peterhof Hotel |
8.00 pm onwards |
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Courtesy of OCA (Himachal Pradesh Chapter) |
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Day 3 |
Sunday 4th October 2009 |
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Registration 1st Flat |
From 8.00 am |
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Special OC Breakfast in Dining Hall |
8.30 am – 9.30 am |
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School Cricket Match T20 vs. Aitchison College, Lahore 1st XI |
9.30 am – 1.00 pm |
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Fête |
1.00 pm – 5.00 pm |
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School Sporting activities |
2.30 pm – 5.30 pm |
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OCA Audio Visual Show (Sam Mathews) |
6.00 pm – 6.30 pm |
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Musical Show by OCA (Band and vocals) – 2nd Flat |
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm |
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OC Reunion Dinner : Eastbourne Hotel |
9.00 pm onwards |
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Courtesy of OCA (Delhi Chapter) |
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Day 4 |
Monday 5th October 2009 |
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OC Golf & Lunch at Naldera |
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Free day for non-golfing OCs who are, however, ore than welcome to enjoy and participate in the activities on the BCS campus |
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Parents’ Day |
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Reception & Registration 1st Flat Parents and OCs |
From 9.00 am |
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Campus Tour / Art Exhibitions |
9.30 am – Noon |
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School Soccer Match vs. Aitchison College, Lahore 1st XI |
9.30 am – 1.00 pm |
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Lunch Dining Hall Parents & Students |
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm |
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Reading Prizes etc : Irwin Hall |
2.30 pm – 6.30 pm |
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School Sporting activities |
2.30 pm – 5.00 pm |
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Curzon House Centenary Show 2nd Flat |
5.30 pm – 7.30 pm |
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Curzon House Dinner (Invitees) |
8.00 pm – 9.00 pm |
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Dinner in Dining Hall Non-Curzonian Parents and Students |
8.00 pm – 9.00 pm |
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Curzon House ‘Jam’ Session |
9.00 pm – 10.00 pm |
Day 5 |
Tuesday 6th October 2009 |
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Death of Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton in 1863 |
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Registration 1st Flat |
From 8.00 am |
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Commemorative Chapel Service – School |
8.00 am – 8.45am |
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Commemorative Chapel Service – OCs |
9.00 am – 9.45 am |
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BCS India Stamp : Official Launch 1st Flat |
10.00 am – 10.15 am |
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Tea in Dining Hall for OCs and visitors |
10.15 am – 10.45 am |
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NCC Parade : Unveiling War Memorial plaques Re-dedication War Memorial : Last Post |
11.00 am – 11.30 am |
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School Sporting activities |
Noon – 1.00 pm |
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Lunch Dining Hall – School, OCs & Visitors |
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm |
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School Sporting activities : Athletics 2nd Flat |
3.00 pm – 5.30 pm |
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History of BCS : Son et Lumière LASER SHOW 2nd Flat |
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm |
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GymnasticsTorchlight Massed PT Display (360 students) 2nd Flat Closing Ceremonies School Song National Anthem |
7.15 pm – 8.30 pm |
Would all visitors to the school please note and strictly adhere to the following Alcohol : ALL school premises are at all times strict no-alcohol zones. The school reserves the right to immediately eject from the school premises Misdemeanor by any OC will automatically mean suspension from the OCA |
Please intimate your attendence or otherwise to the OCA chapter you belong to by 31st of August without fail.
DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.
From –
OCA India / Col. Wendy Dewan
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