Ooty student to participate in R-Day parade

January 09, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:35 am IST - Udhagamandalam:

David Raj, a National Service Scheme volunteer of the Saint Joseph’s Higher Secondary School here has been selected to participate in the coming Republic Day parade in Delhi.

Headmaster L.C. Belvendirum, who felicitated the 12th standard student on behalf of the school, said that the institution was proud of him.

Pointing out that the prestige associated with the participation in the Delhi parade was more this year in view of the scheduled presence of the President of the United States of America Barack Obama, he said that David Raj was one of the two school students selected from South Zone.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.